Post cure inflator

A post cure tire inflator for use with a tire press to inflate and cure vulcanized tires, comprising:

• a pair of inflator stations arranged in a vertically separated formation with each inflator station comprising a pair of axially aligned, vertically separable tire inflating chuck rings;
• a frame fixed between a pair of outer support columns;
• and
• an adjustment mechanism secured to the frame and coupled to one of the tire inflating chuck rings from each pair of inflator stations to adjust a vertical position of said one of the tire inflating chuck rings from each pair of inflator stations relative to the frame.

A post cure tire inflator for use with a tire press to inflate and cure vulcanized tires, comprising:

• a pair of inflator stations arranged in a vertically separated formation with each inflator station comprising a pair of axially aligned, vertically separable tire inflating chuck rings;
• a frame fixed between a pair of outer support columns;
• a first movable beam that is linearly movable relative to the frame;
• a second movable beam that is linearly movable relative to both of the frame and the first movable beam;
• an adjustment mechanism secured to the frame and coupled to one of the tire inflating chuck rings from each pair of inflator stations,
• wherein one tire inflating chuck ring from each pair of inflator stations is secured to and movable with one of the first and second movable beams, and
• wherein the other tire inflating chuck ring from each pair of inflator stations is secured to the adjustment mechanism to adjust a vertical position thereof;
• and
• a locking system coupled to at least one of the first and second movable beams and configured to selectively prevent movement of said movable beam relative to an adjacent outer support column.