Process and apparatus for labelling a green tyre for bicycles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12515426-B2
Application number	US-202218720206-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 28, 2022
Priority date	Dec 22, 2021
Publication date	Jan 6, 2026
Grant date	Jan 6, 2026

Abstract

The invention relates process and an apparatus for labeling a green bicycle tire. The process comprises-fitting a tyre (2) around a support table (11): —positioning, in a pressing area (23) arranged on the support table (11), a tread junction (6a) carried by the tyre (2) fit around the support table (11); —applying at least one label (32) on the tyre (2); —pressing the tread junction (6a) during the application of said at least one label (32).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A process for labelling a green tyre for bicycles, comprising:
fitting the green tyre around a support table; positioning, in a pressing area arranged on the support table, a tread junction carried by the green tyre fit around the support table; applying at least one label on the green tyre; and pressing the tread junction during the application of the at least one label.

2 . The process according to claim 1 , wherein the action of pressing the tread junction is executed by a presser thrust against the green tyre, interposed between the presser and the support table.

3 . The process according to claim 2 , wherein fitting the green tyre comprises extending the green tyre according to an elongated configuration wherein a circumferential extension of the green tyre has two main sections substantially parallel to each other, wherein a circumferential extension of the green tyre has two main sections substantially parallel to each other, mutually connected by two U-shaped connector sections.

4 . The process according to claim 3 , further comprising stretching the green tyre by moving the U-shaped connector sections away from each other before applying the at least one label.

5 . The process according to claim 4 , wherein stretching the green tyre comprises moving at least one stretcher away from a respective terminal side of the support table.

6 . The process according to claim 5 , wherein the support table has two respectively opposite contrast faces, operating in abutment each against one of the main sections of the extended green tyre.

7 . The process according to claim 6 , wherein applying the at least one label comprises pressing a labelling pad against one of the main sections of the extended green tyre.

8 . The process according to claim 7 , wherein at least two labels are applied, each on a respective sidewall of the green tyre.

9 . The process according to claim 8 , wherein on one of the respective sidewalls of the green tyre, at least two labels are simultaneously applied, each at one of the main sections of the extended green tyre.

10 . The process according to claim 8 , wherein the application of the labels on the respective sidewalls occurs in respectively different times.

11 . The process according to claim 9 , wherein the presser operates in thrust relationship on the tread junction during the application of the labels on both the sidewalls.

12 . The process according to claim 11 , further comprising producing, on the tread band, an asymmetric impression with respect to the axial middle line plane of the green tyre.

13 . The process according to claim 12 , wherein on each of the main sections of the extended green tyre, attraction forces are applied against the support table.

14 . A process for building tyres for bicycles, comprising:
on a building drum, assembling a plurality of components in order to manufacture a green tyre; executing labelling processes on the green tyre; and vulcanising the green tyre; wherein the execution of the labelling processes occurs according to the process of claim 13 .

15 . The process according to claim 14 , wherein the labelling processes are at least partially executed during the assembly of annular components of another green tyre on the building drum.

Assignees

• Pirelli

Inventors

• Held Alessandro
• Roberti Lorenzo

Classifications

• B29D30/72

  Side-walls · CPC title

• B65C9/25

  by thermo-activating the glue · CPC title

• B65C9/36

  Wipers; Pressers · CPC title

• B65C5/04

  Thermo-activatable adhesives · CPC title

• G09F3/02

  Forms or constructions (layered products B32B) · CPC title