Radiant energy – Photocells; circuits and apparatus – Optical or pre-photocell system
Patent
1989-02-02
1990-03-20
Nelms, David C.
Radiant energy
Photocells; circuits and apparatus
Optical or pre-photocell system
358106, H04N
Patent
active
049104110
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for inspecting a side wall of a tire including an optical sensor provided so as to face a side wall surface of a rotatable tire for reading a variation of distance to the side wall surface as an irregularity signal, memory means for storing an irregularity signal read by the optical sensor, usable data discrimination means for discriminating whether or not the signal read out from the memory means is usable as irregularity inspection data, correction means for removing detection-unrequired irregularities from the data discriminated as usable data by the usable data discrimination means, height calculation means for finding out an irregularity falling within a predetermined condition in the corrected data and calculating the height of the irregularity, and determination means for determining based on the height of the irregularity calculated by the height calculated means where there is an abnormal irregularity.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4095464 (1978-06-01), Breedijk
patent: 4280624 (1981-07-01), Ford
patent: 4488648 (1984-12-01), Claypool
patent: 4638354 (1987-01-01), Denimal
patent: 4679075 (1987-07-01), Williams et al.
patent: 4776466 (1988-10-01), Yoshida
Tanaka Atsuhiko
Teraguchi Takashi
Allen Stephone B.
Nelms David C.
Sumitumo Rubber Industries
LandOfFree
Apparatus for inspecting a side wall of a tire does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Apparatus for inspecting a side wall of a tire, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Apparatus for inspecting a side wall of a tire will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-794453