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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2005
George Michael Stoila, Tallmadge, OH (US);
William Randall Dutt, Copley, OH (US);
Shaun Matthew Immel, Massillon, OH (US);
Eric Christian Osborn, Medina, OH (US);
John Michael Maloney, Uniontown, OH (US);
David Paul Schweitzer, North Canton, OH (US);
Normajean Selby, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Luis Antonio Cabrera Arevalo, Hartville, OH (US);
George Michael Stoila, Tallmadge, OH (US);
William Randall Dutt, Copley, OH (US);
Shaun Matthew Immel, Massillon, OH (US);
Eric Christian Osborn, Medina, OH (US);
John Michael Maloney, Uniontown, OH (US);
David Paul Schweitzer, North Canton, OH (US);
Normajean Selby, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Luis Antonio Cabrera Arevalo, Hartville, OH (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A method for detecting ply wire anomalies in a tire carcass ply having a plurality of spaced apart ply wires extending across a tire carcass, the method comprising the steps: constructing a green tire carcass in a diametrically expanded toroidal configuration, the carcass comprising a pair of beads, the carcass ply extending from bead to bead, at least one crown layer covering the carcass ply and having a peripheral skirt region; and sidewalls covering the carcass ply and extending from the beads to the crown layer and having edge portions intersecting the crown layer; mounting a wire sensor apparatus proximal to the tire carcass ply, the wire sensor apparatus including a wire sensor for detecting the presence of a proximal ply wire; establishing relative movement between the wire sensor and the tire carcass whereby the plurality of spaced apart ply wires are sequentially placed into proximal relationship with the wire sensor; and generating sequential data from the wire sensor indicative of at least one ply wire parameter of the plurality of spaced apart ply wires.