WHEEL SERVICE MACHINE WITH COMPACT SENSING DEVICE

The present invention relates to a wheel service machine and a method for servicing a wheel. The wheel service machine (50), like a tyre changer or a wheel balancer, for servicing a wheel (W), like a vehicle wheel, comprising a rotary mounting including a shaft (S) to which the wheel (W) is mounted, a frame work for carrying at least the rotary mounting and a sensing device (1) mounted to the frame work, for determining geometrical dimensions of the wheel (W), or parts of the wheel (W), the sensing device (1) comprises a carrier element (30) and a first sensing unit (10) for sensing the wheel (W) and computing means for determining the geometrical dimensions of the wheel (W) based on the data received from the sensing device (1), the first sensing unit (10) being mounted on the carrier element (30), the wheel service machine further comprises a drive means (20) for enabling a pivotal movement of the sensing device (1) wherein the drive means (20) is a micro stepper motor.