Abstract: A system includes a tire inspection station configured to inspect a tire of a tire wheel assembly. The tire inspection station includes a lifting assembly configured to lift and rotate a tire wheel assembly disposed in the tire inspection station, movable centering arms adjustably positionable to center a hub of a tire wheel assembly relative to the lifting assembly, and top and bottom camera assemblies configured to image sidewalls of the tire wheel assembly when it is lifted. The system further includes software configured to process images from the camera assemblies and display results of the processing. The system additionally includes a wheel inspection station comprising a camera. The system further includes software configured to process images from the camera to verify wheel properties.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 11, 2013
Date of Patent:
August 18, 2015
Assignee:
INTEGRO TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Inventors:
Edwin Starke Farley, III, Drew Waller, Shawn A. Campion, Gerald Ross Van Dam, Shankar Jagadeesan
Abstract: A system includes a tire inspection station configured to inspect a tire of a tire wheel assembly. The tire inspection station includes a lifting assembly configured to lift and rotate a tire wheel assembly disposed in the tire inspection station, movable centering arms adjustably positionable to center a hub of a tire wheel assembly relative to the lifting assembly, and top and bottom camera assemblies configured to image sidewalls of the tire wheel assembly when it is lifted. The system further includes software configured to process images from the camera assemblies and display results of the processing. The system additionally includes a wheel inspection station comprising a camera. The system further includes software configured to process images from the camera to verify wheel properties.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 11, 2013
Publication date:
September 18, 2014
Applicant:
INTEGRO TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Inventors:
Gerald Van Dam, Drew Waller, Shankar Jagadeesan, Shawn A. Campion