Station for checking tyres configured for overturning tyres perpendicular to a tyre rotation axis
US11428607B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C25/0515
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A station for checking tyres includes a support structure defining an operating space for receiving a tyre and an overturning device with grip elements for engaging a radially outer portion of the tyre. A checking device includes a mechanical arm and at least one sensor associated with the mechanical arm. The overturning device overturns the tyre around an overturning axis perpendicular to a rotation axis of the tyre when the tyre is in the operating space. The mechanical arm is operatively active within the operating space and carries the sensor at least partially within the tyre for executing checks on an inner surface of the tyre housed in the operating space.
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