System for determining the thickness of a layer of rubber for a tire
US10113855B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M17/02
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for measuring a thickness of a layer of rubber material of a tire includes a sensor. The layer includes a joined face, which is joined to an adjacent metal reinforcement, and a free face, which is in contact with air. The sensor, which measures a distance d between the joined face and the free face, includes a source of a static magnetic field and a sensitive element whose output signal is a function of a level of a local magnetic field. The sensor is positioned in such a way that a magnetic field strength measured by the sensitive element varies when the distance d decreases.
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