Correction of crown layer variance during retreading
AssigneeMichelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
InventorsStephen Manuel, Robert Young
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus and computer programs for correcting a crown layer variance of a buffed tire carcass, the steps of the method including measuring a distance through a buffed crown layer at a plurality of locations around a tire carcass; identifying a maximum distance location from the distances determined at the plurality of locations around the tire carcass; inflating the tire carcass with the maximum distance location orientated at the 270 degree polar angle position; and, buffing the tire carcass.
Claims20
A method for correcting a crown layer variance of a buffed tire carcass, the method comprising the steps of:
- measuring a distance through a buffed crown layer at a plurality of locations around a tire carcass;
- identifying a maximum distance location from the distances measured at the plurality of locations around the tire carcass;
- inflating the tire carcass with the maximum distance location orientated at the 270 degree polar angle position;
- and,
- buffing the tire carcass.
A computer program product including instructions embodied on a computer readable storage medium, the computer program product acting to correct a crown layer variance of a buffed tire carcass, the computer program comprising:
- measuring instructions for measuring a distance through a buffed crown layer at a plurality of locations around a tire carcass;
- identifying instructions for identifying a maximum distance location from the distances determined at the plurality of locations around the tire carcass;
- inflating instructions for inflating the tire carcass with the maximum distance location orientated at the 270 degree polar angle position;
- and,
- buffing instructions for buffing the tire carcass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.