| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 157100220 | Circumferentially traveling | 53 |
| 20080196838 | TIRE REMOUNTING TOOL FOR USE WITH A TIRE DISMOUNTING/REMOUNTING MACHINE - A tire mounting tool, used with a tire mounting/dismounting machine, includes a mounting arm configured at one end to be firmly received into a tool receiving portion of the machine. A roller member is mounted for rotation in the vicinity of the other end of the mounting arm, wherein the mounting arm is configured such that the roller member rotates in operation about an axis which is at right angles to the axis of the wheel on which the tire is to be mounted by the machine. The mounting arm is further configured and arranged such that when received into the machine, the roller member extends slightly between the rim edges of the wheel and slightly outboard radially of the cuter, i.e. proximal, rim edge. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080257501 | Tire changer apparatus - Tyre changer apparatus having a horizontally extended frame ( | 10-23-2008 |
| 20100089538 | Operating head for removing and fitting wheel tires for vehicles - An operating head for removing and fitting wheel tires for vehicles includes a support arrangement associable with an arm of a tire-changing machine, a removal tool having a substantially hook-shaped free extremity, associated with the support arrangement and moving between a fastening-on position of a section of the bead of a tire of a wheel fixed on the tire-changing machine and a position of extraction of the bead section from the rim of the wheel, and at least an actuator device supported by the support arrangement and associated with the tool, in which the actuator device is suitable for moving the tool between the fastening-on position and the extraction position. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100163189 | System and Method for Mounting a Tire and a Wheel - A system for mounting a tire and a wheel is disclosed. The system includes a robotic arm pivotably-connected to an end effector. The system also includes a tire-supporting portion including a support surface and a pair of wheel-engaging and tire-manipulating portions disposed upon the support surface. The pair of wheel-engaging and tire-manipulating portions includes a first wheel-engaging and tire-manipulating portion fixedly-disposed relative the support surface and a second wheel-engaging and tire-manipulating portion movably-disposed relative the support surface. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20110290428 | Vertical tire changing device - A tire changing apparatus to remove a tire from a wheel may include a substantially vertical stand for supporting a wheel balancing assembly and the vertical stand supporting a rim locker assembly which is operated by a arm. The rim locker assembly may include an adjustable arm extending device to adjust to different size rims, and the arm extending device may include a base member. The base member may include a spiral slot, and the base member may be driven by a drive gear. The drive gear may be driven by a opposing drive gear, and the opposing drive gear may be connected to a rotating arm. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120145333 | DEVICE FOR DEMOUNTING A TIRE FROM A RIM AS WELL AS A TIRE DEMOUNTING MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH DEVICE - The present invention relates to a device for demounting a tire (T) from a rim (W), comprising:
| 06-14-2012 |
| 20120267054 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING OR DISASSEMBLING A TYRE OF A VEHICLE WHEEL - The present invention is related to a method and an apparatus for assembling a tyre ( | 10-25-2012 |
| 20130192768 | STRUCTURE OF TIRE CHANGER - A tire changer is provided for mounting/dismounting a tire to/from a wheel rim. The tire changer includes a tire fixing device mounted to a support arm and including a transmission cylinder that is rotatably mounted to the support arm and driven by a power device, a first retention member, a second retention member, and a fastening member. The transmission cylinder receives therein a transmission shaft having an end projecting outside the cylinder and forming a fastening section. The first and second retention members are mounted to the transmission shaft and both form a slope that is set in abutting engagement with an inside surface of a fixing bore formed in the rim. The fastening member is coupled to the fastening section to be positioned against the second retention member to thereby secure the rim between the first and second retention members. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130192769 | Bead Seater Apparatus and Method for Using the Same - An apparatus for seating a bead of the a adjacent a bead seat of a wheel is disclosed. The apparatus is disposable adjacent one or more of a tread surface and an outer sidewall surface of the tire. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20150053355 | MOBILE BEAD BREAKER TOOL - A mobile bead breaking device (for separating a tire bead from a rim) comprises a cylindrical body, a bead seat engaging base lock with a plurality of bead seat engaging surfaces, stepped at each surface for full paired connection with an abutting face of the bead seat band; a rim flange engaging foot, a base lock tightener and a power transmission source within the body to i) vertically slide the base lock into removable connection with the plurality of bead seat engaging surfaces and to slide the foot into engagement with the rim; ii) horizontally slide the foot to disengage the rim from the tire bead. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150101760 | System and Method for Processing a Tire-Wheel Assembly - An apparatus for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tire support member including a first tire support member, a second tire support member and a third tire support member. Each of the first, second and third tire support members include an upper surface and a lower surface. The apparatus includes a plurality of tire engaging devices including a first tire tread engaging post and a second tire tread engaging post. A method for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is also disclosed. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150343862 | Method for mounting and demounting a tyre to and from a wheel rim - The invention relates to a method for mounting/demounting a tyre (T) on a rim (R). The method comprises the steps of: determining an initial reference position for the mounting/demounting device (U | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150360526 | TIRE MOUNTING DEVICE - A bead guide ( | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160114637 | TYRE-CHANGING MACHINE FOR TRUCKS - The tyre-changing machine ( | 04-28-2016 |
| 157100240 | Pedestal type | 39 |
| 20090126878 | Machine for fitting and removing wheel tires for vehicles - The machine for fitting and removing wheel tires for vehicles comprises a supporting structure of a clamping and rotating device for clamping and rotating the wheel rim for vehicles, at least an operating unit associated moving with the supporting structure and having at least an operating head for fitting/removing a tire onto/from the rim, in which the operating head has a removal tool associated with a first actuator and turnable between a first clamping position of a section of the bead of the tire, in which the tool is tilted towards the rotation axis of the rim, and a second entrainment position of the bead section, in which the tool extends along a direction substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the rim. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090236048 | Bead pressing device of tire mounting/dismounting apparatus - A bead pressing device of a tire mounting/dismounting apparatus is provided which separates a tire bead from a wheel rim without causing damage to the tire and enhances the efficiency of the work of exchanging the tire. A bead roller and a roller moving section are disposed on one end of a bead pressing arm that is displaced in a direction close to a rotational axis of a turntable and in a direction away from the rotational axis and which is displaced in an upward direction and in a downward direction. While the bead pressing arm is moved down, the bead roller presses a tire bead and the roller moving section displaces the bead roller in a direction close to a wheel rim to press the tire bead to the wheel drop, thereby separating the tire bead from the wheel rim. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090266493 | BEAD BREAKER GROUP FOR A TIRE MOUNTING-DEMOUNTING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a bead breaker group for bead breaking a tire of a tired wheel equipped with rim with bead-engagement flanges, the bead breaker group comprising a support ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090266494 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR FITTING OR REMOVING A MOTOR VEHICLE TYRE - A method of and an apparatus for fitting or removing a tyre | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100108271 | Tire-changing machine for fitting and removing vehicle wheels - The tire-changing machine for fitting and removing vehicle wheels comprises a base frame for supporting gripping and rotating means for a vehicle wheel with a rim and a tire to be fitted/removed, an operating head operatively associated with the base frame and having at least a fitting/removal tool, operating means or actuators suitable for positioning the operating head in a work configuration in which the tool is arranged in contact against the tire substantially near the flange of the rim. The actuators are responsive to a processing and control unit which positions the operating head in the work configuration, so that the fitting/removal tools can fit, and/or remove, a tire from the rim of a vehicle wheel. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100243173 | Machine for fitting and removing the tires of vehicles - A machine for fitting and removing the wheel tires of vehicles comprises a base frame with a turntable for gripping and rotating a rim of wheels for vehicles with at least a retention flange and a bead of a tire to be fitted on, or removed from, the rim; an operating head is operatively associated with the base frame, and is positionable near the retention flange. The operating head includes a guiding nut for the bead; a guiding wing for the bead; a grip tool for gripping the bead which is arranged between the guiding nut and the guiding wing, and includes a shaped active extremity with an oblique profile suitable for cooperating with the guiding nut for guiding the bead. Actuator assembly moves the grip tool between a first guiding configuration of the bead, in which the active extremity is arranged near the guiding nut and near the guiding wing, and a second grip configuration of the bead. The actuator assembly moves the grip tool from the first configuration to the second configuration along a first trajectory and from the second configuration to the first configuration along a second trajectory, substantially different from the first trajectory. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110030904 | Unit for beading tires in tire changing machines or the like - The unit for beading tires in tire changing machines or the like includes a bearing structure associable with a tire changing machine or the like, a supporting element associated with the bearing structure and moving with respect to the rim of a wheel mounted on the tire changing machine, a first actuator arrangement for moving the supporting element on the bearing structure, a beading tool associated with a free extremity of the supporting element, and a second actuator arrangement and a transformation arrangement for transforming the movement generated by the second actuator arrangement in the translation movement of the beading tool along a substantially curvilinear trajectory between a first extreme position, in which the beading tool is substantially retracted with respect to the rim, and a second extreme position, in which the beading tool is substantially closer with respect to the rim. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110067818 | MACHINE FOR FITTING AND REMOVING TIRES - Machine for fitting and removing a tire ( | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110083812 | MACHINE FOR FITTING AND REMOVING TIRES - A machine for fitting and removing a tire ( | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110100559 | DEVICE FOR LIFTING A BOTTOM SIDE WALL OF A TYRE IN A TYRE REMOVING MACHINE - A device for lifting the bottom side wall ( | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110120660 | CAR TIRE ATTACHMENT MECHANISM - This application provides a mechanism for the attachment of a tire to a unique style of car rim commonly used on, but not limited to model cars. The device consists of a base plate with a spindle for locating the tire and rim. A spring loaded spreader arm pulls the tire away from the rim creating a cavity where adhesive is placed on an upper and lower rib on the surface of the rim and on an upper and lower flat mounting surface or mating groove on the internal surface of the tire as the tire is rotated manually or rotated by means of a variable speed motor housed within the unit. The device provides a means for the process to be accomplished on both inside and outside edges of the tire and wheel rim assembly if desired. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110174446 | METHOD FOR MOUNTING A TYRE ON A RIM TO FORM A MOTOR VEHICLE WHEEL AND FOR DEMOUNTING A TYRE FROM A RIM AND APPARATUS THEREFORE - The invention concerns a method for mounting a tyre on a rim to form a motor vehicle wheel and for demounting a tyre from a rim with at least one fitting or removal tool, wherein images of the wheel ( | 07-21-2011 |
| 20120061028 | Working tool orienting device in tire demounting machine - A working tool orienting device in a tire demounting machine includes a base which supports a rotary apparatus, rotating about an axis of rotation and designed to bear and lock wheel rims thereon; a column rising from the base and having an end secured to the base and an end opposite thereto facing upward; a moving arm, which is moved between positions close to and away from the rotary apparatus; a support arrangement for supporting working tools, which is coupled with the upward facing end, and joint means interposed between the support arrangement and the upward facing end, which are configured to make the support arrangement movable relative to the arm. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120097340 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF TYRE BEAD BREAKER TOOLS - An apparatus and a method for synchronously moving first and second fitting or removal tools ( | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120160425 | DEVICE FOR DEMOUNTING THE SECOND BEAD OF A TIRE FROM A RIM AND RESPECTIVE DEMOUNTING METHOD. - The present invention relates to a demounting device comprising a support member translatable along a movement axis (y-y), drive means for the support member, a tool-holder arm ( | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120199293 | TYRE CHANGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING A TYRE FROM A CORRESPONDING WHEEL RIM - A tyre changing apparatus for removing a tyre from a corresponding rim of a wheel, comprising a frame having a supporting element configured to support the wheel rotatably about an axis of rotation, a bead breaker tool associated with the frame and movable towards and away from the supporting element along a movement direction, an actuator connected to the tool in order to move the latter along the movement direction and control means connected to the actuator. The control means comprise a processor which is set up to receive data representing a curve of the feed speed of the bead breaker tool towards the supporting element and which is programmed to identify a position of contact of the tool with the tyre as a function of a deceleration of the bead breaker tool. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120267055 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MOUNTING A PNEUMATIC TIRE - To mount a pneumatic tire (R) on a drop base rim (F), the pneumatic tire (R) is gripped by a gripper ( | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120291961 | MACHINE FOR FITTING AND REMOVING WHEEL TIRES FOR VEHICLES - A machine for fitting and removing wheel tires for vehicles includes a bearing structure, at least an apparatus for fastening and rotating the rim of a wheel for vehicles, a tool-carrier unit associated mobile with the bearing structure and having a removal tool, at least an adjustment apparatus suitable for adjusting the position of the tool-carrier unit with respect to the bearing structure, to place the tool-carrier unit into a work configuration wherein the removal tool is arranged in proximity of the apparatus for fastening and rotating, at least a memorisation device for memorising the position of the tool-carrier unit in the work configuration and at least a positioning device for positioning the tool-carrier unit with respect to the bearing structure between the work configuration and a configuration of minimum overall dimensions, wherein the tool-carrier unit is arranged in proximity of the bearing structure. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130042980 | TIRE CHANGER AND METHOD OF MEASURING FORCE VARIATIONS - A tyre changer which comprises a mounting device ( | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130139973 | OPERATING HEAD FOR REMOVING AND FITTING WHEEL TIRES FOR VEHICLES - An operating head for removing and fitting vehicle wheel tyres includes a supporting structure associable with a tyre-changing machine, a reference element associated with the structure and positionable near a section of the edge of the rim of a wheel fixed on the machine, during the removal operation of a tyre from the rim, a removal tool having a free extremity substantially hook-shaped, associated with the structure and movable between a fastening position, wherein the tool extends from the structure beyond the reference element to fit between the rim edge and the tyre and position the free extremity below the tyre bead, and an extraction position, wherein the free extremity is arranged in correspondence to the reference element to extract the tyre bead above the rim edge, and a device for positioning the tool in a disengagement position, wherein the tool is moved away with respect to the reference element. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130146231 | ACCESSORY FOR TYRE-CHANGING MACHINES, PARTICULARLY FOR THE LOCKING OF WHEEL RIMS FOR VEHICLES - The accessory ( | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130269880 | TYRE REMOVAL TOOL FOR A TYRE REMOVING MACHINE AND A TYRE REMOVING MACHINE - A removal tool ( | 10-17-2013 |
| 20140000813 | Two-Piece Mount/Demount Head for a Wheel Servicing Machine | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140034248 | DEVICE FOR DISASSEMBLING A TIRE FROM A WHEEL RIM AND A METHOD OF DISASSEMBLING A TIRED WHEEL - The present invention relates to a device for dismounting a tired wheel having a wheel rim (W) and a tire (T) mounted on the wheel rim (W), comprising:
| 02-06-2014 |
| 20140116629 | SINGLE POINT INFLATION SYSTEM FOR TIRE CHANGER - A wheel servicing machine includes an inflation apparatus for sealing or seating a tire bead on a wheel rim. The inflation apparatus includes a nozzle with an orifice operable to emit a jet of compressed gas toward the interface of the tire bead and wheel rim when the wheel rim is mounted on a wheel holder. The nozzle is positioned such that the jet of compressed gas may interchangeably engage the tire and wheel rim interfaces on different-sized wheel and tire combinations when placed on the wheel holder, without repositioning the nozzle. The nozzle may be used with two or more different-sized wheel rim and tire combinations without changing the nozzle location. The wheel servicing machine may also include a tire changing machine, and the nozzle may be fixed to a base on the tire changing machine. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140196856 | Machine for fitting and removing wheel tyres for vehicles - The machine ( | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140209252 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR AUTOMATED TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY - A programmable wheel and tire assembly machine and method of assembly is disclosed which compensates for different wheel and tire combinations, as well as dynamically manipulates the present arms during the mounting process. An upper present arm is supported in a manner to provide at least two axes of movement, the upper present arms capable of independent manipulation along/about each axis. A lower present arm is supported in a manner to provide at least one axis of movement, the lower present arm capable of manipulation in a horizontal plane. Wheel and tire data is collected and used to generate a mounting protocol for individual tire & wheel combination. Continuous position feedback of the present arms may be employed to further control movement throughout the mounting process. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140238619 | Method And Apparatus For Mounting A Tire - A tire mounting device is configured to mount a tire to a wheel having a wheel well. The tire mounting device includes a plurality of tire engaging members including a first tire engaging member, a second tire engaging member, and a third tire engaging member. Each of the plurality of tire engaging members is configured to move into and out of engagement with a sidewall of the tire. The tire mounting device further includes a tire rotating device configured to rotate the tire about an axis. At least one member rotating apparatus is configured to rotate the second tire engaging member and the third tire engaging member about the axis. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140311681 | ULTRASONIC TIRE MOUNTING MACHINE - Various embodiments of an ultrasonic tire mounting machine and system are disclosed. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140311682 | BEAD BREAKING UNIT FOR TYRE CHANGING MACHINES OR THE LIKE - The bead breaking unit ( | 10-23-2014 |
| 20150144272 | FOLDABLE TIRE, METHOD AND USE - A collapsible tire for a passenger vehicle, comprising at least one carcass reinforcement optionally associated with an inextensible crown reinforcement, itself radially on the inside of a tread, two beads and two sidewalls, said beads comprising at least one inextensible circumferential reinforcing element called a bead wire, said bead wire defining, when free of any stress, a mean line forming a substantially circular closed curve in a circumferential plane, wherein the invention is characterized in that the bead wire of each bead is flexible, wherein after the tire has been collapsed, the mean line of the bead wire simultaneously defines a first curvature, and a second curvature, the first and second curvatures being connected together by a third connecting curvature, the projection of said first, second and third curvatures of the collapsed tire onto an axial plane defining the two-dimensional envelope by way of a total perimeter P of less than or equal to [3x(2H+A)], H being the height of the sidewall and A the width of the tire, and a collapsing method for the tire. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150144273 | DEVICE FOR DEMOUNTING A TIRED WHEEL AS WELL AS A MACHINE INCLUDING SUCH DEVICE - A tired wheel comprising at least one base structure, at least one support arm connected to said at least one base structure so as to be angularly displaceable with respect thereto, actuation means for actuating the support arm designed to angularly displace the arm with respect to the at least one base structure, and a demounting tool connected to the support arm so as to be angularly displaceable with respect thereto. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150144274 | Bead Seater Apparatus and Method for Using the Same - An apparatus for seating a bead of a tire adjacent a bead seat of a wheel is disclosed. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150298514 | TYRE-CHANGING MACHINE - The tyre-changing machine includes:
| 10-22-2015 |
| 20150343863 | MOUNTING/DEMOUNTING TOOL UNIT WITH PRELOADED TOOL - The present invention relates to a mounting/demounting tool unit for mounting a tyre to or demounting a tyre from a rim of a vehicle wheel and for being adapted to be attached to a tyre mounting/demounting machine, including: a longitudinally extending tool carrier arm having a center line and a first as well as a second end, a mounting/demounting tool having a first as well as a second end and a hook arranged in the region of the second end, and being pivotally mounted to the tool carrier arm in the region of its first end, wherein means for reversibly urging the mounting/demounting tool in a resting/operating position and for positioning the mounting/demounting tool in said resting/operating position are provided. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160075194 | OPERATING HEAD FOR REMOVING AND FITTING WHEEL TYRES FOR VEHICLES - The operating head ( | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160075196 | MACHINE FOR FITTING AND REMOVING A TYRE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE MACHINE - Described is a machine ( | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160129739 | TYRE MOUNTING/DEMOUNTING TOOL - A mounting/demounting tool for mounting/demounting a tire with respect to the rim of a vehicle wheel, comprising a tool body defining a first end of the tool, an extension from the tool body defining a second end of the tool, and a hook arranged at the extension in the vicinity of the second end. The hook has an inner surface section for gripping and guiding a tire bead during tire demounting, and a first outer surface section for guiding a tire bead during tire mounting. A protrusion extends from between the first outer surface section and a second outer surface section of the hook to the second end. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160129740 | ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILE TIRE - The present invention relates to a assembly and disassembly device for automobile tire, comprising a device case ( | 05-12-2016 |
