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AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho
InventorsKenji Kubo, Katsumi Ichikawa, Kashiro Ureshino, Toshio Kurosaki, Shigeru Kaneko
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A vulcanizing mold setting apparatus for setting a vulcanizing mold assembly (21) on the platen (6) of a tire vulcanizing apparatus (1) comprises: a mold transfer mechanism (54) comprising a mold carriage (49) for horizontally moving the vulcanizing mold assembly (21) to and away from the tire vulcanizing machine (1), a pair of guide units (41) disposed respectively on the opposite sides of the platen (6), and a pair of mold supporting units (24) disposed respectively on the opposite sides of the platen (6) behind the guide units (41) to support the vulcanizing mold assembly (21) above the platen (6); a pair of lifting mechanisms (27) for vertically moving the mold supporting units (24) to place the vulcanizing mold on the platen (6); a centering mechanism (29) for centering the vulcanizing mold assembly (21) on the platen (6); and clamping members (26) for fastening the fixed mold (7) of the vulcanizing mold assembly (21 ) to the platen (6) after the vulcanizing mold assembly (21) has been centered on the platen (6).
A vulcanizing mold setting apparatus for setting a vulcanizing mold assembly including a fixed mold and a movable mold on a platen of a tire vulcanizing machine, said vulcanizing mold setting apparatus comprising:
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