Patent ID: 6840097

Claim:
An inspection apparatus for tires ( 3 ), comprising a device ( 14 ) structured and arranged for positioning a tire ( 3 ) to be inspected, an inspection device ( 8 ) structured and arranged to inspect the thus-positioned tire ( 3 ) by the positioning device ( 14 ), and a pressure chamber ( 2 ) structured and arranged to be positioned about said positioning device ( 14 ) to encompass the tire ( 3 ) positioned thereon, wherein said inspection device ( 8 ) comprises several measuring heads ( 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 ), said inspection device ( 8 ) is structured and arranged to inspect an inner radial side of the tire ( 3 ) positioned upon said positioning device ( 14 ), said inspection device ( 8 ) comprising said measuring heads ( 9 - 12 ) are structured and arranged to be movable from a position outside the tire ( 3 ) to a position within the inner radial edge of the tire ( 3 ) positioned upon said positioning device ( 14 ) to inspect the inner radial side of the tire ( 3 ) for defects, and said pressure chamber ( 2 ) is a vacuum chamber comprising a movable hood ( 4 ).