公开(公告)号：US20090160096A1

公开(公告)日：2009-06-25

申请号：US11962337

申请日：2007-12-21

申请人： William Dudley Currie ,  Dennis Alan Lundell ,  David Alan Henthorne ,  Mary Beth Dombrosky

发明人： William Dudley Currie ,  Dennis Alan Lundell ,  David Alan Henthorne ,  Mary Beth Dombrosky

IPC分类号： B28B7/10 ,  B29C35/02

CPC分类号： B29D30/0016 ,  B29D30/0603 ,  B29D30/0649 ,  B29D30/12

摘要： A tire unloading apparatus for separating a cured tire from a toroidally shaped segmented core body configured to carry the cured tire includes a plurality of tire engaging paddle mechanisms positioned in a spaced apart circular array defining a cured tire receiving central opening, the cured tire mounted to a core body. The paddle mechanisms operatively move between a radially outward tire release position and a radially inward tire gripping position. The tire unloading apparatus further includes a core segment manipulating apparatus operative to move individual core segments from a radially outward tire supporting core body position to a radially inward segment removal position. A plurality of segment support arms forming a circular array below the tire receiving opening are in an operative location to support respective core body segments.

摘要翻译： 用于将固化轮胎与构造成承载固化轮胎的环形分段芯体分离的轮胎卸载装置包括多个轮胎接合桨机构，其定位在限定固化轮胎接收中心开口的间隔开的圆形阵列中，所述固化轮胎安装到 核心体。 桨叶机构可操作地在径向向外的轮胎释放位置和径向向内的轮胎夹紧位置之间移动。 轮胎卸载装置还包括一个芯段操纵装置，其操作以将各个芯段从径向向外的轮胎支撑芯体位置移动到径向向内的段移除位置。 在轮胎承载开口下方形成圆形阵列的多个段支撑臂处于可操作的位置，以支撑相应的芯体段。

公开(公告)号：US06769468B2

公开(公告)日：2004-08-03

申请号：US09960211

申请日：2001-09-21

申请人： William Dudley Currie ,  Emile Reding ,  John Kolbjoern Roedseth

发明人： William Dudley Currie ,  Emile Reding ,  John Kolbjoern Roedseth

IPC分类号： B29D3024

CPC分类号： B29D30/246 ,  B29D30/247 ,  B29D2030/3214

摘要： A tire building drum has a center section (720) and two end sections (722,724). Each end section is provided with an expandable bead lock assembly (726). The center section is preferably expandable. The expandable bead lock assembly comprises a carrier ring (CR) and a plurality of elongate links (K) extending between the carrier ring (CR) and a plurality of radially-expandable segments (S). When the carrier ring moves inward (towards the center section), the radially-expandable segments (S) move radially outward, urging a plurality of axially extending, circumferentially spaced-apart finger segments (F) outward from a collapsed position to an expanded position, and at least one position therebetween. In an embodiment of the invention, the bead lock assembly comprises a cylinder and two pistons (P1, P2) disposed within the cylinder. The pistons are free to move axially within the cylinder, in response to pneumatic pressure. The first piston (P1) is constrained from moving axially inward by rods (R1P1,R2P1,R3P1). The second piston (P2) is connected by rods (R1P2,R2P2,R3P2) to the carrier ring (CR). Pressurized air supplied through hoses (H1,H2,H3) and passageways in the cylinder (73) control the movement of the pistons (P1,P2) so that the beach lock assembly can be partially-expanded, fully-expanded, and retracted, unexpanded position.

摘要翻译： 轮胎成型鼓具有中心部分（720）和两个端部部分（722,724）。 每个端部设置有可膨胀的胎圈锁组件（726）。 中心部分优选是可扩张的。 可膨胀胎圈锁组件包括承载环（CR）和在承载环（CR）和多个径向可扩展段（S）之间延伸的多个细长连杆（K）。 当承载环向内（朝向中心部分）向内移动时，径向可扩张的段（S）径向向外移动，从而将多个沿轴向延伸的周向间隔开的指状区段（F）从折叠位置向外推动到扩张位置 ，以及其间的至少一个位置。 在本发明的一个实施例中，胎圈锁组件包括一个缸体和两个设置在气缸内的活塞（P1，P2）。 响应于气动压力，活塞在气缸内自由移动。 第一活塞（P1）受到杆（R1P1，R2P1，R3P1）的轴向向内移动约束。 第二活塞（P2）通过杆（R1P2，R2P2，R3P2）连接到载体环（CR）。 通过软管（H1，H2，H3）和气缸（73）中的通道供应的加压空气控制活塞（P1，P2）的运动，使得海滩锁组件可以部分地膨胀，完全展开和缩回， 未展开位置