Patent ID: 7455096

Claim:
A machine for removing and mounting a tire relative to a vehicle wheel rim, said machine comprising: a supporting structure, a clamping and rotating device mounted on said supporting structure for clamping and rotating a wheel rim around a rotating axis, an operating unit which comprises: a carriage which is movably mounted on said support structure, a slide which is movably mounted on said carriage, an actuator for moving said slide relative to said supporting structure, a guide means for guiding movement of said slide relative to said carriage along a substantially curvilinear path, said guide means comprising a connecting rod positioned between said slide and said carriage, and an operating head which includes a pushing body for pushing a portion of a side surface of the tire, and a grip tool for gripping one section of a bead of the tire, said guide means guiding the operating head between first and second positions located respectively closer and farther from said clamping and rotating device.