A tool for installing a tyre on a wheel rim comprises a body and a wing. The wing extends from an upper portion of the body to form an overhang over a side of the body, such that the side of the body and an underside of the wing from an open channel for receiving in use an outer peripheral portion of a wall of the wheel rim. The channel extends between a forward portion and a rearward portion of the body. The wing comprises a leading edge and an upper side which are arranged to engage in use with a side wall of the tyre. The leading edge of the wing is swept toward the rearward portion of the body and the upper side of the wing is curved about an axis which extends substantially along the channel, to form a convex profile. A radius of curvature of the upper side of the wing about the axis may increase from the leading edge toward a trailing edge of the wing. The tool may comprise guiding means, which may be a ramped protuberance, disposed upon the upper portion of the body for guiding the side wall of the tyre upon the wing. The tool may comprise an abutment surface, which may comprise a quarter sphere, for engaging with the side wall of the tyre and deflecting the side wall of the tyre upon the upper side of the wing. The tool may comprise a flange for removal of a tyre from a wheel rim.
TYRE INSTALLATION TOOL
REIFENINSTALLATIONSWERKZEUG
OUTIL D'INSTALLATION DE PNEU
06.03.2024
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60C VEHICLE TYRES , Fahrzeugreifen |