Method for Producing Tire-Curing Bladder
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Abstract
A method for forming and curing an uncured tire-curing bladder with a bladder-curing bladder includes providing an uncured tire-curing bladder having an inner and outer surface on or in a recess of an outer-surface curing mold; inflating the bladder-curing bladder into the recess and exerting pressure on the inner surface of the uncured tire-curing bladder; and curing the uncured tire-curing bladder by providing heat, pressure, or both to the inner surface and the outer surface of the tire-curing bladder to form a cured tire-curing bladder. A thin tire-curing bladder and a curing apparatus are also provided.
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35 Claims
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1-15. -15. (canceled)
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16. A method for forming and curing an uncured tire-curing bladder with a bladder-curing bladder, comprising:
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providing an uncured tire-curing bladder having an inner and outer surface on or in a recess of an outer-surface curing mold; inflating the bladder-curing bladder into the recess and exerting pressure on the inner surface of the uncured tire-curing bladder; and curing the uncured tire-curing bladder by providing heat, pressure, or both to the inner surface and the outer surface of the tire-curing bladder to form a cured tire-curing bladder. - View Dependent Claims (17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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- 31. A tire-curing bladder comprising an organic rubber layer, and excluding a silicone rubber layer, the tire-curing bladder having a thickness of about 1 to less than 2.5 mm.
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35. A curing apparatus, comprising:
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a press operable to heat an outer surface mold; an outer surface mold coupled to the press comprising a plurality of rings defining a recess; a first foot area recess defined in one or more rings configured to receive a foot area of a tire-curing bladder; a second foot area recess defined in one or more rings configured to receive a foot area of a bladder-curing bladder.
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