Bridgestone Europe Nv/sa

Alessio Ciarnella

Paolo Straffi

A method and system for cleaning the inner surface of a tire, comprising the steps of: emitting a laser beam that is directed against the inner surface using at least an emitter device; performing deeper cleaning within at least a first annular zone of the inner surface in applying, using at least the laser beam, to the first annular zone a first surface energy density; and performing less thorough cleaning within at least a second annular zone of the inner surface by applying, using at least the laser beam to the second annular zone a second surface energy density that is lower than the first surface energy density.

Method and system for cleaning an inner surface of a tire

Method and application unit () for applying a sound-absorbing material () to an inner cavity of a pneumatic tyre () using a strip () of sound-absorbing material () provided on one side with an adhesive layer () covered with a protective lining (). The following steps are provided: attaching an initial part of the protective lining () to a recovery drum (); partially winding the strip of sound-absorbing material onto the applicator roller (); pressing, by means of the applicator roller (), the strip () of sound-absorbing material () against the inner cavity of the pneumatic tyre () whilst the pneumatic tyre () is caused to rotate; and rotating the recovery drum () synchronously with the pneumatic tyre (), such as to wind the protective lining () around the recovery drum (), step-by-step, as the protective lining () is separated from the strip () of sound-absorbing material ().

Method and application unit for applying a sound-absorbing material in an inner cavity of a pneumatic tire

Method and application unit () for applying a sound-absorbing material () to an inner cavity of a pneumatic tyre (). The following steps are provided: eliminating an excess end () of a strip () of sound-absorbing material (); progressively separating a protective lining () from an adhesive layer () of the strip () as the strip () of sound-absorbing material () is applied to the inner cavity of the tyre; implementing by means of the strip () a separation opening () that starts from an opposite side of the protective lining () and ends at the protective lining () which remains intact, and separating the excess end () from the remaining part of the strip () of sound-absorbing material (); and pulling the excess end () in relation to the remaining part of the strip such as to separate the protective lining () from the strip ().

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Rome, Italy

Alessio Ciarnella