Method for manufacturing tires with two supports for green and cured tires

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9701078-B2
Application number	US-201314396828-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 23, 2013
Priority date	Apr 27, 2012
Publication date	Jul 11, 2017
Grant date	Jul 11, 2017

Abstract

In the method for manufacturing tires is provided herein. The method includes moving a member, which causes the transporting of at least one green tire into a predetermined loading zone of a curing station. After which, the cured tired is transferred to the member (from a curing station), and the green tire is transferred to the curing station. The member is then moved to transport the cured tire out of the loading zone.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for manufacturing tires, comprising:
moving a member in a first direction supporting at least one green tire and thereby transporting the at least one green tire into a predetermined loading zone of a curing station, the curing station being at a distance away from the member;
after moving the member, transferring the at least one cured tire from the curing station to the member and the at least one green tire from the member to the curing station, and
after the transferring, moving the member in the first direction while supporting the at least one cured tire out of the loading zone while the at least one green tire undergoes a process of curing in the curing station for a predetermined time, the process of curing occurring while the at least one green tire is removed from the member, wherein the member remains in the loading zone between the two transporting steps.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, during the second transporting step, the member carries at least two cured tires.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein transferring the or each cured tire is before the transferring of the or each green tire.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising moving the member inside the zone after transferring the or each cured tire and before transferring the or each green tire.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, during the first transporting step, the member carries at least two green tires.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising removing the or each cured tire from a press of the station before the arrival of the member in the loading zone.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein transferring the or each cured tire is before the transferring of the or each green tire.

8. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising moving the member inside the zone after transferring the or each cured tire and before transferring the or each green tire.

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein, during the first transporting step, the member carries at least two green tires.

10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein, during the second transporting step, the member carries at least two cured tires.

11. A method for manufacturing tires using a transport member, said transport member comprising:
providing a transport member comprising:
at least one green pneumatic tire support, comprising at least one element capable of being in contact with an upper sidewall of the green tire when said green tire rests on the support via a lower sidewall of the green tire, and
at least one support of a cured tire, the support being without such an element,
moving the transport member in a first direction supporting at least one green tire and thereby transporting the at least one green tire into a predetermined loading zone of a curing station, the curing station being at a distance away from the member;
after moving the member, transferring the at least one cured tire from the curing station to the transport member the at least one green tire from the transport member to the curing station, and
after the transferring, moving the transport member in the first direction supporting the at least one cured tire to transport out of the loading zone while the at least one green tire undergoes a process of curing in the curing station for a predetermined time, the process of curing occurring while the at least one green tire is removed from the transport member, wherein the transport member remains in the loading zone between the two transporting steps.

Assignees

• Michelin & Cie
• Michelin Rech Tech
• Michelin & Cie
• Michelin Rech Tech

Inventors

• Moynet Julien
• Guilbaud Jean-Pierre
• Lebedel Eric
• Prevost Aurelien

Classifications

• B29D2030/0022

  Handling green tyres, e.g. transferring or storing between tyre manufacturing steps · CPC title

• B25J11/00

  Manipulators not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B29K2105/246

  Uncured, e.g. green · CPC title

• B29D30/0016 Primary

  Handling tyres or parts thereof, e.g. supplying, storing, conveying (B29D30/2607 takes precedence; loading and unloading vulcanizing presses B29D30/0603) · CPC title

• B29D2030/0027

  Handling cured tyres, e.g. transferring or storing after vulcanizing · CPC title