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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2018
Applicant:
Akron Special Machinery, Inc., Akron, OH (US);
Inventors:
Charles A. Lint, Massillon, OH (US);
Benjamin E. Hillman, Canton, OH (US);
Brian D. Mitchell, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
AKRON SPECIAL MACHINERY, INC., Akron, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/02 (2006.01); B60C 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/021 (2013.01); B60C 25/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A chucking apparatus for positioning a tire in a tire uniformity machine includes an upper chuck assembly, a lower chuck assembly operative with the upper chuck assembly to capture a tire therebetween, and a dual piston cylinder coupled to the lower chuck assembly which moves the tire into engagement with the upper chuck assembly. The dual piston cylinder has an axially extending inner piston rod from which axially extends a field-replaceable inner piston stem.