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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2024
Bridgestone Europe Nv/sa [be/be], Zaventem, BE;
Roberto Pontone, Rome, IT;
Bridgestone Europe NV/SA, Zaventem, BE;
Abstract
A system for applying a sealing agent to the surface of an internal cavity of a pneumatic tire provided with an applicator device for supplying a strip of sealing agent that is applied to the surface and an opto-electronic device that is integral to the nozzle of the applicator device and that is provided with at least one sensor element that is able to acquire images of the surface and provide a plurality of signals indicative of the plurality of acquired images; and an electronic processing system connected to the opto-electronic device, and to the applicator device and configured so as to acquire the signals that are indicative of the plurality of images acquired by the opto-electronic device; and to control the application of the sealing agent as a function of the plurality of signals that are indicative of the plurality of images acquired by the opto-electronic device.