This invention relates to a tyre support device comprising an inclined structure with means for supporting and rotating a tyre at a controlled speed on its axis, avoiding vibrations and deformation thereof during rotation.

An apparatus for testing a tire is disclosed, the tire having opposed sidewalls joined together by a crown section, the crown section having an inner surface (228) and an outer surface. The apparatus (10) comprises a support frame (20) and first and second rollers (40, 50) connected to the support…

A control device (1) for controlling a control target comprising an astatic system (2) that has dead time is provided with: a dead time compensation system (5) that compensates for dead time at the control target based on the dynamic characteristics of the control target; and an integration error…

A web-based tire management system tracks both tire-related and vehicle-related information for multiple fleets and for multiple models and brands of tires to enable sophisticated analysis of tire-related issues to be performed on behalf of individual fleets, as well as for tire dealers and…

The invention relates to a method of determining geometrical dimensions of a tyre, especially of an inner surface of the tyre and/or a tyre bead, by contact-less sensing, wherein the tyre (12) is received in a receiving means (10), wherein at least one light beam is emitted onto a peripheral area…

The present invention provides a master tire for inspecting the accuracy of a tire tester easily and securely. A master tire 100 according to the present invention is equipped with an upper-lower rim member 120, a cylindrical member 110 equivalent to the tread portion of a tire, and leaf spring 130…

There is disclosed an apparatus in which when a surface having a curved portion, for example, a tire surface is visually inspected, light is uniformly illuminated on the surface. In this apparatus, an image pickup operation is performed by a CCD for a region to be visually inspected, which is…