Remotely operable clamp device
AssigneeKal Tire
InventorsClayton Wilford Russell McMunn, Miguel Paul Eagleton
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Abstract
Clamp devices can be operated remotely to facilitate the installation, removal and other handling of wheels and tires for large vehicles. The clamp devices generally include an attachment mechanism, a gripping mechanism, an actuating link operable to move the gripping mechanism between an open and closed position, an actuator to activate the actuating link, a transmitter for sending command signals to the clamp devices for the purpose of opening or closing the gripping mechanism and a receiver for receiving such command signals.
Claims16
A remotely operated clamp device, comprising:
- a gripper operable for gripping a stud of a wheel mounting assembly, the gripper movable between an open position and a closed position;
- an actuating link engaging the gripper, the actuating link selectively movable between a first position and a second position, the gripper being in the open position when the actuating link is in the first position and the gripper being in the closed position when the actuating link is in the second position;
- an actuator engaging the actuating link and selectively moving the actuating link to the first position and the second position;
- a connector operable for attaching the clamp device to a wheel of the wheel mounting assembly;
- a transmitter for transmitting operating commands inputted by a user;
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- a receiver controlling the actuator and causing the actuator to selectively move the actuating link to the first position and to the second position in response to the operating commands.
A remotely operated clamp device comprising:
- a gripper operable for gripping a stud of a wheel mounting assembly, the gripper movable between an open position and a closed position;
- an actuating link engaging the gripper, the actuating link selectively movable between a first position and a second position, the gripper being in the open position when the actuating link is in the first position and the gripper being in the closed position when the actuating link is in the second position;
- an actuator engaging the actuating link and selectively moving the actuating link to the first position and the second position;
- a connector for attaching the clamp device to a wheel of the wheel mounting assembly;
- an adjustable height platform operable to be raised and lowered to a height that facilitates attachment of the clamp device to the stud of the wheel;
- a transmitter for transmitting operating commands inputted by a user;
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- a receiver controlling the actuator and causing the actuator to selectively move the actuating link to the first position and to the second position in response to the operating commands.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.