Patent ID: 6173751
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
In a tire removing machine of the type having a platform on which a wheel is locatable and an arm supporting a bead extractor, a burst protection device comprising:a wheel locking means for centering and fixing a wheel on said platform, said wheel locking means comprising a presser means releasably engageable substantially centrally on a rim of a wheel located on said platform such as to block an axial movement of the wheel away from said platform; anda clearance signal-producing device being actuatable upon fixing of the wheel on said platform when said presser means engage the rim of the wheel, said signal-producing device controlling operation of the machine in only an active intervention stage of said presser means;wherein said presser means are fitted, with corresponding elements, on said machine, said presser means being equipped with a self-centering adapter body, and said clearance signal-producing device being located at said presser means; andwherein said presser means comprises a straight rod, said rod being mounted, for being slidingly guided, in a vertical sleeve, said sleeve being supported by corresponding means associated with said machine, said rod supporting said self-centering adapter body at a lowermost end thereof, conventional devices for locking the rod in the sleeve being further provided.