TIRE MOLD FOR VENTLESS TIRE MOLDING

A tire mold (1) is disclosed having one or more moveable elements to bring the tire mold (1) from an open into a closed position. The tire mold (1) comprises an actuating ring (31), a top plate (25) and a bottom plate (23), upper and lower side members (7, 9), a plurality of mold segments (19) and slide blocks (27). The the upper and lower side members (7, 9) and the plurality of mold segments (19) define a mold cavity. The tire mold (1) further comprises a vacuum device for removing gas from the mold cavity upon its activation. The tire mold (1) has sealing means comprising one or more closing seal members (39, 41, 43, 45, 47) configured to cooperate with associated cooperating surfaces for sealing the mold cavity by contact with each other, the one or more closing seal members and the associated cooperating surfaces being moveable relative to one another upon the displacement of the one or more moveable elements. The one or more closing seal members are in a position in which they are facing their associated cooperating surfaces without contacting them, both in a partial closure position of the tire mold (1) and in the closed position of the tire mold (1) when the vacuum device is not activated.