A TIRE SEGMENT MODEL AND A METHOD OF MAKING A TIRE MOLD SEGMENT

• Main Authors: SANDER JEAN-PHILIPPE ALOYSE HENRI, REGNIER ANTOINE FRANCOIS, LAURENT DAVID CHARLES JACQUES ROBERT
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 11.05.2021
• Subjects: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY; ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OFTHREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVEAGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING,STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULARARTICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

The present invention is directed to a 3D-printed tire segment model having a tread portion comprising a plurality of grooves, ribs and/or tread blocks, and a plurality of blades extending out of the ribs and/or tread blocks, wherein the tire segment model is made of a 3D-printed polymer. Moreover, the present invention is drawn to a method of making a tire mold segment, including the step of 3D-printing the above tire segment model with a polymer. 本发明涉及具有胎面部分的3D打印轮胎部段模型，该胎面部分包括多个花纹沟、肋和/或胎面块、以及从肋和/或胎面块延伸出来的多个叶片，其中，该轮胎部段模型由3D打印聚合物制成。此外，本发明涉及制造轮胎模具部段的方法，该方法包括利用聚合物来3D打印上文的轮胎部段模型的步骤。