Apparatus or tools adapted for mounting, removing, repairing or inspecting pneumatic or solid tyres

BPERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING B60Vehicles B60CVEHICLE TYRES TYRE INFLATION TYRE CHANGING OR REPAIRING REPAIRING, OR CONNECTING VALVES TO, INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES

B60C25/00Apparatus or tools adapted for mounting, removing, repairing or inspecting pneumatic or solid tyres

B60C25/002Inspecting tyres B60C25/005inside surface B60C25/007outside surface B60C25/01for manually removing tyres from or mounting tyres on wheels B60C25/015for only breaking the beads B60C25/02Tyre levers or the like B60C25/025with a jack B60C25/04pivotal about the wheel axis, or movable along the rim edge B60C25/05Machines, i.e. motorized devices B60C25/0503for mounting only B60C25/0506for demounting only B60C25/0509for inserting additional parts B60C25/0512Integrated systems performing multiple operations B60C25/0515Automated devices B60C25/0518Horizontal wheel axis in working position B60C25/0521Handling of rim or tyre B60C25/0524Separating tyres from rims B60C25/0527Adapting to different wheel diameters B60C25/053Support of wheel parts during machine operation B60C25/0533Fixing the tyre only B60C25/0536axially fixing the rim B60C25/0539radially fixing the rim B60C25/0542with self-centering means B60C25/0545with rotary motion of tool or tyre support B60C25/0548equipped with sensing means B60C25/0551mechanical B60C25/0554optical B60C25/0557thermal B60C25/056measuring speed, acceleration or forces B60C25/0563Tools interacting with the tyre and moved in relation to the tyre during operation B60C25/0566rolling only B60C25/0569gliding only B60C25/0572pressing only B60C25/0575levering only B60C25/0578hooking only B60C25/0581Translational tool trajectory only B60C25/0584Predetermined tool path B60C25/0587Programmed tool path B60C25/059Conjoint tool operations B60C25/0593Multi-functional tools for performing at least two operations B60C25/0596Soaping devices B60C25/12for only seating the beads B60C25/122acting on the tyre tread B60C25/125for only breaking the beads B60C25/128acting axially on the whole circumference of the bead or sidewall B60C25/13acting axially on a part of the bead or sidewall only at localised regions of the bead or side wall B60C25/132for removing and mounting tyres B60C25/135having a tyre support or a tool, movable along wheel axis B60C25/138with rotary motion of tool or tyre support B60C25/14Apparatus or tools for spreading or locating tyre beads B60C25/142Devices for tightening or expanding the felly, devices for spreading the tyres B60C25/145for locating provisionally the beads of tubeless tyres against the sealing surfaces of the rims B60C25/147Safety cages for inflation B60C25/15with means for inverting the tyre B60C25/16Tools for repairing damaged tyres B60C25/18Tools for mounting or demounting air valves B60C25/185Automated devices B60C25/20Tools for attaching metallic tyres