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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2004
John Kolbjoern Roedseth, Bissen, LU;
Francis Omer Elie Cornet, Habay-la-Vieille, BE;
Jean-marie Emilien Gabriel Colling, Marbehan, BE;
John Kolbjoern Roedseth, Bissen, LU;
Francis Omer Elie Cornet, Habay-la-Vieille, BE;
Jean-Marie Emilien Gabriel Colling, Marbehan, BE;
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A tire building drum and a method of building a tire carcass is disclosed. The tire building drum has a center section comprised of a plurality of segments that are radially and axially movable. The building drum further comprises shoulder sections that are axially movable. The shoulder sections include radially expandable bead locks. The method employs the steps of applying one or more carcass layers, locking the bead locks and moving the center section radially outwardly while moving the bead locks axially inwardly.