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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8029632 | Method for producing a belt package for a pneumatic vehicle tire A belt package for a pneumatic vehicle tire has at least two belt plies. The belt plies are built up in at least two sub-packages, which are automatically placed on a belt drum and automatically spliced independently of one another. The sub-packages are then joined ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7947141 | Method for manufacturing pneumatic tire Provided is a method of manufacturing a pneumatic tire, which is capable of reducing tire failure without leading to reduction in productivity, the method including: folding a cylindrical film made of thermoplastic resin or thermoplastic elastomer composition into a... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7316757 | Method of producing radial tire for construction vehicle A method of producing a radial tire for a construction vehicle, the method enabling a vast reduction in facility costs. A first green tire is formed in a first step molding machine and then removed from it. After that, a vulcanizer bladder unit is installed on the t... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7241353 | Method of manufacturing tire There is provided a method of manufacturing a tire wherein a uniformity of a tire having a reinforcing rubber layer of substantially a crescent-shaped section between a carcass and an innerliner and capable of mainly running at a run-flat state is improved by transf... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7208061 | Raw tire forming apparatus and raw tire forming method It is an object of the present invention to precisely and efficiently paste a tread ring and a raw tire base body with each other. A ring-like base body 5 is aligned with a former 3. The ring-like base body 5 relatively approaches and separates ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195683 | Self-seal tire and its producing method A self-sealing tire according to the present invention includes a pneumatic tire and a puncture sealing layer disposed over a whole tire inner wall surface from one shoulder portion to the other shoulder portion of the pneumatic tire. The puncture sealing layer comp... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7094303 | Method and apparatus for forming a core of plies, belts and beads and for positioning the core in a mold for forming an elastomeric tire A method and apparatus for forming a core of plies, belts and beads and for positioning the core in a mold for forming an elastomeric tire. The core is built up on a mandrel of the inner mold that is formed from hard foam core segments positioned between top and bot... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7060145 | Method of making pneumatic tire In a method of making a pneumatic tire which comprises a tire main body and a tread rubber with axial edges, the inside diameter of the tread rubber being smaller at the axial edges than in the intermediate portion, the tire main body including an underlying compone... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6941992 | Tire for a vehicle wheel and method of manufacturing the tire A carcass structure for a vehicle wheel tyre includes at least one carcass ply comprising thread elements substantially disposed transversely of a circumferential extension of the carcass structure, and at least one pair of annular reinforcing structures disposed cl... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6673183 | Method and apparatus for tire carcass positioning on a drum In accordance with one aspect of the present invention there is provided improved means for centering of a green vehicle tire carcass on a shaping drum. "Centering" as used herein and unless otherwise stated or obvious from the context of its use, include... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6482282 | Method for storage, handling and application of precured tire innerliners A method of preparing a cylindrical-shaped innerliner (10) for storage. The method involves converting the innerliner (10) from a cylinder into a solid torodially-shaped donut (10A).... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6461460 | Process for the manufacture of a tire without bead wire A process for the manufacture of a tire the beads of which are without anchoring bead wires and are reinforced by complexes of layers of reinforcement elements of low angle, around which complexes the radial carcass reinforcement is anchored by winding, s... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6364981 | Forming and application of tire ply Forming a tubular tire ply from a flat sheet of wire reinforced material, cutting the ply to length and applying the ply to a drum.... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6354349 | Seamless reinforcement for rubber composition and products incorporating such material Rubber composites, for example pneumatic tipes, can be made using seamless, tubular reinforcement (14). By pulling socks of seamless tubular reinforcement over, for example, a tire building drum (10), spliceless carcass reinforcement (18) and spliceless b... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6258189 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing tire Means for measuring deviation measures a vertical deviation of a green tire from circularity while the green tire is clamped by a green tire building drum. The green tire to be formed is shaped into a complete circle according to the measured value.... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6113737 | Method and unit for producing a road vehicle radial tire A method and unit for producing a road vehicle radial tire, whereby an impermeable innerliner (10) is applied to the inner surface of a toroidal tire carcass (3) by placing the innerliner (10) on a substantially cylindrical inner support (13), which is ra... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6067849 | Tire repair work station A tire support structure capable of spreading the beads of a tire for inspection and repair is supported by a mechanism for raising and lowering the structure. This permits the structure to be positioned in a lower position at a convenient height for a wo... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6039825 | Method of forming a complete tire carcass A method of forming a complete carcass of a tire, whereby an inner carcass (5) of the tire, formed on a collapsible forming device (2) supporting the beads (8) of the inner carcass (5), is inserted, together with the collapsible forming device (2), inside... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5882452 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing tire with reduced radial runout Means for measuring deviation measures a vertical deviation of a green tire from circularity while the green tire is clamped by a green tire building drum. The green tire to be formed is shaped into a complete circle according to the measured value.... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5861073 | Manufacture of carcass reinforcement for a tire using two carcass half-reinforcements The machine for manufacturing a tire carcass half-reinforcement from a sie filament wrapped around a bead wire which includes: bead wire holders operated by actuating cylinders, allowing said bead wire to be held in a predetermined position; a ring which... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5743993 | Tread ring transferring apparatus for use in a green tire building system A tread ring transferring apparatus for use in a green tire building system adapted for holding and transferring a tire component which is formed in a cylindrical shape has a ring shaped holder frame; and a plurality of holding segments provided along a c... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5700339 | Process for the manufacture of a tire having a carcass reinforcement which is formed of at least one ply of cords or cables A process for the manufacture of a tire which consists of producing a toral carcass reinforcement blank (1) by the helical winding of a cord or cable around a non-deformable, annular building core N, followed by at least one circumferential cut on the ra... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5582666 | Method of forming a radial tire A method of forming a radial tire. After a carcass band is elastically deformed temporarily into a standing wave shape, a bead core is located at a predetermined position on the outside of the carcass band. The elastic deformation of the carcass band is e... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5558733 | Belt and tread transfer method using transfer ring having selective adjustability of shoe movement An improved transfer ring for use in vehicle tire making equipment wherein the carcass of the tire and the belt and tread package are made up at different and separate physical locations and thereafter the belt and tread package is transferred onto the ca... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5512115 | Vectorial assembly method for first and second stage assemblies of road vehicle tires A vectorial assembly method for first and second stage assemblies (5, 3) of radial tires, whereby a first stage assembly (5), mounted on a rotary inner support (52) so as to rotate about its axis, and a second stage assembly (3), housed inside a toroidal ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5500074 | Tread ring transferring apparatus for use in a green tire building system A tread ring transferring apparatus for use in a green tire building system, includes a ring-shaped holder frame and a plurality of holding segments carried by the holder frame. The holding segments each have contact members for directly supporting the tr... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5464489 | Method for manufacturing a green radial tire using a transfer unit that is movable during pressing A transfer unit for supporting and moving a tread/belt assembly is provided with a stable cylindrical base with a longitudinal axis and with a passage part provided with arms which are laterally arranged on the base body and which extend essentially in a ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5441587 | Transfer ring having selective adjustability of shoe movement An improved transfer ring for use in vehicle tire making equipment wherein the carcass of the tire and the belt and tread package are made up at different and separate physical locations and thereafter the belt and tread package is transferred onto the ca... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5425828 | Process for the manufacture of pneumatic radial tires with initial formation of a central annular groove in the belt-tread band In the manufacture of pneumatic radial tires each having an annular groove in its central portion, a green tire is formed from a belt-tread band having a constricted portion formed by concavely depressing a belt and a tread inward in a radial direction of... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5413653 | Apparatus and method for forming a green tire A green tire forming apparatus comprises a belt forming mechanism (1), a transferring mechanism (2), a green tire forming mechanism (3), and bead setting mechanisms (4), (5); wherein the bead setting mechanisms (4), (5) have a function of pushing ply turn... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5380384 | Method of forming green tire Bead wires 4 are set at both ends of a carcass ply 2, to form bead portions 5 and 5. Then, a carcass body 6a incorporated with a toroidal BT band 9 around the outer periphery portion is mounted on a forming drum 13 around which side rubbers 20 are mounted... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5380383 | Tread application method An improved method for mounting an annular tread 1 onto a tire casing 2 is described. The improved method comprises the steps of expanding the tread 1 radially and encircling the expanded tread with a transfer mechanism 30. The transfer mechanism 30 has a... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5213651 | Tire building method and apparatus An apparatus for building tires includes belt ply supply devices, first and second tread supply devices, first and second band forming drums rotatable and expansible and contractible, a taking-out device for alternately removing formed bands from the band... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5186778 | Cylindrical member removal and transfer method A method for removing a cylindrical member from a radially expansible and contractible band-forming drum and transferring the cylindrical member to a subsequent station. The cylindrical member includes a cylindrical laminate structure prepared by winding ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5096772 | Anisotropic laminate of belted portions of a scrap tire The problem of recycling scrap radial tires is addressed by providing many uses for a laminate made by bonding two or more belt sections of a radial tire, the sidewalls of which have been cut away, the tire then cut open, and de-treaded. The result is a m... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5089077 | Apparatus for manufacturing multiple-ply tire carcasses A multiple-ply tire carcass building apparatus is described. A collapsible/expandable tire band applier is used to sequentially apply a plurality of cylindrical tire bands onto a collapsible tire building drum to form the multiple-ply tire carcass. An air... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5087316 | Transfer apparatus for tire constituting members A transfer apparatus for tire constituting members transfers them from a pre-process drum such as a carcass band forming drum to a post-process drum such as a tire forming drum. The apparatus includes a movable frame movable between the pre-process drum a... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5082519 | Tire carcass transfer robot A transfer robot comprises a carriage mounted headstock assembly, a main support disk mounted to the rotatable spindle of a headstock, an extention slide mounted to the support disk for motion transverse to the spindle, and a carrying fixture mounted to t... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5078819 | Method and apparatus for producing a green tire on a curving apparatus A method and apparatus for producing a green tire on a curving apparatus that includes a fixing head system having two rotatable and axially movable, one-piece bead-holding disks are provided. The bead-holding disks are swiveled about an axis perpendicula... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4983239 | Method of manufacture of tire using an annular mold to form a multi-component subassembly A method of manufacture of a vehicle tire in which an annular mold (11) is filled with uncured elastomeric compound to form in the annular mold an apex (14) and integral chafer (17), and preferably a sidewall (13). The annular mould (11) with the componen... | 01/08/1991 |
