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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Pirelli Tyre S.p.a., Milan, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
PIRELLI TYRE S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 30/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 30/0016 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0022 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus of handling tyres. The method includes: —generating a first relative motion between a detecting line () and a tyre () for acquiring the position of a first edge () of a tyre () with respect to a reference (); —generating a second relative motion between said detecting line () and said tyre () and acquiring the position of a second edge () of said tyre () with respect to said reference (); —positioning a gripping device and gripping said tyre () on the basis of the positions of said first and second edge () with respect to said reference ().