Tire mold transporter
US5723154A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29D2030/0651
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tire transporter which shuttles between a vulcanizing station 1 in which plural pairs of tire molds are arranged to perform vulcanization and a mold opening/closing station 2 in which the tire mold is opened and the vulcanized tire is taken out from the tire mold. Subsequently, an unvulcanized tire to be vulcanized is inserted into the tire mold and shaped before the tire mold is closed. The tire transporter includes a first railway 4 disposed along the vulcanizing station 1 and the mold opening/closing station 2. A truck is provided and moves along the first railway between a first position P1, set in the mold opening/closing station 2, and second positions P2, set at a plurality of portions in front of the vulcanizing station 1. A second railway 12 is disposed on the truck along a direction orthogonal to the first railway 4. A plurality of third railways 13 are disposed at the third positions P3, which are set at a plurality of portions in the vulcanizing station 1, along a direction orthogonal to the first railway 4. Also, a mold transfer unit 32 is provided and moves along the second and third railways 12 and 13 when one of the third railways 13 and the second railway 12 on t…
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