Method and apparatus for building a puncture sealant tire

A method and apparatus for making a tire with a built in sealant is provided. The method includes the steps of mounting an inner liner onto a tire building drum, extruding a sealant composition into strips having tapered sidewalls, cutting the strip to a desired length, mounting the sealant over the...

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Main Authors MARKS PATRICK DAVID, SCHMALIX CHARLES KENNETH, LOVELL TIMOTHY PATRICK, BLACKISTON PAUL KEYSER, PARSONS TERRENCE LEE, FUHRIG THOMAS ROY, BUSCH WARREN JAMES, KOERNER JAMES EARL, INCAVO JOSEPH ALAN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.06.2008
Subjects
AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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
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Summary:A method and apparatus for making a tire with a built in sealant is provided. The method includes the steps of mounting an inner liner onto a tire building drum, extruding a sealant composition into strips having tapered sidewalls, cutting the strip to a desired length, mounting the sealant over the inner liner in two or more zones, wherein each zone is separated by a circumferential divider which joins the inner liner to the a cover layer forming a barrier to prevent migration of the sealant from one zone to another.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20060639721