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Patent US7469579 - Apparatus for measuring a shape of a tire - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe apparatus for measuring a shape of a tire comprising a scanning part 6 provided with an optical sensor 11 that can measure the distance to the tire tread and a driving part in which the optical sensor 11 can scan in the tire width direction, the supporting portions of the scanning part 1 a and 1...http://www.google.com/patents/US7469579?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7469579 - Apparatus for measuring a shape of a tireAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7469579 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/767,765Publication dateDec 30, 2008Filing dateJun 25, 2007Priority dateJun 26, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20070295071Publication number11767765, 767765, US 7469579 B2, US 7469579B2, US-B2-7469579, US7469579 B2, US7469579B2InventorsMasanori Iwase, Shigeru MinakamiOriginal AssigneeToyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (10), Referenced by (10), Classifications (6), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetApparatus for measuring a shape of a tire
US 7469579 B2Abstract
The apparatus for measuring a shape of a tire comprising a scanning part 6 provided with an optical sensor 11 that can measure the distance to the tire tread and a driving part in which the optical sensor 11 can scan in the tire width direction, the supporting portions of the scanning part 1 a and 1 b that support scanning part 6, a contact plate 2 provided at one end of the supporting portions of the scanning part 1 a and 1 b, and a contact plate 3 provided at the other end of the supporting portions of the scanning part 1 a and 1 b and movable in the scanning direction, wherein the scanning part 6 is detachable to the supporting portions of the scanning part 1 a and 1 b. Images(6) Claims(12)
In order to solve the above mentioned problems, the present invention relates to an apparatus for measuring a shape of a tire comprising a scanning part provided with an optical sensor that can measure the distance to the tire tread and a driving part which can scan said optical sensor in the tire width direction, supporting portions of the scanning part that support said scanning part, a contact plate provided at one end of said supporting portion of the scanning part, and a contact plate provided at the other end of said supporting portion of the scanning part and movable in said scanning direction, wherein said scanning part is detachable to the supporting portion of the scanning part.
FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the measurement state of a conventional apparatus for measuring a shape of a tire.
Hereinafter, the embodiments of the apparatus for measuring a shape of a tire of the present invention are explained using figures. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the apparatus for measuring a shape of a tire. Supporting portions of the scanning part 1 a and 1 b are supported by a contacting plate 2 at one end and by a connecting plate 4 at the other end so that they are parallel to each other with a space therebetween. The contacting plate 3 and the connecting plate 4 are connected by a screw (not illustrated). By turning a lever 5 that is directly connected to said screw, the contacting plate 3 can move in the longitudinal direction of the supporting portions of the scanning part 1 a and 1 b. The scanning part 6 measures the distance to the tread surface or the groove surface while scanning the optical sensor (not illustrated).
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