Patent ID: 7257996
Filing Date: 2007-08-21
Classification: G01B,G01M,G01N,G06T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for positioning a defective location of a tire at a predetermined rotation position of a mechanical rotation axis, on which the tire is mounted, comprising: a defect location detector for detecting a defect location of the tire by determining coordinates of the defect location, wherein the tire is turned about the mechanical rotation axis; a rotation detector connected to the defect location detector for detecting angular rotation coordinates of the tire before, after or during the rotation of the tire about the mechanical rotation axis, so that a direct relation between the coordinates of the defect location and the detected angular rotation coordinates is present; and a turner connected to said rotation detector for turning the tire about the mechanical rotation axis across an angular range which depends on the angular rotation coordinates of the tire and the coordinates of the defect location, so that the defect location of the tire is arranged at the predetermined rotation position of the mechanical rotation axis.