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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2009
Adib T. Chebli, Greer, SC (US);
Metodi L. Ikonomov, Moore, SC (US);
Adib T. Chebli, Greer, SC (US);
Metodi L. Ikonomov, Moore, SC (US);
Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Abstract
A tire work station and system for selectively holding a tire having work performed thereon in a side orientation or a front orientation. The tire work station comprises a work platform mounted to a vertically adjustable pedestal having a first support system and a second support system. The first support system comprising a pair of tread rollers inclined at a first inclined angle Aand further forming a second angle Awith a pair of sidewall rollers. The sidewall rollers spaced apart to define a passageway for the tire in its front orientation. The second support system mounted between the pair of tread rollers, comprising a tread support surface at a first distance from a top surface of the work platform lower than a support surface of the pair of tread rollers at a second distance from the top surface of the work platform.