A method and an apparatus for analyzing at least one material
characteristic of a tire wherein nuclear magnetic resonance measuring is
applied to a tread block of the tire by means of a nuclear magnetic
resonance measuring system including a nuclear magnetic resonance sensor.
The apparatus includes a magazine for storing at least one tire, a
nuclear magnetic resonance measuring system including a nuclear magnetic
resonance sensor, positioning means for moving the nuclear magnetic
resonance sensor in at least one direction with respect to the tire, a
driving means for driving the tire with respect to its rotational axis, a
control unit for controlling the positioning means and the driving means,
and a computer connected with the control unit and the nuclear magnetic
resonance measuring system. It is possible to automatically analyze the
material characteristics of a plurality of tires within a short time.