Method of using multiple row sensing device for a tire
AssigneesCompagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
InventorsBradley D. Schober, Frank E. Gramling, David A. Judd
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Abstract
A method of using a sensor device for tire inspection is provided. Signals are received from multiples rows of sensors separated by a predetermined distance. The sensors are positioned next to the inner surface of the tire for inspection. Signals from the different rows of sensors are used to identify e.g., breaks in the reinforcements of the tire and also used to identify undesirable signals generated from vibration or jarring of the sensor device.
Claims15
A method for tire inspection, the tire having reinforcements and an inner surface, the method comprising the steps of:
- positioning a sensor device near the inner surface of the tire, the sensor device having a plurality of sensors arranged along multiple rows;
- moving the inner surface of the tire past the rows of sensors;
- generating a first series of signals from a first row of sensors and a second series of signals from a second row of sensors;
- rejecting signals from the first series and the second series which are not indicative of at least one break in the tire reinforcement;
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- determining signals from the first series and the second series which are indicative of at least one break in the tire reinforcement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.