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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arthur Koerner, Rochester, MI (US);
Paul G. Doan, Macomb, MI (US);
Assignee:
Fori Automation, Inc., Shelby Township, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 2/512 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 2/512 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for seating a tire bead in the bead seat of a wheel includes the basic steps of: engaging the wheel and generating reciprocating movement of the wheel along the axis of rotation to fully seat the tire bead on the wheel. The method and apparatus further involves the step of rotating the tire and wheel about the wheel's axis of rotation while generating the reciprocating movement, as well as the step of applying pressure to the side walls of the tire while generating the reciprocating movement.