Tire building apparatus including means for enclosing tire beads in tire carcass material in the construction of a tire
Abstract
Abstract AN APPARATUS FOR BUILDING PNEUMATIC TIRES EMBODYING AN INTERMEDIATE ASSEMBLY AND AN END ASSEMBLY AT EACH END OF THE INTERMEDIATE ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING TIRE CARCASS MATERIAL INITIALLY IN THE FORM OF A TUBULAR CYLINDER, EACH OF THE END ASSEMBLIES EMBODYING TIRE BEAD SHOULDER FORMING MEANS FOR DISPLACING THE TIRE CARCASS MATERIAL RAIDALLY OUTWARDLY TO FORM TIRE BEAD SHOULDERS FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH TIRE BEADS HELD CONCENTRICALLY OUTWARDLY OF THE PORTIONS OF THE TIRE CARCASS MATERIAL DISPLACED TO FORM THE TIRE BEAD SHOULDERS, PLY TURN-UP MEANS FOR ENCASING THE TIRE BEADS AT THE TIRE BEAD SHOULDERS, IN WHICH THE INTERMEDIATE SUPPORTING MEMBERS ARE MOVABLE RADIALLY AND CIRCUMFERENTIALLY RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER TO FORM THE TIRE CARCASS MATERIAL INTO SUBSTANTIALLY TOROUS CONFIGURATION, AND IN WHICH THE ENCASED TIRE BEADS ARE SUPPORTED FOR AXIAL MOVEMENT TOWARD EACH OTHER UPON FORMATION OF THE TIRE CARCASS MATERIAL INTO SUBSTANTIALLY TOROUS CONFIGURATION.
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- 👤 Larry C Frazier
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