Bead lock drum for use in the manufacture of vehicle tires
US5354405A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 18, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29D30/247
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bead lock drum for use in the manufacture of vehicle tires and including multiple carriages disposed about a central shaft and carrying a plurality of circumference-defining segments, the carriages and segments being separable about a transverse plane of the drum for removal and insertion of spacers between adjacent aligned segments and suitable to alter the width dimension of the drum and permit the use of a single drum for making various width tires of a given rim size.
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