METHOD OF REPLACING FAULTY WHEEL OF VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2024 - IPC B62D43/02 B60B29/00 B66F5/02 

FIELD: vehicles.

SUBSTANCE: in the method of replacing faulty wheel 1 of a vehicle, a faulty wheel is suspended, the faulty wheel is removed from the hub, spare wheel 13 is removed from the vehicle body, the spare wheel is mounted on the hub instead of the faulty wheel. When removing a faulty wheel, it is suspended on cable 5; for this purpose, gate 6 is used, which is designed to create a traction force on the faulty wheel, which is installed in supports located on the vehicle body above the faulty wheel. Faulty wheel is gripped by a cable equipped with grippers 9, the cable is wound on the gate, the gate position is fixed relative to the support, the faulty wheel is dismantled from the hub. Spare wheel arranged on vehicle roof on triangular lever 15 articulated with possibility of overturning on roof is removed using winch 17 with electric drive installed in lower part of rear side of body. To this end, lifting the lever with the spare wheel on the roof, passing cable 18 through the block suspended on the free end of the lever, cable is connected to the winch, the spare wheel is covered with the cable, the wheel is disconnected from the lever, winch 17 is unwound by lowering the wheel suspended on lever 15, the spare wheel is released from the cable, the spare wheel is installed on the hub, suspended on cable 5, using gate 6.

EFFECT: reduction of labour costs for wheel replacement.

1 cl, 2 dwg