Akron Special Machinery, Inc.

Matthew C Blubaugh

Brian D Mitchell

Richard L Delmoro

David Krause

David Poling, Sr

David L Poling, Jr

James R Shively

Jason Vahila

John Fuhrman

Sr David Poling

Jr David L Poling

An apparatus for removing flash from a tire includes a laser sensor which, while the tire is rotating, can be moved along the outer contour of the shoulders and tread area of a tire to detect the contour of the tire. A first sanding assembly removes the flash from the tread area, while the tire is not rotating, by moving horizontally and vertically in accordance with the detected contour of the tread area. A second sanding assembly removes the flash from the shoulder area, while the tire is rotating, by moving horizontally, vertically, and pivotally in accordance with the detected contour of the shoulder area.

Method and apparatus for removing flash from a tire

A grinding assembly contacts a tire supported by a frame relative to the tire. The grinding assembly includes at least one section, and an axial positioning assembly supporting the at least one section. The axial positioning assembly enables the at least one section to be axially repositioned relative to the tire. The at least one section includes a grinding head, where the grinding head includes a grindstone rotatably supported thereon, the grindstone having rounded shoulders at its axial extremities. The grinding assembly further includes a radial positioning assembly supporting the grinding head for radial movement with respect to the tire.

Tire profile generating machine and related methods

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Akron, OH, United States of America

Matthew C Blubaugh