Patent ID: 6619362
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
An automatic device for mounting and removing a tyre (6) onto and from a wheel rim (5),comprising a lower base (2) having an upper surface from which a rotary shaft (3) projects for supporting a support and a locking means (4) for the wheel rim (5); means positioned inside the base (2) for moving the shaft (3) in a direction orthogonal to an axis thereof; a vertical frame (7) supported by the base (2), and a carriage (8) moveable vertically on said frame; a hollow shaft horizontally supported by said carriage, and aligned with the rotary shaft; said hollow shaft supporting at a free end thereof an operating head (16) having a tyre demounting tool projecting radially therefrom; the tyre demounting tool (25) being hinged to the operating head and pivotable about an horizontal axis orthogonal to the axis of the hollow shaft; and operating means for positioning the tyre demounting tool in a first position in which the tool (25) is inclined towards a center of the wheel rim, and in a second position in which the tool (25) is perpendicular to the axis of the hollow shaft.