Patent ID: 11945182
Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 10:
11. An assembly for positioning sensors within a tire, comprising:
a first bead sensor;
a second bead sensor;
a first sidewall/shoulder sensor;
a second sidewall/shoulder sensor;
a first actuator that moves the first bead sensor, the second bead sensor, the first sidewall/shoulder sensor, and the second sidewall/shoulder sensor in a radial direction of the tire;
a second actuator that moves the first bead sensor and the second bead sensor in an axial direction of the tire such that the first bead sensor and the second bead sensor move in the axial direction relative to the first sidewall/shoulder sensor and the second sidewall/shoulder sensor;
a third actuator that moves the first bead sensor and the second bead sensor in the radial direction such that the first bead sensor and the second bead sensor move in the radial direction relative to the first sidewall/shoulder sensor and the second sidewall/shoulder sensor;
a fourth actuator that moves the first bead sensor and the second bead sensor in the axial direction relative to one another;
a fifth actuator that moves the first sidewall/shoulder sensor and the second sidewall/shoulder sensor in the axial direction relative to one another; and
a wheel post that has a pair of wheels that are configured for engaging an inner surface of the tire during measurements of the tire by the first bead sensor, the second bead sensor, the first sidewall/shoulder sensor, and the second sidewall/shoulder sensor;
wherein the wheel post is moved in the radial direction by the first actuator, and wherein the wheel post is not moved by the second actuator, the third actuator, the fourth actuator, or the fifth actuator.