Patent ID: 7654788
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: B25J,B60C

Abstract:
1. A device for mounting a pneumatic tire onto a vehicle wheel rim comprising: (a) a handling robot including a robot hand, said robot hand comprising a rotationally drivable flange; (b) a gripper attached to the robot hand, said gripper including a base element connected non-rotationally to the robot hand and at least two gripper arms pivotally mounted to the base element; (c) a synchronization device coupled to said at least two gripper arms, said synchronization device comprising a disc mounted on the rotationally drivable flange so as to be rotatable about a center axis of the gripper; (d) a motor for rotationally driving the disc; and (e) coupling members fixed to the disc and at least two gripper arms via hinged joints; wherein each gripper arm includes two parallel links, each parallel link being connected pivotally at a first end to the base element and at a second end to a gripper finger via swivel joints so that the links form a parallel guide for the gripper fingers.