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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2001
Hisashi Mitamura, Takasago, JP;
Yasuhiko Fujieda, Takasago, JP;
Kazuto Okada, Kobe, JP;
Hirohiko Fukumoto, Kobe, JP;
Akira Sakurai, Kobe, JP;
Kobe Steel, Ltd., Kobe, JP;
Abstract
A tire press comprising a center post vertically movably extended through a center part of a lower ring mechanism and vertically moving an upper ring with respect to a lower ring mechanism , a heater arranged in an outer peripheral position of the center post on the tire inner peripheral side of a green tire held by the lower ring mechanism and the upper ring , heater to apply a heat to the green tire , a first driving mechanism such as a tubular member vertically moving cylinder capable of vertically moving the heater to a suitable height position so as to move the heater to a suitable position independently of vertical movement of the center post , and a second driving mechanism such as a driving motor capable of rotating the heater . By the provision of such a mechanism as described, press molding relative to a green tire can be completed in a sufficiently short period of time.