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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1999
Takao Kokubu, Akishima, JP;
Hiroki Kunitake, Kodaira, JP;
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A mark inspecting system comprises a camera (30) held in a predetermined position on a marking device (20) capable of being located close to or in contact with a tire (1) supported on a marking table (3) to form a mark (M) on the tire (1), a photocoupler (36) for detecting the separation of the marking device (20) by a predetermined distance from the tire (1) after the mark (M) has been marked on the tire (1), a controller (35) for operating the camera (30) to form an image of the mark marked on the tire (1) upon the reception of a detection signal provided by the photocoupler (36) upon the detection of the separation of the marking device (20) by the predetermined distance from the tire (1), and an image processing device (31) for analyzing the image of the mark (M) formed by the camera (30) for the inspection of the mark (M).