TIRE/WHEEL BEAD ENTRAPMENT REMOVER

摘要

A tire/wheel bead entrapment remover (100, 200) is disclosed. The tire/wheel bead entrapment remover (100, 200) includes one or more working assemblies (102a, 102b) having a circumferential perimeter (103a, 103b) that substantially engages a tire (12). The one ore more working assemblies (102a, 102b) axially-moves one of a wheel (14) of the tire (12) mounted to the wheel (14) while axially-fixing the other of the tire (12) or the wheel (14) to remove one or more entrapments (B) between a bead (22) of the tire (12) and a beat seat (24) of the wheel (14). According to an embodiment, a tire/wheel bead entrapment remover (300, 400) includes one or more wheels (308a, 308b, 408a, 408b) that engages an outboard surface (16) or an inboard surface (18) of a tire (12) mounted to a wheel (14). The radial axis (R-R) extends through the one or more wheels (308a, 308b). The radial axis (R-R) traverses a radial line (X) that radially extends from a common axis of rotation (A-A) of the tire (12) and the wheel (14). A method for removing an entrapment (B) from a tire/wheel assembly (10) is also disclosed.