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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Hugo K. Takenaka, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Jamie M. Young, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Neal G. Sehm, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 30/06 (2006.01); B29D 30/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 30/0606 (2013.01); B29D 30/72 (2013.01); B29D 2030/062 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0617 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bead ring for a tire mold includes a plurality of concentric rings, wherein at least two adjacent concentric rings form an interface having a circumferential seam. The circumferential seam is configured to receive airflow from an interior of the tire mold, and the circumferential seam is in fluid communication with an air chamber located radially exterior of the circumferential seam.