Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tire testing machine and tire testing method
- Patent Title (中): 轮胎试验机和轮胎试验方法
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Application No.: US12433283Application Date: 2009-04-30
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Publication No.: US08342020B2Publication Date: 2013-01-01
- Inventor: Yu Sumimoto , Koichi Honke , Masao Murakami , Tetsuya Yoshikawa , Toshikatsu Nonaka
- Applicant: Yu Sumimoto , Koichi Honke , Masao Murakami , Tetsuya Yoshikawa , Toshikatsu Nonaka
- Applicant Address: JP Kobe Shi
- Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kobe Shi
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2008-153107 20080611
- Main IPC: G01M1/16
- IPC: G01M1/16

Abstract:
A tire testing machine according to the present invention, which can measure both uniformity and dynamic balance of a tire T, comprises a spindle for driving the tire T to rotate about a vertical axis, a spindle housing which supports the spindle rotatably, and a rotating drum rotatable about an axis parallel to an axis of the spindle and movable toward and away from the tire T. The spindle housing is fixed to a base through a piezoelectric sensor so that it can bear a pressing force provided from the rotating drum. The piezoelectric sensor is disposed within a plane including the axis of the spindle and perpendicular to the pressing force. With this structure, dynamic balance of the tire can be measured accurately and easily.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090308156A1 TIRE TESTING MACHINE AND TIRE TESTING METHOD Public/Granted day:2009-12-17
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