Tire loader
US4452577A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29D30/0603
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tire loader for supplying a green tire into a vulcanizing press, comprising a plurality guide tracks extending radially outwardly, a plurality of grippers movably mounted on the guide tracks, respectively, for gripping a bead of the green tire in contact therewith, a plurality of fluid cylinders having rods connected respectively to the grippers and actuatable for moving the grippers along the guide tracks, and a stop for limiting the radially outward movement of the grippers along the guide tracks.
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