The Goodyear & Tire Rubber Company

Jérôme Marcel Germain Delu

Matthieu Pingenat

Frank Pierre Severens

Philippe Jean-Marie Coton

Bruno Pierre Maitre

Andre Cuny

Alexander Lachno

Tire

A tire mold is described that includes a plurality of tread molding segments having an inner surface for molding the tire tread. The mold further includes a plurality of sidewall plates having an inner surface for molding the tire sidewall. The tread mold segments together with the sidewalls cooperate to form a tire molding cavity. The sidewall plate further comprises a slot that extends from the outer surface of the tread segment to the inner mold surface, and has a pin extending from the outer surface of the tread segment. The pin is mounted to a rotatable body which can swivel. The rotatable body further comprises a guide pin which cooperates with a working member to rotate the body into a desired position in order to position the pin in the tire tread to be molded. The working member actuates the rotatable body into various positions.

Tire mold and tire with internal grooves in tire tread

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Bridel, Luxembourg

Jérôme Marcel Germain Delu