The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.

Ichiro Takasu

Yoshiaki Hashimura

Susumu Imamiya

Eiichi Iida

Noboru Okada

Haruhisa Hasegawa

Tatsuya Takaoka

Toshihiko Take

Hisayoshi Fukuzawa

A tire forming system includes a band forming machine, a shaping forming machine, a belt/tread forming machine, means for supplying a band member and means for supplying a belt/tread member. The means for supplying the band member include an inner liner supply means, carcass supply means, band rubber parts supply means and bead supply means. The means for supplying the belt/tread member include belt supply means and tread rubber parts supply means. The means for supplying the band member and the means for supplying the belt/tread member are operative to cooperate with one another to continuously in series form a plurality of tires having different tire sizes.

Tire forming system and tire forming method

A method of inflation able to prevent peeling of an inner layer in a process of molding accompanied with inflation and deformation, in particular, a method of molding a hollow composite by giving deformation toward an inner surface of at least one composite member so as to cause it to laminate with another composite member, comprising giving the deformation and performing the molding by a pressurizing and heating medium.

Method of inflation using hot air or hot gas

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Hiratsuka, Japan

Ichiro Takasu