Tire splitting apparatus
US4450738A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 1981 |
| Grant date | May 29, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T82/16967
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tire splitting apparatus including a frame, a powered drive roll mounted on the frame for rotating a tire, a pressure roll for engaging the tire with the drive roll, and a knife for insertion into the casing while it is rotating for cutting it into halves. A guide is clampable for contact with both side walls of the tire to align and steady the tire so that the knife will cut repeatedly in the same track. A bead support carries substantially all of the weight of the tire during the splitting operation to allow repeated revolutions of the tire as necessary to complete the splitting process.
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