Tire servicing apparatus
US4039016A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 1976 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C25/132
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tire changing device including a stand having a wheel receiving surface for receiving and holding a wheel to permit a tire servicing operation to be performed on a tire on the wheel, a bead breaker assembly mounted for movement on the stand toward and away from the wheel receiving surface for breaking the bead of a tire, and a fluid motor interconnecting the stand and the bead breaker for moving the bead breaker toward the wheel receiving surface, the motor including a cylinder having a closed end with a bore in the closed end, the cylinder being partially closed at its opposite end while being open across at least one diameter, a rod extending through the bore, a piston removably secured to the rod within the cylinder, and a closing member for the partially closed end removably received therein. Both the piston and the closing member are removable through the partially closed end to facilitate servicing.
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