JPH07276935A - Tire changing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a tire changing device capable of positioning a bead fitting/ removing member in a short time without casting a large burden upon an operator. CONSTITUTION:A tire changing device is provided with a lower lock plate 220 for fixing a block body 102 and a vertical arm in a lock position and releasing them in an unlock position, a side lock plate 202 for fixing the block body and a sliding arm 108 in a lock position and releasing them in an unlock position, a pressing device 312 for pressing the lower lock plate and the side lock plate to move them into the lock position, and an actuator 314 for automatically driving the pressing device 312.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tire exchanging device, and more particularly to a tire exchanging device for attaching and detaching a tire to a wheel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The attachment and detachment of a tire wheel to and from a rim has been conventionally performed by using a tire lever or the like. In order to perform the work easily and in a short time, FIGS. Devices as shown are commonly used.

The tire exchanging device shown in FIG.
02 and wheel 406
A turntable 4 for supporting the 0 coaxially and detachably
12 and a base 414 for supporting the turntable 412
And a pillar 462 standing upright at one end of the base 414, and a pillar 4
A horizontal arm 464 that extends horizontally from the upper end of the horizontal arm 464, a vertical arm 440 that extends vertically from the end of the horizontal arm 464, and the vertical arm 44.
And a bead attaching / detaching member 420 attached to the lower end of 0. For example, in the work of removing, first,
Bead 4 of tire 402 with a bead remover (not shown)
After dropping 04 and 405 to the recess 407 side of the wheel 406 (see FIG. 25), the tire assembly 410 is placed on the turntable 412, and the tire assembly 410 is fixed to the turntable 412 by the clamp piece 494 provided on the turntable 412. To do. In FIG. 21, the clamp mechanism 4 for moving the clamp piece 494 is used.
Reference numeral 90 shows only its outline.

Then, the horizontal arm 464 is moved in the horizontal direction and the vertical arm 440 is moved in the vertical direction, thereby positioning the claw portion 428 of the bead attaching / detaching member 420 between the rim 408 of the wheel 406 and the vicinity thereof (FIG. 22). reference).

At this time, a gap X is placed in the horizontal direction and a gap Y is placed in the vertical direction between the claw portion 428 and the rim 408. After the positioning is completed in this way, as shown in FIG. 23, the bead 404 of the tire is hooked on the claw portion 428 with the lever 500, and the turntable 412 is rotated. As a result, the claw portion 428 disengages the bead 404 of the tire from the rim 408 of the wheel, and the tire 402 can be removed from the wheel 406 in one rotation.

When the tire is assembled, the wheel 406 is fixed to the turntable 412 and the lower bead 4 is attached.
After dropping 05 into the recess 407 of the wheel 406,
The upper bead 404 is connected to the claw portion 42 of the bead attaching / detaching member 420.
8, which is disposed on the lower side and horizontally protrudes
(See FIG. 24), and turntable 412 is rotated. At this time, the bead 404 guided from the locking portion 430 is pressed downward by the claw portion 428,
The bead 404 and the rim 408 are fitted in order, and the tire 402 is assembled to the wheel 406.

[0007]

In recent years, in order to reduce the weight of vehicles, the use of aluminum wheels has increased in place of steel wheels, and the cross-sectional shape of the tire has been flattened to widen the tread width to improve running stability and high speed. There is an increasing use of so-called flat tires having a low flatness ratio for improving durability and wear resistance.

In such a flat tire, the height of the tire cross section is short and the rigidity of the rubber is high. For this reason,
Using the above-mentioned conventional device causes the following problems. That is, at the time of removal, the bead 404 of the tire is placed on the claw portion 428,
Due to the elastic force of the bead 404, the vertical arm 440
Is bent substantially in the direction C in the drawing (see FIG. 22), and the inner side wall of the claw portion 428 and the outer surface of the rim 408 of the wheel 406 are mainly in contact with each other, and the outer surface of the rim 408 of the wheel is damaged. there were. This is the bead attaching / detaching member 420.
Has a vertical arm 440, a horizontal arm 464, and a column 46
It arises from being a cantilever structure that is connected to the base 414 via 2. When mounting, since the bead 404 of the tire is hooked on the upper side of the locking portion 430, the vertical arm 440 bends in the D direction in the schematic diagram, and the upper wall inside the claw portion 428 and the rim 408 of the wheel. There is a problem in that the upper surface mainly contacts and damages the upper surface of the rim 408 of the wheel. Particularly in the case of an aluminum wheel, its hardness is low, so it is easily scratched, and since it is expensive, when it is scratched, the damage is also enormous.

If the gap between the bead attaching / detaching member 420 and the wheel 406 is widened in order to avoid such contact, the bead 404 of the tire is unnecessarily widened and the bead is conversely damaged. There was a point.

On the other hand, a structure in which the bending and displacement of these members are prevented by increasing the rigidity of the vertical arm, the horizontal arm, the support column and the base can be considered, but such a structure requires a large apparatus. At the same time, there is a problem that it becomes expensive.

Further, when the bead attaching / detaching member 420 is positioned near the outside of the rim 408 of the wheel, the vertical arm 440 and the horizontal arm 464 must be moved for fine adjustment, and therefore the positioning is performed. There was also a problem that it took a lot of time.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. It is extremely easy and quick to attach and detach a tire to a wheel without damaging the rim of the wheel or the bead of the tire. It is an object of the present invention to provide a tire changing device that can be used.

[0013]

Therefore, according to the present invention, a table for coaxially supporting a tire assembly including a tire and a wheel, a base for supporting the table, a bead of the tire, and a wheel for the tire are provided. The vertical arm includes a bead attaching / detaching member for engaging / disengaging the rim, and a vertical arm for supporting the bead attaching / detaching member. An engaging portion is formed at one end of the vertical arm, and the vertical arm is engaged with the engaging portion. Is provided in the central portion of the table, and the bead attaching / detaching member is guided by guiding the vertical arm to a position where the engaging portion of the vertical arm engages with the displacement preventing means. Positioning means for positioning the wheel at a position near the rim of the wheel, and the table and the bead attaching / detaching member so that the bead attaching / detaching member can move along the periphery of the wheel. And a bead attachment / detachment member for movably holding the bead attachment / detachment member along the axis of the vertical arm, and movably in a direction intersecting the axis of the vertical arm. A guide device, the guide device having a block body slidably attached to the vertical arm and a slide arm slidably attached to the block body; The arm is movable in a direction intersecting the axis of the vertical arm, the bead attaching / detaching member is attached to one end of the sliding arm, and fixes the block body and the vertical arm at a lock position. A first lock member that is unlocked at the unlocked position, a second lock member that locks the block body and the sliding arm at the locked position, and is unlocked at the unlocked position; Locking device for driving the locking member and the second locking member between a locked position and an unlocked position, the locking driving device pressing the first locking member to disengage it. A first pressing device that moves from a locked position to a locked position, a second pressing device that presses the second locking member to move from a non-locked position to a locked position, the first pressing device and the first pressing device. The present invention is intended to achieve the above object by adopting a configuration in which the second pressing device and an actuator for automatically and controllably driving the pressing device are provided.

Further, according to the present invention, a table for coaxially supporting a tire assembly composed of a tire and a wheel, a base for supporting the table, a bead for engaging and disengaging the bead of the tire and the rim of the wheel. Displacement prevention that includes a detachable member and a vertical arm that supports the bead detachable member, forms an engaging portion on one end side of the vertical arm, and engages with the engaging portion to prevent displacement of the vertical arm Means is provided at the center of the table, and the vertical arm is guided to a position where the engaging portion of the vertical arm engages with the displacement preventing means, and the bead attaching / detaching member is provided near the rim of the wheel. Relative positioning between the table and the bead attaching / detaching member so that the bead attaching / detaching member can move along the peripheral edge of the wheel. A relative movement imparting means, and a guide device for holding the bead attaching / detaching member so as to be movable along the axis of the vertical arm and for holding the bead attaching / detaching member so as to be movable in a direction intersecting the axis of the vertical arm, The guide device has a block body slidably attached to the vertical arm, and a slide arm slidably attached to the block body, and the slide arm includes a vertical arm of the vertical arm. The bead attaching / detaching member is attached to one end of the sliding arm, is movable in a direction intersecting the axis, and fixes the block body and the vertical arm in a locked position and releases them in an unlocked position. A first lock member, a second lock member that locks the block body and the sliding arm at a lock position and releases the lock arm at a non-lock position, the first lock member, and the first lock member. A lock driving device for driving the lock member between the lock position and the non-lock position, and the lock driving device simultaneously presses the first lock member and the second lock member. In order to achieve the above object, a structure is provided in which a pressing device for moving the pressing device from the unlocked position to the locked position and an actuator for automatically and controllably driving the pressing device are provided. is there.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

A tire exchanging device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a turntable 12 for coaxially supporting a tire assembly 10 (see FIG. 13) including a tire 2 and a wheel 6, and a base for supporting the turntable 12. Stand 14
A bead attaching / detaching member 20 for engaging and disengaging the bead 4 of the tire 2 and the rim 8 of the wheel 6, and a vertical arm 40 supporting the bead attaching / detaching member 20 are formed, and an engaging portion 42 is formed on one end side of the vertical arm, The vertical arm 40 is engaged with the engaging portion 42.
Is provided in the center of the turntable 12, and the vertical arm 40 is guided to a position where the engaging portion 42 of the vertical arm 40 engages with the displacement prevention means 140 to remove the beads. Positioning means 60 for positioning the member 20 in the vicinity of the rim 8 of the wheel 6 and relative movement between the turntable 12 and the bead attaching / detaching member 20 so that the bead attaching / detaching member 20 can move along the periphery of the wheel 6. And relative motion imparting means 16 for imparting.

The turntable 12 is rotatably supported on a base 14, and is rotationally driven by a drive device 16 fixedly provided inside the base 14. As described above, in the present embodiment, the driving device 1 provided inside the base 14 is
Reference numeral 6 constitutes a relative motion imparting means. The shaft of the driving device 16 extends through the upper surface of the base 14, and the turntable 12 is fixed to this shaft. Turntable 12
A clamp mechanism 90 is attached to the lower surface of the, as is well known. Air cylinder 9 of this clamp mechanism 90
By the operation of 2, the four clamp pieces 94 provided on the upper surface of the turntable 12 move in the radial direction, and the clamp pieces 94 engage with the lower rim of the wheel 6. As a result, the wheel 6 is fixed on the turntable 12. The clamp mechanism 90 is used for the turntable 1
It can rotate with 2. 1 and 3, the clamp mechanism 90 is shown only in outline.

The positioning means 60 is provided with a support column 62 standing upright on one end side of the base 14, and a horizontal arm 64 extending horizontally from the upper end of the support column 62 to the turntable side.

The tip end side of the horizontal arm 64 is a terminal end substantially above the center of the turntable 12. A hinge member 70 is fixed to the upper ends of the columns 62 (see FIG. 2). The hinge member 70 includes a side plate 72 attached along the longitudinal direction of the support column 62, an upper plate 74 extending in an intersecting direction from an upper end portion of the side plate 74, and a lower end portion of the side plate 74 extending parallel to the upper plate 74. The lower plate 76 and the lower plate 76 are formed in a U shape. The respective end portions of the side plate 72, the upper plate 74, and the lower plate 76 are fixed to the turntable side surface of the support column 62. The hinge member 70 is provided with a support shaft 78 extending through the upper plate 74 and the lower plate 76. This support shaft 78 allows one end of the horizontal arm 64 to move to the support rod 62.
Is pivotally attached to. As a result, the horizontal arm 64 pivots horizontally about the support shaft 78.

An arm stopper 79 is attached to the side plate 72 of the hinge member 70. The arm stopper 79 restricts the movement of the horizontal arm 64 to the turntable side. When the horizontal arm 64 contacts the arm stopper 79, the vertical arm 40 is positioned in the same axis as the central portion of the turntable 12. The arm stopper 79 includes a screw portion 79a that is screwed into the side plate 72 and extends through the side plate, and a circular operation portion 79b provided at one end of the screw portion 79a. By rotating the operating portion 79b,
The screw part 79a moves in the axial direction of the screw part together with the operating part 79b. The regulating position of the horizontal arm 64 is adjusted by adjusting the protruding distance of the screw portion 79a from the side plate.

According to this embodiment, by temporarily moving the horizontal arm 64 in the direction away from the turntable 12, the tire assembly 10 can be easily attached to and removed from the turntable 12.

In this embodiment, the horizontal arm 6
4 is pivotally attached to the column 62, but such a structure is not absolutely necessary, and the horizontal arm 64 is attached to the column 62.
You may make it stick to. In this case, the arm stopper 79 is unnecessary.

The vertical arm 40 has a hexagonal cross section and is a long-axis member extending parallel to the support column 62. The vertical arm 40 is vertically movably attached to the tip end side of the horizontal arm 64 so as to be located on the same axis as the central portion of the turntable 12. The bead attaching / detaching member 20 is attached to the lower end side of the vertical arm 40 via the guide device 100. Vertical arm 40
A vertical arm drive device 50 is attached to the upper end side of the. By operating this drive device 50,
The vertical arm 40 moves downward toward the turntable 12 or moves upward away from the turntable 12. The moving direction of the vertical arm 40 is controlled by the user of the tire changing device.
The drive device 50 that moves the vertical arm 40 toward and away from the turntable 12 or moves it back and forth can be configured by various known techniques such as hydraulic pressure and pneumatic pressure, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Although the drive unit 50 is attached in this embodiment, it is not always necessary to provide such a drive unit, and a mechanism for manually moving the vertical arm 40 up and down may be adopted.

A concave portion 42 as an engaging portion is formed on the lower surface of the vertical arm 40. A table shaft 13 for rotationally driving the turntable 12 is provided at the center of the turntable 12 so as to project (see FIG. 4), and a support member 140 as a conical displacement prevention means is attached to and detached from the table shaft 13. It is possible to install. Support member 1
A recess 142 is formed on the bottom surface of 40, and the recess 142 of the support member 140 and the table shaft 13 are rotatably fitted together. Top 14 of support member 140
4 has a shape that can be fitted into a recess 42 formed on the lower end side of the vertical arm 40. Therefore, the support member 14
When the turntable 12 rotates when the top portion 144 of 0 and the recess portion 42 of the vertical arm 40 are fitted, the support member 1
40 does not rotate with respect to the vertical arm 40, but the table shaft 13 rotates in the recess 142 of the support member 140. As described above, since the lower end side of the vertical arm 40 can be supported by the support member 140, the vertical arm 40 is hardly displaced even if a force is applied in the radial direction or the downward direction. In this embodiment, the support member 140 is detachably attached to the table shaft 13. Therefore, it is possible to use support members having different lengths according to the size of the tire assembly.

In the present embodiment, the vertical arm is moved in the vertical direction so that the vertical arm and the supporting member are fitted together, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various other embodiments are possible. By adopting the configuration, it is possible to guide the vertical arm to a position where the fitting portion of the vertical arm fits with the support member and position the bead attaching / detaching member at a position near the rim of the wheel. For example, the vertical arm may be fixed to the horizontal arm and the horizontal arm may be fixed to the supporting column so that the supporting column is foldable, and the vertical arm and the supporting member are fitted together by the folding of the stanchion. Good. Further, this foldable structure may be added to the present embodiment. Further, the vertical arm may be fixed to the horizontal arm, a part of the fitting portion of the vertical arm may be cut out, and the vertical arm and the supporting member may be fitted by pivotal movement of the horizontal arm.

The guide device 100 includes a bead attaching / detaching member 20.
Is held so as to be movable along the axis of the vertical arm 40, and is also held so as to be movable in a direction intersecting the axis of the vertical arm 40. The guide device 100 includes a block body 102 slidably attached to the vertical arm 40,
And a sliding arm 108 slidably attached to the block body 102.

The block body 102 has a prismatic shape. A vertical arm 40 is provided at a substantially central portion of the block body 102.
A vertical hole 104 is formed along the axis of (see FIG. 9). Further, a horizontal hole 106 extending in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction is formed on one end side of the block body 102 (see FIG. 11). The vertical arm 40 extends through the vertical hole 104 of the block body 102. The block body 102 can slide along the vertical arm 40. A coil spring 120 is arranged around the vertical arm 40 along the axial direction of the vertical arm 40. The upper end of the coil spring 120 is fixed to the horizontal arm 64, and the lower end thereof is the block body 102.
It is fixed on the upper surface of. The block body 102 is biased toward the horizontal arm 64 by a coil spring 120. Therefore, when positioning the block body 102, the user can easily move the block body 102. A stopper 44 protruding in the radial direction is provided on the lower end side of the vertical arm 40 (see FIG. 6).
The stopper 44 restricts the downward movement of the block body 102.

The sliding arm 108 extends through the horizontal hole 106 of the block body 102 and is slidably attached to the block body 102. That is, the sliding arm 108 is movable along the radial direction of the turntable surface. The sliding arm 108 includes an elongated columnar section 110 that slides on the block body, a protruding section 112 that protrudes from one end of the columnar section 110 in the cross direction, and a stopper 114 provided at the other end of the columnar section 110. ing. Protrusion 11
2 and the stopper 114 prevent the sliding arm 108 from coming off the block body 102.

The bead attaching / detaching member 20 is attached to the lower end of the protruding portion 112 of the sliding arm 108. The bead attaching / detaching member 20 is the same as that conventionally used. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the bead attaching / detaching member 20 has a bending portion 22 having a substantially curved shape, a mounting portion 24 standing upright from the upper surface of the bending portion 22, and extending downward from one end of the bending portion 22. The extension portion 26, a claw portion 28 provided at the tip of the extension portion 26, and a locking portion 30 that protrudes outward from the lower end of the bending portion 22 in the horizontal direction are integrally configured. The mounting portion 24 is the projection 112 of the sliding arm 108.
The bead attaching / detaching member 20 is detachably attached to the sliding arm 108 by being bolted to. Since the extending portion 26 of the bead attaching / detaching member 20 extends downward, the claw portion 28 is located closer to the turntable than the locking portion 30. A roller 32 is provided on the inner wall surface of the claw portion 28.
Is rotatably held, and the roller surface of the roller 32 slightly projects toward the rim side of the wheel 6 from the inner wall surface of the claw portion 28. Therefore, the roller 32 is not
Prior to the inner wall surface of the wheel 6, the rim 8 of the wheel 6 is brought into contact with the rim 8 to minimize damage to the rim 8.
When attaching and detaching the tire 2 to and from the wheel 6, the block body 102 and the sliding arm 108 are moved so that the claw portion 28 is located near the outside of the rim 8 of the wheel 6, and the bead attachment / detachment is performed. The member 20 is positioned.

According to the present embodiment, by providing the guide device 100, the bead attaching / detaching member 20 can be positioned at a desired position on the turntable, so that any size tire can be attached to the wheel. Can be installed and removed. If only tires of a certain size are handled, the bead attaching / detaching member may be directly attached to the vertical arm without providing the guide device as in this embodiment. In this case, if the horizontal arm is fixedly attached to the support column, the support column 62 is configured to be retractable, so that the tire assembly can be attached to the turntable.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the fine adjustment of the positioning of the bead attaching / detaching device 20 is performed by the movement of the block body 102 with respect to the vertical arm 40 and the movement of the sliding arm 108 with respect to the block body 102. Becomes According to this, as compared with the conventional technique, only the small member is moved at the time of fine adjustment, so that the positioning can be performed extremely easily.

In this embodiment, a lock device 200 is further provided. The lock device 200 serves as a second lock member that fixes the block body 102 and the sliding arm 108 at the lock position and releases the lock at the unlock position.
Flat side lock plate 202; block body 10
2 and the vertical arm 40 are fixed in a locked position and released in a non-locked position, and a flat plate-like lower lock plate 220 serving as a first locking member; the side lock plate 202 and the lower lock plate 220 are locked. A drive unit 240 for driving between the position and the unlocked position;

The side lock plate 202 is attached along the side surface of the block body 102 on the bead attaching / detaching member side. The side lock plate 202 is formed with an opening 204 for penetrating the sliding arm 108 holding the bead attaching / detaching member 20 (see FIG. 6). The cross-sectional area of the opening 204 is slightly larger than the cross-sectional area of the sliding arm 108. One end side of the side lock plate 202 is attached to the block body so that play occurs. Specifically, two bolts 2
One end side of 06 is screwed into the side surface of the block body 102, and the other end side of this bolt 206 is connected to the block body 102.
Stands upright and extends from the side (see FIG. 11). One end of the side lock plate 202 is loosely fitted in the bolt 206. A nut 208 is fitted at the tip of the bolt 206 to prevent the side lock plate 202 from coming off. The distance between the nut 208 and the block body 102 is slightly wider than the plate thickness of the side lock plate 202. With the above configuration, the side lock plate 20
One end side of 2 can move along the bolt 206 between the block body 102 and the nut 208. The other end of the side lock plate 202 extends beyond the block body 102, and an extension portion 210 extending beyond the block body 102 forms an engagement surface for engaging the drive portion 240 of the lock device 200. It is configured (see FIG. 5). The other end of the side lock plate 202 is attached to the block body so as to be biased by the block body 102. Specifically, two bolts 212 are loosely fitted to the block body 102, and a spring (not shown) provided inside the block body 102.
Thereby biasing the bolt 212 toward the block body 102 (see FIGS. 7 and 8). The protruding end of the bolt 212 extends through the other end of the side lock plate 202. Then, attach the nut 21 to the tip of the bolt 212.
The other end of the side lock plate 220 is prevented from coming off from the bolt 212 by fitting 4 in place. The other end of the side lock plate 202 is always urged toward the block body 102 by a spring (not shown) provided inside the block body 102, a bolt 212, and a nut 214.

The lower lock plate 220 is attached to the lower surface of the block body 102, and has an opening 224 through which the vertical arm 40 penetrates (FIG. 9).
reference). The cross-sectional area of the opening 224 is slightly larger than that of the vertical arm 40. The lower lock plate 220 is also similar to the side lock plate 202,
One end thereof is attached to the block body 102 so that play is generated by one bolt 226 and a nut 228 fitted to the tip of this bolt. Further, the other end of the lower lock plate 220 extends beyond the block body 102 by the same distance as the side lock plate 202, and the extension portion 2 extending beyond the block body 102.
30 constitutes an engagement surface which engages with the drive part 240 of the lock device 200. Further, the lower lock plate 22
Similarly to the side lock plate 202, the other end side of 0 is also urged toward the block body 102 by the bolt 232, the nut 234, and the spring (not shown).

The drive unit 240 is provided on the side lock plate 20.
2 and the respective extension 21 of the lower lock plate 220
It is provided on the side surface of the block body 102 adjacent to 0 and 230. The drive unit 240 includes a partially cut arcuate plate cam 242 and an elongated lock operation lever 250. The plate cam 242 has a linear contour portion 244.
And an arc-shaped contour portion 246, and the corner portion 24 is provided between the straight-line contour portion 244 and the arc-shaped contour portion 246.
5, 247 are formed. The plate cam 242 has a shaft 24.
A block 8 is rotatably attached to the side surface of the block body 102. One end of the operating lever 250 has a plate cam 2
It is fixed to the outer surface of 42. The other end of the operation lever 250 has a spherical grip 25 for easy operation by the user.
Two are provided. The user operates the grip portion 2 of the operation lever.
By rotating 52, the plate cam 242 is rotationally driven. When the locking device 200 is in the unlocked position,
The linear contour portion 244 is in a state of being adjacent to the extension portion 210 of the side lock plate 202 (see FIG. 8).

When the operating lever 250 is moved in the direction of the arrow A in the drawing (see FIG. 8), the corner portion 245 of the plate cam 242 and the arcuate contour portion 246 in the vicinity thereof are gradually respectively extended with the extension portion 210 of the side lock plate. And the extension of the side lock plate is pressed horizontally. On the other hand, plate cam 2
42 corners 247 of the lower lock plate extension 230
And the extension 230 of the lower lock plate is pressed downward. As described above, the side and one end sides of the lower lock plates 202 and 220 are attached to the block body 102 with play. Therefore,
Due to the rotation of the plate cam 242, the side and lower lock plates 202, 220 rotate about one end side thereof in a direction in which the other end side is separated from the block body 102. That is, the side lock plate 202 moves from the intersecting state to the non-intersecting state with respect to the sliding arm 108, and moves from the parallel state to the inclined state with respect to the block body 102 (see FIG. 6). That is, the side lock plate 202 moves from the unlocked position to the locked position. Similarly, the lower lock plate 220 also moves from the intersecting state to the non-intersecting state with respect to the vertical arm 40, and moves from the parallel state to the inclined state with respect to the block body 102 (see FIG. 9). That is, the lower lock plate 220 also moves from the unlocked position to the locked position. As a result, the peripheral portions forming the openings 204 and 224 formed in the side and lower lock plates 202 and 220, respectively, are slidable.
Also, the sliding arm 108 is fixed to the block body 102 by being pressed against the vertical arm 40, and the block body 102 is fixed to the vertical arm 40 to be in a locked state. When the operation lever 250 is moved in the direction of arrow B in the drawing (see FIG. 7), the locked state is changed to the unlocked state. That is,
The pressure contact between the corner portions 245 and 247 of the plate cam 242 and the extension portions 210 and 230 of the side and lower lock plates is gradually released, and the extension portions 21 of the side and lower lock plate 21 are released.
0 and 230 are urged to the block body side, and the other end sides of the side and lower lock plates 202 and 220 contact the block body 102. In this way, when in the unlocked state, the sliding arm 108 can be moved with respect to the block body 102, and the block body 102 can be moved with respect to the vertical arm 40.

When the plate cam 242 is moved to move the side and lower lock plates 202 and 220 from the unlocked position to the locked position, the peripheral edge of the opening 204 of the side lock plate 202 and the sliding arm 108 are separated from each other. Since the side lock plate 202 moves while being pressed, the sliding arm 108 moves slightly outward in the radial direction as the side lock plate 202 moves. Similarly, since the side lock plate 202 moves while the peripheral edge of the opening 224 of the lower lock plate 220 and the vertical arm 40 are in pressure contact with each other, the peripheral edge of the side lock plate 202 and the vertical arm 4 are moved.
After the pressure contact with 0 is sufficiently secured, the block body 102 relatively moves slightly upward. The horizontal movement distance of the sliding arm 108 at this time is the horizontal gap between the claw portion 28 and the rim 8 when the tire 2 is attached to or removed from the wheel 6 as described in the related art. It is set to be equal to X (see FIG. 22). The upward movement distance of the block body 102 is set to be equal to the vertical gap Y (see FIG. 22) between the claw portion 28 and the rim 8 described in the conventional art. That is, in this embodiment, the claw portion 28
When a predetermined portion of the wheel 6 is brought into contact with the rim 8 of the wheel 6 and then locked by the locking device 200, a gap between the claw portion 28 and the rim 8 required for attaching and detaching the tire 2 to the wheel 6 is performed. The gap is set automatically. Therefore, the positioning of the claw portion 28 is
It can be performed easily and in a short time.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the block body 102 is fixed to the vertical arm 40 and the sliding arm 10 is operated at the same time by operating the operating lever 250 with one hand.
8 is fixed to the block body 102. Further, the bead attaching / detaching member 20 can be positioned at the same time.

In this embodiment, the lock device 200 is manually operated. However, as will be described later, pneumatic pressure,
The lock device may be automatically driven by using hydraulic pressure or the like. Further, as described above, when the guide device is not adopted, it is not necessary to provide such a lock device.

Next, the work of attaching and detaching the tire 2 to the wheel 6 will be specifically described.

In the work of removing, first, the horizontal arm 64 is once moved in the direction away from the turntable 12 in order to facilitate the attachment of the tire assembly 10 to the turntable 12. After dropping the bead of the tire to the recess side of the wheel with a bead remover (not shown), the tire assembly 10 is placed on the turntable 12, and the tire assembly 10 is mounted on the turntable 12 by the clamp piece 94 provided on the turntable 12. Fixed to. Next, the horizontal arm 64 is moved to the turntable side until it comes into contact with the arm stopper 79 attached to the hinge member 70. When the movement of the horizontal arm 64 is restricted by the arm stopper 79, the vertical arm 4
0 is placed right above the support member 140 loosely fitted to the table shaft 13 of the table 12. Then, the vertical arm driving device 50 is operated to move the vertical arm 40 downward toward the turntable 12. At this time, the concave portion 42 formed on the lower surface of the vertical arm 40 is not supported by the support member 140.
Automatically fits on top 144 of the. In this way, after the vertical arm 40 and the support member 140 are fitted to each other, the guide device 100 is moved to position the bead attaching / detaching member 20. Specifically, the block body 102 is attached to the vertical arm 4
Positioning in the height direction is performed by moving it on 0. By moving the sliding arm 108 in the horizontal direction, the radial positioning is performed. In this way, by finely adjusting the positions of the block body 102 and the sliding arm 108, the claw portion 28 is moved to a position where it comes into contact with the rim 8 of the wheel 6.

After that, by rotating the lock operation lever 250, the vertical arm 40 and the block body 102 are rotated.
And the sliding arm 108 and the block body 102 are fixed at the same time. Further, at the same time when such locking is performed, the gap between the claw portion 28 and the rim 8 required for removing the tire from the wheel is automatically set.

After the positioning is completed in this way, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the bead 4 of the tire 2 is hooked on the claw portion 28 by the lever 300, the drive device 16 provided inside the base 14 is operated, and the turntable 12 is rotated in the P direction in the figure. At this time, the table shaft 13 is rotating in the recess 142 of the support member 140, and the support member 140 supports the lower end portion of the vertical arm 40 without rotating with respect to the vertical arm 40. The rotation of the turntable 12 causes the claw portion 28 to move along the peripheral edge of the rim 8 of the wheel 6,
The bead 4 of the tire 2 is gradually separated from the rim 8 of the wheel 6. At this time, the bead attaching / detaching member 20 is attached to the tire 2
The beads 4 receive a force in a radial direction and a downward direction, but since the lower end side of the vertical arm 40 is supported by the support member 140, the vertical arm 40, the horizontal arm 64, and the support column 62.
Does not bend or displace. Therefore,
The gap set between the claw portion 28 and the rim 8 is kept constant, and the rim of the wheel is not damaged as in the conventional case.

The sliding arm 108 for supporting the bead attaching / detaching member 20 has a cantilever structure.
Since the distance extending from 2 is short and rigid, there is no fear that the sliding arm 108 itself will bend. If there is a possibility that an excessive force is applied to the bead attaching / detaching member 20 as in the case of a super flat tire, the rigidity between the claw portion 28 and the rim 8 is set as long as the rigidity of the sliding arm 108 is ensured. The created gap can be kept constant. Therefore, in order to increase the rigidity of the vertical arm, the horizontal arm, and the column, it is not necessary to make the entire tire exchanging device large. Also, there is no fear of displacement as described above,
Since it is not necessary to take a gap set between the claw portion 28 and the rim 8 more than necessary, the bead 4 of the tire 2 is not damaged. That is, according to the present embodiment, the bead of the tire can be easily removed from the rim of the wheel without damaging the rim of the wheel or the bead of the tire.

When the tire is assembled, the wheel 2 is fixed to the turntable 12, the pawl portion 28 is positioned, and the lower bead is dropped into the recessed portion of the rim. After that, as in the case described above, the bead 4 of the tire 2 is hung on the locking portion 30 of the bead attaching / detaching member 20, and the turntable 12 is rotated in the Q direction in the drawing, whereby the locking portion 30
The bead 4 guided from is pressed downward by the claw portion 28, the bead 4 and the rim 8 are fitted in order, and the tire is assembled to the wheel (see FIG. 17). Also at this time, the lower end side of the vertical arm 40 is supported by the support member 140 and is not bent or displaced.
It is possible to prevent contact between the wheel 6 and the rim 8 of the wheel 6.

Although the support member is used as the displacement prevention means in the above embodiment, the table shaft may be used as the displacement prevention means. That is, the fitting portion of the vertical arm may be fitted to the table shaft.

Further, in the above embodiment, the support member is rotatably attached to the table shaft, but the support member is rotatably attached to the table shaft, and the support member and the vertical arm engaging portion are provided. A sliding bearing may be provided between the support members and the engaging member so as to be rotatable and slidable between the support member and the engaging portion.

Further, the portion of the vertical arm forming the concave portion may be rotatably attached to the vertical arm.

In the above embodiment, the top portion of the support member is formed in a convex shape and the engaging portion of the vertical arm is formed in a concave shape. However, the top portion of the supporting member is formed in a concave shape and the engaging portion of the vertical arm is formed. You may make it form a convex shape.

The table shaft provided at the center of the turntable is fixed to the lower surface of the turntable without protruding from the table surface, a recess is formed at the center of the table, and the lower end of the vertical arm is You may make it fit in a recessed part. At this time, the engaging portion of the vertical arm may be formed in a convex shape. The convex engaging portion may be rotatably provided with respect to the vertical arm.

In the above-described embodiment, the drive unit is provided inside the base to rotate the turntable. However, the turntable is fixed so as not to rotate with respect to the base, and the bead attaching / detaching member is rotated. It may be driven.

In the above embodiment, the guide device,
Although the lock device and the bead attaching / detaching member are attached to the vertical arm, they may be detachably attached to the supporting member.

In the above embodiment, the locking device 200
Although the drive unit 240 for manually operating the lock device is adopted, a lock drive device 310 for automatically driving the lock device can be adopted as shown in FIG. The same components as those in the above embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The locking drive device 310 includes a pressing device 312 that simultaneously presses the side plate lock plate 202 and the lower lock plate 220 to move them to the lock position, and controllably pumps fluid to drive the pressing device 312. And a pressure feeding device 314 as an actuator.

The pressing device 312 is engaged with the side plate lock plate 202 and the lower lock plate 220, which are slidably attached to the block member, and which is engageable with the engaging member 316 and the fluid from the pressure feeding device 314. The side plate lock plate 202 and the lower lock plate 220 are pressed by pressing the member 316.
And a pressing portion 318 for simultaneously moving and to the lock position.

The engaging member 316 has a thin plate shape,
It is supported by a support member 320 on the side of the block body 102. The engaging member 316 is provided on the side lock plate 20.
A lateral abutting end 316a that abuts the second extension 210,
The lower lock plate 220 includes a lower contact end 316b that contacts the extension 230 and a pressure receiving end 316c that receives the pressure of the pressing portion 318. Also, the engaging member 3
An elongated hole 316d is formed in the member 16 along the pressing direction of the pressing portion.

The support member 320 is the block body 102.
Is provided with a shaft portion 320a extending upright from the side of the engaging member 316 through the elongated hole 316d. One end of the shaft portion 320a is fixed to the block body. The diameter of the shaft portion 320a is smaller than the diameter of the elongated hole 316d in the width direction. As a result, the engagement member 316 can move along the elongated hole 316d while being supported by the shaft portion 320a. The long hole 31 is provided at the other end of the shaft 320a, that is, at the top.
A head portion 320b having a diameter larger than 6d in the width direction is provided. Accordingly, the support member 320 of the engagement member 316
It is prevented from coming off.

The pressing portion 318 is held by the block body 102 via the bracket 322. The bracket 322 has a substantially L-shaped cross section from the base end portion 322a and the holding portion 322b. One end of the base end portion 322a is fixed to the end portion of the block 102 on the rear side surface. That is, the base end portion 322 a extends in parallel from the block body 102 along the moving direction of the sliding arm 108. The holding portion 322b extends upright from the other end of the base end portion 322a. That is, the holding portion 322b extends in parallel along the longitudinal direction of the block body 102. The upper portion of the holding portion 322b in the drawing forms a bent portion 322c that is bent with respect to the lower portion thereof. The bent portion 322c faces the pressure receiving end portion 316c of the engagement member 316 in a parallel state.

The pressing portion 318 is fixedly attached to the bent portion 322c of the bracket 322. The pressing portion 318 includes an annular pedestal 318a and a dome-shaped moving member 318b attached to the pedestal 318a so as to be movable back and forth.
It has and. The pedestal 318a is provided with a cylinder (not shown) that projects by receiving the fluid pumped from the pumping device 314, and the projection of this cylinder moves the moving member 318b to the engaging member 316 side. ing.

The pumping device 314 has a tank 324 for storing the fluid pumped by a fluid pump (not shown),
The pipe 3 that guides the fluid from the tank 324 to the pressing portion 318
26 and a control valve 328 for controlling the pumping of the fluid from the tank 324. By opening the control valve 328, the fluid is pumped to the pressing portion 318, and the moving member 31
8b presses the pressure receiving end 316c of the engaging member 316.
As a result, the engagement member 316 moves in the direction A in FIG. 18 while being supported by the support member 320, and presses the side lock plate 202 and the lower lock plate 220 toward the lock position side. On the other hand, when the pressing of the moving member 318b is released by closing the control valve 328, the elastic force of the bolts 212 and 234 by the spring provided inside the block body 102 causes the side lock plate 202 and the lower side to move downward. The lock plate 220 returns to the unlocked state shown in FIG. Oil, air, or the like can be used as the fluid of the pressure feeding device 314. However,
The present invention is not limited to this, and a solenoid, an electric motor, or the like may be adopted as the actuator. As described above, in the second embodiment, the locking and unlocking can be automatically performed, so that the bead attaching / detaching member can be positioned in a short time without imposing a great burden on the operator, and by extension, the tire. It can be easily replaced.

In the second embodiment, the engaging member 31 is used.
6 is movably attached to the block body 102.
As shown in FIG. 9, while the thin plate-shaped second transmission member 330 is fixedly attached to the side lock plate 202,
The thin plate-shaped first transmission member 332 is fixedly attached to the lower lock plate 220, and by the moving member 318b,
The second transmission member 330 and the first transmission member 332 may be pressed simultaneously to move the side lock plate 202 and the lower lock plate 220 to the lock position at the same time. If the moving member 318c having an arrow shape shown in FIG. 20 is adopted instead of the moving member 318b having the dome shape shown in FIG. 18, the moving member directly causes the side lock plate 202 and the lower portion to move downward. The lock plate 220 and the lock plate 220 can be simultaneously moved to the lock position. However, the shape of the moving member is not limited to this arrow shape, and various shapes such as a T shape can be adopted.

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, since the side lock plate 202 and the lower lock plate 220 are driven by one pressing portion, the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced. it can. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a side pressing portion for the side lock plate and a lower pressing portion for the lower lock plate are provided so that the lock and the lock are released respectively. May be. At this time, if the size of the pressing portion restricts the location, the side pressing portion and the lower pressing portion are displaced along the longitudinal direction of the block body 102, so that the side lock plate and the lower lock plate are moved. Can be arranged so that can be pressed. Further, when the side pressing part and the lower pressing part are adopted, a tank and a control valve for the side pressing part and a tank and a control valve for the lower pressing part may be provided. Alternatively, the tank and the control valve may be commonly used, and the pipe on the downstream side of the control valve may be branched so that one of the branched pipes is connected to the lateral pressing portion and the other pipe is connected to the downward pressing portion. May be.
With this configuration, by controlling one control valve, the lateral pressing portion and the downward pressing portion can be simultaneously driven.

[0064]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the displacement preventing means for preventing the displacement of the vertical arm is provided, when the bead attaching / detaching member attaches / detaches the wheel rim to the tire bead, Since the vertical arm is not displaced and the gap set between the bead attaching / detaching member and the wheel rim is maintained constant, the wheel rim and the tire bead are not damaged.

According to the invention described in claim 1,
A first lock member for fixing the block body and the vertical arm at the lock position and releasing at the unlocked position; and a second lock member for fixing the block body and the sliding arm at the lock position and releasing at the unlocked position. A first pressing device for pressing the first locking member to move it to the locking position, a second pressing device for pressing the second locking member to move it to the locking position, and the first and second Since the actuator for automatically driving the pressing device is provided, the bead attaching / detaching member can be positioned in a short time without imposing a great burden on the operator.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 2, since the pressing device for pressing the first locking member and the second locking member at the same time to move them to the locking position is provided, the pressing device is constructed. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of parts for the purpose, and it is possible to provide an inexpensive product.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the entire structure of the present embodiment in a state where a vertical arm and a supporting member are separated from each other.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a horizontal arm portion.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the entire structure in a state where a vertical arm and a support member are fitted together.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a turntable portion.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where the lock device is locked in a state where the tire assembly is not mounted on the turntable.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lock device is locked with the tire assembly mounted on the turntable.

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the locking device in the locked state.

FIG. 8 is a right side view of the locking device in the unlocked state.

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the lock device in the locked state.

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the locking device in the unlocked state.

FIG. 11 is a left side view of the locking device in the locked state.

FIG. 12 is a left side view of the locking device in the unlocked state.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a state in which the bead attaching / detaching member is positioned on the rim of the wheel.

FIG. 14 is a front view of FIG. 13.

FIG. 15 is a rear view of the bead attaching / detaching member.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a state in which the tire beads are removed from the wheel rim.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a state in which the bead of the tire is attached to the rim of the wheel.

FIG. 18 is a side view showing a second embodiment of the drive portion which drives the lock device.

FIG. 19 is a side view showing a third embodiment of the drive portion which drives the lock device.

FIG. 20 is a side view showing a fourth embodiment of the drive portion which drives the lock device.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a conventional tire changing device.

FIG. 22 is a side view showing a state in which the bead attaching / detaching member is positioned on the rim of the wheel in the conventional tire changing apparatus.

FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing a state in which the bead of the tire is removed from the rim of the wheel in the conventional tire changing device.

FIG. 24 is a front view of a bead attaching / detaching member in a conventional tire changing apparatus.

FIG. 25 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the bead of the tire is dropped in the recess of the wheel.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 tire 4 bead 6 wheel 8 rim 10 tire assembly 12 turntable 13 table shaft 14 base 16 drive device 20 bead attaching / detaching member 28 claw portion 30 locking portion 40 vertical arm 42 vertical arm recess 60 positioning means 62 strut 64 horizontal arm 100 Guide Device 102 Block Body 108 Sliding Arm 140 Support Member 142 Support Member Recess 144 Top 200 Lock Device 202 Side Lock Plate 220 Lower Lock Plate 240 Drive Part 242 Plate Cam 250 Lock Operation Lever 310 Lock Drive Device 312 Press Device 314 Pumping device 316 Engagement member 316a Side contact end 316b Lower contact end 316c Pressure receiving end 316d Long hole 318 Pressing part 318a Pedestal 318b Moving member 318c Moving member 320 Support The second transmission member 332 member 320a shaft portion 320b head 322 bracket 322a proximal portion 322b holding portion 322c bent portion 324 tank 326 pipe 328 control valve 330 first transmission member

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A table for coaxially supporting a tire assembly including a tire and a wheel, a base for supporting the table, and a bead attaching / detaching member for engaging and disengaging the bead of the tire and the rim of the wheel. A vertical arm that supports the bead attachment / detachment member, an engagement portion is formed at one end of the vertical arm, and the displacement prevention means that engages with the engagement portion to prevent displacement of the vertical arm is provided. The bead attachment / detachment member is positioned near the rim of the wheel by being provided at the center of the table and guiding the vertical arm to a position where the engaging portion of the vertical arm engages with the displacement preventing means. Relative motion imparting relative movement between the table and the bead attaching / detaching member so that the positioning means and the bead attaching / detaching member can move along the periphery of the wheel. Means and a guide device for holding the bead attaching / detaching member so as to be movable along the axis of the vertical arm and for holding the bead attaching / detaching member so as to be movable in a direction intersecting the axis of the vertical arm, A block body slidably attached to the vertical arm, and a slide arm slidably attached to the block body, wherein the slide arm is relative to the axis of the vertical arm. A first detachable member that is movable in an intersecting direction, the bead attaching / detaching member is attached to one end of the sliding arm, fixes the block body and the vertical arm in a lock position, and releases the block body in a non-lock position; Lock member, a second lock member that locks the block body and the sliding arm at a lock position and releases the lock arm at a non-lock position, the first lock member, and the second lock A locking drive device that drives the member between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the locking drive device presses the first locking member to move it from the unlocked position to the locked position. A first pressing device; a second pressing device that presses the second locking member to move it from an unlocked position to a locked position; and the first pressing device and the second pressing device A tire exchanging device comprising: an actuator for controllably driving. 2. A table for coaxially supporting a tire assembly including a tire and a wheel, a base for supporting the table, and a bead attaching / detaching member for engaging and disengaging the bead of the tire and the rim of the wheel. A vertical arm that supports the bead attachment / detachment member, an engagement portion is formed at one end of the vertical arm, and the displacement prevention means that engages with the engagement portion to prevent displacement of the vertical arm, The bead attachment / detachment member is positioned near the rim of the wheel by being provided at the center of the table and guiding the vertical arm to a position where the engaging portion of the vertical arm engages with the displacement preventing means. Relative motion imparting relative movement between the table and the bead attaching / detaching member so that the positioning means and the bead attaching / detaching member can move along the periphery of the wheel. Means and a guide device for holding the bead attaching / detaching member so as to be movable along the axis of the vertical arm and for holding the bead attaching / detaching member so as to be movable in a direction intersecting the axis of the vertical arm, A block body slidably attached to the vertical arm, and a slide arm slidably attached to the block body, wherein the slide arm is relative to the axis of the vertical arm. A first detachable member that is movable in an intersecting direction, the bead attaching / detaching member is attached to one end of the sliding arm, fixes the block body and the vertical arm in a lock position, and releases the block body in a non-lock position; Lock member, a second lock member that locks the block body and the sliding arm at a lock position and releases the lock arm at a non-lock position, the first lock member, and the second lock A locking drive device that drives the member between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the locking drive device simultaneously presses the first locking member and the second locking member A tire exchanging device comprising: a pressing device that moves from a locked position to a locked position; and an actuator that automatically and controllably drives the pressing device. 3. The tire exchanging device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the actuator comprises a pressure feeding device that pressure-feeds a fluid in a controllable manner. 4. The tire changing device according to claim 2, wherein the pressing device is engageable with the first lock member and the second lock member slidably attached to the block body. Exchanging tire, characterized in that: a tire replacement device, comprising: an engaging member; and a pressing member that presses the engaging member to simultaneously move the first lock member and the second lock member to the lock position. apparatus. 5. The tire exchanging device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the pressing device is fixed to the first transmitting member fixedly attached to the first locking member and to the second locking member. And the second transmission member attached by pressing the first transmission member and the second transmission member at the same time to move the first lock member and the second lock member to the lock position at the same time. A tire exchanging device, comprising: