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US 8,986,592 B2Granted
Automatic de-molding device for flat rubber treads
AssigneeMichelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
InventorsJuan-Pablo Gallego, Metodi L. Ikonomov, Carl R. Driver
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Abstract
A method of automatically de-molding a tread from a mold is provided utilizing an automatic de-molding apparatus. The automatic de-molding device utilizes at least one anchor member that is inserted into the mold and automatically secures the tread to the de-molding apparatus wherein the mold is mechanically removed from the mold.
Claims7
A method for automatically de-molding a cured tread, the method comprising:
- molding a tread in a mold;
- providing a tread anchoring member configured to engage the tread;
- automatically demolding the tread initially from the mold by moving the tread anchoring member into a mold cavity of the mold and engaging the tread contained in the mold cavity;
- pinching a portion of the tread removed from the mold between two gripping members by moving one of the gripping members against a tongue portion, where one of the two gripping members includes the anchoring member;
- and,
- removing the tread from the mold by first pulling a portion of the tread from the mold with the tread anchoring member and while the anchoring member remains engaged with the tread.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.