摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a tire marking device and method, which are capable of marking by adding information to a tire with a bar code attached, and to obtain such tires. SOLUTION: The tire marking device 10 is equipped with a bar code reader 12 which reads a bar code label 42 attached to a tire 42, a tire positional data retrieval device 16, a marking data retrieval device 18, and a tire positioning device 20. On the basis of the tire positional data outputted from the retrieval device 16, a tire 42 is positioned by the tire positioning device 20, then, the marking data retrieval device 18 retrieves data to be marked on the tire and outputs to a laser beam irradiation device 24. The irradiation device 24 marks the tire 42 by scanning a laser beam 28 in accordance with the marking data.</p> |