公开(公告)号：US07040371B2

公开(公告)日：2006-05-09

申请号：US10834432

申请日：2004-04-29

Applicant: Steven W. Mory ,  Kelly Darin Gubser ,  Andy Wayne Turner

Inventor： Steven W. Mory ,  Kelly Darin Gubser ,  Andy Wayne Turner

IPC: B29D30/68

CPC classification number: B24B5/366 ,  B29D30/54 ,  B29D2030/541 ,  B29D2030/546 ,  B29K2021/00 ,  B29L2030/00

Abstract: A tire buffer for buffing a tire casing as part of a retread operation can include a rasp pedestal having a rasp head and a texturing device. A moving assembly can be connected to the rasp pedestal for selectively moving the rasp pedestal along a pair of perpendicular axes. The rasp pedestal can rotate about a vertical axis. A tire hub assembly can be included for rotating the tire casing. The tire buffer can be operated at an operator station by interfacing with a control unit. The tire buffer can automatically buff a tire casing to achieve a predetermined tire casing profile and impart a texture thereto. The tire buffer includes a tire location mechanism and a tire measurement mechanism mounted to the rasp pedestal. The control unit can monitor an operating parameter of the rasp pedestal or the tire hub assembly during the buffing sequence, compare the actual value of the operating parameter to a predetermined target value of the parameter, and adjust an operating characteristic of the rasp pedestal, the tire hub assembly, or both such that the actual value of the operating parameter is urged toward the calculated target value of the operating parameter.

Abstract translation: 作为翻新操作的一部分，用于抛光轮胎壳体的轮胎缓冲器可以包括具有锉刀头和纹理装置的锉刀座。 移动组件可以连接到锉刀座，用于沿着一对垂直轴选择性地移动锉刀座。 锉刀座可以围绕垂直轴线旋转。 可以包括用于旋转轮胎外壳的轮胎轮毂组件。 轮胎缓冲器可以通过与控制单元接口在操作员站处操作。 轮胎缓冲器可以自动地抛光轮胎套管以实现预定的轮胎外壳轮廓并赋予其纹理。 轮胎缓冲器包括轮胎定位机构和安装到锉刀座的轮胎测量机构。 控制单元可以在抛光序列期间监视锉刀基座或轮胎轮毂组件的操作参数，将操作参数的实际值与参数的预定目标值进行比较，并调整锉刀基座的操作特性， 轮胎轮毂组件或两者，使得操作参数的实际值被推向所计算的操作参数的目标值。

公开(公告)号：US06745809B1

公开(公告)日：2004-06-08

申请号：US10315344

申请日：2002-12-09

Applicant: Steven W. Mory ,  Kelly Darin Gubser ,  Andy Wayne Turner

Inventor： Steven W. Mory ,  Kelly Darin Gubser ,  Andy Wayne Turner

IPC: B29D3068

CPC classification number: B24B5/366 ,  B29D30/54 ,  B29D2030/541 ,  B29D2030/546 ,  B29K2021/00 ,  B29L2030/00

Abstract: A tire buffer for buffing a tire casing as part of a retread operation can include a rasp pedestal having a rasp head and a texturing device. A moving assembly can be connected to the rasp pedestal for selectively moving the rasp pedestal along a pair of perpendicular axes. The rasp pedestal can rotate about a vertical axis. A tire hub assembly can be included for rotating the tire casing. The tire buffer can be operated at an operator station by interfacing with a control unit. The tire buffer can automatically buff a tire casing to achieve a predetermined tire casing profile and impart a texture thereto. The tire buffer includes a tire location mechanism and a tire measurement mechanism mounted to the rasp pedestal. The control unit can monitor an operating parameter of the rasp pedestal or the tire hub assembly during the buffing sequence, compare the actual value of the operating parameter to a predetermined target value of the parameter, and adjust an operating characteristic of the rasp pedestal, the tire hub assembly, or both such that the actual value of the operating parameter is urged toward the calculated target value of the operating parameter.