EP 1058586 A1 20001213 - ROBOTIC LASER TIRE MOLD CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE
Title (en)
ROBOTIC LASER TIRE MOLD CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE
Title (de)
LASERSTRAHLREINIGUNGSAUTOMAT FÜR REIFENFORMEN UND VERFAHREN ZU DESSEN VERWENDUNG
Title (fr)
SYSTEME ROBOTIQUE DE NETTOYAGE LASER POUR MOULE DE PNEUS ET SON MODE D'UTILISATION
Publication
Application
Priority
US 9803401 W 19980220
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9942228A1] A cleaning device (10) for removing residual material from a mold (12) having a molding surface (13) includes a robot (14) including an arm (16) movable in a plurality of degrees of freedom, the arm having a free end. A laser (18) is connected with the robot (14) and has an output end mounted to the arm (16) proximal to the free end so as to be positionable by the robot. An optical delivery system (38) includes a plurality of optical fibers, each fiber having a first end connected with the laser (18) and a second, output end attached to the free end of the arm of the robot (14). The output ends of the optical fibers (42) are aligned such that the laser forms a stripe of light (18b) on the molding surface (13). A controller (46) is connected with the robot (14) and is configured to direct the robotic arm (16) through at least one predetermined set of movements. A rotatable support (48, 54) is disposed proximal to the robot (14) the mold (12) being disposed on the support. The robot (14) positions the output end of the laser (18) with respect to the molding surface (13) to direct light (18a) from the laser to impinge on the surface and remove residual material from the surface as rotation of the support (48, 54) aligns different sections of the molding surface with the output end of the laser.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B08B 7/00 (2006.01); B29C 33/72 (2006.01); B29C 35/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B08B 7/0042 (2013.01); B29C 33/72 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0663 (2013.01); B29L 2030/00 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9942228A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9942228 A1 19990826; AU 6334098 A 19990906; CA 2314874 A1 19990826; EP 1058586 A1 20001213; JP 2002503551 A 20020205
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9803401 W 19980220; AU 6334098 A 19980220; CA 2314874 A 19980220; EP 98907570 A 19980220; JP 2000532225 A 19980220