Patent · US Expired

Tire uniformity machine grinder

US6431963B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 4, 2000
Grant dateAug 13, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 4, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S241/31
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A grinder in a tire uniformity machine that receives a tire for testing, the grinder including an arm received in bearings; a grinding head supported on the arm, the grinding head having a rotatable grinding stone and a motor causing the rotation of the grinding stone; and a linear actuator operatively engaging the arm to selectively cause axial movement thereof causing the grindstone to selectively contact the tire.

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