Machine for machining and deflashing tires
AssigneeMichelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
InventorsFrancois Trochon, Carlo Conzatti, Giorgio Marangoni
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Abstract
A machine for machining and deflashing tire treads, having a frame, a drum for supporting the tire and rotating it about its axis, a cylindrical cutting tool and means for orienting the tool in various directions with respect to the tire, including means allowing rotation of the tire to be reversed and means for arranging the tool to work in two substantially symmetrical positions relative to the tire, a first position for cutting proper and a second position for deflashing, each of said positions corresponding to an opposite direction of rotation of the tire.
Claims5
A machine for machining and deflashing tire treads, comprising a frame, a drum for supporting the tire and rotating it about its axis, a cylindrical cutting tool and means for orienting the tool in various directions with respect to the tire, and further comprising means for allowing rotation of said tire to be reversed, and means for arranging said tool to work in two substantially symmetrical positions relative to the tire, a first position for cutting proper and a second position for deflashing, each of said positions corresponding to an opposite direction of rotation of the tire.
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