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US 2010/0139844 A1Published application
Tire building core handling mechanism and method
OwnerDennis Alan Lundellinventor
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A core handling apparatus is provided for a tire building core. The handling apparatus includes a base plate; a latching mechanism mounted to the base plate and operably inserting into an axial opening at a remote end of a first spindle mechanism connected to a tire building core assembly. The latching mechanism has a latching member operably engaging the first spindle mechanism from within the axial opening. A handle mechanism mounts to the base plate and extends outward. The handle mechanism rotates under manual power to rotate the core assembly through the latching mechanism into alternate angular orientations. The core handling apparatus latching mechanism moves between a radially retracted position that facilitates a close insertion into the spindle mechanism axial opening and a radially extended second position from within the spindle mechanism axial opening to engage the spindle mechanism.
A core handling apparatus for a tire building core having a toroidal core assembly coupled to first and second spindle mechanisms extending from opposite sides of a core assembly, the core handling apparatus comprising:
A core handling apparatus for a tire building core having a toroidal core assembly coupled to first and second spindle mechanisms extending from opposite sides of a core assembly, the core handling apparatus comprising:
A method for reorienting a tire building core of the type having a toroidal core assembly coupled to first and second spindle mechanisms that extend from opposite respective sides of a core assembly, the method comprising:
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