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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2001
Hironobu Ichimaru, Chikugo, JP;
Hironobu Ichimaru, Chikugo, JP;
Ichimaru Giken Co., Ltd., Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
When the loading device or the unloading device is transferred, a procedure for separating the attaching/detaching-side rim mold to separate both the rim molds is eliminated, and the loading procedure and unloading procedure are simplified correspondingly, and the operation efficiency is enhanced. The present invention provides a tire grasping device of a PCI device in which a stroke amount when separating or coupling the attaching/detaching-side rim mold from and to the body-side rim mold is reduced to such a degree that the grasped tire does not interfere with the body-side rim mold and thus, the device is reduced in size. A post-vulcanization inflating device comprises a body-side rim moldand an attaching/detaching-side rim mold. Both the rim molds are formed with bead receiving surfacesopposed to an outer surface of a bead portion of a post-vulcanized tire T, the post-vulcanized tire is cooled and its shape is stabilized in a state in which the post-vulcanized tire is held between the bead receiving surfaces. The attaching/detaching-side rim mold is provided with an engaging pawlfor detachably grasping the bead portion of the tire.