Title:
CRAWLER MOLDING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1999/044800
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A seamless crawler forming method capable of reducing production steps, burying spiral reinforced cord, providing thereto a strength characteristic uniformly around the periphery, withstanding a high speed traveling, and pressurizing an outer mold uniformly and securely, wherein a crawler (10) is integrally molded and vulcanized between an outer mold (12) and an inner mold (22) of endless ring shape, characterized by comprising the steps of, after molding the components of the crawler (10) around the periphery of the axially dividable inner mold (22), installing the outer mold (12) divided in circumferential direction and slidable in radial direction on the outside of the components of the crawler (10), and pressurizing the outer mold (12) in radial inner direction so as to vulcanize the components of the crawler (10).
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Inventors:
KURATA TOMOYUKI (JP)
KUMANO YOICHI (JP)
KUMANO YOICHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP1999/001000
Publication Date:
September 10, 1999
Filing Date:
March 03, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BRIDGESTONE CORP (JP)
KURATA TOMOYUKI (JP)
KUMANO YOICHI (JP)
KURATA TOMOYUKI (JP)
KUMANO YOICHI (JP)
International Classes:
B29C33/30; B29C35/02; B29C33/02; B29D29/08; (IPC1-7): B29C33/02; B29C35/02
Foreign References:
JPH09216228A | 1997-08-19 | |||
JPH06226769A | 1994-08-16 | |||
JPH0760869A | 1995-03-07 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1106320A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Nakajima, Jun (Nakajima & Kato 7th floor HK-Shinjuku
Building 3-17, Shinjuku 4-chome Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, JP)
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