Tire testing method and tire testing machine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9322745
APP PUB NO 20140373613A1
SERIAL NO

14258178

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To prevent occurrence of a slip between a tire and a drum and a flat spot on the tire and to reduce cycle time at a time of testing the tire, this tire testing method includes causing a control mechanism to control a motor to drive the tire to rotate at a predetermined rotational speed lower than a specified rotational speed if a linear sensor detects that the tire transported onto a center conveyor is sandwiched between an upper spindle and a lower spindle, and to control a moving mechanism to move a drum until the drum contacts the tire that rotates at the predetermined rotational speed. If a load cell detects the contact between the tire and the drum, then the control mechanism accelerates the rotation of the tire from the predetermined rotational speed to the specified rotational speed and increases a load applied to the tire by the drum, and the tire is tested.

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Patent Owner(s)

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KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL LTD )KOBE-SHI HYOGO 651-8585

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Wakazono, Takehiko Takasago, JP 20 64

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