Method and system for measuring wear on a tire
US7119896B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N3/56
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The tread wear on a tire is measured while the tire is mounted on a wheel. Electromagnetic energy is transmitted to an internal space of the tire via a transmission element disposed in a tire tread element. That transmitted energy is detected inside the tire, and an energy variable from the detected electromagnetic radiation is determined which is used to determine a wear variable representative of wear on the tire tread element. A signal transmitter disposed within the internal space sends signals representative of the wear.
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