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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1994
Karl J Siegenthaler, Roma, IT;
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An inner supporting unit (1) for toroidal carcasses (2), wherein a number of ring segments (23) define a first annular supporting element (24) for the intermediate annular portion (6) of the carcass (2); and two rings (25, 26) of supporting members (27) are selectively operable for supporting the beads (4) of the carcass. The segments (23) define a first (48) and second (49) number of segments (23) movable between an operating position wherein the two numbers (48, 49) of segments (23) define the first annular supporting element (24), and an idle position wherein the two numbers (48, 49) of segments (23) respectively define a second (52) and third (53) substantially annular element aligned with each other along an axis (9), the outside diameter of which is smaller than the inside diameter of the beads (4).