Method for manufacturing a green tyre using a building drum and a transfer device

Method for manufacturing a green tyre using a building drum (1) and a transfer device (2), which method comprises:

• a step of arranging tyre components (13) for the green tyre on a building drum (1),
• a step during which the transfer device (2) is placed around the building drum (1),
• a step during which a last manufacturing process for a green tyre is carried out on the building drum (1), and
• a removal step during which a removal device (5) removes the green tyre from the building drum, wherein the removal device (5) is provided with projecting elements (6, 7, 8) that can be placed up to a distance from and around the outer circumference of the green tyre and which projecting elements (6, 7, 8) can be placed such so as to engage the outer side of the green tyre,
• characterised in that the removal step further comprises during the step in which the transfer device (2) is placed around the building drum (1), placing the projecting elements (6, 7, 8) up to a distance from and around the outer circumference of the building drum (1).