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Method for distributing material inside a tire casing
Assignee: Synair Corp
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Filing: 1982-03-26
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Granted: 1983-11-29
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Expires: 2002-03-26
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing a liner of elastomeric material insitu in a pneumatic tire casing.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward N. Gomberg
- 👤 James O. B. Wright
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-03 11:20
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05D; B05D7/00; B05D7/22; B05C; B05C11/00; B05C11/02; B05C11/08; B05C9/00; B05C9/08; B05C9/12; B29; B29C; B29C41/00; B29C41/02; B29C41/04; B29C41/06; B29D; B29D30/00; B29D30/06; B29D30/0681; B29D30/0685; B29D2030/0686; B29D2030/0697; B29K; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/24; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T152/00; Y10T152/10; Y10T152/10495; Y10T152/10666; Y10T152/10675; Y10T152/10684
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A method of producing an elastomeric liner insitu within a pneumatic tire casing comprising the steps of: (a) mounting a tire casing for rotation about a spin axis; (b) introducing a liquid mixture of material adapted to cure to an elastomer into the interior of said tire casing; (c) rotating said tire casing about spin axis at a first speed to distribute said material about the interior periphery of said tire casing; (d) rotating said tire casing about a second axis before said material has polymerized, said second axis being at an angle to and intersecting said spin axis at a fixed point whereby said tire casing oscillates and causes said umpolymerized material to spread across the bottom and contiguous portions of the sidewalls of the inner periphery of the tire casing; and (e) continuing said oscillating movement of said tire casing until said material is polymerized to the point of non-flowability.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
152 words
A method of producing an elastomeric liner insitu within a pneumatic tire casing comprising the steps of: (a) mounting a tire casing for rotation about a spin axis; (b) introducing a liquid mixture of material adapted to cure to an elastomer into the interior of said tire casing; (c) rotating said tire casing about spin axis at a first speed to distribute said material about the interior periphery of said tire casing; (d) rotating said tire casing about a second axis before said material has polymerized, said second axis being at an angle to and intersecting said spin axis at a fixed point whereby said tire casing oscillates and causes said umpolymerized material to spread across the bottom and contiguous portions of the sidewalls of the inner periphery of the tire casing; and (e) continuing said oscillating movement of said tire casing until said material is polymerized to the point of non-flowability.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said second axis intersects said spin axis at said point which is within the center plane of said tire casing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said tire casing is rotated about said spin axis at said first speed independent of the speed of rotation of said tire casing about said second axis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said liquid mixture of material is introduced into said tire casing while said casing is rotating about said spin axis at said first speed, retaining a sample portion of said material outside said casing to measure the rate of polymerization, and stopping all said rotation when said sample portion of material becomes non-flowable.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the oscillating and spin speeds are adjusted to bring about the desired liner contours.
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