Method for assembling a tire blank

12:

• A method of manufacturing a tire, the method comprising steps of:
• providing a shoulder drum that includes shoulders each having a height equal to at least 25 mm;
• placing a carcass ply of a green tire on the shoulder drum;
• providing
• an inner winding of circumferential bead reinforcers against each of the shoulders of the shoulder drum, each inner winding being in a spiral, and
• an outer winding of circumferential bead reinforcers around each end of the carcass ply, each outer winding having a number of turns,
• wherein the inner and outer windings are provided such that the circumferential bead reinforcers are positioned in the green tire in a defined layout;
• and
• forming the green tire such that each end of the carcass ply does not have a turnup around the circumferential bead reinforcers.

17:

• The method according to claim 12, wherein the step of providing the inner and outer windings includes, in succession:
• placing a first annular semi-finished product against each of the shoulders of the shoulder drum,
• positioning the carcass ply so that the carcass ply at least partially covers the first annular semi-finished products, and
• placing a second annular semi-finished product against each end of the carcass ply.

21:

• The method according to claim 12, further comprising steps of:
• shaping a carcass of the green tire;
• and
• combining the green tire with a crown unit without removing the green tire from the shoulder drum.

22:

• A tire comprising:
• a carcass;
• and
• circumferential bead reinforcers,
• wherein the tire is manufactured by a method that includes:
• providing a shoulder drum that includes shoulders each having a height equal to at least 25 mm,
• placing a carcass ply of a green tire on the shoulder drum,
• providing
• an inner winding of circumferential bead reinforcers against each of the shoulders of the shoulder drum, each inner winding being in a spiral, and
• an outer winding of circumferential bead reinforcers around each end of the carcass ply, each outer winding having a number of turns,
• wherein the inner and outer windings are provided such that the circumferential bead reinforcers are positioned in the green tire in a defined layout, and
• forming the green tire such that each end of the carcass ply does not have a turnup around the circumferential bead reinforcers.