Patent ID: 7828035

Claim:
A machine for fitting and removing wheel tires for vehicles, comprising: a bearing structure having a support base that supports a clamping and rotating device of a wheel rim for vehicles around a substantially vertical rotation axis, at least one tool supported by said bearing structure and suitable for the fitting/removal of a tire onto/from said rim, and a lifting arrangement adapted to position and remove said wheel onto/from said clamping and rotating device, said lifting arrangement being provided with at least a first framework that defines a substantially horizontal support surface for said wheel, said first framework being associated with said bearing structure and mobile between a lowered position in which it surrounds said clamping and rotating device at least partially, and a raised position in which it is substantially higher than said clamping and rotating device, wherein said lifting arrangement comprise at least a second framework with a resting portion for said wheel and which is associated with and rotates along said bearing structure, and a moving device for moving said first and second frameworks between a first configuration in which said first framework is in the lowered position and said resting portion of the second framework is substantially lower and at right angles to said first framework, and a second configuration in which said first framework is in the raised position and said resting portion of the second framework is substantially coplanar and overlapping the support surface defined by said first framework.