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Tire vulcanizing method and tire vulcanizer

  • US 6,620,367 B1
  • Filed: 08/14/2000
  • Issued: 09/16/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A tire vulcanizing method comprising:

  • mounting a bladder within a green tire externally of a tire vulcanizing press;

    as a preliminary step, enclosing a heating medium into said bladder to thereby bring said bladder into close contact with the inner periphery of said green tire for preheating, applying shaping to said green tire to thereby obtained a tire subjected to shaping; and

    thereafter transporting the tire to the vulcanizing press while maintaining the preheating; and

    as a vulcanizing and molding step, mounting said tire and said bladder on said tire vulcanizing press, supplying a heating medium into said bladder to thereby apply vulcanizing and molding to said entire tire.

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