Production system for pneumatic tires
US7435068B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29D2030/0055
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pneumatic tire production system comprises production lines each including a green tire building station for assembling unvulcanized members of pneumatic tires into green tires. The green tires are vulcanized at a vulcanizing station which includes at least one vulcanizing unit equipped with a plurality of vulcanizing molds. The number of the vulcanizing mold is determined so as to satisfy the vulcanizing capacity which is substantially equivalent to the number of green tires formed at the building station within a predetermined unit time. The system serves to minimize the intermediate stock amount of green tires due to minimized changeover between different types of tires to be alternately produced.
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