APPARATUS FOR MEASURING TIRE UNIFORMITY

摘要

The tire (T) for automobiles being measured is loaded in advance by the load applying means (14) and the drum (11) is driven to rotate the tire. A displacement of the rotatable shaft (12) produced in response to a variation in the radial force acting between the tire and the drum is detected as a displacement of the movable member (13). The movable member is movable with respect to the drum about a fulcrum which lies in or is located in the vicinity of a plane including a surface in which the drum and the tire are held against each other. Thus any influence by a moment due to a lateral force imposed on the tire can be eliminated, and the apparatus can measure a radial force variation with precision.