Tire mounting apparatus
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsSaeko KOMATSU, Yoshito OTAKE
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Abstract
A tire mounting apparatus is constructed from a first working mechanism and a second working mechanism that are separate from each other. The first working mechanism is provided with a tire holding device for holding a tire and with a temporary tightening device for temporarily tightening nuts onto hub bolts to which the tire is mounted. The second working mechanism is provided with a final tightening device means for finally tightening the temporarily tightened nuts. The final tightening device includes two nut runners and an interval adjuster for adjusting an interval between the two nut runners.
Claims6
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A tire mounting apparatus for automatically mounting a tire onto hub bolts of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a first working mechanism including tire gripping means for gripping the tire, and temporary tightening means for temporarily tightening nuts on the hub bolts on which the tire has been placed;
- a second working mechanism disposed in association with a first mounting region on a front wheel side or on a rear wheel side of the motor vehicle, and including first full tightening means for fully tightening the nuts that have been temporarily tightened;
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- a third working mechanism disposed in association with a second mounting region on the rear wheel side or on the front wheel side of the motor vehicle, and including second full tightening means for fully tightening the nuts that have been temporarily tightened.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.