TIRE HOLDING MEMBER FOR TIRE TESTING MACHINE

Title:

TIRE HOLDING MEMBER FOR TIRE TESTING MACHINE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/117717

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A tire holding member for a tire testing machine (1) is provided with: a bottom rim (2), which is attached to the upper end of a bottom spindle (27) that is able to rotate around a central axis (A) in the vertical direction; a top rim (3), which is disposed above the bottom spindle (27) and which is attached to the bottom end of a top spindle (47) that is able to rotate around the central axis (A) with the bottom spindle (27); and a convex-sided member (4), which is separate to the bottom rim (2) and the top rim (3). One of the bottom rim (2) or the top rim (3) has a hole with the central axis (A) at the center thereof. The other of the bottom rim (2) or the top rim (3) has an end surface facing the one rim. The convex-sided member (4) is attached to the end surface of the other rim, and has a protruding section positioned closer the hole side than the end surface side. The bottom rim (2) and the top rim (3) are positioned by each other in a state in which the center of each coincides at the central axis (A) due to the protruding section and the hole mating with each other.

Inventors:

WAKAZONO TAKEHIKO
KURUMAJI MASANOBU

Application Number:

PCT/JP2012/001327

Publication Date:

September 07, 2012

Filing Date:

February 27, 2012

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

KOBE STEEL LTD (JP)
WAKAZONO TAKEHIKO
KURUMAJI MASANOBU

International Classes:

G01M17/02; B60C19/00; G01M1/16

Foreign References:

JPS6071237A	1985-04-23
JPH08118509A	1996-05-14
JP2010127848A	2010-06-10
JPH09126956A	1997-05-16
JPH08118509A	1996-05-14

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