Patent · US Expired

Dual grindstone

US6620030B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 4, 2000
Grant dateSep 16, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 4, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01M17/024
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A grinder for use with a tire uniformity machine and being selectially moved into and out of contact with a tire mounted in the tire uniformity machine and including a pair of rotatable grindstones for grinding the tire carried by a grinding head. The grindstones are moved radially toward and away from the tire and are driven by one or more motors mounted on the grinding bead for rotating the grindstones in opposite directions relative to each other.

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