B29D2030/2621

Tire building drum with a bladder or sleeve

Disclosed is a tire building drum with a first bladder or sleeve, wherein the tire building drum has a first release member and a first actuator for generating a relative movement between the first release member and the drum body to move the first release member in a first release direction with respect to the drum body from a first fixation position in which the first release member fixates the first circumferential edge of the first bladder or sleeve to the drum body into a first release position in which the first release member releases the first circumferential edge from the drum body. Also disclosed is a method for operating the aforementioned tire building drum.

TIRE BUILDING DRUM WITH A BLADDER OR SLEEVE
20210283874 · 2021-09-16 ·

Disclosed is a tire building drum with a first bladder or sleeve, wherein the tire building drum has a first release member and a first actuator for generating a relative movement between the first release member and the drum body to move the first release member in a first release direction with respect to the drum body from a first fixation position in which the first release member fixates the first circumferential edge of the first bladder or sleeve to the drum body into a first release position in which the first release member releases the first circumferential edge from the drum body. Also disclosed is a method for operating the aforementioned tire building drum.

TIRE BUILDING DRUM AND METHOD FOR TURNING-UP A TIRE COMPONENT
20260001292 · 2026-01-01 ·

A tire building drum and a method are provided for turning-up a tire component. The tire building drum comprises a drum body that is rotatable about a drum axis, an inflatable turn-up bladder extending in a circumferential direction about the drum axis around the drum body for turning-up a tire component supported on said turn-up bladder, and a plurality of pressing arms for pressing against the turn-up bladder during the turning-up of the tire component. The tire building drum further comprises a plurality of hinges for hingably connecting the pressing arms to the drum body. The plurality of hinges is located underneath the turn-up bladder when the turn-up bladder is uninflated. The tire building drum is further provided with an underlay extending between at least one hinge of the plurality of hinges and the turn-up bladder in a radial direction.