Tire and Wheel Mounting System and Method
AssigneeAndroid Industries LLC
InventorsLawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece, Richard J. Standen, Richard E. Hamilton
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Abstract
A system for providing at least a partially mounted tire and wheel assembly is disclosed. The system includes the steps of using a prime mover to bring a tire and wheel together and using the primer mover to work on at least one of the tire or the wheel to mount the tire and the wheel together, wherein the work performed by the prime mover is the only positive work introduced into the tire/wheel system.
Claims25
A method of at least partially mounting a tire and a wheel together, comprising the steps of:
- using a prime move to engage one of a tire or a wheel and to carry the engaged tire or wheel proximate to the other to define a tire/wheel system;
- using said prime mover to bring a portion of the wheel and a bead portion of the tire in contact with one another;
- using said prime mover to exert work directly on at least one of the wheel and the tire to render the bead portion of the tire at least partially mounted to the wheel, wherein the work exerted by the prime mover is the only positive work introduced into the tire/wheel system.
A method for providing at least a partially mounted tire and wheel assembly, comprising the steps of:
- a) bringing together a portion of a wheel and tire wherein the wheel defines a wheel axis of rotation and wherein the tire defines a tire axis of rotation, and
- b) revolvingly manipulating one of the tire and the wheel to provide at least a partially mounted tire and wheel assembly.
A method for providing at least a partially mounted tire and wheel assembly, comprising the steps of:
- orienting a tire and a wheel relative to one another, wherein the tire includes a bead and an axis, and
- wherein the wheel includes a circumference;
- revolvingly manipulating at least one of the tire and the wheel;
- and
- urging at least one of the tire and the wheel against the other.
A device for mounting a tire to a wheel, comprising:
- a master actuator adapted to be coupled to at least one of a tire or a wheel for:
- i) engaging the at least one of a tire or a wheel;
- and
- ii) while engaged to said at least one of a tire or a wheel, transporting said at least one of a tire or a wheel in proximity to the other, and
- iii) while engaged to said at least one of a tire or a wheel, revolvingly manipulating the at least one of the tire or wheel to at least partially mount the tire and the wheel together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.