Apparatus and process for forming vehicle wheel rims

摘要

An apparatus for spin forming two partial wheel rims including a mandrel having a first portion for spin forming a first partial wheel rim and second portion for spin forming a second partial wheel rim. The first and second portions of the mandrel have different shapes such that the first and second wheel rims have different shapes. The mandrel is mounted upon a spin forming machine and is utilized to spin form a hoop of metal into a double wheel rim which is split to form the two partial wheel rims.