Tire conveyance device

A tire conveyance device arranged among at least three stages and positioned at equal intervals among the stages in a conveying direction for a tire, the at least three stages including in order along the conveying direction a first stage configured to carry-in a tire having a horizontal posture, a second stage configured for dynamic balance measurement of the tire, and a third stage configured for marking the tire, the tire conveyance device comprising:

• a plurality of tire gripping means for gripping the tire while in said horizontal posture;
• driving means for moving the plurality of tire gripping means;
• and
• a movement path of the tire parallel to said conveying direction;
• wherein the plurality of tire gripping means are disposed at said equal intervals along the conveying direction of the tire;
• wherein the driving means has a movable table that moves in the conveying direction along the movement path of the tire;
• wherein the plurality of tire gripping means are mounted on the movable table;
• wherein the plurality of tire gripping means grip the tire from an outer circumferential side or an inner circumferential side of the tire;
• and
• wherein the driving means is configured to move synchronously the plurality of tire gripping means along the conveying direction thereby to convey the tire from an upstream side to a downstream side of the conveying direction.