Self-locking tire mold apparatus

A segmented mold for molding a tire is described which has a central axis; plurality of radially movable tread forming segments; two sidewall forming plates, a top sidewall forming plate , and a bottom sidewall forming plate ; a top locking ring having a plurality of circumferentially spaced opening...

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Hauptverfasser: Girard, Jean-Claude, Driscoll, Michael Thomas, Sieverding, Mark Anthony
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A segmented mold for molding a tire is described which has a central axis; plurality of radially movable tread forming segments; two sidewall forming plates, a top sidewall forming plate , and a bottom sidewall forming plate ; a top locking ring having a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings for locking the segments , each opening for locking providing a predetermined angular path for radially contracting the segments upon closing the mold in a locked position. The segmented mold for molding a tire further has a bottom locking ring having a complementary plurality of circumferentially spaced openings for locking the segments , each opening for locking providing a predetermined angular path for radially contracting the segments upon closing the mold.