Enclosure system for indoor tire testing
US11255755B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01K3/005
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of testing a tire is employed in an enclosed system having a drum enclosure connected to a tire enclosure by flexible bellows, the enclosed system configured such that a tire inside the tire enclosure abuts a drum inside the drum enclosure. The method includes rotating the drum at a first angular velocity, thereby causing the tire to rotate at the first angular velocity. The method further includes measuring a temperature at a first location adjacent the tire and blowing cool air into the tire enclosure when the measured temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature threshold. The method also includes measuring a humidity level at a second location and adding moisture in the tire enclosure when the measured humidity level falls below a predetermined humidity threshold.
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