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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2021
Bridgestone Europe Nv/sa [be/be], Zaventem, BE;
Alessio Ciarnella, Rome, IT;
Paolo Straffi, Rome, IT;
Bridgestone Europe NV/SA, Zaventem, BE;
Abstract
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 ().