Vehicle tire changing system with tool positioning sensor

A vehicle tire changing system is configured with sensors to acquire dimensional information associated with tire service tools and a vehicle wheel assembly. The sensors acquire dimensional information associated with at least one feature of the vehicle wheel assembly or a tire service tool. The veh...

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Main Authors Clasquin, Joel, Gerdes, Michael D, Hanneken, Douglas, Colarelli, III, Nicholas J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 09.10.2012
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Summary:A vehicle tire changing system is configured with sensors to acquire dimensional information associated with tire service tools and a vehicle wheel assembly. The sensors acquire dimensional information associated with at least one feature of the vehicle wheel assembly or a tire service tool. The vehicle tire changing system is configured to utilize the acquired dimensional information to automate and monitor the movement of an associated tire service tool and optionally, to store or convey the acquired dimensional information for use by other vehicle service systems.