Patent ID: 8528620

Claim:
A swing arm style tire changer for mounting and dismounting a tire member to and from a rim body, comprising: a base; workbench rotatably supported by said base; an upright stem upwardly extended from said base; a swing arm having a first end portion mounted on said upright stem for rotating about said upright stem; a tire changer arm movably mounted on a second end portion of said swing arm, wherein said tire changer arm is adapted to controllably move along a vertical direction so that a distance between said tire changer arm and said work bench is adjustable; a tire changer head provided on said tire changer arm and maintaining a predetermined distance from said rim body; a first auxiliary arm unit connected to said swing arm and comprising a tire-pressing wheel formed at a bottom end of said first auxiliary arm unit, wherein said tire-pressing wheel orients pointing downwardly and is adapted to move along a vertical direction and switch to selectively bias against said tire member and said rim body; a second auxiliary arm unit connected to said upright stem and adapted to rotate about said upright stem; and a tire-pressing head mounted to said second auxiliary arm unit, wherein said tire pressing head orients downwardly and is adapted to move in along a vertical direction and to bias against a central through hole of said rim body.