Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture – Methods – Surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
Patent
1980-06-23
1982-01-05
Kittle, John E.
Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
Methods
Surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
150 54B, 156394FM, 206398, B29H 516, B29H 1736
Patent
active
043092349
ABSTRACT:
An improved envelope seal for a tire assembly (10) is provided to protect the bonding surfaces of a tire casing (12) and tread material (14) from exposure to steam and other elements within a pressure chamber (126) during curing. A two piece road curing rim (26) is provided with rim members (36, 38) which extend adjacent the sidewalls (56) of the tire (16). Annular seals (37, 39) are secured about the peripheral edges of the rim members (36, 38) and define first annular sealing faces (86, 88) and second annular sealing faces (90, 92). A flexible envelope (18) covers the bonding surfaces of the tire and extends radially inward adjacent the sidewalls of the tire. The envelope has lips (68, 70) extending laterally outward from the outer surface thereof and having annular sealing faces (94, 96) defined thereon. The envelope (18) is inflated to align the first annular sealing faces (86, 88) and annular sealing faces of the envelope lips (94, 96). The inflation of the tire (16) urges the sidewalls laterally outward and radially outward to form an envelope seal between the first annular sealing faces and envelope annular sealing faces, the second annular sealing faces and the outer surface of the envelope, and the inner surface of the envelope and sidewalls.
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Kittle John E.
Long Mile Rubber Company
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