Molded article extractor and method
AssigneeBridgestone Bandag, LLC
InventorsJason Len Gridley, Troy Allen Kost
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Abstract
A tire tread extractor used in the manufacture of treads includes a frame, a first nip roller rotatably associated with the frame, and a second nip roller rotatably associated with the frame. The first and second nip rollers are adapted to engage a tire tread at least partially resident in a mold. A driving mechanism associated with the first and/or second nip rollers operates to impart rotational motion thereto. The frame is configured for longitudinal movement along a substantial portion of a longitudinal length of the mold while maintaining the first and second nip rollers in a spaced relation to the mold.
Claims8
A tire tread extractor used in the manufacture of treads, comprising:
- a frame;
- a first nip roller rotatably associated with the frame;
- a second nip roller rotatably associated with the frame, wherein the first nip roller and the second nip roller are adapted to be capable of engaging a tire tread that at least partially resides in a mold;
- and
- a driving mechanism associated with at least one of the first and second nip rollers and operable to impart rotational motion thereto;
- wherein the frame is configured for longitudinal movement along a substantial portion of a longitudinal length of the mold while maintaining the first and second nip rollers in a spaced relation to the mold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.