Tire mold

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9815250-B2
Application number	US-201615294279-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 14, 2016
Priority date	Dec 16, 2015
Publication date	Nov 14, 2017
Grant date	Nov 14, 2017

Abstract

In a tire mold, a side molds and a tread molds include contact portions which come into contact with each other when the molds are closed,
the side molds include vent holes extending from an inner surfaces to the contact portions in a normal direction with respect to the inner surfaces, and
one of the side molds and the tread molds include communication holes through which the vent holes and outside of the tire mold are brought into communication with each other when the molds are closed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A tire mold provided therein with a closed space for forming a tire when molds are closed, the tire mold comprising:
a pair of side molds separated from each other in a tire-width direction and having inner surfaces which come into contact with a sidewall portion of the tire; and
a plurality of tread molds which are annularly arranged along a tire-circumferential direction lateral to the pair of side molds, and which have inner surfaces coming into contact with a tread portion of the tire, wherein
the side molds and the tread molds include contact portions which come into contact with each other when the molds are closed,
the side molds include vent holes extending from the inner surfaces to the contact portions in a normal direction with respect to the inner surfaces, and
one of the side molds and the tread molds include communication holes through which the vent holes and outside of the tire mold are brought into communication with each other when the molds are closed.

2. The tire mold according to claim 1 , wherein
the communication hole is provided in the tread mold,
the vent hole includes a contact portion opening formed in the contact portion of the side mold,
the communication hole includes a communication opening formed in the contact portion of the tread mold for bringing the communication hole and the contact portion opening into communication with each other when the molds are closed, and
the communication opening is formed larger than the contact portion opening.

3. The tire mold according to claim 2 , wherein
the contact portion of the side mold is formed harder than the contact portion of the tread mold and is formed into a flat shape.

4. The tire mold according to claim 2 , wherein
the communication hole includes a communication recess formed in the contact portion of the tread mold, and the communication recess is formed into a recess-shape extending from the communication opening toward the outside of the tire mold.

5. The tire mold according to claim 4 , wherein
the communication opening is placed over an entire length of the contact portion of the tread mold in the tire-circumferential direction.

6. The tire mold according to claim 5 , wherein
the communication recess is placed in an end of the contact portion of the tread mold in the tire-circumferential direction.

7. The tire mold according to claim 5 , wherein
the communication recess is placed in an intermediate portion of the contact portion of the tread mold in the tire-circumferential direction.

8. The tire mold according to claim 2 , wherein
the communication opening is formed into a recess-shape over an entire outer side of the contact portion of the tread mold in the tire-width direction for bringing the communication opening into communication with the outside of the tire mold.

9. The tire mold according to claim 2 , wherein
the communication opening straightly extends parallel to the tire-width direction of the contact portion of the tread mold for bringing the communication opening into communication with the outside of the tire mold.

10. The tire mold according to claim 2 , wherein
an opening end of the contact portion opening is chamfered such that a diameter of the opening end increases.

11. The tire mold according to claim 1 , wherein
a thermal expansion rate of the side mold is smaller than that of the tread mold.

12. The tire mold according to claim 2 , wherein
the communication hole is formed into one straight line together with the vent holes when the molds are closed.

13. A tire mold provided therein with a closed space for forming a tire when molds are closed, the tire mold comprising:
a pair of side molds separated from each other in a tire-width direction and having inner surfaces which come into contact with a sidewall portion of the tire; and
a plurality of tread molds which are annularly arranged along a tire-circumferential direction lateral to the pair of side molds, and which have inner surfaces coming into contact with a tread portion of the tire, wherein
the side molds and the tread molds include contact portions which come into contact with each other when the molds are closed,
the tread molds include vent holes extending from the inner surfaces to the contact portions in a normal direction with respect to the inner surfaces, and
one of the side molds and the tread molds include communication holes through which the vent holes and outside of the tire mold are brought into communication with each other when the molds are closed.

Assignees

• Toyo Tire & Rubber Co

Inventors

• Ohara Masaaki

Classifications

• B29D2030/0612

  Means for forming recesses or protrusions in the tyres, e.g. grooves or ribs, to create the tread or sidewalls patterns · CPC title

• B29D2030/0617

  Venting devices, e.g. vent plugs or inserts · CPC title

• B29D30/0629

  with radially movable sectors · CPC title

• B29D30/0606 Primary

  Vulcanising moulds not integral with vulcanising presses (for solid tyres B29D30/02) · CPC title