System and method for building and curing a tire curing bladder
AssigneeBridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
InventorAdam K. Nesbitt
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Abstract
A system and method for building and curing a tire curing bladder is provided. In one embodiment, a system for curing a tire curing bladder is provided, the system comprising: a tire building drum, including: at least one end cap; and a cylindrical wall; wherein the tire building drum includes an axis of rotation and wherein the axis of rotation extends through the at least one end cap, and wherein the cylindrical wall includes at least one orifice; a mold, including: a mold ring oriented at least partially radially outwardly of the tire building drum; and at least one outside bead ring; and a tire curing press.
Claims20
A system for curing a tire curing bladder, comprising:
- a tire building drum, including:
- at least one end cap having at least one inside bead;
- and
- a cylindrical wall;
- wherein the tire building drum includes an axis of rotation and wherein the axis of rotation extends through the at least one end cap, and
- wherein the cylindrical wall includes at least one orifice;
- a mold, including:
- a mold ring oriented at least partially radially outwardly of the tire building drum, wherein the mold ring includes a first mold ring portion and a second mold ring portion, wherein each of the first mold ring portion and the second mold ring portion are oriented axially adjacent to one another;
- and
- at least one outside bead ring;
- and
- a tire curing press.
A system for curing a tire curing bladder, comprising:
- a tire building drum, including:
- at least one end cap;
- and
- a cylindrical wall;
- wherein the tire building drum includes an axis of rotation and wherein the axis of rotation extends through the at least one end cap, and
- wherein the cylindrical wall includes at least one orifice;
- a mold, including:
- a mold ring oriented at least partially radially outwardly of the tire building drum;
- and
- at least one outside bead ring;
- and
- a tire curing press.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.