Patent ID: 8522851

Claim:
A machine for fitting and removing a tire ( 1 ) from a rim ( 2 ) of a wheel ( 3 ) comprising a frame ( 10 ), a rotating table ( 11 ) capable of attaching the rim ( 2 ) thereto and of rotating said rim ( 2 ) in a centered manner about an axis (Y), and a tool ( 12 ) for fitting and removing the tire ( 1 ), wherein the machine comprises a movable structure ( 20 ) having four arms (A, B, C, D), said arms being connected together two by two by means of four pivots (p, q, r, s) having respectively four pivot axes (X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 ) parallel with one another, a first arm (A) is connected to a third arm (C) by means of a first pivot (p), the third arm (C) is connected to a second arm (B) by means of a fourth pivot (s), the second arm (B) is connected to a fourth arm (D) by means of a third pivot (r), the fourth arm (D) is connected to the first arm (A) by means of a second pivot (q) and where the first arm (A) is secured to the frame ( 10 ), and wherein the tool ( 12 ) is connected to one of the second, third, or fourth arms (B,C,D).