Bridgestone Corporation

Bridgestone Europe Nv/sa

Simone Neroni

Antonio Castaldo

Renata Erica Morace

Francesco Iozia

Luca Lelio

Station () and method of curing for a tread strip (); provided are: a flat curing mold () which is composed of a lower shell () and an upper cover (); and an extractor element () which is suitable for extracting the cured tread strip () from the lower shell () after the curing operation; the cured tread strip () has a first wall (), which has a relief design and is in contact with the lower shell (), and a second wall () which is opposite the first wall (), and is in contact with the upper cover (); the extractor element () is suitable for adhering to the second wall () of the tread strip () along the entire length of the second wall () itself; and the extractor element () is movable perpendicularly with respect to the second wall () of the tread strip () in order to simultaneously raise the whole tread strip () from the lower shell ().

Station and method for curing a tread strip

Tire

Tire tread

A method and system () for retreading a tire (), whereby the worn tread is removed from the tire (); a green-rubber cushion () is wound about a carcass () of the tire (); a tread strip () is wound about the carcass () and on top of the green-rubber cushion (); and the carcass (), complete with the green-rubber cushion () and the tread strip (), is cured; prior to winding the green-rubber cushion () about the carcass (), the lateral surface () of the carcass () is heated.

Tyre retreading method and system

A method and system for retreading a tire; the method including the steps of: removing the worn tread from the tire; winding a green-rubber cushion about the tire; forming at least one longitudinal groove in an inner surface of a tread strip; applying to the inner surface of the tread strip a green-rubber strip which is inserted inside the longitudinal groove to fill the longitudinal groove; winding the tread strip about the tire and on top of the green-rubber cushion; and curing the tire fitted with the green-rubber cushion and the tread strip.

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Rome, Italy

Simone Neroni