Patent ID: 7188657
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
1. A machine for fitting and removing vehicle wheel tires, comprising a supporting frame, for holding means for coupling and rotating a rim about a rotation axis, a working arm provided with one end on which a working head is supported for fitting and removing a tire on and from said rim, said coupling and rotation means being movably associated with said frame by interposing means for movement on a plane that is substantially perpendicular to said rotation axis, said working arm being movably associated with said frame by way of the interposition of first actuation means for translational actuation in a direction that is substantially parallel to said rotation axis and being associated with said first actuation means by interposing second actuation means, which are adapted to allow said working arm to move between a first active end configuration, in which the working head is arranged proximate to the first actuation means, and a second active end configuration, in which the working head is substantially spaced with respect to the first actuation means, wherein said first actuation means comprise first rectilinear guiding means, along which a first slider is engaged slidingly and supports said second actuation means.