Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wheel and method for viewing the interior of a tire wheel assembly under dynamic conditions
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Application No.: US10117976Application Date: 2002-04-08
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Publication No.: US06575538B2Publication Date: 2003-06-10
- Inventor: Robert D. Fogal, Sr. , Gary H. Koopmann
- Applicant: Robert D. Fogal, Sr. , Gary H. Koopmann
- Main IPC: B60B2100
- IPC: B60B2100

Abstract:
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for allowing visual access to the interior of a tire wheel assembly under dynamic conditions. More particularly, the present invention relates to a wheel rim having a window or access area such that the interior of a tire mounted on the wheel rim may be viewed under dynamic conditions such as those provided by a dynamometer test machine. A method is also presented in which a camera and strobe light are used with the wheel rim having at least one window to record the reaction of flowable materials inserted into the pressure chamber of a tire wheel assembly at the tire footprint under loaded dynamic conditions. An alternate embodiment includes the camera and the light attached to the wheel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20030000295A1 Wheel and method for viewing the interior of a tire wheel assembly under dynamic conditions Public/Granted day:2003-01-02
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