| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 157014000 | WHEEL HOLDING MEANS | 22 |
| 20100200174 | DEVICE FOR BLOCKING A WHEEL RIM - The blocking device ( | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110192548 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF AN ENERGY ABSORBING TIRE CAGE - A tire cage is disclosed for containing the debris from a tire explosion. The cage includes a lightweight energy absorbing material for protecting structural members of the cage from tire explosion damage so that the cage is reusable. The energy absorbing material may be a metallic foam or other open celled structured material that is able to absorb large amounts of kinetic energy by permanently deforming. The cage is particularly effective in containing explosions of large equipment tires 6 to 12 feet in diameter and having a stored kinetic energy in a range of approximately 900 kilojoules to 1500 kilojoules. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20120055636 | Device for locking wheel rims for vehicles on repair workshop machines, particularly tire-changing machines or the like - A device for locking wheel rims for vehicles on repair workshop machines, has a supporting structure rotating around a work axis with a repair workshop machine or the like and has a resting portion for a wheel rim for vehicles, a locking element removably connected to a fastening element on the supporting structure, and a movement arrangement. The movement arrangement has a main actuator cylinder with fluid operation suitable for moving the fastening element from a release position, wherein the locking element is disengaged from the rim, to a retention position, wherein the locking element is engaged on the rim, an auxiliary actuator cylinder with fluid operation suitable for moving the fastening element from the release position to the retention position of the rim, and a feeding mouth for a fluid connected to one of the main actuator cylinder and the auxiliary actuator cylinder. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120255682 | TIRE SUPPORT STAND - A tire support stand includes a connecting arm and a telescopic arm, both connected to a securing bracket. The telescopic arm is pivotally connected to the securing bracket, while the connecting arm is firmly affixed to the securing bracket. The telescopic arm includes a sleeve member and an extendable arm which extends in and out of the sleeve member. The tire support stand has two configurations: (1) an upright configuration in which the connecting arm is mounted in a tripod; and (2) an L-shaped configuration in which the connecting arm is mounted to a trailer hitch receiver. In the upright configuration, a spindle platform is mounted on top of the connecting arm for receiving a tire. In the L-shaped configuration, the telescopic arm is rotated to a position perpendicular to the connecting arm and the spindle platform is mounted on top of the telescopic arm for receiving a tire. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120279667 | TIRE RUN-FLAT REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION MACHINE - The tire run-flat ring removal and installation machine includes three basic embodiments, each having a tire support table ( | 11-08-2012 |
| 20130248120 | AUTOMATIC ANTI-SLIPPING SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC ANTI-SLIPPING METHOD - An automatic anti-slipping system for a rotationally fixed attachment of a rim of a wheel in a wheel service machine, comprises a wheel supporting and rotating means ( | 09-26-2013 |
| 20140083626 | TUBELESS BICYCLE REPAIR APPARATUS - The invention relates to bicycle work stands for making repairs and changing and mounting tubeless tires. There is provided a one-sided wheel work stand with a pivotal upper wheel bracket which allows the user to work unobstructed on the wheel and then acts as a device to lay the wheel flat for better sealing. In related embodiments, the work stand is configured to assist a user in adapting 32 mm 15 QR axle hubs and in truing a bicycle wheel while attached to the work stand. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20160176250 | RUBBER INLAY CLAW | 06-23-2016 |
| 157015000 | Including inflatable wheel gripping element | 1 |
| 20150047790 | TIRE HOLDING APPARATUS - A tire holding apparatus which holds a tire using an annular rim that is detachably mounted, includes: a body section having a support surface which supports the rim; an inflation gas supply portion which has an inflation flow passage that passes from an inner portion of the body section to a center portion of the rim and supplies inflation gas into a tire supported by the rim; and a clamping portion which is mounted on the body section and clamps the rim to the support surface of the body section by using pressure of the inflation gas that flows through the inflation flow passage as a drive force. | 02-19-2015 |
| 157016000 | Including relatively movable wheel gripping jaws | 6 |
| 20110048650 | Dual Mode End Effector - A dual mode end effector is disclosed. The dual mode end effector includes a bridge member having a first end and a second end, wherein the bridge member includes a first substantially axial flange extending from the first and, wherein the bridge member includes a second substantially axial flange extending from the second end; a tire/wheel gripping assembly connected to the bridge member, wherein the tire/wheel gripping assembly includes a pair of substantially axial members, a substantially radial support member, and a pair of radially-projecting engaging assemblies, wherein the pair of substantially axial members are movably-supported upon the substantially radial support member, wherein a first end of the substantially radial support member is connected to the first substantially axial flange of the bridge member, wherein the a second end of the substantially radial support member is connected to the second substantially axial flange of the bridge member, wherein a first radially-projecting engaging assembly of the pair of radially-projecting engaging assemblies is connected to an inner radial surface of a first substantially axial member of the pair of substantially axial members, wherein a second radially-projecting engaging assembly of the pair of radially-projecting engaging assemblies is connected to an inner radial surface of a second substantially axial member of the pair of substantially axial members. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20120298314 | DEVICE FOR CENTRING THE RIM OF A WHEEL ON THE WHEEL-HOLDER UNIT OF A TYRE CHANGER MACHINE - A device for centring the rim of a wheel on the wheel-holder unit of a tyre changer machine comprises a first plate which can be positioned above the wheel-holder unit and coupled there for rotating integrally with it and equipped with a through opening which can be aligned with a central hole of the wheel-holder unit for allowing the insertion of a clamping rod in the hole through the opening, for locking the rim on the wheel-holder unit. The device also comprises a second plate forming a supporting surface (E) for the rim and equipped with its own through opening, the second plate being slidably positioned above the first plate and the device also comprises friction reduction means operatively interposed between the first plate and the second plate for facilitating their sliding relative to each other. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130139974 | TOOL FOR SUPPORTING AND LOCKING A RIM OR TIRED WHEEL FOR MOTORCYCLES - The present disclosure relates to a tool for supporting and locking a rim or tired wheel in position on a tire mounting-demounting machine for automobile wheels equipped with support table ( | 06-06-2013 |
| 20140069589 | APPLIANCE FOR LOCKING WHEEL RIMS FOR VEHICLES ON REPAIR WORKSHOP MACHINES OR THE LIKE - Appliance for locking wheel rims includes: a supporting structure associable with a rotation device of a repair workshop machine; at least two locking jaws for locking a wheel rim, which are associated with the supporting structure and move along a direction of reciprocal moving close/away between a position of maximum opening, and a position of minimum opening; a movement arrangement associated with the jaws for moving them between the positions of maximum and minimum opening; an adjustment device placed between the movement arrangement and at least one of the jaws, for adjusting the position of maximum and/or minimum opening and including a substantially elongated adjustment element associated with the movement arrangement, revolving around its own longitudinal axis and having a threaded portion, and a mobile element associated integral with at least one of the jaws and having a threaded hole for engagement with the threaded portion of the adjustment element. | 03-13-2014 |
| 157018000 | With cam or wedge type actuating device | 2 |
| 20090260765 | Method and Apparatus for Retaining a Wheel - A device for retaining a wheel having an inner diameter during an assembly operation of a tire-wheel assembly at a single-cell workstation includes a claw portion that releasably-attaches to the inner diameter of the wheel, including a fixed portion and a rotatable portion, wherein the rotatable portion is rotatably-disposed upon the fixed portion; wheel-engaging portions slidably-disposed upon the rotatable portion; sliding portions that are slidably-disposed within the fixed portion, wherein each sliding portion is coupled with one of each wheel-engaging portion, and an actuator portion coupled to the rotatable portion. A method is also disclosed. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20130025797 | DEVICE FOR LOCKING WHEEL RIMS FOR VEHICLES ON REPAIR WORKSHOP MACHINES, PARTICULARLY TYRE-CHANGING MACHINES OR THE LIKE | 01-31-2013 |
| 157019000 | Means mounted to swing between locations | 1 |
| 20140102644 | Tire explosion safety system - A safety system for containment of explosion when servicing a tire mounted on a rim includes an enclosure capable of receiving the tire and provided with openings to allow passage of air upon tire explosion, and a support device attached to the enclosure for contacting the tire to secure thereof in a servicing position within the enclosure and without contacting the rim. The system also includes a first energy absorbing unit attached to and located within the enclosure to face a first rim side and capable of substantially absorb kinetic energy of first rim parts ejected upon tire explosion. The system further includes a second energy absorbing unit attached to and located within the enclosure to face a second rim side and capable of substantially absorb kinetic energy of second rim parts and any portion of the tire ejected upon tire explosion. | 04-17-2014 |
| 157020000 | Means rotates around relatively fixed axis | 4 |
| 20100269982 | CHUCK FOR A TYRE CHANGING MACHINE - A tyre-changing machine comprising a chuck ( | 10-28-2010 |
| 20130233495 | WHEEL-CLAMPING DEVICE FOR A WHEEL-SERVICE-MACHINE AND METHOD FOR REVERSIBLY CLAMPING A WHEEL ON A WHEEL-CLAMPING DEVICE FOR A WHEEL-SERVICE-MACHINE - The present invention concerns a wheel-clamping device for wheels on wheel-service-machines with only one drive unit and further a method for clamping wheels on a wheel-clamping device of wheel-service-machines with only one drive unit. The innovative wheel-clamping device for a wheel-service-machine according to the present invention comprises a frame | 09-12-2013 |
| 20140034249 | WHEEL-CLAMPING DEVICE FOR A WHEEL-SERVICE-MACHINE AND METHOD FOR REVERSIBLY CLAMPING A WHEEL ON A WHEEL-CLAMPING DEVICE FOR A WHEEL-SERVICE-MACHINE - The wheel-clamping device comprises a frame | 02-06-2014 |
| 20170232808 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LOCKING A RIM OF A WHEEL TO A TURNTABLE | 08-17-2017 |
| 157021000 | Adjustable or adaptable for different sizes or shapes | 2 |
| 20100101736 | CLAMPING DEVICE - A clamping device for mounting a vehicle wheel on a balancing machine. The clamping device has a clamping flange and a plurality of centering bolts. The clamping flange is provided with plural sets of recesses for the centering bolts. An insertable section of each centering bolt is removably insertable into a recess. A profiled contour in the insertable section of the centering bolt and an inner contour of a sidewall of the clamping flange delimiting the recess are not circular and have complementary shapes such that the centering bolt is accommodated in the recess such that some sections of the centering bolt can be rotated about the longitudinal axis thereof. When the centering bolt is rotated, at least one subarea of a circumferential surface in the insertable section of the centering bolt frictionally engages with at least one adjacent subarea of the sidewall of the clamping flange delimiting the recess. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20150314659 | TIRE MACHINE CLAMPING SYSTEM - Apparatuses and methods for adapting a tire machine to accept small wheel assemblies. A first embodiment includes a cross shaped guide with clamp adapters that glide in unison to engage and disengage the small wheel assembly via a rim hooking structure that extends the reach of the OEM tire clamps. Each clamp adapter is set over the OEM tire clamps and is engaged or closed via an engagement clip and opened or disengaged via a disengagement clip disposed on each clamp adapter. Another embodiment includes individual clamp adapters that are slid over the OEM tire clamps to extend the reach of the OEM tire clamps. A stop hook is disposed on the clamp adapters to engage a clamp hook on the OEM tire clamp when the tire machine is activated which engages a raised adapter hook on each clamp adapter to the small wheel assembly rim edge. | 11-05-2015 |
