Roller assist and lift for tire changing machine
OwnerAndrew Freemaninventor
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Abstract
A tire changing machine includes a frame, a rotatable turntable for holding a wheel assembly, a bead breaker assembly engaging the wheel assembly, and a lifting assembly movably attached to the frame. The lifting assembly comprises a lift, a support platform connected to the lift, and a roller assembly movably linked to the support platform. The machine facilitates efficient tire changing operations by providing a stable platform for wheel manipulation and lifting mechanisms for easy access to the wheel assembly, enhancing the overall tire changing process.
Claims20
A tire changing machine, comprising:
- a frame;
- a rotatable turntable configured to retain a wheel assembly;
- a bead breaker assembly attached to the frame and configured to engage the wheel assembly;
- and
- a lifting assembly movably attached to the frame and configured to raise the wheel assembly, the lifting assembly further comprising;
- a lift;
- a support platform coupled to the lift;
- and
- a roller assembly movably coupled to the support platform.
A method of operating a tire changing machine, comprising:
- providing the tire changing machine, comprising:
- a frame;
- a rotatable turntable configured to retain a wheel assembly;
- a bead breaker assembly attached to a side of the frame and configured to engage the wheel assembly;
- and
- a lifting assembly movably attached to the frame and configured to raise the wheel assembly, the lifting assembly comprising:
- a support platform;
- and
- a roller assembly coupled to the support platform;
- loading the wheel assembly onto the support platform of the lifting assembly provided in a lowered position;
- separating, with the bead breaker assembly, a tire bead of the wheel assembly from a rim of the wheel assembly;
- raising the lifting assembly from the lowered position to a raised position;
- transferring the wheel assembly from the lifting assembly in the raised position to the rotatable turntable;
- and
- removing, at the rotatable turntable, a tire of the wheel assembly from the rim of the wheel assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.