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Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 29, 2016
Applicant:

Arkk Engineering, Oak Park, MI (US);

Inventors:

Kevin R. Kerwin, Orion Township, MI (US);

Daniel Ehlke, Oak Park, MI (US);

Mohammed Hassan, Oak Park, MI (US);

Assignee:

International Wheel and Tire, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 25/05 (2006.01); B25J 15/02 (2006.01); B60C 25/132 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 25/0515 (2013.01); B25J 15/024 (2013.01); B60C 25/0584 (2013.01); B60C 25/0587 (2013.01); B60C 25/132 (2013.01);
Abstract

A robotic tire mounter for mounting a tire to a wheel is disclosed. The robotic tire mounted comprises a robotic arm and a gripping unit. The gripping unit further comprises a plurality of gripping fingers that are selectively moveable between a releasing position and a gripping position. When in the gripping fingers are in the releasing position, the gripping fingers are positioned adjacent one another adjacent a center of the gripping unit. A method of mounting a tire to a wheel using a robotic tire mounter is also disclosed.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Kerwin, Kevin. (2025). Robotic tire mounter (U.S. Patent No. 12344052). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12344052

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