TYRE CURING MEMBRANE AND PROCESS

• Main Authors: FOMBELLE, Damien, SIMONELLI, Thomas, PIALOT, Frédéric
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 04.10.2018
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCESIN A PLASTIC STATE; 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

Tyre curing membrane (10) comprising a body (10a) made of a flexible material suitable for being inserted in a folded position inside a tyre (1) in a curing mold (100) and which is capable of being expanded so as to press the tyre against the inner surface of the mold. According to the invention, said body (10a) is produced using a thermoplastic polymer film and has a cylindrical tube shape when the membrane is in the folded position. Membrane (10) de cuisson pour pneumatique comprenant un corps (10a) en une matière souple adapté pour être inséré en position repliée à l'intérieur d'un bandage de pneumatique (1) dans un moule de cuisson (100) et qui est apte à être expansé de manière à plaquer le bandage contre la surface interne du moule. Selon l'invention, ledit corps(10a) est réalisé à base d'un film en un polymère thermoplastique et a une forme de tube cylindrique lorsque la membrane est en position repliée.