Patent ID: 6527032
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
A tire removal machine comprising:a base; horizontally movable rotary means project upwardly from said base for supporting a wheel rim carrying a tire, the wheel rim having a flange and the tire having a bead, said rotary means being rotatable about a vertical axis; a vertically oriented shaft of non-circular cross section supported by said base; at least one frame slidable on said shaft; means for moving said at least one frame along said shaft; a profiled block, comprising a projecting cam, said profiled block being slidable on said shaft; a spring disposed for urging said profiled block against said at least one frame; means for locking said profiled block on said shaft; a bead release disc for contacting the bead of the tire; a bar of non circular cross section slidable in said frame and having a first end supporting said bead release disc; and a cam follower supported at a second end of said bar to rest against said cam.