METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A TIRE BLANK

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12 : A method of manufacturing a tire, the method comprising steps of:

providing a shoulder drum that includes shoulders each having a height equal to at least 25 mm;

placing a carcass ply of a green tire on the shoulder drum;

providing

an inner winding of circumferential bead reinforcers against each of the shoulders of the shoulder drum, each inner winding being in a spiral, and

an outer winding of circumferential bead reinforcers around each end of the carcass ply, each outer winding having a number of turns,

wherein the inner and outer windings are provided such that the circumferential bead reinforcers are positioned in the green tire in a defined layout; and

forming the green tire such that each end of the carcass ply does not have a turnup around the circumferential bead reinforcers.

13 : The method according to claim 12 , wherein the height of the shoulders of the shoulder drum is equal to at least 50 mm.

14 : The method according to claim 12 , wherein axial faces of the shoulders of the shoulder drum form an angle (α) of less than 90° with an axis of the shoulder drum.

15 : The method according to claim 14 , wherein the angle (α) is between 60 and 80°.

16 : The method according to claim 12 ,

wherein the inner and outer windings are provided as annular semi-finished products, and

wherein, for each of the inner and outer windings, a ring made from unvulcanized rubber is included and the circumferential bead reinforcers are wound in a spiral.

17 : The method according to claim 12 , wherein the step of providing the inner and outer windings includes, in succession:

placing a first annular semi-finished product against each of the shoulders of the shoulder drum,

positioning the carcass ply so that the carcass ply at least partially covers the first annular semi-finished products, and

placing a second annular semi-finished product against each end of the carcass ply.

18 : The method according to claim 12 , wherein, in the step of providing the inner and outer windings, the inner windings are provided by rotating the shoulder drum while laying the circumferential bead reinforcers against the shoulders of the shoulder drum.

19 : The method according to claim 18 , further comprising a step of winding a strip of unvulcanized rubber on the shoulder drum to form a filler in a lower sidewall of the green tire.

20 : The method according to claim 12 , wherein, in the step of providing the inner and outer windings, a plurality of windings of circumferential bead reinforcers are superposed in a region forming a lower sidewall of the green tire.

21 : The method according to claim 12 , further comprising steps of:

shaping a carcass of the green tire; and

combining the green tire with a crown unit without removing the green tire from the shoulder drum.

22 : A tire comprising:

a carcass; and

circumferential bead reinforcers,

wherein the tire is manufactured by a method that includes:

providing a shoulder drum that includes shoulders each having a height equal to at least 25 mm,

placing a carcass ply of a green tire on the shoulder drum,

providing

an inner winding of circumferential bead reinforcers against each of the shoulders of the shoulder drum, each inner winding being in a spiral, and

an outer winding of circumferential bead reinforcers around each end of the carcass ply, each outer winding having a number of turns,

wherein the inner and outer windings are provided such that the circumferential bead reinforcers are positioned in the green tire in a defined layout, and

forming the green tire such that each end of the carcass ply does not have a turnup around the circumferential bead reinforcers.