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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
David Allen Crowe, Anderson, SC (US);
William Edward Cheek, Jr., Taylors, SC (US);
Robert Young, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Stephen Manuel, Flat Rock, NC (US);
David Allen Crowe, Anderson, SC (US);
William Edward Cheek, Jr., Taylors, SC (US);
Robert Young, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Stephen Manuel, Flat Rock, NC (US);
Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Abstract
Methods, computer programs, and apparatus for applying a layer of cushion gum to a tire casing in preparation for the retreading of the tire casing, the steps of the methods including selecting one of a plurality recipes for applying cushion gum based on one of a size, model and shape of the tire casing; pressurizing the tire casing to a predetermined pressure based on the recipe; crushing the tire casing by an extruder head a predetermined percentage of the tire casing radius or a predetermined distance, the predetermined percentage based on the recipe; and extruding the cushion gum from the extruder head. The extruder head may be translatable by way of a screw drive.