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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2012
Klaus Kirstätter, Wetzlar, DE;
Klaus Kirstätter, Wetzlar, DE;
SNAP-ON EQUIPMENT SRL A UNICO SOCIO, Correggio (RE), IT;
Abstract
An apparatus for mounting and demounting a tire on and from a rim of a vehicle wheel. The apparatus comprises at least one fitting or removal tool for mounting and demounting the tire, and a control unit for controlling movement of the fitting or removal tool. A load measuring device measures the load applied on the tool while mounting or demounting the tire. A counterpart method comprises moving the fitting or removal tool towards or away from the vehicle wheel for mounting or demounting the tire to and from the rim, capturing the load applied to the tire by the fitting or removal tool, calculating the load applied to the tire by the fitting or removal tool while mounting or demounting the tire, and controlling movement of the fitting or removal tool on the basis of the load applied to the tire by the tool.