摘要 |
<p>The present invention is characterized in that a tire bead separation shoe (1), which comprises a wedge portion (12) to engage with the rim eedge (WR) of the wheel (W) with a tire (T) placed round that is mounted on a turntable (R) so as to shove between the rim edge and the tire bead (TB) and a tire bead fold-back portion (11), is arranged above the turntable such that it moves up and down, and a thrusting rod (4) with a claw (41) provided at its tip end portion is operated when the said wedge portion (12) is shoved between the tire bead (TB) and the rim edge (WR) of the wheel so as to shove said claw (41) between the tire bead and the rim edge and to mount a part of the tire bead as squeezed out of the wheel by the claw onto the bead fold-back portion (11) while the turntable is revolved so as to smoothly detach the whole circumference of the tire bead (TB) from the rim edge of the wheel (W).</p> |