Apparatus and method for grinding sidewall areas of tires
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    Apparatus and method for grinding sidewall areas of tires 失效
    研磨轮胎侧壁区域的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US4663889A

    公开(公告)日:1987-05-12

    申请号:US885104

    申请日:1986-07-14

    摘要: A grinder for removing a predetermined amount of rubber at a predetermined angle from a raised or recessed area on the sidewall of an inflated tire as the tire rotates. A pair of spaced sensors engage the sidewall area of the tire at predetermined radial spaced locations on opposite sides of the area to be worked. The sensors generate a pair of electrical signals in relationship to the profiles of the sidewall areas engaged thereby. The signals are fed to a microprocessor which calculates the average angle of the raised or recessed area by the difference between the outputs from the two sensors along with the known spacing therebetween and generates a third signal. This third signal is supplied to a servo mechanism which automatically adjusts the grind angle of the grinding wheel to match the average angle of the area to be ground. A fourth signal is supplied by the microprocessor to another servo mechanism which dynamically controls the depth of grind of the grinding wheel in relationship to the profile of the sidewall represented by the signal generated by one of the sensors. In an alternate embodiment the signal generated by the microprocessor representing the average angle of the area to be worked controls the spacing between the tire beads by adjusting the tire mounting chuck to place the sidewall area in a relatively flat plane for perpendicular contact by the grinding wheel eliminating angle adjustment of the grinding wheel.

    摘要翻译: 一种研磨机,用于在轮胎转动时从膨胀的轮胎的侧壁上的凸起或凹陷区域以预定角度移除预定量的橡胶。 一对间隔开的传感器在待加工区域的相对侧上的预定径向间隔位置处与轮胎的侧壁区域接合。 这些传感器与由此啮合的侧壁区域的轮廓相关联地产生一对电信号。 信号被馈送到微处理器,该微处理器通过两个传感器的输出之间的差异以及它们之间的已知间距来计算凸起或凹陷区域的平均角度,并产生第三信号。 该第三信号被提供给伺服机构,其自动调整砂轮的研磨角度以匹配待研磨区域的平均角度。 第四信号由微处理器提供给另一个伺服机构,该伺服机构与由传感器之一产生的信号表示的侧壁轮廓相关地动态地控制研磨轮的研磨深度。 在替代实施例中,由微处理器产生的表示待加工区域的平均角度的信号通过调整轮胎安装卡盘来控制轮胎胎圈之间的间隔,以将侧壁区域放置在相对平坦的平面中,以便通过砂轮垂直接触 消除砂轮的角度调整。