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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Snap-on Equipment Srl a Unico Socio, Correggio, IT;
Inventor:
Paolo Sotgiu, Modena, IT;
Assignee:
Snap-on Equipment Srl a unico socio, Correggio, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/426 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and related apparatus are provided for determining the geometrical dimensions of a wheel, or at least one part of a wheel, with particular reference to vehicle wheels, in the context of a wheel maintenance process. The method uses contactless sensors which include a scanning radar system, preferably a millimeter-wave radar system, to scan the wheel, or at least one part of the wheel, quickly and accurately, moving the contactless sensors along a trajectory lying in at least one plane perpendicular to a central axis of the wheel.