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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2009
David A. Voeller, St. Louis, MO (US);
Douglas S. Hanneken, St. Louis, MO (US);
Steve Molbach, Ballwin, MO (US);
Joel Clasquin, Highland, IL (US);
Michael D. Gerdes, St. Charles, MO (US);
David A. Voeller, St. Louis, MO (US);
Douglas S. Hanneken, St. Louis, MO (US);
Steve Molbach, Ballwin, MO (US);
Joel Clasquin, Highland, IL (US);
Michael D. Gerdes, St. Charles, MO (US);
Hunter Engineering Company, Bridgeton, MO (US);
Abstract
A tire changer with a controller includes a with a mount assembly adapted for contacting a wheel assembly to mount the wheel to a rotating spindle. The tire changer controller is configured to regulated the operation of a motor, which may be hydraulically driven, and which is operatively connected to the rotating spindle to rotate the wheel assembly. A sensor coupled to the controller provides a data representative of the rotational position of the wheel assembly about a rotational axis. The controller is further configured to regulate the operation of a hydraulic actuating means for engaging a load roller with the wheel assembly to apply a radial force to a tire mounted on a rim of the wheel assembly during rotation of the wheel, and to regulate the operation of a tire handling means adapted to hold the tire during rotation of the wheel rim enabling automated adjustment of the tire angular mounting position relative to the wheel rim.