DEVICE FOR TENSIONING A RIM OF A VEHICLE WHEEL

In a device (1) for clamping a rim (2) of a vehicle wheel, at least four clamping elements (3) are provided which can be moved with respect to the rim (2) and comprise clamping arms (5) and support elements (7) having support surfaces (6). A rim flange of the rim (2) can be placed on the support surfaces. The clamping arms (5) are rotatably mounted, about their longitudinal axis, in the clamping elements (3), and have clamping fingers (8) at the end that protrude beyond the support surfaces (6), which fingers have clamping surfaces which can be brought into clamping contact with the placeable rim flange. 本发明涉及一种用于夹紧车轮的轮辋(2)的装置(1)，所述装置具有至少四个能够相对于轮辋(2)移动的夹紧元件(3)，所述夹紧元件包括夹紧臂(5)和具有放置面(6)的放置元件(7)，所述轮辋(2)的轮辋边缘能够放置在所述放置面上。所述夹紧臂(5)围绕其纵轴线可转动地支承在所述夹紧元件(3)中，并且所述夹紧臂(5)具有在终端从所述放置面(6)突伸出的夹紧销(8)，所述夹紧销具有能够与可放置的轮辋边缘形成夹紧接触的夹紧面。