Inventors:
George Michael Stoila - Tallmadge OH, US
William Randall Dutt - Copley OH, US
Shaun Matthew Immel - Massillon OH, US
Eric Christian Osborn - Medina OH, US
John Michael Maloney - Uniontown OH, US
David Paul Schweitzer - North Canton OH, US
Normajean Selby - Cuyahoga Falls OH, US
Luis Antonio Cabrera Arevalo - Hartville OH, US
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company - Akron OH
International Classification:
B29D 30/06
G01M 17/02
Abstract:
A method for detecting ply wire anomalies in a tire carcass ply having a plurality of spaced apart ply wires extending across a tire carcass, the method comprising the steps: constructing a green tire carcass in a diametrically expanded toroidal configuration, the carcass comprising a pair of beads, the carcass ply extending from bead to bead, at least one crown layer covering the carcass ply and having a peripheral skirt region; and sidewalls covering the carcass ply and extending from the beads to the crown layer and having edge portions intersecting the crown layer; mounting a wire sensor apparatus proximal to the tire carcass ply, the wire sensor apparatus including a wire sensor for detecting the presence of a proximal ply wire; establishing relative movement between the wire sensor and the tire carcass whereby the plurality of spaced apart ply wires are sequentially placed into proximal relationship with the wire sensor; and generating sequential data from the wire sensor indicative of at least one ply wire parameter of the plurality of spaced apart ply wires.