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Portable tire X-ray apparatus and method

  • US 4,839,914 A
  • Filed: 06/10/1987
  • Issued: 06/13/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A tire inspection apparatus comprising:

  • (a) a frame supporting a tire during inspection;

    (b) tire rotation means drivingly engaged with a tire supported on said frame and activated to cause rotation of said tire during inspection thereof;

    (c) a fluoroscope positioned adjacent a tread of a tire supported on said frame and forming an image upon the irradiation of said fluoroscope by X-rays;

    (d) an X-ray source aligned with said fluoroscope, said source positioned external to a tire on said frame and spaced from said fluoroscope substantially the length of a diameter of a tire on said frame;

    (e) a video camera optically coupled to said fluoroscope to generate a video signal representing a radiographic image formed on said fluoroscope;

    (f) a first video monitor operatively connected to said video camera and comprising means for displaying an image represented by said video signal(g) a video recorder interconnected with said video camera for recording radiographic images of a tire supported on said frame during inspection of the tire; and

    (h) a second video monitor interconnected with said video recorder and comprising means for displaying previously recorded radiographic images of a tire taken at an earlier time for direct visual comparison to currently generated radiographic images of the same tire displayed on said first video monitor.

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