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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1998
Anand P. Singh, Akron, OH (US);
McNeil & NRM, Inc., Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for manipulating a bladder ( ) relative to a tire (B) in a tire curing press ( ) including, a lower plate ring ( ) for carrying a lower bead ( ) of the bladder, an upper plate ring ( ) for carrying an upper bead ( ) of the bladder, a first cylinder mechanism ( ) for selectively moving the lower plate ring and the upper plate ring, a piston rod ( ) attached to the upper plate ring and extending through the lower plate ring, a second cylinder mechanism ( ) located within the first cylinder mechanism for selectively actuating the piston rod to move the upper plate ring relative to the lower plate ring, a stretch-height control mechanism ( ) for controlling the position of the upper plate ring relative to the lower plate ring upon actuation of the second cylinder, and a bladder detector mechanism ( ) for positioning the upper plate ring at a predetermined position relative to a tire in the tire curing press.