Assembling and vulcanizing of tires

A method of manufacturing rubber tires, comprising an assembly step followed by a molding and vulcanization step followed by a mold removal step, the vulcanization step employing a mold which imparts to the tire at least part of its final manufactured shape, said mold being formed of several elements which are separable from each other, at least one of said elements forming a radially dismantlable support forming, in operation upon the assembling, a stable revolution surface, said support being used for said manufacture from the assembling until the vulcanization, comprising the following steps:

• 1) transferring and positioning the support to a tire assembling station and reconstituting the initial configuration of the support for use in assembling,
• 2) successively bringing, at least in part, onto said support, using said support as an assembly reference, all the components of the tire in the order and at the place required by the architecture of the tire,
• 3) transferring said support to a vulcanization station,
• 4) closing the molding space of the tire and proceeding with the vulcanization thereof by the action of temperature and pressure for a period of time determined by the vulcanization law of the tire in question,
• 5) removing the tire from the mold by dismantling said support in order to free the tire, repeating the preceding steps and thus effecting the manufacture of another tire;
• the stations being mounted and the steps being carried out on a single frame, designed to be transportable and to support the stations in a ready to operate condition.