TIRE BUILDING CORE MANIPULATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD
    1.
    发明申请
    TIRE BUILDING CORE MANIPULATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD 失效
    轮胎建筑核心操纵装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090159183A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-25

    申请号:US11962242

    申请日:2007-12-21

    IPC分类号: B29D30/00

    CPC分类号: B29D30/0016 B29D30/12

    摘要: A tire building core manipulating apparatus for a segmented tire building core is provided, the core including a plurality of core segments extending generally radially from a central axis. The manipulating apparatus includes a support frame; a core latching mechanism mounted to the support frame for operatively engaging a mating mechanism on the core whereby suspending the tire building core in a preferred axial orientation and raises and lowers the core to engage one or more stations in a tire curing line. A transport mechanism relocates the support frame with the tire building core in the preferred axial orientation between a plurality of stations in the tire curing line

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于分段轮胎成型芯的轮胎成型芯操纵装置,所述芯包括从中心轴线大致径向延伸的多个芯部段。 操纵装置包括支撑框架; 安装到支撑框架上的芯锁定机构,用于可操作地接合芯体上的配合机构,由此将轮胎成型芯悬挂在优选的轴向方位,并升高和降低铁芯以接合轮胎硫化线中的一个或多个站。 运输机构将轮胎成型芯的支撑框架在轮胎硫化线中的多个站之间以优选的轴向定向重新定位

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY OF A TIRE CURING MOLD
    2.
    发明申请
    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY OF A TIRE CURING MOLD 有权
    用于组装和拆卸轮胎固化模具的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090158573A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-25

    申请号:US11962166

    申请日:2007-12-21

    IPC分类号: B23P19/04 B29C35/02

    摘要: Apparatus and method for assembly and disassembly in axial and radial directions mold segments forming a toroidally shaped mold. The apparatus includes mold gripping apparatus operatively engaging and disengaging the mold; and mold transport apparatus for operatively moving the mold gripping apparatus and engaged mold between a mold assembly and disassembly station and a tire curing station. The mold gripping apparatus engages and unlocks an upper mold sidewall segment and mold loading apparatus engages and unlocks a lower mold sidewall segment. Tread segment closing apparatus is provided for operatively opening and closing the tread segments of the mold in a radial direction.

    摘要翻译: 在轴向和径向方向组装和拆卸的装置和方法形成环形模具的模具段。 该装置包括可操作地接合和脱离模具的模具夹紧装置; 以及用于在模具组装和拆卸工位和轮胎硫化站之间可操作地移动模具夹持装置和接合模具的模具输送装置。 模具夹持装置接合和解锁上模具侧壁部分,并且模具装载装置接合并解锁下模具侧壁部分。 提供踏板分段关闭装置用于在径向上可操作地打开和关闭模具的胎面段。

    Tire manufacturing module and method of manufacturing tires
    3.
    发明授权
    Tire manufacturing module and method of manufacturing tires 有权
    轮胎制造模块和轮胎制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US07195047B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-27

    申请号:US10733778

    申请日:2003-12-11

    IPC分类号: B29D30/10

    摘要: A module for manufacturing a cured tire from a plurality of tire components is disclosed. The module has a plurality of component appliers located at spaced locations along a predetermined path, and a mobile tire building trolley for movement along the predetermined path and two detachable tire building drums for mounting on the movable trolley. A tire curing station has one tire mold for curing the assembled tire components while mounted on one of the detachable tire building drums. The tire is cured as the other detachable tire building drum on the mobile tire building trolley is having tire components applied. One or more of the plurality of component appliers includes a means for forming the tire component at the location of the applier. The applied components include a liner, a pair of bead cores, a ply, a pair of sidewalls, a pair of chafers, and one or more belt layers and a tread. Optionally the applied components may also include an apex, wedges, overlays, underlays, gum strips, and elastomeric inserts. The module has a means for transferring the detachable tire building drums to the tire mold and further has a means for extracting the cured tire while mounted on a tire building drum from the mold. The tire curing station includes an induction curing means.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于从多个轮胎部件制造硫化轮胎的组件。 模块具有沿预定路径位于间隔位置的多个部件施加器,以及用于沿着预定路径移动的移动轮胎成型台车和用于安装在可移动小车上的两个可拆卸轮胎成型鼓。 轮胎硫化站具有一个轮胎模具,用于在安装在一个可拆卸的轮胎成型鼓上时固化组装的轮胎部件。 当移动式轮胎成型车上的另一个可拆卸轮胎成型鼓具有施加的轮胎部件时,轮胎被固化。 多个部件施加器中的一个或多个包括用于在施加器的位置处形成轮胎部件的装置。 应用的部件包括衬垫,一对胎圈芯,帘布层,一对侧壁,一对鞋垫,以及一个或多个带束层和胎面。 任选地,所施加的部件还可以包括顶点,楔形物,覆盖物,垫片,胶条和弹性体插入物。 模块具有用于将可拆卸轮胎成型鼓转移到轮胎模具的装置,并且还具有用于在从模具安装在轮胎成型鼓上时提取固化轮胎的装置。 轮胎硫化站包括感应固化装置。

    Tire building and cure station coupling apparatus and method
    4.
    发明授权
    Tire building and cure station coupling apparatus and method 失效
    轮胎建筑和固化站耦合装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07910043B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-22

    申请号:US11962227

    申请日:2007-12-21

    IPC分类号: B29C35/02 B29D30/12

    摘要: A tire building and cure station coupling apparatus and method for molding a green tire into a finished tire having a tread pattern. The green tire is constructed on a toroidally shaped core formed by a plurality of core segments each having an outer surface portion which together define a toroidal outer surface surrounding a central axis. The core is adapted to hold a green tire on said toroidal outer surface. A first spindle section is configured to be placed on a first side of the core along the central axis and a second spindle section is configured to be placed on a second side of the core along the central axis and opposite to the first side. At least one electrically operated heating element is coupled with each said core segment and at least one spindle connector is configured to mechanically couple the first and second spindle sections with said plurality of core segments located therebetween and electrically connect with the electrically operated heating elements for supplying electrical power thereto during a tire curing operation. One or more curing line docking stations are provided, each having docking apparatus for mechanically coupling with a spindle end of a spindle sections for a docking time interval, the docking apparatus including a docking connector configured to mechanically and electrically couple with the spindle connector for supplying electrical power to the electrically operated heating elements for at least a portion of the docking time interval.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于将生胎模制成具有胎面花纹的成品轮胎的轮胎建造和固化站联接装置和方法。 生轮胎构造在由多个芯段形成的环形形状的芯部上,每个芯部段具有外表面部分,该外表面部分一起限定围绕中心轴线的环形外表面。 芯部适于将生胎保持在所述环形外表面上。 第一主轴部被构造成沿着中心轴线放置在芯的第一侧上,并且第二主轴部被配置为沿着中心轴线并与第一侧相对地放置在芯的第二侧上。 至少一个电动加热元件与每个所述芯部段联接,并且至少一个主轴连接器构造成将第一和第二主轴部分与所述多个芯部段机械联接在一起,并且与电动加热元件电连接以供应 在轮胎固化操作期间向其供电。 提供了一个或多个固化线对接站,每个固定线对接站具有用于与对接时间间隔的主轴部分的主轴端部机械地联接的对接装置,对接装置包括配置成机械地和电耦合于主轴连接器供给的对接连接器 对于电动加热元件的至少一部分对接时间间隔的电力。

    Tire building core manipulator apparatus
    5.
    发明授权
    Tire building core manipulator apparatus 失效
    轮胎建筑核心机械手装置

    公开(公告)号:US07891962B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-22

    申请号:US11962242

    申请日:2007-12-21

    IPC分类号: B29D30/12 B29C33/76

    CPC分类号: B29D30/0016 B29D30/12

    摘要: A tire building core manipulating apparatus for a segmented tire building core is provided, the core including a plurality of core segments extending generally radially from a central axis. The manipulating apparatus includes a support frame; a core latching mechanism mounted to the support frame for operatively engaging a mating mechanism on the core whereby suspending the tire building core in a preferred axial orientation and raises and lowers the core to engage one or more stations in a tire curing line. A transport mechanism relocates the support frame with the tire building core in the preferred axial orientation between a plurality of stations in the tire curing line.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于分段轮胎成型芯的轮胎成型芯操纵装置,所述芯包括从中心轴线大致径向延伸的多个芯部段。 操纵装置包括支撑框架; 安装到支撑框架上的芯锁定机构,用于可操作地接合芯体上的配合机构,由此将轮胎成型芯悬挂在优选的轴向方位,并升高和降低铁芯以接合轮胎硫化线中的一个或多个站。 运输机构将轮胎成型芯的支撑框架在轮胎硫化线中的多个站之间以优选的轴向定向重新定位。

    Tire building core assembly and disassembly station
    6.
    发明授权
    Tire building core assembly and disassembly station 有权
    轮胎建筑核心组装拆卸站

    公开(公告)号:US07854603B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-21

    申请号:US11962304

    申请日:2007-12-21

    IPC分类号: B29D30/12

    摘要: A station apparatus method within a tire curing line is provided for assembling and disassembling a toroidally shaped core configured to carry a cured tire. The core includes a plurality of core segments assembling to form a core body and extending generally radially from a central core axis within a core central axial passage. The core further includes first and second locking spindle sections connecting to opposite sides of the core body. The station apparatus includes: a base; a station locking mechanism mounted to the base and operative to lock to the lower core locking mechanism; a transport device operative to lock to the first spindle section and to lower the core in substantially a vertical core axis orientation into locked engagement with the station locking mechanism; a core segment manipulating mechanism operative to move respective core segments radially inward between a radially outward position to a radially inward segment removal position; and a tire unloading mechanism operative to support a cured tire during radial movement of the core segments inward.

    摘要翻译: 设置轮胎硫化线内的站装置方法,用于组装和拆卸构造成承载固化轮胎的环形芯。 芯部包括多个芯部段,其组装形成芯体,并且在芯部中心轴向通道内从中心芯轴线大致径向延伸。 芯部还包括连接到芯体的相对侧的第一和第二锁定心轴部分。 站装置包括:基座; 站锁定机构安装到基座并且可操作地锁定到下芯锁定机构; 运输装置,其可操作以锁定到第一主轴部分并且将所述芯部基本上垂直的轴线定向下降为与所述工位锁定机构的锁定接合; 一个芯段操作机构,可操作以在径向向外的位置到径向向内的段移除位置之间径向向内移动相应的芯段; 以及轮胎卸载机构,其可操作以在芯部段向内径向移动期间支撑固化轮胎。

    TIRE BUILDING CORE ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY STATION AND METHOD
    7.
    发明申请
    TIRE BUILDING CORE ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY STATION AND METHOD 有权
    轮胎建筑核心装配和拆卸站和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090159184A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-25

    申请号:US11962304

    申请日:2007-12-21

    IPC分类号: B29D30/00

    摘要: A station apparatus method within a tire curing line is provided for assembling and disassembling a toroidally shaped core configured to carry a cured tire. The core includes a plurality of core segments assembling to form a core body and extending generally radially from a central core axis within a core central axial passage. The core further includes first and second locking spindle sections connecting to opposite sides of the core body. The station apparatus includes: a base; a station locking mechanism mounted to the base and operative to lock to the lower core locking mechanism; a transport device operative to lock to the first spindle section and to lower the core in substantially a vertical core axis orientation into locked engagement with the station locking mechanism; a core segment manipulating mechanism operative to move respective core segments radially inward between a radially outward position to a radially inward segment removal position; and a tire unloading mechanism operative to support a cured tire during radial movement of the core segments inward.

    摘要翻译: 设置轮胎硫化线内的站装置方法,用于组装和拆卸构造成承载固化轮胎的环形芯。 芯部包括多个芯部段,其组装形成芯体,并且在芯部中心轴向通道内从中心芯轴线大致径向延伸。 芯部还包括连接到芯体的相对侧的第一和第二锁定心轴部分。 站装置包括:基座; 站锁定机构安装到基座并且可操作地锁定到下芯锁定机构; 运输装置,其可操作以锁定到第一主轴部分并且将所述芯部基本上垂直的轴线定向下降为与所述工位锁定机构的锁定接合; 一个芯段操作机构,可操作以在径向向外的位置到径向向内的段移除位置之间径向向内移动相应的芯段; 以及轮胎卸载机构,其可操作以在芯部段向内径向移动期间支撑固化轮胎。

    Apparatus and method for assembling, disassembling and storing a tire building core
    8.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for assembling, disassembling and storing a tire building core 有权
    用于组装,拆卸和存储轮胎成型核心的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08113806B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-14

    申请号:US11962284

    申请日:2007-12-21

    IPC分类号: B29D30/12 B29C33/76

    摘要: Apparatus and method for disassembling, assembling and using a toroidally shaped segmented core configured to carry a tire during a curing process includes: a transport mechanism operatively moving the segmented core between a plurality of stations in a tire curing line; one or more segment removal devices for removing a plurality of core segments individually from a cured tire and from around a core central axis and placing the core segments individually in respective spaced apart storage locations; and one or more core segment assembly devices for removing the core segments individually from the storage locations and placing the core segments individually in respective core locations to form an assembled segmented core. The apparatus and method operatively sequences to place and remove differently structured core segments individually into and from the assembled core configuration.

    摘要翻译: 用于拆卸,组装和使用构造成在固化过程中承载轮胎的环形分段芯的装置和方法包括:运输机构,其在轮胎硫化线中的多个站之间操作地移动分段的芯; 一个或多个段去除装置,用于单独地从固化的轮胎和围绕中心轴线移除多个芯段,并将所述芯段单独地放置在相应的间隔开的存储位置中; 以及一个或多个芯段组装装置,用于从存储位置单独地移除芯段,并将芯段单独地放置在相应的芯部位置中以形成组装的分段芯。 该装置和方法可操作地顺序地将不同结构的芯段单独地放入和移出组装的芯构型。

    TIRE BUILDING CORE SEGMENT MANIPULATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD
    9.
    发明申请
    TIRE BUILDING CORE SEGMENT MANIPULATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD 失效
    轮胎建筑核心部门操纵装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090159185A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-25

    申请号:US11962322

    申请日:2007-12-21

    IPC分类号: B29D30/52

    摘要: A core segment manipulating apparatus and method is provided for relocating core segments forming a toroidally shaped core body configured to carry a cured tire. The apparatus includes multiple core key segment engaging mechanisms and core second segment engagement mechanisms arranged in a spaced apart circular array adjacent to respective key segments and second segments of the core body. The key segment and second segment engaging mechanisms operate to individually move respective key segments and second segments from a radially outward core body position to a radially inward segment removal position. The key segment and second segment engaging mechanisms transfer a respective segment to a segment removal device at the segment removal position and return radially outward to a segment-receiving location.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种芯段操作装置和方法,用于重新定位构成承载固化轮胎的环形芯体的芯段。 该装置包括多个芯部键段接合机构和芯部第二部分接合机构,其布置成与相应的键部分和芯体的第二部分相邻的间隔开的圆形阵列。 键区段和第二区段接合机构操作以将相应的键段和第二区段从径向向外的芯体位置单独地移动到径向向内的区段移除位置。 钥匙段和第二段接合机构将相应的段转移到段去除位置处的段去除装置,并且径向向外返回到段接收位置。

    SYNCHRONOUS DRIVE AND METHOD FOR TIRE CORD APPLICATION
    10.
    发明申请
    SYNCHRONOUS DRIVE AND METHOD FOR TIRE CORD APPLICATION 审中-公开
    同步驱动和轮胎应用方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090090456A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-09

    申请号:US12334714

    申请日:2008-12-15

    IPC分类号: B29D30/16

    CPC分类号: B29D30/1635

    摘要: A synchronous drive system and method for tire cord application to an annular core surface includes an arm that moves laterally about a first axis in a forward and a reverse direction across the annular surface. A cord application head is coupled to the arm and positions one or more cords on an on the annular surface in the forward and reverse directions. First and second ring motors are coupled to synchronously move the arm and rotate the core. The cord application head may further reciprocate about a second axis of rotation.

    摘要翻译: 用于轮胎帘线施加到环形芯表面的同步驱动系统和方法包括跨越环形表面沿前后方向围绕第一轴线横向移动的臂。 绳索施加头联接到臂上,并且将一个或多个绳索沿着正向和反向方向定位在环形表面上。 第一和第二环形电动机被联接以同步地移动臂并旋转芯部。 绳索施加头可以进一步绕第二旋转轴线往复运动。