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Tire Curing Press Apparatus

Abstract: [0001] A tire curing press apparatus has a bottom structure with a pair of hollow squeeze cylinder assembled on each side of the bottom structure. Each squeeze cylinder has a cavity at its center for mounting a squeeze column and a hollow squeeze piston slides inside the squeeze cylinder. A top structure is connected to other end of the column in such a way that the top structure slides above the bottom structure via the column by a lift cylinder mounted over each side of the bottom structure. A double groove locking system having two semicircle jaws with a groove inside is mounted on the top structure and concentric to each squeeze column for locking the top structure over a plurality of grooves formed on external surface of the column. A mold made of two halves is mounted above a heat plate formed on surface of the top and bottom structure in such a way that each mold comes in contact with each other when a hydraulic oil pressure is pumped into the hollow cylinder. A predetermined gap is maintained between the molds by adjusting a stroke length of the piston and a pitch distance between the grooves in the squeeze column if the hydraulic oil pressure drops to provide support to an expanding bladder. FIG. 1

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
03 May 2018
Publication Number
13/2019
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Status
Email
patent@depenning.com
Parent Application
Patent Number
Legal Status
Grant Date
2023-07-14
Renewal Date

Applicants

LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED
L&T Rubber Processing Machinery, Chennai-Bangalore Highway, Post Bag No. - 2, Vedal-631561, TamilNadu, Kanchipuram, India

Inventors

1. Saravanakumar Murugesan
485, Ganapathy Mills Colony, Sankarnagar, Tirunelveli - 627357, India
2. Ganesh Raja Karuppusamy
37, C-Block, C1, Morning Glory, Vadivudai Amman Street, Lakshmi Amman Nagar, Erukkencherry, Chennai - 600118, India
3. Prabu Mani
No: 1/2 Mudaliar Street, Maniyanoor (PO), Paramathi Vellur (TK), Namakkal District - 637201, India
4. Durai Dharmaraj
3/5/7 South Street, Keela Surandai, V.K. Pudur (TK), Tirunelveli (District) - 627859, India
5. Emmanuel Rajendran
39/3, Kilakari, Alaguneri Post, Thachanallur, Tirunelveli - 627358, India
6. Srikanth Jagannathan
473/N, Unique Apartments, 4th Street, KK Pudur, Coimbatore 641038, India
7. Sreeraj Panayancheri Jayakumar
Panayancheril Thekkathil Puthuppally P.O., Kayamkulam , Alappuzha 690527, Kerala, India
8. Danie V M
Madathivila House, S.T. Mankad, Kanyakumari - 629172, India
9. Aravamudhun Govindarajan
MAAS Flats, No:19 Rajeswari Colony, Virugambakkam, Chennai - 600 092, India

Specification

1. A tire curing press apparatus (50), comprising:
a bottom structure (2) having a pair of hollow squeeze cylinder (6) assembled on each side of the bottom structure (2), each squeeze cylinder (6) having a cavity at its center for mounting a floating squeeze column (5) and a hollow squeeze piston (12) slides inside the squeeze cylinder (6);
a top structure (1) connected to other end of the squeeze column (5) in such a way that the top structure (1) slides above the bottom structure (2) via the squeeze column (5) by a lift cylinder (3) mounted over each side of the bottom structure (2);
a double groove locking system (4) having two semicircle jaws (17) with a groove (28) inside mounted on the top structure (1) and concentric to each squeeze column (5) for locking the top structure (1) around the squeeze column (5) wherein the jaws (17) are pulled together by a lock cylinder (16) to lock over a plurality of grooves (25, 26, 27) formed on an external surface of the squeeze column (5);
a heat plate (18) mounted on a lower surface of the top structure (1) and an upper surface of the bottom structure (2) having an inner cavity through which a fluid media flows during a curing process; and
a mold (19) made of two halves mounted above each heat plate (18) comes in contact with each other when a hydraulic oil pressure (21) is pumped into the squeeze cylinder (6),
wherein a predetermined gap (22) is maintained between the molds (19) by adjusting a stroke length of the piston (12) and a pitch distance between the grooves (26) in the squeeze column (5) if the hydraulic oil pressure (21) drops to provide support to an expanding bladder (23).
2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a sensor magnet mounted on the
top structure (1) and a differential transformer (9) mounted over bottom structure (2)
senses position of the top structure (1).

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lift cylinder (3) is fixed to the bottom structure (2) and a connecting rod of the lift cylinder (3) is connected to the top structure (1) to provide an up and down sliding motion of the top structure (1).
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the bottom structure (2) is composed of a limit switch (11) on its top end for sensing the position of the piston (12) inside the squeeze cylinder (6).
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the squeeze column (5) connects both top and bottom structure (1, 2) in such a way that the squeeze column (5) is raised over the bottom structure (2) with a bush (13) and its bottom end is mated with a rod-end retainer (7) and the piston (12).
6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the semicircle jaws (17) are bolted to two slide plates (15) resting over a lock housing (14) which gets actuated back and forth by the lock cylinder (16) to lock the top structure (1) to the grooves (25, 26, 27) of the squeeze column (5) to attain variable heights between the top and bottom structure (1, 2).
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each squeeze column (5) is composed of a top groove (25) at its top end to lock the top structure (1) to the squeeze column (5) by the locking system (4) when the lift cylinders (3) are fully extended for opening the top structure (1).
8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each squeeze column (5) is composed of a
plurality of middle grooves (26) on its middle portion to lock the top structure (1) to
the squeeze column (5) by the locking system (4) when the lift cylinders (3) are
retracted for closing the top and bottom structure (1, 2) at variable heights and to
accommodate different sizes of molds (19).
9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each squeeze column (5) is composed of an
intermediate groove (27) positioned between the top and middle grooves (25, 26) to

Documents

Application Documents

# Name Date
1 201841016710-TRANSLATIOIN OF PRIOIRTY DOCUMENTS ETC. [03-05-2018(online)].pdf 2018-05-03
2 201841016710-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [03-05-2018(online)].pdf 2018-05-03
3 201841016710-REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION (FORM-18) [03-05-2018(online)].pdf 2018-05-03
4 201841016710-REQUEST FOR EARLY PUBLICATION(FORM-9) [03-05-2018(online)].pdf 2018-05-03
5 201841016710-PROOF OF RIGHT [03-05-2018(online)].pdf 2018-05-03
6 201841016710-POWER OF AUTHORITY [03-05-2018(online)].pdf 2018-05-03
7 201841016710-FORM-9 [03-05-2018(online)].pdf 2018-05-03
8 201841016710-FORM 18 [03-05-2018(online)].pdf 2018-05-03
9 201841016710-FORM 1 [03-05-2018(online)].pdf 2018-05-03
11 201841016710-DRAWINGS [03-05-2018(online)].pdf 2018-05-03
12 201841016710-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [03-05-2018(online)].pdf 2018-05-03
13 201841016710-CLAIMS UNDER RULE 1 (PROVISIO) OF RULE 20 [03-05-2018(online)].pdf 2018-05-03
14 Abstract 201841016710 .jpg 2018-05-04
15 Correspondence by Agent_Form1 Power of Attorney_17-05-2018.pdf 2018-05-17
16 201841016710-FER.pdf 2020-05-18
17 201841016710-OTHERS [10-07-2020(online)].pdf 2020-07-10
18 201841016710-FORM-26 [10-07-2020(online)].pdf 2020-07-10
19 201841016710-FER_SER_REPLY [10-07-2020(online)].pdf 2020-07-10
20 201841016710-DRAWING [10-07-2020(online)].pdf 2020-07-10
21 201841016710-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [10-07-2020(online)].pdf 2020-07-10
22 201841016710-CLAIMS [10-07-2020(online)].pdf 2020-07-10
23 201841016710-ABSTRACT [10-07-2020(online)].pdf 2020-07-10
24 201841016710-US(14)-HearingNotice-(HearingDate-16-06-2023).pdf 2023-05-17
25 201841016710-Correspondence to notify the Controller [13-06-2023(online)].pdf 2023-06-13
26 201841016710-Written submissions and relevant documents [27-06-2023(online)].pdf 2023-06-27
27 201841016710-Retyped Pages under Rule 14(1) [27-06-2023(online)].pdf 2023-06-27
28 201841016710-2. Marked Copy under Rule 14(2) [27-06-2023(online)].pdf 2023-06-27
29 201841016710-PatentCertificate14-07-2023.pdf 2023-07-14
30 201841016710-IntimationOfGrant14-07-2023.pdf 2023-07-14

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