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.

公开(公告)号：US10654323B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-19

申请号：US15646882

申请日：2017-07-11

Applicant: Snap-on Equipment S.r.l.

Inventor： Pietro Azzari ,  Lillo Gucciardino ,  Paolo Sotgiu ,  Marco Tralli

IPC: B41J2/44 ,  B60C25/05 ,  G09F3/00 ,  G06K7/10 ,  G06K19/06 ,  B41J3/407 ,  G01M1/04 ,  B60C25/138 ,  B29D30/72 ,  B60C13/00

Abstract: A method and associated apparatus for uniquely identifying tyres for wheels of vehicles as part of wheel maintenance processes. The method envisages that a vehicle wheel is mounted on a support of a wheel maintenance apparatus, said wheel comprising a rim and a tyre. Moreover, a digital code is created to uniquely identify the tyre. Finally, via a marking system, preferably of the optical type, at least one marking is created on the surface of one side wall of the tyre of said wheel, corresponding to the previously created digital code.

公开(公告)号：US10175146B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-08

申请号：US15018712

申请日：2016-02-08

Applicant: SNAP-ON EQUIPMENT S.R.L.

Inventor： Francesco Braghiroli ,  Lillo Gucciardino ,  Paolo Sotgiu ,  Marco Tralli

IPC: G01M17/00 ,  G01M17/02 ,  B66F7/28 ,  G01M1/02 ,  G01M17/013

Abstract: A lifting device (10, 40) for at least one wheel (8) of a vehicle or for a tire (6), said device (10, 40) comprising at least one platform (12, 41, 42) on which the wheel (8) or tire (6) moves, said platform (12) being liftable relative to a fixed surface (P). The movable platform (12) is associated with a laser scanner (20) for detecting the state of wear of the tire (6).