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US 8,413,498 · App. 12/805,951 · Granted Apr 9, 2013

Tire test system

Inventors: Matthias Dank (Graz, AT); Johann Eitzinger (Graz, AT); Michael Resl (Graz, AT)
Assignee: AVL List GmbH
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Patent No.
US 8,413,498
App. No.
12/805,951
Granted
Apr 9, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tire test system for tire tests under the most realistic conditions possible, however, including the possibility of widely-varied, simple and precisely reproducible parameters includes a track ( 6 ) contactable by at least one tire, as well as a positive guide ( 5 ) following this track, for example, in the form of at least one rail. In addition, a test trolley ( 2 ) is provided that is guided by a positive guide ( 5 ) and is autonomously driven and/or brakable independently of the tire(s), on which trolley at least one tire ( 1 ) is mountable, and which has equipment for driving and/or braking autonomously and independently of the test trolley ( 2 ).

Claims (6)

1. A tire test system, composed of a track ( 6 ) contactable by at least one tire and of a positive guide ( 5 ) following this track, for example, in the form of at least one rail, and a test trolley ( 2 ) that is guided by the positive guide ( 5 ) and is driven and/or brakable autonomously independently of the tire(s), on which trolley at least one tire ( 1 ) is mountable and which as equipment for driving and braking autonomously and independently of the test trolley ( 2 ).

2. The tire test system according to claim 1 , wherein the tire ( 1 ) is drivable and/or brakable through the test trolley ( 2 ), and the test trolley ( 2 ) applies a corresponding force so as to affect the speed of the trolley.

3. The tire test system according to claim 1 , wherein said track ( 6 ) includes regions of different surface conditions.

4. The tire test system according to claim 3 , wherein the track ( 6 ) is longitudinally subdivided into multiple, adjacent regions ( 99 ) with different surface conditions.

5. The tire test system according to claim 1 , wherein the test trolley ( 2 ) is adjustable at the positive guide ( 5 ), or a mounting structure ( 4 ) for the tire ( 1 ) is adjustable on the test trolley ( 2 ) relative to the test trolley and/or to the track ( 6 ).

6. The tire test system according to claim 1 , including equipment to generate different surface conditions in the track ( 6 ), for example, a rain-generating system.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2010
From: DANK, MATTHIAS; EITZINGER, JOHANN; RESL, MICHAEL
To: AVL LIST GMBH
Reel/Frame 025134/0465 →
Priority Claims (1)
AT 537/2009 · Aug 27, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110048120A1 · Mar 3, 2011