Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Drill guide assembly for a pneumatic tire
- Patent Title (中): 用于充气轮胎的钻孔导向组件
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Application No.: US12328188Application Date: 2008-12-04
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Publication No.: US08172488B2Publication Date: 2012-05-08
- Inventor: Michael Joseph Weber , James Ennis Smithkey
- Applicant: Michael Joseph Weber , James Ennis Smithkey
- Applicant Address: US OH Akron
- Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Current Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Akron
- Agent Robert N. Lipcsik
- Main IPC: B23B45/14
- IPC: B23B45/14

Abstract:
A drill guide assembly in accordance with the present invention provide a bore in a tire. The drill guide assembly includes a first slide rail for lying on the tire when the tire lies on a side and a second slide rail for lying on the tire when the tire lies on a side. The second slide rail is disposed parallel to the first slide rail. A first engagement block is slidingly secured to the first slide rail and the second slide rail. The first engagement block engages a first shoulder portion of a tread portion of the tire. A second engagement block is slidingly secured to the first slide rail and the second slide rail. The second engagement block engages a second shoulder portion of the tread portion of the tire. The second shoulder portion is diametrically opposed to the first shoulder portion. A drill mount positions a drill relative to the tire. The drill mount includes a toroidal base, a first upright guide member secured to the toroidal base, a second upright guide member secured to the toroidal base, and a slide member for slidingly engaging the first and second guide members. The slide member has two outer cylindrical tubes for sliding along the first and second guide members and a central cylindrical tube for slidingly engaging a drill.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100143060A1 DRILL GUIDE ASSEMBLY FOR A PNEUMATIC TIRE Public/Granted day:2010-06-10
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