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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2011
Richard R. Matuszny, Strongsville, OH (US);
Jack Perecman, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Shaun Immel, Dover, OH (US);
Marek J. Kos, Stow, OH (US);
Richard R. Matuszny, Strongsville, OH (US);
Jack Perecman, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Shaun Immel, Dover, OH (US);
Marek J. Kos, Stow, OH (US);
Micro-Poise Measurement Systems, LLC, Streetsboro, OH (US);
Abstract
A tire marking apparatus and tire marking method capable of placing multiple, differently colored marks on a tire sidewall. The apparatus includes a frame assembly that movably mounts a stamping bar assembly carrying a plurality of stamping bar elements, each stamping element selectively movable into a marking position and a plurality of tape cassettes, each of which may carry tape of a different color. Each tape cassette is selectively movable into a tire marking position. An actuator advances a portion of an aligned tape cassette towards a tire marking region on the sidewall and moves an aligned stamping element into printing contact with the tire sidewall. This movement transfers material from the tape to the tire sidewall in a pattern that corresponds to indicia defined by the stamping element. The frame assembly includes an intermediate frame that is shiftable between at least two positions.