Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for semi-autonomous repetitive operation of a tire changer machine
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Application No.: US16275838Application Date: 2019-02-14
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Publication No.: US10967687B2Publication Date: 2021-04-06
- Inventor: Peter N. Liebetreu , Steven K. Molbach , Joel A. Clasquin , Jeffrey P. Talbott , Charles Polster
- Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company
- Applicant Address: US MO Bridgeton
- Assignee: Hunter Engineering Company
- Current Assignee: Hunter Engineering Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MO Bridgeton
- Agency: Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard, P.C.
- Main IPC: B60C25/05
- IPC: B60C25/05 ; G01M1/04 ; B60C25/138

Abstract:
A tire changer machine, and method of operation, configured to enable a single operator to carry out tire change procedures for a set of wheel assemblies by interleaving wheel assembly balancing procedures on a wheel balancer machine with an automated tire demount process carried out under direction of a control system of the tire changer without continuous operator input or supervision.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190255894A1 System and Method for Semi-Autonomous Repetitive Operation of a Tire Changer Machine Public/Granted day:2019-08-22
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