Device and method for handling an uncured tire blank
View Patent ↗Device for handling ( 102 ) a green tire ( 24 ), comprises a supporting structure and at least one hook ( 106 ) mounted to rotate with respect to the supporting structure between a gripping position and a disengaged position, about a horizontal axis ( 18 ) running outside of the hook.
1. A device for handling a green tire, comprising a supporting structure and at least one hook mounted exclusively to rotate with respect to a support connected to the supporting structure between a gripping position and a disengaged position, about a horizontal axis running outside of the hook, the hook having a tip oriented in the opposite direction to a main axis of the supporting structure.
2. The device according to claim 1 , which comprises at least one circular ramp for guiding the hook.
3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the ramp is formed by a groove.
4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the support is mounted so that it can slide with respect to the supporting structure.
5. A method for handling a green tire, wherein at least one hook of a handling device is moved from a position in which the green tire is gripped by the hook to a position in which the hook is disengaged from the green tire or vice versa, the disengaged position being the image of the gripping position through at least one rotation, or both at least one rotation and at least one translation, with respect to a supporting structure of the device, involving a rotation about a horizontal axis which intercepts the green tire at a point situated in a plane of rotation of the hook.
6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the disengaged position is the image of the gripping position through the at least one rotation.
7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the hook is moved between the position in which the green tire is gripped by the hook and the position in which the hook is disengaged from the green tire through a movement consisting of the at least one rotation, or both the at least rotation and the at least one translation.
8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the hook is moved between the position in which the green tire is gripped by the hook and the position in which the hook is disengaged from the green tire through a movement different from the at least one rotation, or both the at least rotation and the at least one translation.