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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 1976
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald N Heisner, Euclid, OH (US);
Anthony Palermo, Jr, South Euclid, OH (US);
Phillip K Loyer, Waynesville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Picker Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2503 / ;
Abstract
An automated tire inspection system employs penetrative emanation such as X-radiation to inspect the integrity of portions of tires fed sequentially along a feed path through a centering station and into a shielded enclosure which where an inspection station is defined. Features of the system include a continuously operating X-ray source movable between inspection and retracted positions, and an X-ray shield for covering the source when it is retracted to permit the doors of the shielded enclosure to be opened without danger from escaping radiation.