Inspection apparatus for tires

US6840097B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• STEINBICHLER OPTOTECHNIK GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Rainer Huber · Piding, DE
• Bernd Leitner · Neubeuern, DE
• Hans Steinbichler · Neubeuern, DE
• Junli Sun · Raubling, DE
• Volker Rasenberger · Raubling, DE
• Thomas Kohler · Riedering, DE
• Thomas Leitner · Dortmund, DE
• Josef Engelsberger · Neubeuern, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 10, 2000
• Grant date: Jan 11, 2005
• Expiry date: Apr 10, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01M17/028
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to an inspection apparatus for tires having a positioning device for the tire to be inspected and a laser inspection device. In accordance with the invention, the inspection device comprises several measuring heads, in particular laser measuring heads in order to reduce the inspection time. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, several observation units and associated lighting sources are integrated in each measuring head.