IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0081129
(2011-04-06)
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등록번호 |
US-8757236
(2014-06-24)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Bosch Automotive Service Solutions LLC
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
10 |
초록
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An apparatus and method to seat a tire on a rim are described. Protrusions and a handle on the apparatus allow a user to brace the protrusions against the rim to prevent blow back when air is vented into the gap between the tire and the rim to seat the tire bead. The air is vented through a pluralit
An apparatus and method to seat a tire on a rim are described. Protrusions and a handle on the apparatus allow a user to brace the protrusions against the rim to prevent blow back when air is vented into the gap between the tire and the rim to seat the tire bead. The air is vented through a plurality of holes in the apparatus and the flow of the air into the apparatus is controlled by positioning a bridge handle of a flow control valve situated between the apparatus and a tank of air.
대표청구항
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1. A seating apparatus for seating a tire on a rim, comprising: a rigid body formed as a hollow pipe closed on both ends, said body including a plurality of holes;a pipe coupled to said body at a first side of said body and configured to introduce air into said body;two or more protrusions from said
1. A seating apparatus for seating a tire on a rim, comprising: a rigid body formed as a hollow pipe closed on both ends, said body including a plurality of holes;a pipe coupled to said body at a first side of said body and configured to introduce air into said body;two or more protrusions from said body at a second side of said body, the second side being on a different side of a cross-sectional plane of the body from the first side of the body;a handle coupled to said body, wherein the pipe forms a 45 degree angle with a plane formed by the protrusions, and the handle is positioned on said body such that, when the two or more protrusions are positioned on the rim, a user holding the handle applies downward and forward pressures to the two or more protrusions against the rim to counteract blow back from venting of the air into the tire. 2. The seating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of holes and the two or more protrusions are arranged such that when the two or more protrusions are placed on the rim, the plurality of holes are positioned to vent the air into a gap between the tire and the rim. 3. The seating apparatus of claim 1, wherein said body is formed as a bent tube with a straight portion in a middle and bent portions at each end, the body being closed at the bent portions, wherein the plurality of holes increase in size from an inner-most part of said body, in the straight portion of said body, to outer edges of said body, in the bent portions of said body, and wherein when the two or more protrusions are placed on the rim, the straight portion of said body is closer to the tire than the bent portions of said body, and the bent portions of the body are closer to the rim than the straight portion of said body. 4. The seating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the two or more protrusions are located at bent portions of the body. 5. A seating apparatus for seating a tire on a rim, comprising: a rigid body formed as a hollow pipe closed on both ends, the body including a plurality of holes;a pipe coupled to the body at a first side of the body and configured to introduce air into the body;two or more protrusions from the body at a second side of the body, the second side being on a different side of a cross-sectional plane of the body from the first side of the body;a flow control valve coupled to the pipe, the flow control valve operable to control flow of the air to the pipe for venting through the plurality of holes;a bridge handle to operate the flow control valve, the bridge handle when in a first position opens the flow control valve and closes the flow control valve when in a second position; anda spring coupled to the bridge handle such that, when the bridge handle is moved to the first position, the spring action repositions the bridge handle to the second position. 6. The seating apparatus of claim 5, wherein the bridge handle is positioned toward the pipe and said body in the first position, the bridge handle is positioned away from the pipe and said body in the second position, and the spring extends from the bridge handle toward the pipe and said body. 7. The seating apparatus of claim 5, further comprising: a tank coupled to the flow control valve through a hose or pipe, the tank storing at least the air vented through the plurality of holes to seat the tire on the rim. 8. The seating apparatus of claim 7, wherein the tank is configured to store at least two times a volume of the air vented in a gap between the tire and the rim to seat a second tire on a second rim without refilling the tank. 9. A method of seating a tire on a rim, the method comprising: channeling air from a pipe into a rigid body comprising a plurality of holes;coupling a flow control valve to an inlet of the pipe to control the channeling of the air into said body;positioning protrusions from said body on the rim;venting the air into a gap between the tire and the rim through the plurality of holes; andpositioning a bridge handle at a first position and a second position to open and close the flow control valve, respectively, wherein the bridge handle is coupled to a spring and when the bridge handle is positioned in the first position, the spring action repositions the bridge handle to the second position. 10. The method of claim 9, further comprising: holding a handle coupled to said body to apply pressure on the protrusions from said body against the rim. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein said body is formed as a bent tube with a straight portion in a middle and bent portions at each end, and the holding the handle includes positioning the bent portions closer to the rim than the straight portion and positioning the straight portion closer to the tire than the bent portions. 12. The method of claim 9, wherein the positioning at the first position includes positioning the bridge handle toward said body, and the positioning at the second position includes positioning the bridge handle away from said body. 13. The method of claim 9, further comprising: accumulating a volume of air including the air channeled into said body in a tank, wherein the air is vented into the gap as a pulse. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the volume of air in the tank is at least two times a volume of the air vented in the gap between the tire and the rim, and the method further comprises seating a second tire on a second rim without refilling the tank.
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