Patent · US Expired

Process for manufacturing an unfinished piece for vehicle tires

US6334920B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Continental AG · DE

Inventors

Günter Homt · Garbsen, DE
Michael Glinz · Neustadt, DE
Harry Kunz · Hannover, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 10, 1998
Grant date	Jan 1, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 10, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29L2030/005
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a process for manufacturing an unfinished rubber piece for a vehicle tire that includes providing a plurality of tire components composed of unvulcanized rubber mixtures, and treating a surface of at least one of the plurality of tire components with a plasma and/or a flame to increase the adhesiveness of the surface. The unvulcanized rubber mixtures may include partially embedded reinforcing members.

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