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Tire uniformity machine grindstone

US6786800B1 · kind B1 · utility

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26Claims
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Filing dateAug 27, 2001
Grant dateSep 7, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2022

Classification

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

Abstract

A grinder in a tire uniformity machine having a frame including a first side frame member and a second side frame member, the frame receiving a tire having a central axis for testing, the grinder including a carriage pivotally attached to the first side frame member and a locking assembly adjacent the carriage and the second side frame member selectively coupling the carriage to the second side frame member when the carriage is in the operating position; a grinding head supported on one end of the carriage, the grinding head having at least one grinding stone and at least one motor coupled to the grinding stone capable of causing rotation thereof.

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