EP 0921905 A1 19990616 - ROBOTIC CO2 TIRE MOLD CLEANING
Title (en)
ROBOTIC CO2 TIRE MOLD CLEANING
Title (de)
Reinigung von Reifenvulkanisierungsformen mit CO2 mittels Robotes
Title (fr)
NETTOYAGE DE MOULES A PNEUS AU CO2 PAR DISPOSITIF ROBOTIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
US 9613521 W 19960822
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9807548A1] A method and apparatus for cleaning molds, particularly tire molds (16) using pellets of a frozen gas and a robotically controlled apparatus are disclosed. A heated mold (16) is conveyed into an insulated and sound-proof enclosure (34) where a robot arm with a nozzle (52) mounted on the robot arm directs frozen CO2 pellets against the mold surface to be cleaned. The mold (16) is rotated on a rotary table (40) to clean the entire mold surface. The mold (16) is then removed from the enclosure (34) on a conveyor (82). The preferred frozen gas is CO2 because it is non-abrasive to the tire mold surfaces and also cleans the microvents of the tire mold (16).
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B24C 1/00 (2006.01); B24C 3/08 (2006.01); B24C 3/22 (2006.01); B24C 3/32 (2006.01); B29C 33/02 (2006.01); B29C 33/72 (2006.01); B29C 35/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B24C 1/003 (2013.01); B24C 3/083 (2013.01); B24C 3/22 (2013.01); B24C 3/325 (2013.01); B29C 33/72 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0663 (2013.01); B29L 2030/00 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9807548A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9807548 A1 19980226; AU 6853496 A 19980306; BR 9612734 A 19990824; CA 2262688 A1 19980226; EP 0921905 A1 19990616; JP 2000516861 A 20001219
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9613521 W 19960822; AU 6853496 A 19960822; BR 9612734 A 19960822; CA 2262688 A 19960822; EP 96928964 A 19960822; JP 51068498 A 19960822