Tire blank assembly device including removable members
AssigneesCompagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
InventorThomas Babin
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Abstract
The device for assembling a green blank form of the crown of a tire comprises: a support having a shape that exhibits symmetry of revolution (4), —members (8) for shaping the green tire, and for each member, means (20, 35) for removable attachment to the support, comprising at least one bolt (20) and able to fix the member to the support as soon as the member (8) is in a reception position on the support. The bolt (20) has a face able to collaborate with at least one face of the member or of the support in order to place the member in the reception position, the faces being arranged so that the face of the member or of the support cannot move the bolt. The members, when they are in the reception position, are juxtaposed to form a reception surface for components that form the crown of the tire.
Claims11
A device for assembling a green blank form of the crown of a tire, comprising:
- a support having a shape that exhibits symmetry of revolution about an axis;
- members for shaping the green tire blank;
- and
- for each member, means for removably fixing the member to the support, said means comprising at least one bolt for fixing the member to the support as soon as the member is in a reception position of the member on the support,
- for each member the at least one bolt having a face for collaborating with a respective face of the member or of the support for placing the member in its reception position, the at least one bolt slidingly moving parallel to the axis with respect to the support and the member during placement of the member in its reception position such that the at least one bolt moves the member towards its reception position to complete the placement of the member into its reception position by urging the member into its reception position,
- for each member each respective face being arranged such that each respective face of the member or of the support cannot move the at least one bolt, and
- the members, when in their reception positions, being juxtaposed to form a reception surface for components that form the crown of the tire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.