Tire cutting machine
OwnerDonald Schuttinventor
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Abstract
A machine for cutting used tires into selectively sized pieces or segments which includes a cutter which is movable relative to a die against which a tire is supported. An indexing mechanism is engaged with the tire to rotate the tire relative to the die after each successive cutting motion of the cutter so that contiguous and/or adjacent segments or portions of the tire are progressively severed from the middle reinforced inner bead of the tire.
Claims19
An apparatus for reducing a tire having an inner bead portion and an outer sidewall portion to pieces comprising, a support means, a guide means supported by said support means and having first and second end portions, a slide means mounted relative to said guide means, power means connected to said slide means for reciprocately moving said slide means relative to said guide means, said slide means including a tire severing means extending toward said second end portion of said guide means, a die means mounted adjacent said second end portion of said guide means, indexing means for engaging a tire which has been positioned about said second end portion of said guide means between said severing means and said die means, said severing means having at least one cutting edge which cooperates with said die means for severing a portion of a tire positioned therebetween, and means for activating said indexing means to rotate a tire positioned between said severing means and said die means, said indexing means including a pair of indexing wheel means for cooperatively engaging the bead portion of a tire therebetween, said means for activating said indexing means including drive means for intermittantly rotating at least one of said indexing wheel means when said severing means is spaced from said die means, and means for activating said power means.
An apparatus for reducing a tire having an inner bead portion and a sidewall portion to pieces comprising, a support means, a guide means mounted to said support means and having first and second ends, a cutter means slidably carried by said guide means, a bracket mounted adjacent said second end of said guide means, a die means mounted to said bracket means, ram means mounted to said support means for reciprocally moving said cutter means along said guide means and into cutting relationship with said die means so that a portion of a tire mounted between said cutter means and said die means is severed therebetween, a pair of spaced indexing means for engaging an inner bead portion of a tire therebetween and an indexing rod extending from said cutter means towards said die means and intermittently linearly driving one of said spaced indexing means to rotate a tire relative to said die means whereby successive portions of a tire are positioned between said cutter means and said die means.
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