Method and system for cleaning an inner surface of a tire
AssigneeBridgestone Europe NV/SA
InventorsAlessio Ciarnella, Paolo Straffi
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Abstract
A method and system for cleaning the inner surface of a tire, comprising the steps of: emitting a laser beam that is directed against the inner surface using at least an emitter device; performing deeper cleaning within at least a first annular zone of the inner surface in applying, using at least the laser beam, to the first annular zone a first surface energy density; and performing less thorough cleaning within at least a second annular zone of the inner surface by applying, using at least the laser beam to the second annular zone a second surface energy density that is lower than the first surface energy density.
Claims20
A method for cleaning an inner surface of a tire, comprising:
- emitting a laser beam that is directed against the inner surface via at least an emitter device;
- performing a first cleaning within at least a first annular zone of the inner surface in applying, via at least the laser beam, to the first annular zone a first surface energy density;
- and
- performing a second cleaning within at least a second annular zone of the inner surface in applying, via at least the laser beam, to the second annular zone a second surface energy density that is not zero and that is lower than the first surface energy density,
- wherein a different respective surface energy density is applied via at least the laser beam to each of the first annular zone and the second annular zone.
A system for cleaning an inner surface of a tire, comprising:
- a laser emitter configured to direct a laser beam against the inner surface;
- and
- a control unit configured to:
- perform a first cleaning within at least a first annular zone of the inner surface in applying, via at least the laser beam, to the first annular zone a first surface energy density;
- and
- perform a second cleaning within at least a second annular zone of the inner surface in applying, via at least the laser beam, to the second annular zone a second surface energy density that is not zero and that is lower than the first surface energy density,
- wherein a different respective surface energy density is applied via at least the laser beam to each of the first annular zone and the second annular zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.