Apparatus and method for mounting a tire on a wheel rim and/or for removing a tire from a vehicle wheel rim. Such an apparatus is usually known as a tire changer. The tire changer of the present invention is capable of verifying that the position of the in...

The invention relates to a method for mounting/demounting a tyre (T) on a rim (R). The method comprises the steps of: determining an initial reference position for the mounting/demounting device (U1, U2), said initial reference position being proximal to a...

The invention relates to a method for mounting a tyre on a rim or demounting a tyre from a rim, wherein the wheel (tyre/rim assembly) is rotated by an electric motor (12) about an axis (A), wherein the motor current fed to the electric motor (12) is contro...