公开(公告)号：US20170108410A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-20

申请号：US15394062

申请日：2016-12-29

申请人： Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin ,  Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.

发明人： Cedric W. Mousseau ,  Brooks M. Adams ,  Virgile Ayglon ,  Samuel E. Hart, JR. ,  Ann Hutchinson De Staercke ,  Timothy Brett Rhyne

IPC分类号： G01M17/02

CPC分类号： G01M17/022 ,  B29C65/52 ,  B29C65/525 ,  B32B5/16 ,  B32B27/14 ,  B32B27/38 ,  B32B27/40 ,  B32B37/10 ,  B32B37/1284 ,  B32B37/16 ,  B32B37/24 ,  B32B38/1866 ,  G01M17/0074

摘要： The present invention includes methods and apparatus for testing tire performance using a laterally-contoured road wheel. Accordingly, particular embodiments of the machine include a wheel configured to rotate, the wheel having a tire operating surface configured to engage a tire during operation, the outer tire operating surface arranged along an annular side of the wheel and having a width extending laterally relative a circumferential direction of the wheel along a contoured path. The machine may further include a drive source configured to rotate the wheel and a tire mount configured to rotatably maintain a tire. The present invention also includes methods of forming a laterally-contoured tire operating surface for a road wheel.

公开(公告)号：US20140373597A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-25

申请号：US14369491

申请日：2012-12-28

申请人： Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A. ,  Socété de Technologie Michelin

发明人： Cedric W. Mousseau ,  Brooks M. Adams ,  Virgile Ayglon ,  Samuel E. Hart, Jr. ,  Ann Hutchinson De Staercke ,  Timothy Brett Rhyne

IPC分类号： G01M17/02 ,  G01N3/56

CPC分类号： G01M17/022

摘要： The present invention includes methods and apparatus for testing tire performance using a laterally-contoured road wheel. Accordingly, particular embodiments of the machine include a wheel configured to rotate, the wheel having a tire operating surface configured to engage a tire during operation, the outer tire operating surface arranged along an annular side of the wheel and having a width extending laterally relative a circumferential direction of the wheel along a contoured path. The machine may further include a drive source configured to rotate the wheel and a tire mount configured to rotatably maintain a tire. The present invention also includes methods of forming a laterally-contoured tire operating surface for a road wheel.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括使用横向轮廓轮胎来测试轮胎性能的方法和装置。 因此，机器的特定实施例包括被配置为旋转的车轮，轮具有构造成在操作期间与轮胎接合的轮胎操作表面，外轮胎操作表面沿着车轮的环形侧布置并且具有横向延伸的宽度 沿着轮廓路径的轮的圆周方向。 机器还可以包括配置成旋转车轮的驱动源和构造成可旋转地保持轮胎的轮胎座。 本发明还包括形成用于车轮的横向轮廓的轮胎操作表面的方法。