Patents Assigned to Sicam, S.r.l.
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Patent number: 7337664Abstract: Lifting device for fitting vehicle wheels on wheel balancers, comprising a support platform for at least one vehicle wheel to be fitted on/removed from the substantially horizontal balancing shaft of a wheel balancer, a jack for lifting or elevating said platform, and grooves and side appendices on said platform that enable the platform to slide relative to a base in a substantially parallel direction to said balancing shaft, a first and second jaw on said platform, and an actuator for translating one jaw relative to the other jaw, so that the jaws engage opposite sides of the vehicle wheel and retain same in a vertical orientation on the support platform. The actuator is located below the support platform, and is connected to one of the jaws by a bracket which passes through a slot in the support platform.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2006Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Sicam S.R.L.Inventors: Marco Matteucci, Davide Ruspagggiari, Alessandro Gilocchi
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Patent number: 7237326Abstract: A device for applying balancing weights to vehicle wheels in wheel balancing machines, comprising: a detector for the position of an indicator that can slide on rectilinear guides with respect to a wheel supported rotatable on the frame of a balancing machine; removable locking elements the indicator in at least one direction of sliding activatable when a preset position of the indicator is reached and comprising at least one first and second gears, supported rotatable on the wheel machine which mesh with each other; transmission elements for transmitting motion of the indicator to the first gear; and motion elements for moving a third gear between an inactive configuration, in which it is disengaged from the first and second gears, and a locking configuration, in which the third gear is engaged with the teeth of the first and second gears to prevent their rotation.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2004Date of Patent: July 3, 2007Assignee: Sicam S.R.L.Inventors: Dido Boni, Marco Montanari
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Patent number: 7188657Abstract: A machine for fitting and removing vehicle wheel tires, comprising a supporting frame for elements for coupling and rotating a rim about a rotation axis and for a working arm provided with one end on which a working head is supported for fitting and removing a tire on and from the rim, the coupling and rotation elements being movably associated with the frame by interposing elements for movement on a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis, the arm being movably associated with the frame by way of the interposition of first elements for translational actuation in a direction that is substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the rim, second actuation elements being interposed between the arm and the first actuation elements and being adapted to allow the arm to move between a first active end configuration, in which the working head is arranged proximate to the first actuation elements, and a second active end configuration, in which the working head is substantially spaced with resType: GrantFiled: July 29, 2005Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: Sicam S.R.L.Inventor: Dido Boni
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Publication number: 20060284147Abstract: Lifting device for fitting vehicle wheels on wheel balancers, comprising a support platform for at least one vehicle wheel to be fitted on/removed from the substantially horizontal balancing shaft of a wheel balancer, lifting means of said platform and sliding means of said platform in a substantially parallel direction to said balancing shaft, characterized in that it comprises removable means of retention of said wheel on said platform in a work configuration in which the rotation axis of the wheel itself is substantially parallel to said balancing shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2006Publication date: December 21, 2006Applicant: SICAM S.r.l.Inventors: Marco Matteucci, Davide Ruspagggiari, Alessandro Gilocchi
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Patent number: 7143801Abstract: A spindle for fastening rims of vehicle wheels on repair shop machines, which comprises a frame that can be associated rotationally about a working axis with a repair shop machine, six or more movable arms that are associated with the frame, are distributed around the working axis and can rotate about respective rotation axes that lie on a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the working axis, and claws for gripping the rim of a vehicle wheel, which are associated with the arms and on which it is possible to fit the internal cylindrical portion of the rim.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2005Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Sicam S.R.L.Inventor: Marco Matteucci
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Patent number: 7044176Abstract: A device for controlled activation of the pressurized supply of air for inflating tires in machines for tire dealers comprising air feeders, at least one pair of regulators for air pressure regulation to two predefined extreme values, a first regulator to a minimum value and a second regulator to a maximum value, the regulators being connected in parallel to each other to the air feeders, at least one dispenser for dispensing pressurized inflation air connectable alternately to one of the regulators, at least one selection valve, interposed between the first and second regulators and the dispenser for selecting alternate connection of the dispenser to the regulators, the selection valve being kept, by a return element, normally connected to the first regulator and forcibly temporarily connectable, in contrast with the return element, to the second regulator, interruption of direct actuation causing automatic reconnection of the selection valve to the first regulator.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2004Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: SICAM S.r.l.Inventor: Dido Boni
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Publication number: 20040221917Abstract: A device for controlled activation of the pressurized supply of air for inflating tires in machines for tire dealers comprising air feeders, at least one pair of regulators for air pressure regulation to two predefined extreme values, a first regulator to a minimum value and a second regulator to a maximum value, the regulators being connected in parallel to each other to the air feeders, at least one dispenser for dispensing pressurized inflation air connectable alternately to one of the regulators, at least one selection valve, interposed between the first and second regulators and the dispenser for selecting alternate connection of the dispenser to the regulators, the selection valve being kept, by a return element, normally connected to the first regulator and forcibly temporarily connectable, in contrast with the return element, to the second regulator, interruption of direct actuation causing automatic reconnection of the selection valve to the first regulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2004Publication date: November 11, 2004Applicant: SICAM S.R.L.Inventor: Dido Boni
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Patent number: 6736183Abstract: A tool for facilitating operations for removing and fitting tires on wheels consists of a lever element provided, at one end, with a grip and maneuvering region and, at the opposite end, with an element for resting on the wheels and for acting as a fulcrum and with an element for mutually spacing the wheel rims and the tire beads that can be wedged between them.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2002Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Sicam S.r.l.Inventor: Franco Magnani
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Publication number: 20040011420Abstract: The improvement in a pneumatic inflation system for tyre-changing machines (1) provides that between a pressurised fluid supply organ (2) and a delivery organ (3) of the fluid, at least one limiter valve (4) of the fluid supply is located, which intercept valve (4) can limit the fluid delivery to at least two maximum pressure values, which values are different one to another and which are alternatively selectable by a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2002Publication date: January 22, 2004Applicant: SICAM S.R.L.Inventor: Franco Magnani
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Publication number: 20030131947Abstract: The simplified assembly (1) for actuation of the lateral bead-breaking arm (2) for tyre changing machines (3), consisting of a box-like base frame (4) on at least one side (23) of which is articulated said arm (2) equipped with bead-breaking tool (5) and on which is supported a horizontal rotary platform (6) for supporting and clamping wheels (R), which box-like base frame (4) is also equipped with an upwardly projecting work tool supporting column (7), comprises at least one motor/gear motor (8) mounted in said box-like base frame (4) from which there projects a rotary motor-driven shaft (9) supporting a crank means (10) and an articulated connecting rod means (11) interposed between said crank means (10) and said lateral bead-breaking arm (2), which latter being alternately moveable between a release position and a pressing position on a tyre and vice versa.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2002Publication date: July 17, 2003Applicant: SICAM S.R.L.Inventor: Franco Magnani
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Publication number: 20020195207Abstract: A tool for facilitating operations for removing and fitting tires on wheels consists of a lever element provided, at one end, with a grip and maneuvering region and, at the opposite end, with an element for resting on the wheels and for acting as a fulcrum and with an element for mutually spacing the wheel rims and the tire beads that can be wedged between them.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2002Publication date: December 26, 2002Applicant: SICAM S.R.LInventor: Franco Magnani
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Patent number: 6237666Abstract: A kit of removable adapters for converting conventional kinds of tire changing machine into tire changing machines for special run-flat tires comprising: a first separator element for separating the tire and the wheel rim shaped and fixable by way of complementarily shaped profiles and with corresponding devices to the lower end of the conventional corresponding vertical tool with which the tire changing machine is provided; a second bead breaker element provided with an auxiliary shoe for contacting and pushing the beads of a tire and with coupling elements for removable coupling to the conventional bead breaker shoe with which the tire changing machine is equipped; a lever for the localized extraction of the beads of the tires from the respective flanges of the wheel rims, which can be functionally coupled to supporting elements adapted for resting against the wheel rim in order to protect the wheel rim.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2000Date of Patent: May 29, 2001Assignee: Sicam, S.r.l.Inventor: Franco Magnani