Tire Inspecting method and apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6417918
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09666833

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The present invention is a tire inspecting apparatus comprising: a rotating unit, which rotates a tire having a specific point and a mark indicating a reference point; a sensor, which detects that the mark has been positioned in a predetermined direction with respect to a center of the tire; a detecting unit, which detects a position of the specific point; and a controller, which drives the rotating unit; stops the rotation of the tire when the mark has been positioned in the predetermined direction with respect to the center of the tire; causes the detecting unit to detect the position of the specific point; and detects an angle in a clockwise direction, between a direction connecting the detected position of the specific point and the center of the tire, and the predetermined direction.

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BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONCHUO-KU TOKYO 104-8340

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anno, Tsuyoshi Tokyo, JP 2 21
Gotou, Takahiro Tokyo, JP 11 64
Kihara, Masamichi Tokyo, JP 3 18
Kunitake, Hiroki Tokyo, JP 5 61

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