Patent ID: 9702833
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G01M,G01N,G21K

Claim:
1. A device for inspecting a tire to enable representation of tomographic images of sections of a cover of said tire, comprising: a source-detector assembly including: a source of ionizing radiation located outside of said tire configured for emitting the radiation in the form of a divergent beam; and a detector configured for receiving said radiation after said radiation passes through at least a part of said tire; wherein said source-detector assembly positions said detector facing said source at a predetermined distance L a holder for said tire configured for holding said tire between said source and said detector with an axis (X-X) of said tire extending parallel to a sectional plane (P) passing through a focus (F) of said source and said detector, at least one of said holder of said tire and said source-detector assembly are configured and operable for being moved by a rotational movement relative to one another about an axis of rotation (Z-Z) at right angles to said sectional plane (P), and said axis of rotation intersects with said sectional plane and passes through a center of rotation (O) situated in the source-detector assembly between said source and said detector at a predetermined distance L wherein intersection of said divergent beam with said sectional plane exhibits an angular aperture (Δ) of between 13° and 30°, wherein said center of rotation is positioned in said source-detector assembly in a fixed manner between said source and said detector such that the ratio L