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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2018
Snap-on Equipment Srl a Unico Socio, Correggio, IT;
Paolo Sotgiu, Modena, IT;
Pietro Azzari, Gonzaga, IT;
Lillo Gucciardino, Bomporto, IT;
Marco Tralli, Modena, IT;
SNAP-ON EQUIPMENT SRL A UNICO SOCIO, Correggio (RE), IT;
Abstract
A wheel clamping system, for reversibly clamping a motor vehicle wheel with a rim onto a wheel servicing machine, includes a handle for acting on a rim of the wheel mounted on a rotatable spindle. The handle has a coupling surface for engaging with clamping jaws of a pull rod when the clamping jaws are open. The handle includes a force detecting device for determining an amount of force exerted by the handle on the rim of the wheel, and a signal emitter operatively connected to the force detecting device. The signal emitter is configured to wirelessly transmit a control signal to a signal receiver of the wheel balancer operatively connected to an actuator causing axial movement of the pull rod when the determined amount of force reaches a predefined threshold, such that the actuator is actuated and the wheel clamping system performs a reversible clamping operation.