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Title:
RIM REPLACEMENT DEVICE FOR TIRE TESTING MACHINE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/105318
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a rim replacement device that is for a tire testing machine and that, while having a simple and space-conserving configuration, can without difficulty rotate a turntable having a plurality of rim-carrying sections, and can favorably identify a plurality of rim assemblies set at the turntable. In the present invention, a turntable (55) is provided to a support section rotatably around a rotational axis, a plurality of rim-carrying sections (56) at which rim assemblies are disposed are provided around the rotational axis of the turntable (55), and a reading unit is attached to the support section below the turntable (55). Also, through the turntable (55), the reading unit reads rim identification information of the rim assemblies carried at the rim-carrying sections (56) at a predetermined reading position. As a result, it is possible to favorably read the identification information of the rim assemblies without hindering the rotation of the turntable (55).

Inventors:
TACHIBANA MAKOTO (JP)
AGAWA JIRO (JP)
IMAMURA MORIHIRO (JP)
UEDA TATSUYA (JP)
MIYAMOTO YOSHINORI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2012/076207
Publication Date:
July 18, 2013
Filing Date:
October 10, 2012
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Assignee:
MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND MACH TECH (JP)
International Classes:
G01M17/02; B60C19/00; G01M1/16
Foreign References:
JP2011174839A2011-09-08
JP2004504977A2004-02-19
JPH1034021A1998-02-10
JPH06179303A1994-06-28
JP2004514202A2004-05-13
JP2001241945A2001-09-07
JP2011042185A2011-03-03
JP2006105773A2006-04-20
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MORI Ryuichirou et al. (JP)
Woods Ryuichiro (JP)
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