Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tire sealant applicator
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Application No.: US99570Application Date: 1979-12-03
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Publication No.: US4281621APublication Date: 1981-08-04
- Inventor: Kenneth L. Tacke , Lyle D. Galbraith , Hudson Stewart
- Applicant: Kenneth L. Tacke , Lyle D. Galbraith , Hudson Stewart
- Applicant Address: WA Redmond
- Assignee: Rockcor, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Rockcor, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: WA Redmond
- Main IPC: B05B13/06
- IPC: B05B13/06

Abstract:
The applicator includes two elongated conveyor rollers arranged in parallel alignment and inclined from a sealant application station toward a tire unloading station. The rollers simultaneously rotate a series of tires in the same direction about a common axis in side-by-side engagement with one end tire adjacent the sealant application station and the other end tire adjacent the unloading station. A kicker assembly unloads the latter end tire, whereupon the rollers advance the remaining tires toward the unloading station while maintaining coaxial rotation thereof. A fresh tire then may be positioned at the application station and the application and advancement steps repeated. The applicator further includes a sealant applicator for effecting airless spray application of sealant to a tire, together with a control system for controlling the position of the spray applicator and causing sealant to be purged a predetermined time after no sealant application is made. The applicator is suited for usage in a system for producing self-healing tires.
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