Process and mold for shaping tire tread with blades to prevent undulations in crown reinforcement and product
US4303115A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 1980 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S152/03
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In order to prevent the edges of the crown reinforcement of radial carcass tires whose tread contains oblong elements in relief or blocks (tires for earth-moving vehicles and for drive wheels of agricultural tractors) from deforming during the vulcanization of these tires in the vulcanization mold, at least some of these oblong blocks are provided with a furrow whose depth is between 1/2 and 6/5 of the radial height of the oblong block in question and whose length is not greater than 1/3 of the length of the oblong block. The element in relief which, within the mold, serves to mold the furrow within the oblong block of the tread prevents the folding and/or deformation of the crown reinforcement of the tire.
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