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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2007
Masahiro Ebiko, Hiratsuka, JP;
Tomoyuki Matsumura, Hiratsuka, JP;
Masahiro Ebiko, Hiratsuka, JP;
Tomoyuki Matsumura, Hiratsuka, JP;
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a tire forming mold which enables damage on ribs and blocks of a tire to be effectively prevented when the tire is removed from the tire forming mold in spite of a simple structure thereof, and a pneumatic tire producing method using the same. The tire forming mold according to the present invention is a two-division type of tire forming mold, including a mold main body for forming one side of the tire, wherein the mold main body is provided with a movable part which constitutes a part of a tread forming surface in the direction of the circumference thereof while the tire forming mold is being closed, and which can be moved while the tire is being removed from the tire forming mold.