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Apparatus and method for detecting splice overlaps or splice gaps in a tire

  • US 5,845,232 A
  • Filed: 05/10/1996
  • Issued: 12/01/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/10/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for detecting anomalies in a toroidial body, comprising the steps of:

  • a) continuously rotating the body about a fixed axis;

    b) collecting a series of successive data points around the circumference of the body corresponding to a physical parameter of the body;

    c) comparing one of said series of successive data points with another of said series of successive data points to determine the rate of change in the physical parameter; and

    d) determining whether said rate of change in the physical parameter exceeds a predetermined range of acceptable changes in the physical parameter.

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