| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 157100170 | For collapsing or shifting tire axially | 78 |
| 20130037222 | TIRE BEADING LOCKING TOOL AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A tire bead locking tool is provided. The tool may include a body; a first jaw connected to the body; a second jaw pivotally connected to the body and located to oppose the first jaw; a locking mechanism configured to selectively lock the first and second jaws in a relative position with respect to each other; and a resilient member attached to one of the first and second jaws and located between the first and second jaws. A method of manufacturing may also be provide. The method may include: forming a body; forming a pair of jaws on the body wherein at least one of the jaws pivots with respect to the body; attaching a resilient member to at least one of the jaws; and forming a locking mechanism that can selectively lock the jaws in a position; and extending a handle further from the jaws than the locking mechanism. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130081765 | 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 at least one linear mounter sub-station that couples the tire with the wheel for forming the tire-wheel assembly. The apparatus also includes a transporting device that transports one of the wheel and the tire along a linear path that traverses the at least one linear mounter sub-station. The component of the at least one linear mounter sub-station resists, but does not prevent, movement of one of the tire and the wheel relative the other of the tire and the wheel along the linear path in order to spatially manipulate one of the tire and the wheel relative the other of the tire and the wheel in order to at least partially couple the tire with the wheel for forming the tire-wheel assembly. A method is also disclosed. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20090173453 | TYRE FITTING MACHINE - A tyre fitting machine having a wheel mounting means 1 which is mounted rotatably about a vertical axis | 07-09-2009 |
| 20130075044 | ATTACHMENT FOR TIRE MOUNTING MACHINE - A clamping attachment for assisting in securing a small tire rim to a tire-mounting machine having a plurality of clamping members is provided. The clamping attaching includes a first portion having a lip and a recess for providing clamping forces to a tire rim. The attachment also includes second and third portions for aiding in attaching the attachment to existing clamping members of a tire-mounting machine. The clamping attachments are used with tires having smaller diameters than what the tire-mounting machines are capable of securing to the tabletop under normal operating conditions. The attachments are configured to be quickly added to the machines to provide for securing the rims to the machine in order to add or remove a tire from the rim. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20090101287 | BEAD BREAKER ROLLER HEAD FOR A TIRE MOUNTING-DEMOUNTING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a work head with bead breaker roller for a tire mounting-demounting machine, suitable for bead breaking of a tire (P) from the edge (B | 04-23-2009 |
| 20120216962 | 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. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120222823 | Tire mounting and demounting machine, tire mounting method and tire demounting method - A tire mounting and demounting machine includes a turntable that holds a lower rim portion of a wheel in a detachable state and rotating the wheel about a vertical rotation axial line, a bead guiding member that guides lower and upper bead portions of a tire to fit the lower or upper bead portion to an upper rim portion of the wheel and guides the upper bead portion of the tire, which is fitted to the upper rim portion of the wheel, to be demounted from the upper rim portion, and a bead roller having a pressing surface extending in a direction going away from the rotation axial line, that presses the upper bead portion of the tire mounted on the wheel from above by the pressing surface at a location on a downstream side from the bead guiding member in a rotating direction of the turntable. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20090236047 | Mounting press device of tire mounting/dismounting apparatus - A mounting press device of a tire mounting/dismounting apparatus is provided which prevents the damage of a tire bead even in the case of a tire having high rigidity and mounts the tire to a wheel easily and speedily. A swing arm is provided with a first arm and a second arm. The first arm is provided with a first pressing member so that the first pressing member is movable along the first arm. The second arm is provided with a second pressing member so that the second pressing member is movable along the second arm | 09-24-2009 |
| 20120234500 | TIRE BEAD BREAKER - An apparatus and method for breaking a tire bead from a rim. Interchangeable grappling hook offers three distinct points of contact to more effectively work on a range of tires and rims. A first contact point with a broadened hook is less aggressive for lighter contact on rims thereby reducing marring or scratching. A second contact point comprising a notch grapples rims with large ledges or flanges that do not allow surface clamping. A third point of contact is an aggressive gouge for commercial or agricultural rims. Grappling hook has a landing surface for a linear drive that actuates the hook. The bead breaker includes a right angle leverage point to increase the stability during operation and greater setting force to the grappling hook during a clamping procedure. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20110079362 | SWING ARM STYLE TIRE CHANGER - A swing arm style tire changer includes a base ( | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110297330 | AUTOMATIC BEAD SEATER ASSEMBLY - An automatic bead seating assembly to automatically move a bead seating assembly or manifold into contact with a wheel or tire assembly and cause the bead to be seated. The assembly comprises an extendable and retractable seater arm attached at one end to a base, with a bead seater or manifold assembly attached or mounted at the other end. The bead seater or manifold assembly may comprises a reservoir filled with compressed air or other gas, and a hose or pipe for movement of the air or gas from the reservoir to a nozzle of an appropriate size and shape to fit a particular wheel or tire. The seater arm extends forward until the bead seater or maniforld assembly comes into contact with the wheel or tire assembly, whereupon air or gas from the manifold reservoir is released, causing the tire bead to be seated. The seater arm then retracts. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20100101735 | Tire/Wheel Bead Entrapment Remover - A tire/wheel bead entrapment remover is disclosed. The tire/wheel bead entrapment remover includes one or more working assemblies having a circumferential perimeter that substantially engages a tire. The one or more working assemblies axially-moves one of a wheel of the tire mounted to the wheel while axially-fixing the other of the tire or the wheel to remove one or more entrapments between a bead of the tire and a beat seat of the wheel. According to an embodiment, a tire/wheel bead entrapment remover includes one or more wheels that engages an outboard surface or an inboard surface of a tire mounted to a wheel. The radial axis extends through the one or more wheels. The radial axis traverses a radial line that radially extends from a common axis of rotation of the tire and the wheel. A method for removing an entrapment from a tire/wheel assembly is also disclosed. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20090283221 | Robotic Soaper - A single-cell workstation for processing a tire-wheel assembly including a tire and a wheel is disclosed. The single cell workstation includes a soaping sub-station. The soaping sub-station includes a housing defined by a support surface and one or more walls extending from the support surface and a plurality of fluid dispensing portions extending from the support surface. An apparatus for lubricating one or more beads of a tire is also disclosed. The apparatus includes a head portion; a plurality of radially-adjustable clamping portions axially extending from the head portion; and a plurality of radially-adjustable lubrication applicators axially extending from the head portion. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20110203741 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING OF VEHICLE TYRES, AND VEHICLE TYRE - A method of processing a vehicle tyre, comprising mounting the tyre to an apparatus for handling, for example moving, transporting and rotating, the tyre; and dismounting the tyre from the apparatus for handling the tyre; and a corresponding apparatus and system. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20120291960 | BEAD BREAKING UNIT FOR TYRE CHANGING MACHINES - The bead breaking unit ( | 11-22-2012 |
| 20080277072 | Tire Assembling System and Tire Assembling Method - A tire and a core body with rubber legs are properly mounted to a rim with no plastic deformation of the core body. After the bottom side of a pneumatic tire | 11-13-2008 |
| 20100139870 | HAND-HELD/PORTABLE TIRE DEMOUNTING MACHINE - A tool for pulling a first and second tire bead off of a wheel assembly. The tool is inserted between the bead to be removed and the rim edge, and engages the bead to be removed with a grappling structure and pulls the bead over the rim edge by a linear drive assembly disposed inside a tubular structure affixed to the grappling structure. Simultaneously an angled stay is positioned on the rim which is pressed in an opposite direction of the pulling motion. A second embodiment pulls the rim from a second bead of a tire. A hook is inserted between the rim edge and the second tire bead and hooks onto the lower rim edge. A linear drive assembly provides a pulling motion to pull the rim over the second bead, while a push plate simultaneously pushes the tire side wall in an opposite direction from the pulling motion. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110247760 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEALING TUBELESS TIRES - An apparatus and method to seat a tire on a rim are described. Protrusions and a handle on the apparatus allow a user to brace the protrusions against the rim to prevent blow back when air is vented into the gap between the tire and the rim to seat the tire bead. The air is vented through a plurality of holes in the apparatus and the flow of the air into the apparatus is controlled by positioning a bridge handle of a flow control valve situated between the apparatus and a tank of air. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20100307693 | DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY SEPARATING THE TIRE AND THE RIM IN A VEHICLE WHEEL - Device for automatically separating the tire and the rim in a vehicle wheel. The feed-in device feeds in vehicle wheels and a press-in device is located in an inactive position at a distance from the rim edge and is shifted to an active position. Press-in members are adjusted in the direction of the rim in order to press in the rim edge, whereafter the rim can be pressed out. The press-in device with a number of press-in elements forms a unit, which is movably suspended from a frame in which the wheel is placed in position to separate the tire and the rim. Feed-out devices feed out the separated rims to a first collection point and the separated tires to a second collection point. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110042015 | System for Transporting and Manipulating Tires and Wheels - A factory layout including a track circuit, one or more wheeled carts for traversing the track circuit and a tire/wheel assembly carried by the wheeled cart. One or more work stations can be positioned at locations along the track circuit. Various wheeled cart embodiments are disclosed and various work station configurations are disclosed. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20100065224 | Apparatus for tyre-changing machines - An apparatus for tire-changing machines includes a base having a face turned upward, a supporting and locking platform for wheels, mounted rotating on such face around a rotation axis and defining a supporting and locking table, support means of tools extending upward from the base, the support means being movable along the base in a direction of movement perpendicular to the rotation axis, so as to move closer or away from the rotation axis. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20110253318 | Tubeless Tire Seating Device - A tool for seating a tubeless tire on a rim using pressurized gas includes a cylindrical pressure vessel with a pistol grip extending radially from the tank. The tool includes a rapid opening gas valve positioned between the cylindrical pressure vessel and a nozzle. In some embodiments the nozzle includes a jet configured to receive pressurized gas from the cylindrical pressure vessel into a chamber of the nozzle so that as the stream of gas enters the chamber, the Venturi effect causes air to enter the chamber through air intake ports and the stream of gas and air from the air intake ports is blown out of the outlet of the nozzle. The tire is seated on the rim by positioning the system so that the air from the nozzle rapidly blows into the tire between the bead of the tire and the rim upon the valve being opened. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20090173452 | Method and Apparatus for Coaxially Aligning Tire with Support Rims - The present invention aims to coaxially aligning a tire with support rims with high accuracy by eliminating an effect of a tread outer surface. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20110155329 | DEVICE FOR FITTING AND REMOVING TYRES - A device for fitting and removing tires includes a support having a connecting portion associable with the movable arm of a tire changing machine, a first protruding element associated with the support and suitable to be positioned in correspondence with a section of the edge of a wheel rim, a guide element having a substantially elongated shape and extending substantially orthogonal to the protruding element, a gripping tool associated with the support, suitable to be inserted between the tire and the rim and having a substantially curved end section, the gripping tool being movable between a retracted position, wherein the end section is arranged in proximity of the first protruding element, and an extracted position, wherein the gripping tool extends from the first protruding element towards the wheel. The first protruding element is arranged substantially at the side of the gripping tools, in correspondence with a side of the gripping tool substantially opposite to the guide element. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20120152467 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A TIRE FOR MOUNTING - An apparatus is configured to receive a tire having at least two bead portions, including a first bead portion and a second bead portion. The apparatus includes a plurality of members configured to engage the first bead portion of the tire, at least one expander configured to move the plurality of members outward, and a rotating device configured to rotate the plurality of members about an axis of the tire. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120205054 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING AND DEMOUNTING A TIRE TO OR FROM A RIM OF A VEHICLE WHEEL - An apparatus for mounting and demounting a tire on and from a rim of a vehicle wheel. The apparatus comprises at least one fitting or removal tool for mounting and demounting the tire, and a control unit for controlling movement of the fitting or removal tool. A load measuring device measures the load applied on the tool while mounting or demounting the tire. A counterpart method comprises moving the fitting or removal tool towards or away from the vehicle wheel for mounting or demounting the tire to and from the rim, capturing the load applied to the tire by the fitting or removal tool, calculating the load applied to the tire by the fitting or removal tool while mounting or demounting the tire, and controlling movement of the fitting or removal tool on the basis of the load applied to the tire by the tool. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120125542 | Apparatus, System and Method for Determining a Spatial Location of a Match-Mark Region of Each of a Tire and a Wheel - A method is disclosed. The method includes the step of determining a spatial location of a match-mark region of each of a tire and a wheel, wherein at least one of the tire and the wheel does not include a physical match mark formed upon a surface or within a body portion of the tire and the wheel. A system is also disclosed. An apparatus is also disclosed. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20100051206 | Robotic Indexing Station - A single-cell workstation for processing a tire-wheel assembly including a tire and a wheel is disclosed. The single-cell workstation includes a mounting and indexing sub-station including a first plurality of tire engaging portions including one or more first tire-engaging surfaces, and a second plurality of tire engaging portions including one or more second tire-engaging surfaces. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20120255681 | TIRE BEAD SETTING APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS - A tire seating apparatus has an air chamber with a sealing edge. A compression device is capable of reciprocating through the air chamber, a wheel, and a tire to seat the tire on the wheel. The air chamber receives the wheel's distal flange and the sealing edge receives the tire's distal surface. The compression device is operable to resiliently compress the wheel's proximal flange against the tire and seat the tire's proximal bead in the proximal flange and to compress the tire against the sealing edge to seal the air chamber. The compression device controls wheel and tire movement away from the air chamber as the air chamber and tire are filled with compressed air through the wheel to seat the tire's distal bead in the wheel's distal flange. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20110220297 | TIRE BEAD SEATING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A tire bead seating apparatus for seating tire beads on a vehicle wheel, the apparatus comprising: (a) a repositionable arm operatively coupled to a rotatable drum, the repositionable arm directing the rotatable drum into selective engagement with an inflated tire mounted to a vehicle wheel, the rotatable drum operative to rotate when engaging the inflated tire to rotate the inflated tire and the vehicle wheel; (b) a first set of rollers selectively contacting a first peripheral surface of the inflated tire, the first peripheral surface bridging between a first sidewall and a treaded surface of the inflated tire; (c) a first set of rollers selectively contacting a second peripheral surface of the inflated tire, the second peripheral surface bridging between a second sidewall and the treaded surface of the inflated tire, the first sidewall being generally opposite the second sidewall; (d) a first bead roller selectively contacting the first sidewall proximate a first bead of the inflated tire; and, (e) a second bead roller selectively contacting the second sidewall proximate a second bead of the inflated tire. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120298313 | APPARATUS FOR ANGULAR POSITIONING OF AN OPERATING ARM OF A TIRE CHANGING MACHINE - The apparatus for angular positioning of an operating arm of a tire changing machine, said arm comprising: a first proximal end hinged to a column elevating from the base of a tire changing machine such as to swing in a swinging plane in a first direction of rotation toward a work position or in an opposite direction of rotation toward a rest position; an opposite distal end having a support element for supporting work tools associated therewith; and adjustable lock means for locking rotation in said first direction of rotation, said apparatus comprising second lock means for locking rotation of said operating arm in said second direction of rotation, opposite to said first direction of rotation. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120298312 | UPGRADED BEAD BREAKING UNIT FOR TYRE CHANGING MACHINES OR THE LIKE - A bead breaking unit for tyre changing machines includes an arm having a bead breaking tool and associated rotatable with a supporting structure between an away position, wherein the tool is spaced out from the supporting structure, and a work position, wherein the tool is near the supporting structure, an actuator apparatus having a mobile element associated sliding with the arm, a dragging device for dragging the arm, associated with the mobile element and suitable for operating during movement of the mobile element from an extracted position to a retracted position to bring the arm to the work position, a coupling device between the mobile element and the arm, suitable for operating during movement of the mobile element from the retracted to the extracted position to bring the arm from the work position to the away position, and a selection device associated with, and suitable for operating/disconnecting the coupling device. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130118693 | DUAL WHEEL CENTERING SYSTEM, METHOD AND KIT - A centering system for centering the inner and outer wheels of a dual wheel assembly on a hub includes at least three centering sets. Each centering set has an inner sleeve and a separate outer sleeve. Each inner sleeve fits between a wheel stud on the hub and a bolt hole in the inner wheel to center the inner wheel. Each outer sleeve fits between the wheel stud and a bolt hole in the outer wheel to center the outer wheel. The inner sleeves can also include a section that fits between the wheel stud on the hub and a bolt hole in the brake drum to center the brake drum. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20080202697 | Tire/Wheel Bead Entrapment Remover - A tire/wheel bead entrapment remover is disclosed. The tire/wheel bead entrapment remover includes one or more working assemblies having a circumferential perimeter that substantially engages a tire. The one or more working assemblies axially-moves one of a wheel of the tire mounted to the wheel while axially-fixing the other of the tire or the wheel to remove one or more entrapments between a bead of the tire and a beat seat of the wheel. According to an embodiment, a tire/wheel bead entrapment remover includes one or more wheels that engages an outboard surface or an inboard surface of a tire mounted to a wheel. The radial axis extends through the one or more wheels. The radial axis traverses a radial line that radially extends from a common axis of rotation of the tire and the wheel. A method for removing an entrapment from a tire/wheel assembly is also disclosed. | 08-28-2008 |
| 157100200 | Circumferentially distributed force | 1 |
| 20090260764 | Filling bell for filling a tubeless tire - In a filling bell ( | 10-22-2009 |
| 157100220 | Circumferentially traveling | 28 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 20080257501 | Tire changer apparatus - Tyre changer apparatus having a horizontally extended frame ( | 10-23-2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 157100240 | Pedestal type | 21 |
| 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 |
| 20130042980 | TIRE CHANGER AND METHOD OF MEASURING FORCE VARIATIONS - A tyre changer which comprises a mounting device ( | 02-21-2013 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 20110083812 | MACHINE FOR FITTING AND REMOVING TIRES - A machine for fitting and removing a tire ( | 04-14-2011 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 20110067818 | MACHINE FOR FITTING AND REMOVING TIRES - Machine for fitting and removing a tire ( | 03-24-2011 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 157100260 | Pushing elements on opposed faces of tire and/or rim | 4 |
| 20110139377 | Bead breaking unit for tire changing machines - The bead breaking unit ( | 06-16-2011 |
| 20120138239 | BEAD DETACHING ARM, TIRE DEMOUNTING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING BEAD DETACHING ARM - In order to provide a method of detaching an upper bead portion of a low-profile tire or a ran flat tire easily, a bead detaching arm having an outer groove formed at a distal end portion thereof for allowing engagement of the upper bead portion therewith, and an inner groove formed at a position lower than the outer groove and on the opposite side therefrom and configured to engage with a wheel end edge is provided so as to be movable upward and downward, the bead detaching arm is pressed against a portion of a tire near the upper bead portion and deforms the same to engage an upper tire bead portion with the outer groove, the bead detaching arm is moved upward to engage the inner groove with the end edge of the wheel and, in this state, the upper tire bead portion is detached by turning the wheel. | 06-07-2012 |
| 157100280 | Both on tire | 2 |
| 20100243174 | Actuator unit comprising force amplification - The actuator unit includes a hollow body defining a sliding chamber within; a piston mounted sliding inside said sliding chamber such to provide an actuation force and operated by a fluid fed from the outside; a body having one transmission end for the transmission of said actuation force prolonged outside said sliding chamber and one hooking end hooked to said piston, amplification means being interposed between said body and said piston to amplify said actuation force so as to obtain an amplified actuation force. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100294436 | BEAD BREAKER GROUP FOR A TIRE MOUNTING-DEMOUNTING MACHINE - The present disclosure relates to a bead breaker group for a tire mounting-demounting machine, which includes a support arm displaceable, in use, in two bead breaking directions along one bead breaking axis, and includes a pair of bead breaker tools supported on substantially opposite sides with respect to the support arm, thereby defining opposite work fronts directed away from the support arm, the work front of a first bead breaker tool of the pair of bead breaker tools being directed towards one bead breaking direction of the two bead breaking directions, whereas the work front of a second bead breaker tool of the pair of bead breaker tools is directed towards the other bead breaking direction of the two bead breaking directions. | 11-25-2010 |
| 157100300 | Single bar pry or lever type | 11 |
| 20130068396 | BEAD BREAKER TOOL - A bead breaker tool includes an upper member and a lower member, where the upper member and the lower member are interleaved together to make a lever assembly. The upper member and lower member are detachable from each other, and the upper and lower members are configured as tire irons. Also, the handles of the tire irons may include crossguards. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20120291959 | DEVICE FOR THE AUTOMATIC DEMOUNTING OF A TIRE FROM A RIM AND MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH DEVICE - A device for automatic demounting of a tire from a rim having: a support arm ( | 11-22-2012 |
| 20100212838 | Tubeless tire changing system using a pseudo axle - An assembly for mounting and demounting motorcycle tires composed of a wall mounting frame with spindle that projects perpendicular to the wall and a removable mount/demount bar. The motorcycle wheel hub is mounted on the spindle. The mount/demount bar is fixed in place at the end of the spindle so as to resist rotational force in a vertical plane. With demount bar tool head positioned for levering the tire off the rim or forcing it onto the rim the wheel is turned on the spindle. The tool is wall mounted for space-efficient operation and allows the wheel to be balanced on the spindle by allowing the wheel to spin freely on its own bearings. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20090107639 | Tire Mounting Tool for Aluminum Wheels - The aluminum wheel tire mount tool is designed to protect aluminum wheels from scratches on smaller vehicles such as ATVs, Golf Carts, Scooters and Motorcycles while at the same time allowing easier installation by the installer. This tool is manufactured from a plastic with a very high tensile strength that will prevent scratches. The hook or thumb-like projection on the tool pushes the bead of the tire down onto the wheel without taking up space which allows for an easier installation. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100252206 | BEAD HOLDER - A bead holder for installing a tire on a wheel includes a body portion, a first portion, and a second portion. The second portion includes a flat inner surface and a flat outer surface. The flat inner surface includes a shoulder and a face, and a ledge defined between the shoulder and the face. A tire may be installed on a wheel using the bead holder by placing the first portion into a lughole on the wheel and bringing the second portion into contact with the rim, whereby the flat outer surface of the second portion prevents a tire bead from slipping back over the rim. A user may then work around the tire bead, stretching it over the rim of the tire without having the tire bead slip back over the rim. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110315326 | Tire Bead Lifting Tool - A tool for lifting tire beading is disclosed. The invention is of unitary construction and includes a generally straight central section with an I-beam shaped cross-section, and a first end with a cylindrical handle disposed thereon. At the other end is an engaging end that comprises a curved hook for being inserted between the tire bead and the rim of the wheel. The handle portion is disposed at an angle such that when full leverage is applied to disengage the bead from the rim, the users hand does not come in contact with the tire itself. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20100288445 | Tool for tire uninstalling and installing machines - A tool for tire uninstalling and installing machines includes an element for connection to a movable bearing member of the tire uninstalling and installing machine, which has a longitudinal axis, and a round contact element which is freely and rotatably supported by said connection member about a rotation axis and which has an external outline in contact with a contact portion of a side of a tire installed to a rim, the round element having a flared contacting and lifting surface suitable to contact and lift the tire from the rim, which has a base facing toward the rim and defining a first opposed vertex, touching means extending from the base toward the rim for touching a portion of the rim. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100051205 | Portable Tire Demounting Tool - A method and apparatus for demounting tires from wheel assemblies with a hook assembly and a prying foot. One tool has two holding hooks that grasp the tool to the wheel and a foot that is attached to the holding hooks, and a bearing pivot point that allows the demounting tool to easily and safely remove the tire from the wheel. The tool can be used for all types of tire and wheel types. One tool is for large truck and trailer tires and a second too is for light truck, trailer and automobile tires. A third tool is designed for low profile, stiff sidewall tires and includes a telescoping structure to raise and lower the dual hooks. A forth embodiment is for demounting a first and second bead using a fixed pivot hook, sized prying feet and a telescoping assembly for pulling the bead from the wheel assembly. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100051204 | Portable Tire Demounting Tool - A method and apparatus for demounting tires from wheel assemblies with a swiveling dual hook assembly and a prying foot. The tool has two holding hooks that grasp the tool to the wheel and a foot that is attached to the holding hooks, and a bearing pivot point that allows the demounting tool to easily and safely remove the tire from the wheel with no damage to the wheel or tire. The tool can be used for all types of tire and wheel types. One tool is for large truck and trailer tires and a second too is for light truck, trailer and automobile tires. A third tool is designed for low profile, stiff sidewall tires and includes a telescoping structure to raise and lower the dual hooks. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20120080151 | TIRE TOOL PROVIDING IMPROVED ACCESS TO VALVE HOLE - Embodiments generally relate to a tire tool. In one embodiment, the tire tool includes a handle, and a first arm attached to the handle at a first arm proximal end, where the first arm includes a first arm distal end that is distant from the handle. The tire tool also includes a second arm attached to the handle at a second arm proximal end, where the second arm includes a second arm distal end that is distant from the handle, and where the first and second arm distal ends are separated to allow for placement of an air valve stem of an inner tube into an air valve hole of a wheel. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20080223529 | MOUNTING LEVER - A manual device, for use in tire changing without power equipment, provides an angled lever with a non-marring head. The head grips the rim of a wheel and allows rotation of the lever upon the rim without marring the wheel. The mounting lever has a non-marring head connected to a flat bar of a length to manually manipulate a tire bead onto and off a rim. The non-marring head has a channel to grip the rim and a leading portion curved to guide the bead over and onto the rim. The flat bar of the mounting lever has an offset angle from the head to aid a worker in grasping the mounting lever during usage with less of a risk of injury to the knuckles. | 09-18-2008 |
