Patent ID: 6362443
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: B29D,B65G

Abstract:
A tire storing method that conveys tires to a storage yard and to a tire inspecting machine, comprising the steps of:providing a first conveying device that conveys tires to said storage yard; providing a second conveying device that conveys said tires from said storage yard to said tire inspecting machine; identifying a type of each tire which is to be conveyed by said first conveying device to said storage yard and delivering a tire type signal; supplying a tire inspection signal regarding a type of tires being inspected by the tire inspecting machine; determining that a tire being conveyed by said first conveying device is to be transferred to said second conveying device when said tire type signal and said tire inspection signal coincide with each other regarding the type; determining that the tire being conveyed by said first conveying device is to be moved said storage yard when said tire type signal and said tire inspection signal do not coincide with each other regarding the type; operating a moving mechanism to move the tire on said first conveying device directly to said second conveying device when it is determined that the tire being conveyed by said first conveying device is to be transferred to said second conveying device; operating said moving mechanism to move the tire on said first conveying device to a location in said storage yard when it is determined that the tire being conveyed by said first conveying device is to be moved to said storage yard; and storing tires thus moved to the storage yard in groups of types of tires.