ROTATABLY DRIVING DEVICE FOR THE VISUAL INSPECTION OF A TYRE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD

摘要

The invention relates to a device for driving a tyre in rotation, said device comprising a fixed support, a driving belt (16) provided with a face for coming into contact with an annular part of the tyre and able to allow the driving of said tyre in rotation, a plurality of first pulleys (18) mounted on the support and arranged against the driving belt on the side opposing the contact face for the application of said contact face radially against the annular part of the tyre, and at least one second pulley (20) arranged against the contact face of the driving belt and mounted such that it moves in translation on the support in order to locally distance said contact face from the annular part of the tyre.