公开(公告)号：US20120161348A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-28

申请号：US13126227

申请日：2011-04-27

Applicant: Brian Williams Jenkins ,  Gildas DeStaercke ,  James F. Garrett ,  Ronald Cress

Inventor： Brian Williams Jenkins ,  Gildas DeStaercke ,  James F. Garrett ,  Ronald Cress

IPC: B29D30/54

CPC classification number: B29D30/0606 ,  B29D2030/0613 ,  Y10T29/49815 ,  Y10T29/49826 ,  Y10T29/49904

Abstract: An improved system for changing sipe blade configurations on equipment for the manufacture of tires is provided. This system allows the replacement of damaged sipe blades, the replacement of sipe blades of one configuration with those of another configuration, and the elimination of a sipe blade altogether. Certain embodiments allow sipe blades to be changed by providing a sipe blade that is held by a blade holder with a slit in its heel that allows a compact assembly of the sipe blade and blade holder that is easy to manufacture. Other embodiments allow sipe blades that have an undercut in the direction of draw in their midportion and side portions without undercuts to be easily made and installed. Finally, other embodiments allow for the effective replacement and fabrication of sipe blades that have undercuts in the direction of draw that blend into other projections found on a curing member.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于改变用于制造轮胎的设备上的刀槽花纹配置的改进的系统。 该系统允许更换损坏的刀槽花纹刀片，更换一种配置的刀槽花纹刀片与另一种配置刀片花纹刀片，并完全消除刀槽花纹刀片。 某些实施例允许通过提供刀片花纹刀片来改变刀槽花纹刀片，所述刀槽花纹刀片由刀片保持器夹持在其跟部中的狭缝，从而允许易于制造的刀槽花纹刀片和刀片保持器的紧凑组装。 其他实施例允许在其中间部分和侧部中具有在牵引方向上具有底切的刀槽花纹刀片，而没有底切以便于制造和安装。 最后，其他实施例允许有效地更换和制造具有与在固化构件上发现的其它突出部分相混合的在拉伸方向上具有底切的刀槽花纹刀片。