Pirelli Tyre S.p.a.

Centro Sviluppo Settori Impiego S.r.l.

Edison Termoelettrica, S.p.a.

Pirelli Pneumatici S.p.a.

Pierelli Tyre S.p.a.

Csi Ricera Applicata Montedison S.r.l.

Ricerca Applicata Montedison S.r.l.

Francesco D'Oria

Enrico Sabbatani

Maurizio Marchini

Gianni Mancini

Cristiano Puppi

Antonio Addeo

Roberto Bonari

Thomas Ponta

Valter Richiardone

Mario Vitali

Giovanni Simonato

Renato Caretta

Christian De Col

Alessandro Held

Stefano Testi

Paolo Tosco

Marco Zampolli

Furio Rossetti

Aurelio Buscotti

Franco Mostarda

Albert Berenguer

Gian Luigi Bosio

Luigi Borri

Lorenzo Roberti

Martino Capurso

Andrea Anfossi

A plant () for looping annular anchoring structures () includes a looping device (), a separation station () and a coupling station (). A handling apparatus () is interlocked to the looping device () for managing the plant () by moving the plurality of annular anchoring structures () coupled to respective separation elements (), the looped annular anchoring structures () coupled to respective separation elements () and the separation elements (). The separation elements () are fed, coupled to respective annular anchoring structures (), along a feeding section (A). The separation elements () separated by respective annular anchoring structures () are transferred from the separation station () to the coupling station () along a transfer section (T), stationing in at least a first intermediate station (). The separation elements () are moved away, coupled to respective looped annular anchoring structures (), along a moving-apart section (A).

Method for managing a plant for looping annular anchoring structures and plant for looping annular anchoring structures

A method of selectively controlling the self-sealing ability of a tyre obtained by application of a sealing assembly on a drum and subsequent formation thereon of a precursor of a green tyre inclusive of liner and carcass, followed by shaping, curing and molding. The sealing assembly includes: a self-supporting thermoplastic film of polyamide or polyester and a layer of sealing material possessing viscoelasticity and stickiness features, which is associated with and supported by the self-supporting thermoplastic film. The sealing assembly is easily puncturable by a sharp-pointed element while it maintains such a deformability and stickiness that it helps in the transfer of the sealing material during ejection of the sharp-pointed element and limits the transferred material amount to such an extent that holes bigger than a predetermined value are not sealed.

Method of selectively controlling the self-sealing ability of a tyre and self-sealing tyre for vehicle wheels

A method of selectively controlling the self-sealing ability of a tire obtained by application of a sealing assembly on a drum and subsequent formation thereon of a precursor of a green tire inclusive of liner and carcass, followed by shaping, curing and molding. The sealing assembly includes: a self-supporting thermoplastic film of polyamide or polyester and a layer of sealing material possessing viscoelasticity and stickiness features, which is associated with and supported by the self-supporting thermoplastic film. The sealing assembly is easily puncturable by a sharp-pointed element while it maintains such a deformability and stickiness that it helps in the transfer of the sealing material during ejection of the sharp-pointed element and limits the transferred material amount to such an extent that holes bigger than a predetermined value are not sealed.

In a process for producing self-sealing tires for vehicle wheels, a continuous sealing assembly, including a self-supporting thermoplastic film and a layer of polymeric sealing material, is wound from a reel holder on which is stocked, separated by a protective film associated with the layer of polymeric sealing material, cut to size and then wound around a forming drum. Winding the sealing assembly cut to size includes: feeding the sealing assembly cut to size onto a chute from top to bottom up to the forming drum; depositing a leading end of the sealing assembly cut to size on a radially outer surface of the forming drum; locking the leading end on the forming drum by means of a locking bar; setting the forming drum in rotation with the locking bar dragging the sealing assembly cut to size and winding it on the forming drum up to overlapping; and sealing a trailing end of the sealing assembly cut to size on the leading end.

Method for controlling deposition of a layer of polymeric sealing material on a forming drum and process for producing self-sealing tyres for vehicle wheels

An apparatus for extruding a polymeric material, having an extrusion head which includes a male die, a female die coaxially arranged with respect to the male die, a conveying channel, and at least one portion of which is defined between the male die and the female die. The apparatus further includes a device for adjusting a cross-sectional area of the at least one portion of the conveying channel by reciprocally displacing the female die with respect to the male die in response to an extrusion speed variation of the polymeric material.

Apparatus for extruding a polymeric material and extrusion head therefor

A process for manufacturing an elastomeric tire component includes the steps of a) preparing an elongated element including a cross-linkable elastomeric material by feeding it to an extruding device having a plurality of units, each having a respective thermal inertia, and b) delivering the elongated element onto a building support, and further includes at least one non-productive step of c) submitting at least one of the units of the extruding device to a thermal transition selected from heating or cooling, substantially reducing the risk of scorching during the thermal transition from and to the non-productive step ranking the units according to their thermal inertia and heating the units starting with the top-ranked unit sequentially to the bottom-ranked unit to reach the respective working temperature or cooling the units starting from the maximum working temperature unit sequentially to the minimum working temperature unit to reach the respective non-working temperature.

Process for manufacturing elastomeric tire components

A method for extruding a polymeric material includes the steps of: a) feeding the polymeric material to an extrusion apparatus including an extrusion head, the extrusion head including: a male die; a female die coaxially arranged with respect to the male die; a conveying channel, at least one portion of which is defined between the male die and the female die; and b) adjusting a cross-sectional area of the at least one portion of the conveying channel by reciprocally displacing the female die with respect to the male die in response to an extrusion speed variation of the polymeric material. An extrusion apparatus and a process for manufacturing a tire which uses the extrusion apparatus, are also disclosed.

Method for extruding a polymeric material

A process for manufacturing elastomeric components of a tire for a vehicle wheel includes feeding a continuous elongated element from a delivery member by exerting a feeding pressure inside the delivery member, rotating a building support around a geometrical rotation axis of the support, carrying out controlled relative displacements between the delivery member and the support to form a tire component, stopping the feeding of the elongated element when formation of the tire component is complete, and exerting a counter-pressure inside the delivery member after stopping the feeding. Rotating the support assists circumferential distribution of the elongated element on the support. Carrying out controlled relative displacements assists transverse distribution of the elongated element on the support. The tire component is defined by a plurality of coils laid in a pre-established deposition pattern depending on a predetermined cross-section outline to be given to the tire component.

Process for manufacturing elastomeric components of a tyre for vehicle wheels

A lead acid bipolar battery comprises a plurality of bipolar electrodes stacked between two monopolar end collectors in turn closed by end plates. All electrodes have respective plastic stiffening edge frames. The spacer frames are interposed between the electrodes to support the electrode frames. The spacer frames contain electrolyte supporting material and have electrolyte inlet bores and gas outlets. The stack is surrounded by a layer of eventually strengthened polyolefin material which seals the stack and provides a housing for the battery.

Method of sealing and packaging a lead acid bipolar battery by using

The method of forming the battery electrode includes providing two complementary half-frames of plastic material each having a substantially flat face delimited by an outer closed line and an inner closed line, where the inner and outer closed lines enclose the perimeter of the plate. Next, a plate is placed within a pressure forming mold between the two half-frames so as to enclose the perimeter of the plate between the outer closed lines and the inner closed lines. Then the mold is closed and heated to a temperature causing the plastic material of the half-frames to fuse and adhere continuously along the entire perimeter of the plate.

Forming a lead acid bipolar battery electrode having a peripheral

An apparatus for injection molding of non-precatalyzed resins. Catalyst and resin flows are injected into a mixing chamber through a pair of catalyst injection nozzles and a pair of resin injection nozzles, each angled toward the ejectment end of the mixing chamber. The resin injection nozzles are located closer to the ejectment end of the mixing chamber than the catalyst injection nozzles. The injection nozzles are arranged substantially 90.degree. from one another with the resin injection nozzles opposed from each other and the catalyst injection nozzles opposed from each other.

Apparatus for the injection molding of non precatalyzed polymerizable

An improved method for injection molding of non-precatalyzed resins in which the catalyst and resin flows are injected in a mixing chamber co-current with one another angled toward the ejectment end of the mixing chamber, The resin flow is injected closer to the ejectment end of the mixing chamber than is the catalyst flow.

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Francesco D'Oria