Station for checking tyres configured for overturning tyres perpendicular to a tyre rotation axis

A station for checking tyres, comprising:

• a support structure delimiting an operating space configured for receiving a tyre;
• a checking device comprising a movable mechanical arm and at least one sensor associated with the movable mechanical arm, the at least one sensor being configured for inspecting, upon movement of the movable mechanical arm, an inner surface of the tyre housed in the operating space, wherein the movable mechanical arm is operatively active within the operating space and is configured for carrying the at least one sensor at least partially within the tyre housed in the operating space;
• an overturning device having grip elements configured for engaging a radially outer portion of the tyre, the overturning device being operative within the operating space and being configured for overturning the tyre around an overturning axis perpendicular to a rotation axis of the tyre while the tyre is situated in the operating space for inspection by the at least one sensor upon movement of the movable mechanical arm, and
• a grip member configured for engaging at least one bead of the tyre and lifting the tyre for inspection by the at least one sensor, the grip member being operative within the operating space and being configured for supporting the tyre in abutment against a sidewall while the tyre is situated in the operating space,
• wherein the grip member comprises at least three projections parallel to a central axis thereof and movable between
• a contracted position, in which the at least three projections lie close together and close to the central axis, and
• a gripping position, in which the at least three projections lie spaced from each other and equidistant from the central axis, in order to engage the bead of the tyre.