TIRE SUPPORT APPARATUS AND TIRE COOLING SYSTEM

• Main Authors: Tomoto, Keiichi, Morita, Mitsuru, Hineno, Yoshikatsu
• Format: Patent
• Language: Croatian; English
• Published: 08.02.2019
• Subjects: 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 tire support apparatus (11) is equipped with: a first rim support section (23); a second rim support section (30) provided so as to face the first rim support section (23); a frame (15) having a guide (16) for movably guiding the second rim support section (30) in the direction that approaches and distances from the first rim support section (23); a conveyor unit (40) installed so as to be capable of moving along the guide (16); a driving unit(44) for moving the conveyor unit (40) along the guide (16); an engagement mechanism (50) capable of engaging the second rim support section (30) with the frame (15) at a standby position that is at a distance from the first rim support section (23); and a support-accepting section (58) for supporting the second rim support section (30), when engagement by the engagement mechanism (50) has been released., so as to be able to move as a unit with the conveyor unit (40) along the guide (16).