IP Library Granted Patent US 9,427,924
Granted Patent B2
US 9,427,924 · App. 14/889,525 · Granted Aug 30, 2016

Direct acting mechanism of tire curing device and central mechanism of tire curing device

Inventors: Kazunori Tsutsumi (Chikugo, JP); Hironobu Ichimaru (Chikugo, JP)
Assignee: ICHIMARU-GIKEN CO., LTD.
B29D30/0654B29D30/0645B29D2030/0655B29D2030/0659
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Patent No.
US 9,427,924
App. No.
14/889,525
Granted
Aug 30, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a direct acting mechanism of a tire curing device which can sufficiently perform positional control of a bladder extension height and a shaping height, etc., and is applicable to tires of different sizes. A hydraulically-driven central mechanism 1 as an example of a central mechanism of a tire curing device to which the present invention is applied includes a bag head 2 and a hydraulic cylinder 3 . A cylinder tube 4 is formed to be thick-walled, and near the outer circumferential surface thereof, a sensor hole portion 7 is provided. The sensor hole portion 7 penetrates to the bottom surface side of the cylinder tube 4 , and a linear sensor 8 with heat resistance and flexibility is inserted therein.

Claims (31)

1. A direct acting mechanism of a tire curing device, comprising:

a clamp portion capable of clamping a bladder that can expand and contract;

a thick-walled cylinder that is disposed below the clamp portion and formed into a hollow shape;

a center post rod that is disposed in the hollow region of the cylinder, is movable in the vertical direction, and has an upper end attached to the clamp portion;

a sensor portion disposed in a hole portion which is provided in a region between the inner circumferential surface and the outer circumferential surface of the cylinder, the opening of which penetrates to the bottom surface side of the cylinder, and capable of detecting magnetism; and

a magnetic magnet portion attached to the center post rod.

2. The direct acting mechanism of a tire curing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the magnet portion has a ring shape, and is attached to the outer circumferential surface of the center post rod.

3. The direct acting mechanism of a tire curing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a bee drift mechanism that is in contact with the lower end of the cylinder and moves the cylinder in the vertical direction.

4. The direct acting mechanism of a tire curing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the center post rod is fixed so as not to rotate in the circumferential direction, and the magnet portion is attached to a position near the sensor portion of the center post rod.

5. The direct acting mechanism of a tire curing device according to claim 1 , wherein

a plurality of the magnet portions are attached to the outer circumferential surface of the center post rod, and the magnet portions adjacent to each other are at a predetermined interval.

6. The direct acting mechanism of a tire curing device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a bee drift mechanism that is in contact with the lower end of the cylinder and moves the cylinder in the vertical direction.

7. The direct acting mechanism of a tire curing device according to claim 3 , wherein

the center post rod is fixed so as not to rotate in the circumferential direction, and the magnet portion is attached to a position near the sensor portion of the center post rod.

8. The direct acting mechanism of a tire curing device according to claim 6 , wherein

the center post rod is fixed so as not to rotate in the circumferential direction, and the magnet portion is attached to a position near the sensor portion of the center post rod.

9. The direct acting mechanism of a tire curing device according to claim 3 , wherein

a plurality of the magnet portions are attached to the outer circumferential surface of the center post rod, and the magnet portions adjacent to each other are at a predetermined interval.

10. The direct acting mechanism of a tire curing device according to claim 6 , wherein

a plurality of the magnet portions are attached to the outer circumferential surface of the center post rod, and the magnet portions adjacent to each other are at a predetermined interval.

11. A central mechanism of a tire curing device, comprising:

a bladder that can expand and contract;

a clamp portion capable of clamping the bladder;

a thick-walled cylinder that is disposed below the clamp portion, has a hollow shape, and has a hole portion that is positioned in the vertical direction between the inner circumferential surface and the outer circumferential surface, and opened to the bottom surface side;

a center post rod that is disposed in the hollow region of the cylinder, is movable in the vertical direction, and has an upper end attached to the clamp portion;

a sensor portion that is disposed in the hole portion of the cylinder and capable of detecting magnetism; and

a magnetic magnet portion attached to the center post rod.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 16, 2019
From: ICHIMARU-GIKEN CO., LTD.
To: ROCKY-ICHIMARU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050381/0749 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2015
From: TSUTSUMI, KAZUNORI; ICHIMARU, HIRONOBU
To: ICHIMARU-GIKEN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036977/0168 →
Continuity (1)
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