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Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 13, 2017
Applicant:

Wheelright Limited, Begbroke, GB;

Inventors:

Peter Norman Rose, Begbroke, GB;

Michael Taylor, Begbroke, GB;

Assignee:

WHEELRIGHT LIMITED, Begbroke, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/22 (2006.01); B60C 11/24 (2006.01); G01M 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/22 (2013.01); B60C 11/243 (2013.01); G01M 17/027 (2013.01);
Abstract

A device for measuring tread depth of tyres, wherein in use a tyre can be driven over the device in a first direction, the device comprising: a light source arranged to illuminate the tyre; an obstruction extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and arranged to partially block the light emitted from the light source such that a shadow is cast on the tyre when the tyre is located above the device, and such that the shadow is cast on the tyre in a direction substantially perpendicular to the tread of the tyre; and a camera arranged to view an illuminated section of the tyre.


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