公开(公告)号：US20150369703A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-24

申请号：US14764886

申请日：2013-01-31

申请人： Chinglin PAN ,  Ronald CRESS ,  Michael D. PETROVICH

发明人： Chinglin PAN ,  Ronald CRESS ,  Michael D. PETROVICH

IPC分类号： G01M17/02 ,  G01N3/20 ,  B65G37/00

CPC分类号： G01M17/02 ,  B29D30/0061 ,  B29D2030/0066 ,  B65G37/00 ,  G01N3/20

摘要： The present invention comprises methods and apparatus for inspecting a tread. Such methods include providing a tread having a top side and a bottom side, one of the top and bottom sides including a tread feature extending into the thickness of the tread. Such methods further include bending mechanically a transverse extent of the tread relative the tread thickness along a portion of the tread to be inspected about a bending member to form a bent portion of the tread, the portion of the tread to be inspected including the tread feature such that the step of bending expands the tread feature to further expose a depth of the tread feature within the thickness of the tread for inspection. Such further methods include constraining the tread on opposing sides of the portion of the tread to be inspected to maintain the bent portion of the tread in a bent arrangement.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括用于检查胎面的方法和装置。 这种方法包括提供具有顶侧和底侧的胎面，所述顶侧和底侧中的一个包括延伸到胎面厚度的胎面特征。 这样的方法还包括在胎面的横向范围内相对于胎面厚度机械地弯曲待沿着待检查的胎面部分的弯曲部件，以形成胎面的弯曲部分，待检查的胎面部分包括胎面特征 使得弯曲的步骤使胎面特征膨胀，以进一步暴露胎面特征在胎面厚度内的深度以进行检查。 这种进一步的方法包括将胎面限制在待检查的胎面部分的相对侧上，以将胎面的弯曲部分保持弯曲的布置。

公开(公告)号：US20150360395A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-17

申请号：US14764910

申请日：2013-01-31

申请人： Chinglin PAN ,  Ronald CRESS ,  Michael D. PETROVICH

发明人： Chinglin PAN ,  Ronald CRESS ,  Michael D. PETROVICH

IPC分类号： B29C33/44 ,  B29D30/06 ,  B29C37/00

CPC分类号： B29C33/44 ,  B29C37/0003 ,  B29D30/0681 ,  B29D30/52 ,  B29L2030/002

摘要： The invention include methods and apparatus for demolding a tread. The methods include arranging one or more rollers to extend across a transverse extent of a tread molding cavity and across an outer, exposed side of a tread. The one or more rollers are freely-rotatable and arranged to define a demolding path of the tread extending from the mold. The tread is demolded from the tread molding cavity along the demolding path such that the tread is initially directed outwardly from a molded position within the tread molding cavity at an initial angle less than 90 degrees from the molded position, the tread continuing along the demolding path until the tread is directed away from the molding cavity in a direction 90 degrees from the molded position at a perpendicular position located a distance from the molding cavity at least equal to approximately 80% of the tread thickness.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括用于使胎面脱模的方法和装置。 这些方法包括布置一个或多个辊子以跨越胎面模制腔体的横向延伸并跨越胎面的外部暴露侧面。 一个或多个辊可自由旋转并且布置成限定从模具延伸的胎面的脱模路径。 胎面沿着脱模路径从胎面模制腔脱模，使得胎面最初从模制位置以小于90度的初始角度从胎面模制腔内的模制位置向外指向，胎面沿着脱模路径继续 直到胎面在与成型腔距离至少等于胎面厚度的大约80％的垂直位置处在与模制位置成90度的方向上被引导离开模制腔。

公开(公告)号：US20150367539A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-24

申请号：US14764798

申请日：2013-01-31

申请人： Chinglin PAN ,  Ronald CRESS

发明人： Chinglin PAN ,  Ronald CRESS

IPC分类号： B29C37/00

CPC分类号： B29C37/0017 ,  B29C33/442 ,  B29C37/0014 ,  B29C2037/92 ,  B29L2030/002

摘要： The invention includes methods and apparatus for demolding a tread from a mold. In particular embodiments, such methods include a step of demolding a first end of a tread from a mold to form a demolded portion of the tread, the tread extending lengthwise from the first end to a second end. A further step includes folding the tread such that at least a portion of the demolded portion is arranged overtop a portion of the tread remaining within the mold. Yet a further step includes applying lubricant to the tread to thereby lubricate relative translation between folded portions of the tread. A further step includes demolding additional portions of the tread by sliding at least a portion of the demolded portion along the portion of the tread remaining in the mold with the lubricant arranged between the demolded portion and the portion of the tread remaining within the mold.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括用于从模具脱模胎面的方法和装置。 在具体实施例中，这种方法包括将胎面的第一端从模具脱模以形成胎面的脱模部分的步骤，胎面从第一端部纵向延伸到第二端部。 进一步的步骤包括折叠胎面，使得脱模部分的至少一部分布置在保持在模具内的胎面的一部分上方。 另外的步骤包括将润滑剂施加到胎面，从而润滑胎面的折叠部分之间的相对平移。 进一步的步骤包括通过使布置在脱模部分和剩余在模具中的胎面部分之间的润滑剂滑动沿着模具中剩余的胎面部分的脱模部分的至少一部分来滑动胎面的附加部分。

公开(公告)号：US20180009182A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-11

申请号：US15538984

申请日：2014-12-31

申请人： Chinglin PAN

发明人： Chinglin PAN

IPC分类号： B29D30/00 ,  B29D30/68 ,  B29C47/00

CPC分类号： B29D30/0016 ,  B29C33/44 ,  B29C35/02 ,  B29C35/0277 ,  B29C48/0011 ,  B29C48/0022 ,  B29C48/07 ,  B29C48/91 ,  B29D30/0603 ,  B29D30/0606 ,  B29D30/0662 ,  B29D30/52 ,  B29D30/68 ,  B29D2030/0038

摘要： Particular embodiments of the invention include a closed-loop tread strip forming unit (100) and methods for forming tread strips using a closed-loop unit. Embodiments of such forming units include a tread strip extruder (110) located at a pre-cure end of the closed-loop tread strip forming unit. Such units include an uncured tread strip handling assembly (120) configured to transport the first uncured tread strip from the first tread strip extruder and to a first tread strip mold member (130). The unit further includes a curing press (150) having an inlet and an outlet, a pre-cure mold handling assembly (140) configured to insert the loaded tread strip mold member into the curing press, a post-cure mold handling assembly (160) configured to receive the loaded tread strip mold member from the outlet of the curing press, a return assembly (170) configured to transfer the first tread strip mold member to the pre-cure end to complete a closed-loop.