TIRE SORTING DEVICE - BRIDGESTONE CORP

Title:

TIRE SORTING DEVICE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/096422

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Disclosed is a tire sorting device capable of reliably reading information about a tire identification display body such as a bar-code, which is formed on the surface of a tire without damaging the tire. Hence, a tire grip means (20) which is provided with three grip arms (24a to 24c) which are circularly arranged in-plane perpendicular to the central axis of a tire (T) and with a link mechanism for widening the grip arms (24a to 24c) is arranged under a mounting table (40) on which the tire is mounted, a bar-code reader rotating means (33) for rotating a bar-code reader (31) held by a bar-code reader holding means (32) is provided above the mounting table (40), and the rotational axis of the bar-code reader (31) and the center of the circle formed by the grip arms (24a to 24c) of the tire grip means (20) are set on the same line.

Inventors:

TAKAHASHI YOHEI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2011/052123

Publication Date:

August 11, 2011

Filing Date:

February 02, 2011

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

BRIDGESTONE CORP (JP)
TAKAHASHI YOHEI (JP)

International Classes:

B65G47/29; B07C5/07; B60C19/00; B65G47/50; G06K7/10

Foreign References:

JP2000343918A	2000-12-12
JPS62157122A	1987-07-13
JPH0416348U	1992-02-10
JP2009276892A	2009-11-26
JPH04338530A	1992-11-25
JPS62157122A	1987-07-13
JP2006065668A	2006-03-09

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