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US 2023/0045138 A1Published application
Method for detaching elastomer particles
AssigneeCompagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
InventorsJEAN-MARIE DETTORRE, FREDERIC DRAGO, MICHEL DRUET, CYRIL PIQ, LIONEL SILVA
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Abstract
A method for detaching elastomer particles that adhere on microvalves (3) disposed on the internal surface of a vehicle tire mold (2) comprises vibrating the microvalve (3) at a constant amplitude ranging between approximately 0.05 and 0.2 mm and at a frequency ranging between 20,000 and 30,000 Hz during the detachment of the particles from the microvalve (3).
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A method for detaching elastomer particles which adhere to microvalves disposed on an inner surface of a vehicle tire curing mold, the method comprising:
- detecting a presence of a microvalve disposed on the inner surface of the mold;
- and
- vibrating the microvalve with a constant amplitude of between approximately 0.05 and 0.2 mm and a frequency of between 20,000 and 30,000 Hz during detachment of the elastomer particles from the microvalve.
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