Method and line for checking tyres for vehicle wheels

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and line for checking a tyre () for vehicle wheels in which it is provided to determine whether the tyre () is made according to a known model among a plurality of known models. If the tyre () is made according to a known model, the tyre () is inspected to search for any manufacturing defects by acquiring data representative of at least part of the surface of the tyre () through a set of image acquisition devices () set according to a setting associated with the known model of the tyre. If the tyre () is made according to an unknown model, the following steps are carried out in succession: •acquiring a first profile () of the tyre (), wherein the acquisition of said first profile comprises acquiring at least a first part () of the first profile () through first profile-acquisition devices () arranged according to predetermined positions; •determining a setting for second profile-acquisition devices () based on the first profile () acquired; •acquiring a second profile () of the tyre () through the second profile-acquisition devices () set according to the respective determined setting; •determining a setting for said set of image acquisition devices () based on the second profile () acquired; •cataloguing said unknown model as a known model and adding it to said plurality of known models, associating the setting thus determined therewith.