公开(公告)号：US09725287B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-08

申请号：US14673778

申请日：2015-03-30

Applicant: SNAP-ON EQUIPMENT S.r.l.

Inventor： Francesco Braghiroli ,  Gianluca Cavalli ,  Paolo Sotgiu ,  Marco Tralli

IPC: G01M1/02 ,  G01M1/06 ,  G01M17/02 ,  B66F3/00 ,  B66F13/00 ,  B60C25/05 ,  B65D75/58 ,  B65D85/10

CPC classification number: B66F3/00 ,  B60C25/0521 ,  B60C25/0548 ,  B65D75/5838 ,  B65D85/1027 ,  B65D85/1045 ,  B66F13/00 ,  G01M1/02

Abstract: A lifting apparatus for a vehicle wheel comprising a wheel support which is selectively movable in order to lift or lower a vehicle wheel which is positioned thereon. An actuator group is connected to the wheel support in order to actuate the lifting and lowering thereof. A control unit is operationally connected to the actuator group in order to control the actuation. A lifting sensor member is provided to detect the height of the wheel support. At least one actuation instruction brings about the actuation of the actuator group in order to lift the wheel support from a lowered rest position to a predetermined lifting position, which is detected by the lifting sensor member.