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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2023
Vmi Holland B.v., Epe, NL;
Tom Regterschot, Epe, NL;
Martin De Graaf, Epe, NL;
VMI HOLLAND B.V., Epe, NL;
Abstract
A tire building drum and a method are provided for turning-up a tire component. The tire building drum comprises a drum body that is rotatable about a drum axis, an inflatable turn-up bladder extending in a circumferential direction about the drum axis around the drum body for turning-up a tire component supported on the turn-up bladder, and a plurality of pressing arms for pressing against the turn-up bladder during the turning-up of the tire component. The tire building drum further comprises a plurality of hinges for hingably connecting the pressing arms to the drum body. The plurality of hinges is located underneath the turn-up bladder when the turn-up bladder is uninflated. The tire building drum is further provided with an underlay extending between at least one hinge of the plurality of hinges and the turn-up bladder in a radial direction.
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