Patent ID: 7882882
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
1. A tire changing machine comprising: a chassis having a polygonal structure defining a back, front and first and second lateral sides, said first lateral side and said back side defining a first corner location and said second lateral side and said back side defining a second corner location; a rotatable turntable configured to retain a wheel rim; a tiltable tower at said second corner location and carrying a mount/demount head movable toward and away from the wheel rim in a plane angularly offset from a back-to-front axis of said chassis extending transverse to a rotational axis of said turntable; a fixed support tower at said first corner location, said support tower carrying at least one roller assembly; a plurality of pedal actuators located on said first lateral side of said chassis, said actuators being operative to control operation of at least said turntable; and, wherein the tiltable tower tilts toward the turntable from a position generally diagonally across the chassis from said pedal actuators.