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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2017
Snap-on Equipment Srl a Unico Socio, Correggio (RE), IT;
Paolo Sotgiu, Modena, IT;
Francesco Braghiroli, Reggio Emilia, IT;
SNAP-ON EQUIPMENT SRL A UNICO SOCIO, Correggio, IT;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for mounting a tyre on a rim or demounting a tyre from a rim. The method includes the steps of rotating the wheel (tyre/rim assembly) by an electric motor about an axis, checking the current consumption of the electric motor during the mounting and demounting operation, and continuously and automatically adjusting a specific combination of torque and speed of the electric motor during the mounting/demounting operation. The apparatus for mounting a tyre on a rim or demounting a tyre from a rim comprises an electric motor for rotating the wheel (rim/tyre assembly) about an axis, a sensing device for sensing the motor current and transmitting corresponding signals to a control device and an adjustment controller for continuously and automatically adjusting a specific combination of torque and speed of the electric motor during the mounting/demounting operation.