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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
May. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Bridgestone Bandag, Llc, Muscatine, IA (US);
Inventor:
John S. Lindsay, Muscatine, IA (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Bandag, LLC, Muscatine, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/02 (2006.01); B60C 23/02 (2006.01); G01B 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/027 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tire inspection machine includes an incoming conveyor adapted to transport tires to the machine and also align the tires in a transverse direction. An inspection table of the machine includes a table conveyor system that is responsive to a controller. The table and table conveyor are together arranged to permit scanning of both sidewall portions of a tire disposed thereon. A sensor detects a longitudinal position of the tire and stops the table conveyor when the tire is longitudinally aligned. A controller operates the table conveyor based on the longitudinal position of the tire.