Patent ID: 8813550
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: B60C,G01B,G01M,G01N

Abstract:
1. A tire or casing inspection machine, comprising: a sealable enclosure formed within a housing, the sealable enclosure adapted to be selectively subjected to positive gage pressure and/or vacuum when testing a tire or casing disposed within the sealable enclosure; a table disposed within the sealable enclosure and connected to a portion of the housing, the table having an opening that is adapted to be aligned with a bead hole of the tire or casing disposed on the table; a shearographic assembly connected to the housing and disposed within the sealable enclosure in alignment with the opening of the table, the shearographic assembly being selectively moveable to protrude through the opening relative to the table and rotatable about an opening centerline such that it can scan multiple portions of the tire or casing disposed on the table from various perspectives; at least two conveyor strips extending parallel to one another and associated with the table, the at least two conveyor strips being sized and positioned on the table such that they do not interfere with visibility of top and bottom sidewall portions of the tire or casing disposed on the table relative to the shearographic assembly, the at least two conveyor strips adapted to carry and selectively move the tire or casing relative to the machine.