Difficult to mount tire changer and method for handling thereof

• US 6,056,034 A
• Filed: 05/20/1998
• Issued: 05/02/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hennessy Industries Incorporated (Vontier Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Michael Matnick
• Inventors: Matnick, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, James G.
• Application Number:
  US09/082,175
• Time in Patent Office: 713 Days
• Field of Search: 157/1, 157/1.17, 157/1.24
• US Class Current: 157/1.24
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 25/138 with rotary motion of tool or tyre support

Abstract

An easy to use retrofit apparatus or OEM machine difficult to mount tire changer for use in tire mounting and demounting operations and bead loosening operations which eliminates damage to tire sidewalls and the rim of wheels.

Claims

1. A difficult to mount tire changing machine for use in mounting and demounting difficult to mount tires on wheels, wherein said tire changing apparatus comprises:

a swing arm style tire changer having a base, an elongated upright stem extending from said base, a swing arm rotatively attached to said elongated stem, a tool assembly attachment to said swing arm, said tool assembly being movable downwardly and a means for rotation of said difficult to mount tires on wheels;

wherein said swing arm includes a difficult to mount tire changing device;

wherein said difficult to mount tire changing device comprises a force means for applying a force downwardly to a side wall of said difficult to mount tires via a roller means mounted on a shaft said roller means being capable of applying a force to a tire wall from said swing arm;

said tool assembly and said force means being capable of being movable downwardly independently of one another and

wherein said difficult to mount tire changing device further comprises a control means for controlling said force to said side wall from said swing arm.

2. A difficult to mount vehicle tire changing machine as defined in claim 1 wherein said force means comprises a pneumatically pressurized cylinder for applying said force to said side wall.

3. A difficult to mount vehicle tire changing machine as defined in claim 2 wherein said force means comprises a force activated shaft attached to said cylinder, said shaft having a first and a second end, wherein the first end of said force activated shaft is connected to said force means of said difficult to mount tire changing device, and wherein the second end of said pressure activated shaft is said roller for facilitating the effecting of force on said side wall during movement of said difficult to mount tire.

4. A difficult to mount tire changing machine as defined in claim 1 wherein the difficult to mount tire changing device is a retrofit attachment means for attaching to a swing arm type tire changer.

5. A difficult to mount tire changing device as defined in claim 1 wherein the difficult to mount tire changing device is a device integral with the tool assembly of said swing arm tire changing machine.

6. A difficult to mount tire changing device defined in claim 4 wherein the retrofit attachment means comprises a bolt-on insertion bracket receptor for attachment on said tool assembly of said swing arm tire changing machine and wherein said difficult to mount tire changing apparatus includes an insertion bracket for secure interconnection with said insertion bracket receptor.

7. A difficult to mount tire changing machine for use in mounting and demounting difficult to mount tires on wheels, wherein said tire changing apparatus comprises:

a swing arm style tire changer having a base, an elongated upright stem extending from said base, a swing arm rotatively attached to said elongated stem, a tool assembly attachment to said swing arm, said tool assembly being movable downwardly and a means for rotation of said difficult to mount tires on wheels;

wherein said swing arm includes a difficult to mount tire changing device;

wherein said difficult to mount tire changing device comprises a force means for applying a force downwardly to a side wall of said difficult to mount tires via a contact means mounted on a shaft said contact means being capable of applying a force to a tire wall from said swing arm;

said tool assembly and said force means being capable of being movable downwardly independently of one another and

wherein said difficult to mount tire changing device further comprises a control means for controlling said force to said side wall from said swing arm wherein said contact means of said difficult to mount tire machine is comprised of a contact means having a substantially flat profile with which to contact the side wall of a difficult to mount vehicle tire.

8. A difficult to mount vehicle tire changing machine as defined in claim 7, wherein said swing arm of said difficult to mount tire changer has a swing line from a base line, and wherein said swing line of said swing arm is from 15°

to 30°

from said base line.

9. A difficult to mount vehicle tire changing machine as defined in claim 8, wherein the difficult to mount tire device has a device offset angle from said swing line of said swing arm, wherein said device offset angle is from 10°

to 40°

from said swing line of said swing arm.

10. A difficult to mount vehicle tire changing machine as defined in claim 9, wherein said difficult to mount tire device has a device offset angle of 20°

from said swing line.

11. A difficult to mount vehicle tire changing machine as defined in claim 9 or 10, wherein said roller of said difficult to mount tire device has a roller offset from 20°

to 90°

from said device offset angle of said difficult to mount tire device.

12. A difficult to mount vehicle tire changing machine as defined in claim 11, wherein said contact wheel of said difficult to mount tire device has a wheel offset of 50°

from said device offset angle of said difficult to mount tire device.

13. A method for mounting difficult to mount tires, said method comprising the steps of:

(a) orienting a wheel on a base of a swing arm style tire changer

(b) securing a center portion of said wheel to said base;

(c) placing said difficult to mount tire on said wheel;

(d) effecting a downward force from a roller mounted on an extension on said a swing arm style tire changer that contacts a side wall of said difficult to mount tire;

applying a force from a tire engaging head which is movable downwardly on said a swing arm style tire changer to a bead on said tire, said roller mounted on a swing arm and said tire engaging head being capable of being moved downwardly independent of one another; and

(f) rotating said wheel and difficult to mount tire relative to said base so as to effect application of said force said side wall from said tire engaging head and said force from said roller.

14. A process as defined in claim 13, wherein said force from said difficult to mount tire device is effected perpendicularly to said side wall of said difficult to mount tire.

15. A process a defined in claim 13, wherein in step (a) said swing arm of said difficult to mount tire device is situated at a swing line from a base line, and wherein said swing line of said swing arm is from 15°

to 30°

from said base line.

16. A process as defined in claim 13, wherein in step (a) said difficult to mount tire device has a device offset angle from said swing arm, wherein said device offset angle is from 10°

to 40°

from said swing line of said swing arm.

17. A difficult to mount tire changing machine which is a retrofit attachment for a swing arm tire changing machine, said tire changing device comprising;

a support frame;

a force means for applying a force to a tire side wall wherein said force means comprises a roller mounted on a shaft, said force means being independently adjustable in a downward direction with regard to the tool assembly of a swing arm tire changing machine; and

an operation control means for controlling said force means.