Method and apparatus for correcting tire nonuniformity
US7096150B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M17/024
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus 100 for correcting tire nonuniformity is disclosed. The invention is particularly suited for correcting tread runout and connicity problems for large off-road tires. Multiple measurements are taken in multiple circumferentially spaced planes which enable data to be fed into a computer which predicts an optimal profile to correct tire non-uniformities using preset rules. A virtual template directs correction of the tire profile.
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