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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Stephen Manuel, Flat Rock, NC (US);
Robert Young, Simpsonville, SC (US);
William E. Cheek, Jr., Taylors, SC (US);
Stephen Manuel, Flat Rock, NC (US);
Robert Young, Simpsonville, SC (US);
William E. Cheek, Jr., Taylors, SC (US);
Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Abstract
Improved apparatus and methods for collecting debris generated during a tire buffing operation on a tire buffing machine, the tire buffing machine having a cutting head cutting surface rotatable about a cutting head axis. The system includes a rotatable shroud being rotatable about a shroud axis, the shroud comprising a side member surrounding a majority of the cutting head cutting surface, a cutting head access window to expose the cutting head for buffing the tire casing, and a vacuum suction port that is adjacent to the cutting head access window. The system may further include a driver to rotate the shroud during buffing, wherein rotating the shroud during buffing aligns the vacuum suction port with the projected path of debris being discharged from the cutting head cutting surface.