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Curing mold for a tire, comprising means for cutting a rubber mold seam

US12397522B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 16, 2021
Grant dateAug 26, 2025
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29L2030/006
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A curing mold (10) for a tire comprises: a plurality of circumferentially distributed sectors (18) that are intended to mold the tread of the tire, at least one sipe blade (40) intended to mold a void in the tread, the sipe blade extending over two adjacent sectors (18) such that the sipe blade comprises a part (40a, 40b) in each of the two sectors, the two parts of the sipe blade being separated, in the closed position of the mold, by a space (26) that creates flash during the curing of a tire, the parts of the sipe blade comprising cutting means (38) that are able to cut off the flash during the opening of the mold.

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