DE202020104479U1 - Tire marking device and tire - Google Patents

Abstract

Tire marking device, comprising:
a specification device with which one of at least two alternative contents for a tire type marking can be specified for the tire; and
an engraving device which engraves the tire type mark with the specified content in the tire.

Description

TECHNICAL AREA

The present disclosure relates to the field of tire manufacturing.

BACKGROUND

It is known from practice to produce tires, to store them in a warehouse and, if necessary, to use tires of a desired type of tire from the warehouse.

SUMMARY

Common strategies for storing tires, in particular pneumatic tires, have the disadvantage that sales forecasts for tires are generally very imprecise. In order to guarantee delivery in any case, high stocks are kept for each type of tire.

In view of the situation described above, there is a need for a technology which allows efficient storage of tires while substantially avoiding one or more of the problems identified above.

This need is taken into account by the independent claims. Advantageous embodiments are specified in the dependent claims.

According to a first aspect of the subject matter disclosed herein, a tire marking device is provided.

According to one embodiment of the first aspect, a tire marking device is provided, the tire marking device comprising: a specifying device with which one of at least two alternative contents for a tire type marking can be specified for the tire; and an engraving device that engraves the tire type mark with the specified content in the tire.

According to a second aspect of the subject matter disclosed herein, a tire is provided.

According to an embodiment of the second aspect, there is provided a tire, the tire comprising: a tire-type marking that has been applied to the tire after vulcanization; wherein the tire type marking specifies a performance of the tire that deviates from a performance that is defined by at least one aspect of a structure of the tire, in particular with regard to at least one of tire profile, carcass and dimension.

According to a third aspect of the subject matter disclosed herein, two tires are provided.

According to one embodiment of the third aspect, two tires are provided which have an identical structure with regard to at least one aspect, in particular with regard to at least one of tire profile, carcass and dimension; and which differ in the content of a tire-type marking which was introduced into both tires after vulcanization.

According to a fourth aspect of the subjects disclosed herein, there is provided a method of making at least two types of tires.

According to one embodiment of the fourth aspect, a method for producing at least two types of tires, in particular tires, is provided, the method comprising: providing at least two vulcanized tires which have an identical structure with regard to at least one aspect, in particular with regard to at least one tire profile , Carcass and dimension; Generating a tire-type marking in a first of the at least two tires, the tire-type marking in the first tire having a first content; Generating the tire-type marking in a second of the at least two tires, the tire-type marking in the second tire having a second content; and wherein the first content is different from the second content.

According to a fifth aspect of the subjects disclosed herein, a method of operation for a tire marking device is provided.

According to an embodiment of the fifth aspect, an operating method for a tire marking device is provided, the method comprising: receiving a signal which specifies one of at least two alternative contents for a tire type marking for a tire; depending on the signal, selecting a set of engraving data from at least two different sets of engraving data, each set of engraving data specifying an associated content of the at least two alternative contents.

According to a sixth aspect of the subject matter disclosed herein, a computer program product is provided.

According to one embodiment of the sixth aspect, a computer program product is provided, the computer program product having a program element which, when executed on a processor device, effects the execution of an operating method according to the fifth aspect or at least one embodiment thereof.

According to a seventh aspect of the subjects disclosed herein, a computer program product is provided.

According to one embodiment of the seventh aspect, a computer program product is provided, the computer program product having a program element which, when it is executed on a processor device, effects the execution of a method according to the fourth aspect or at least one embodiment thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

According to one embodiment, a tire marking device according to the first aspect has a specification device with which one of at least two alternative contents for a tire type marking can be specified for a vulcanized tire. According to a further embodiment, the tire marking device has an engraving device which engraves the tire type marking with the specified content in the tire.

According to one embodiment, the term “tire type marking” is a generic term in the sense of a placeholder that can be or can be filled with different contents. For example, the tire type marking is a speed index which can contain “H”, “V”, etc.

Aspects and embodiments of the subject matter disclosed herein are based on the idea that storage for tires can be simplified if two or more alternative contents for a tire type marking can be specified for a vulcanized tire. In other words, two or more different tire types can be produced from an existing and already vulcanized tire, at least according to the tire type marking. In this way, it is not necessary to keep a separate inventory for each of the at least two tire types, but it is sufficient to keep the vulcanized tire (without the tire type marking) and, if necessary, to engrave the corresponding tire type marking in the tire.

According to one embodiment, a tire without the tire type marking is not brought onto the market. For example, according to one embodiment, marketing of the tire is only permitted with the tire type marking. Thus, according to one embodiment, the tire-type marking is a marking required for marketing the tire.

According to one embodiment, a tire without the tire type marking is referred to as a preliminary tire product and a tire with the tire type marking is referred to as a final tire product.

In one embodiment, each tire recited herein is a pneumatic tire.

According to one embodiment, the tire marking device has a tire receptacle for receiving a vulcanized tire.

According to one embodiment, the specification device has a storage device in which a set of engraving data is stored for each of the at least two alternative contents for the tire type marking, which enables the engraving device to engrave the tire type marking with the associated content in the tire . Correspondingly, according to one embodiment, the engraving device is designed to engrave the tire-type marking with the content assigned to the set of engraving data in the tire based on a set of engraving data.

According to one embodiment, an operating method for a tire marking device comprises receiving a signal which specifies one of at least two alternative contents for a tire type marking for a tire; and, depending on the signal, selecting a set of engraving data from at least two different sets of engraving data, each set of engraving data specifying an associated content of the at least two alternative contents. The signal can be, for example, a user signal which a user has specified via a suitable user interface.

Embodiments of the subject matter disclosed herein differ from an optional marking that indicates a “refined state” of a tire, in particular in that the tire type marking is always engraved in the tire, but with different contents (more precisely with one of at least two alternatives Content). In other words, the at least two alternative contents are not each “empty” (otherwise no engraving would be made).

According to one embodiment, tire type markings within the meaning of the present disclosure are different from week codes or serial numbers and therefore do not include such markings.

According to one embodiment, tire-type markings in the sense of the present disclosure are markings that can be read by humans. In other words, according to one embodiment, a tire-type marking is not a machine-readable marking, for example not a barcode (for example no 1D barcode and / or no 2D matrix barcode).

According to one embodiment, the specification device has an operator control element, this content being selectable from the at least two alternative contents with the operator control element to specify a content. For example, the user interface can have the control element.

• - ein Geschwindigkeits-Index,
• - ein Last-Index,
• - eine Zulassungsmarkierung,
• - eine Dachmarke,
• - ein Produktname,
• - ein Produktvariantenname,
• - eine Co-Marke.

According to one embodiment, the tire type marking is one of the following:

• - a speed index,
• - a load index,
• - an approval mark,
• - an umbrella brand,
• - a product name,
• - a product variant name,
• - a co-brand.

According to one embodiment, two or more tire type markings are provided on the tire, in particular two or more tire type markings from the list of tire type markings given above. For example, the tire marking device can be designed to engrave two or more of the tire type markings in the tire with the engraving device.

According to a further embodiment, the tire type marking is a tire type marking from a subset of the list of tire type markings given above.

According to one embodiment, the tire-type marking for one of the at least two alternative contents (for example for at least one of the at least two alternative contents) has a dimension in (at least) one direction which is greater than 5 cm (for example greater than 10 cm or greater than 15 cm). For example, the tire type marking for a first content and / or for a second content has a dimension in at least one direction which is greater than 10 cm.

According to one embodiment, a tire is provided which has a tire-type marking which was introduced into the tire after vulcanization. According to a further embodiment, the tire type marking specifies a performance of the tire that deviates from a performance that is defined by at least one aspect of a structure of the tire, in particular with regard to at least one of the tire profile, carcass and dimension. Thus, according to one embodiment, the relevant aspect of the tire (for example the tire profile, the carcass and / or the dimensions of a tire) defines its performance in terms of embodiments of the subjects disclosed herein. For example, according to one embodiment, the performance of a tire can be defined by the dimensions of the tire, or, according to another embodiment, by the tire profile of the tire.

According to a further embodiment, the tire type marking specifies a performance of the tire that is less than a performance that is defined by at least one aspect of a structure of the tire, in particular with regard to at least one of the tire profile, carcass and dimension.

It goes without saying that a tire-type marking engraved in the tire must not indicate a performance for the tire which is higher than the actual performance of the tire, in particular an actual performance of the tire, which is determined by a tire profile, a carcass and / or a Dimension of the tire is defined. This applies in particular to technical performance. Conversely, from a technical point of view, there are no reservations about specifying a tire type marking for a tire that indicates a lower performance (or an equivalent performance) than the actual performance of the tire. For example, it is not critical to specify a speed index for a tire which indicates a speed stability which is less than an actual speed stability of the tire.

According to one embodiment, the performance defined by at least one aspect of a structure of the tire can be a technical performance (for example a speed that is specified by the speed index). According to a further embodiment, the performance defined by at least one aspect of a structure of the tire can be a non-technical performance, for example an ability for the suitability to be provided with a specific brand or to be assigned to a specific region.

According to one embodiment, two tires are provided which have an identical structure with regard to at least one aspect (a structure of the tires) (for example with regard to at least one of tire profile, carcass and dimension) and which differ in the content of a tire type marking, which according to the Vulcanization was introduced into both tires. In other words, the two tires are a result of embodiments of the subject matter disclosed herein, for example a tire engraving of at least two tires with a tire marking device according to the first aspect. According to one embodiment, the two tires have an identical structure, ie an identical structure in all aspects of their structure.

According to one embodiment, a method for producing at least two types of tires comprises providing at least two vulcanized tires which have an identical structure with regard to at least one aspect, for example with regard to at least one of tire profile, carcass and dimension, the method furthermore including producing a tire-type marking in a first of the at least two tires, the tire-type marking in the first tire having a first content, and generating a tire-type marking in a second of the at least two tires, the tire-type marking in the second Tire has a second content that is different from the first content.

According to one embodiment, providing at least two vulcanized tires comprises vulcanizing at least two tires. In other words, according to one embodiment, vulcanizing the at least two tires is part of the method for producing at least two types of tires.

The term “mark in a tire” means that the mark is formed in a material of the tire. According to one embodiment, the marking is formed in a sidewall of the tire, for example in a surface of a sidewall which is directed away from the vehicle when the tire is mounted on a vehicle.

It goes without saying that the embodiments of a method or a tire marking device disclosed herein can also be used to produce more than two types of tires, in which case more than two different contents of the tire type marking are used.

According to one embodiment, the method further comprises storing the second tire after vulcanization and before generating the tire-type marking. In other words, according to one embodiment, a vulcanized tire is stored (for example, without loss of generality, the second tire) before the tire-type marking is produced.

According to one embodiment, the method comprises determining a need for a desired type of tire, the desired type of tire being identified by a content of the tire type marking; and creating a tire of the desired tire type by creating the tire type marking on the second tire with a content corresponding to the desired tire type. Determining the desired type of tire can be, for example, determining the desired type of tire based on a demand to buy a tire, a demand to supply a vehicle production line, a demand to build up (or replenish) a hand inventory.

In general, however, according to one embodiment, determining a need for a desired type of tire only requires a determination that there is a need (of some kind) for the relevant type of tire. In other words, the need to refer to the embodiments of the subjects disclosed herein is not necessarily coupled to a specific logistics concept and / or storage concept. Nevertheless, according to one embodiment, the demand for a specific tire type can be a total demand (total number of tires of the tire type that are expected to be required). According to a further embodiment the demand for a certain type of tire is an overhang demand, i. a need for tire-type tires in addition to the tire-type tires that are already in place. Tires of a tire type that are already available are, for example, tires that have already been provided with a tire type marking in accordance with a method described herein or into which the tire type marking has been vulcanized in a known manner.

According to one embodiment, the method further comprises storing the second tire in which the tire-type marking was generated. For example, in a two-stage storage process, the vulcanized tire can first be stored in a warehouse without tire type marking and, if there is a request to build up or replenish a hand stock, it can be engraved with the tire type mark and stored in the hand stock. In a two-stage storage process, for example, the average storage period for a vulcanized tire without a tire-type label can be fifty days and an average storage period for a tire with a tire-type label (for example in a manual warehouse) can be one Week. It goes without saying that the terms “bearing” and “hand bearing” are not to be understood as restrictive here according to one embodiment and can be replaced, for example, by the terms “first bearing” and “second bearing”, for example as used herein.

According to a further embodiment, the method includes the delivery of the second tire, in which the tire-type marking was generated, without storage. In other words, one embodiment provides for the second tire to be delivered (or sold) after the tire-type marking has been engraved without further storage.

According to one embodiment, a period of time between the storage of the second tire after vulcanization until the tire-type marking is generated in the second tire is a first period and the storage of the second tire, in which the tire-type marking was generated, takes place on average over time a second period, the second period being shorter than the first period. For example, according to one embodiment, the second time period is less than 50% of the first time period. According to a further embodiment, the second time period is less than 25% or less than 10% of the first time period. For example, the second tire can be stored in a first store until the tire-type marking is created in the second tire, and can be stored in a second store (for example a manual store) after the tire-type marking has been created. In one embodiment, the first bearing and the second bearing are identical (i.e., the same bearing). In other words, a bearing can have both tires without the tire type marking and tires with the tire type marking. According to a further embodiment, the first warehouse is different from the second warehouse (for example different in space, operated by different companies, etc.). In general, embodiments of the subject matter disclosed herein, and in particular embodiments for optimizing a storage strategy, can be implemented with different logistics concepts and different spatial distributions of warehouses.

According to a further embodiment, the method further comprises determining an expected maximum required quantity for each type of tire of the at least two types, wherein the vulcanization of at least two tires, which have an identical structure with regard to at least one aspect, comprises vulcanizing such tires in a number, which corresponds to a fraction of the sum of the expected maximum demand quantities of the at least two types. According to a further embodiment, the fraction is between 5% and 95%, for example between 10% and 85%. This fraction or this number corresponds to an expected maximum amount of tires without tire type marking. Accordingly, by determining the type of tire according to a demand for this type, the number of actually vulcanized tires can be less than the sum of the expected maximum demand quantities (for the at least two types). For example, if an expected maximum first demand amount is 100,000 tires for a first type and an expected maximum second demand amount is 150,000 tires for a second type, the sum of the expected maximum demand amounts of tires of the two types is 250,000 tires. However, the maximum required quantity always contains a safety margin that is intended to ensure that both types can be delivered. According to embodiments of the subjects disclosed herein, by (subsequently) determining the tire type depending on the actual requirement, it is possible to vulcanize a number of tires that is below the sum of the expected maximum requirement quantities (in the example 250,000 tires), for example the one specified Example with 200,000 tires (corresponding to a fraction of 80%).

In the tire industry, standard deviations of a sales forecast (i.e. an expected demand quantity) are typically similar in magnitude to the sales forecast itself. In other words, if a sales forecast for a certain type of tire shows a number of 100,000 tires, the standard deviation will typically also be in the range of 100,000 tires accepted. An expected maximum demand quantity, which is the sum of the sales forecast and the standard deviation, would in this case be 100,000 + 100,000 = 200,000 tires for the specific tire type.

bzw. allgemein, für n Reifentypen, wobei N eine natürliche Zahl größer oder gleich zwei ist (n ≥ 2): $${\mathrm{\sigma }}_{\text{ges}}=\surd \left({\mathrm{\sigma }}_1{}^2+\dots +{\mathrm{\sigma }}_{\text{n}}{}^2\right)$$

If instead of two individual sales forecasts P1, P2 for two types of tires (which according to one embodiment have an identical structure with regard to at least one aspect), an overall sales forecast Pges = P ₁ + P ₂ can be created for the two types of tires, since the tire type is determined only at a later point in time (e.g. depending on an actual requirement) by engraving the corresponding tire type marking, the standard deviation for the total sales forecast is reduced (σ _tot to a value which is the square root of the sum of the squares of the standard deviations for the sales forecast of the individual tire types σ ₁ , σ ₂ corresponds to: $${\mathrm{\sigma }}_{\text{total}}=\surd \left({\mathrm{\sigma }}_1{}^2+{\mathrm{\sigma }}_2{}^2\right)$$

or in general, for n tire types, where N is a natural number greater than or equal to two (n ≥ 2): $${\mathrm{\sigma }}_{\text{total}}=\surd \left({\mathrm{\sigma }}_1{}^2+...+{\mathrm{\sigma }}_{\text{n}}{}^2\right)$$

In general, the total sales forecast Pges results as the sum of the individual sales forecasts P ₁ , ..., P _n : $${\text{P}}_{\text{total}}={\text{P}}_1+...+{\text{P}}_{\text{n}}$$

This results in the expected maximum demand Vtot for the n tire types as the sum of the total sales forecast and the standard deviation for the total sales forecast: $${\text{V}}_{\text{total}}={\text{P}}_{\text{total}}+{\mathrm{\sigma }}_{\text{total}}$$

According to one embodiment, the vulcanization of at least two tires, which have an identical structure with regard to at least one aspect, is carried out if a number of tires without tire type marking in a warehouse is less than a predetermined safety stock for tires without tire type marking. In other words, if the number in the warehouse falls below the safety stock level due to the removal of tires without tire type markings, tires without tire type markings are produced. According to a further embodiment, the safety stock for tires without tire type marking is smaller than a sum of individual safety stocks that would have to be kept for each of the at least two types of tires when storing the at least two types of tires. In other words, the safety stock for tires without tire type marking is only a fraction of the sum of individual safety stocks that would have to be kept for each of the at least two types of tires when storing the at least two types of tires. According to a further embodiment, this fraction is also between 5% and 95%, for example between 10% and 85%. According to one embodiment, the fraction with regard to the safety stock and / or the fraction with regard to the expected maximum demand quantity is estimated by, according to one embodiment $$\text{Fraction B}=\left({\text{P}}_{\text{total}}+\surd \left({\mathrm{\sigma }}_1{}^2+...+{\mathrm{\sigma }}_{\text{n}}{}^2\right)\right)\text{/}\left({\text{P}}_{\text{total}}+{\mathrm{\sigma }}_1+...+{\mathrm{\sigma }}_{\text{n}}\right)$$

According to one embodiment, a computer program product is provided with a program element, the program element, when it is executed on a processor device, causing the execution of an operating method disclosed herein for a tire marking device.

According to a further embodiment, a computer program product with a program element is provided, the program element, when it is executed on a processor device, causing the execution of a method disclosed herein for manufacturing at least two types of tires.

According to embodiments of the first aspect, the tire marking device is set up to deliver the functionality of one or more of the embodiments disclosed herein and / or to deliver the functionality as it is required for one or more of the embodiments disclosed herein, in particular the embodiments of the first aspect, of the second aspect, third aspect, fourth aspect, fifth aspect, sixth aspect and / or seventh aspect.

According to embodiments of the second aspect, the tire is set up to deliver the functionality of one or more of the embodiments disclosed herein and / or to deliver the functionality as it is required for one or more of the embodiments disclosed herein, in particular the embodiments of the first aspect, of the second aspect, third aspect, fourth aspect, fifth aspect, sixth aspect and / or seventh aspect.

According to embodiments of the third aspect, the two tires are set up to provide the functionality of one or more of the embodiments disclosed herein and / or to provide the functionality as it is required for one or more of the embodiments disclosed herein, in particular the embodiments of the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect, the fourth aspect, the fifth aspect, the sixth aspect and / or the seventh aspect.

According to embodiments of the fourth aspect, the method of manufacturing at least two types of tires is configured to provide the functionality of one or more of the herein disclosed embodiments and / or to provide the functionality as required for one or more of the embodiments disclosed herein, in particular the embodiments of the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect, the fourth aspect, the fifth aspect, the sixth aspect and / or the seventh aspect.

According to embodiments of the fifth aspect, the operating method for a tire marking device is set up to provide the functionality of one or more of the embodiments disclosed herein and / or to provide the functionality as it is required for one or more of the embodiments disclosed herein, in particular the embodiments of the first Aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect, the fourth aspect, the fifth aspect, the sixth aspect and / or the seventh aspect.

According to embodiments of the sixth aspect, the computer program product is set up to deliver the functionality of one or more of the embodiments disclosed herein and / or to deliver the functionality as it is required for one or more of the embodiments disclosed herein, in particular the embodiments of the first aspect, of the second aspect, third aspect, fourth aspect, fifth aspect, sixth aspect and / or seventh aspect.

According to embodiments of the seventh aspect, the computer program product is set up to deliver the functionality of one or more of the embodiments disclosed herein and / or to deliver the functionality as it is required for one or more of the embodiments disclosed herein, in particular the embodiments of the first aspect, of the second aspect, third aspect, fourth aspect, fifth aspect, sixth aspect and / or seventh aspect.

1. 1. Reifenmarkierungsvorrichtung, aufweisend:
   • eine Spezifizierungsvorrichtung, mit welcher für den Reifen einer von mindestens zwei alternativen Inhalten für eine Reifentyp-Markierung spezifizierbar ist;
   • eine Gravurvorrichtung, welche die Reifentyp-Markierung mit dem spezifizierten Inhalt in den Reifen graviert.
2. 2. Reifenmarkierungsvorrichtung nach Ausführungsform 1, wobei die Spezifizierungsvorrichtung ein Bedienelement aufweist; und wobei zur Spezifizierung eines Inhalts dieser Inhalt mit dem Bedienelement aus den mindestens zwei alternativen Inhalten auswählbar ist.
3. 3. Reifenmarkierungsvorrichtung nach Ausführungsform 1 oder 2, wobei die Reifentyp-Markierung eine von den Folgenden ist:
   • - ein Geschwindigkeits-Index,
   • - ein Last-Index,
   • - eine Zulassungsmarkierung,
   • - eine Dachmarke,
   • - ein Produktname,
   • - ein Produktvariantenname,
   • - eine Co-Marke.
4. 4. Reifenmarkierungsvorrichtung nach irgendeiner der Ausführungsformen 1 bis 3, wobei die Reifentyp-Markierung für einen der mindestens zwei alternativen Inhalte in mindestens einer Richtung eine Abmessung aufweist, die größer ist als 10 cm.
5. 5. Reifen aufweisend:
   • eine Reifentyp-Markierung, die nach der Vulkanisation in den Reifen eingebracht wurde;
   • wobei die Reifentyp-Markierung eine Leistungsfähigkeit des Reifens spezifiziert, die von einer Leistungsfähigkeit abweicht, die durch mindestens einen Aspekt eines Aufbaus des Reifens, insbesondere hinsichtlich mindestens einem von Reifenprofil, Karkasse und Dimension, definiert ist.
6. 6. Reifen nach Ausführungsform 5, wobei die Reifentyp-Markierung eine von den Folgenden ist:
   • - ein Geschwindigkeits-Index,
   • - ein Last-Index,
   • - eine Zulassungsmarkierung,
   • - eine Dachmarke,
   • - ein Produktname,
   • - ein Produktvariantenname,
   • - eine Co-Marke.
7. 7. Zwei Reifen, welche hinsichtlich mindestens einem Aspekt einen identischen Aufbau aufweisen, insbesondere hinsichtlich mindestens einem von Reifenprofil, Karkasse und Dimension; und welche sich durch den Inhalt einer Reifentyp-Markierung unterscheiden, die nach der Vulkanisation in beide Reifen eingebracht wurde.
8. 8. Zwei Reifen nach Ausführungsform 7, wobei die Reifentyp-Markierung eine von den Folgenden ist:
   • - ein Geschwindigkeits-Index,
   • - ein Last-Index,
   • - eine Zulassungsmarkierung,
   • - eine Dachmarke,
   • - ein Produktname,
   • - ein Produktvariantenname,
   • - eine Co-Marke.
9. 9. Verfahren zur Herstellung von mindestens zwei Typen von Reifen, insbesondere Luftreifen, das Verfahren aufweisend:
   • Bereitstellen von mindestens zwei vulkanisierten Reifen, welche hinsichtlich mindestens einem Aspekt einen identischen Aufbau aufweisen, insbesondere hinsichtlich mindestens einem von Reifenprofil, Karkasse und Dimension, insbesondere wobei das Bereitstellen der mindestens zwei vulkanisierten Reifen ein Vulkanisieren der mindestens zwei Reifen umfasst;
   • Erzeugen einer Reifentyp-Markierung in einem ersten der mindestens zwei Reifen, wobei die Reifentyp-Markierung in dem ersten Reifen einen ersten Inhalt aufweist;
   • Erzeugen der Reifentyp-Markierung in einem zweiten der mindestens zwei Reifen, wobei die Reifentyp-Markierung in dem zweiten Reifen einen zweiten Inhalt aufweist; und
   • wobei sich der erste Inhalt von dem zweiten Inhalt unterscheidet.
10. 10. Verfahren nach Ausführungsform 9, wobei die Reifentyp-Markierung eine der folgenden Markierungen ist:
    • - ein Geschwindigkeits-Index,
    • - ein Last-Index,
    • - eine Zulassungsmarkierung,
    • - eine Dachmarke,
    • - ein Produktname,
    • - ein Produktvariantenname,
    • - eine Co-Marke.
11. 11. Verfahren nach Ausführungsform 9 oder 10, wobei die Reifentyp-Markierung für den ersten und/oder den zweiten Inhalt in mindestens einer Richtung eine Abmessung aufweist, die größer ist als 10 cm.
12. 12. Verfahren nach irgendeiner der Ausführungsformen 9 bis 11, ferner aufweisend:
    • Einlagern des zweiten Reifens nach dem Vulkanisieren und vor dem Erzeugen der Reifentyp-Markierung.
13. 13. Verfahren nach Ausführungsform 12, ferner aufweisend:
    • Ermitteln eines Bedarfs für einen gewünschten Reifentyp, wobei der gewünschte Reifentyp durch einen Inhalt der Reifentyp-Markierung gekennzeichnet ist;
    • Erzeugen eines Reifens des gewünschten Reifentyps durch Erzeugen der Reifentyp-Markierung auf dem zweiten Reifen mit einem Inhalt, der dem gewünschten Reifentyp entspricht.
14. 14. Verfahren nach Ausführungsform 13, das Verfahren anschließend ferner aufweisend:
    • Einlagern des zweiten Reifens, in welchem die Reifentyp-Markierung erzeugt wurde, oder
    • Ausliefern des zweiten Reifens, in welchem die Reifentyp-Markierung erzeugt wurde, ohne Einlagerung.
15. 15. Verfahren nach Ausführungsform 14, wobei eine Zeitdauer zwischen dem Einlagern des zweiten Reifens nach dem Vulkanisieren bis zum Erzeugen der Reifentyp-Markierung in dem zweiten Reifen im zeitlichen Mittel ein erster Zeitraum ist und; das Einlagern des zweiten Reifens, in welchem die Reifentyp-Markierung erzeugt wurde, im zeitlichen Mittel für einen zweiten Zeitraum erfolgt; wobei der zweite Zeitraum kürzer als der erste Zeitraum ist, insbesondere wobei der zweite Zeitraum weniger als 50%, 25% oder 10% des ersten Zeitraums beträgt.
16. 16. Verfahren nach irgendeiner der Ausführungsformen 9 bis 15, ferner aufweisend:
    • Ermitteln einer erwarteten maximalen Bedarfsmenge an Reifen für jeden Reifentyp der mindestens zwei Typen;
    • wobei das Vulkanisieren von mindestens zwei Reifen, welche hinsichtlich mindestens einem Aspekt einen identischen Aufbau aufweisen, ein Vulkanisieren solcher Reifen in einer Anzahl umfasst, die einem Bruchteil der Summe der erwarteten maximalen Bedarfsmengen der mindestens zwei Typen entspricht;
    • insbesondere wobei der Bruchteil zwischen 5 % und 95 % liegt.
    • 17. Verfahren nach irgendeiner der Ausführungsformen 9 bis 16, wobei das Vulkanisieren von mindestens zwei Reifen, welche hinsichtlich mindestens einem Aspekt einen identischen Aufbau aufweisen, durchgeführt wird, wenn eine Anzahl an Reifen ohne Reifentyp-Markierung in einem Lager geringer ist als ein vorbestimmter Sicherheitsbestand für Reifen ohne Reifentyp-Markierung; wobei der Sicherheitsbestand für Reifen ohne Reifentyp-Markierung kleiner ist als eine Summe von Einzel-Sicherheitsbeständen, die bei Lagerung der mindestens zwei Typen von Reifen für jeden der mindestens zwei Typen von Reifen vorgehalten werden müsste.
    • 18. Betriebsverfahren für eine Reifenmarkierungsvorrichtung, das Verfahren aufweisend:
      • Empfangen eines Signals, welches für einen Reifen einen von mindestens zwei alternativen Inhalten für eine Reifentyp-Markierung spezifiziert;
      • abhängig von dem Signal, Auswählen eines Satzes von Gravurdaten aus mindestens zwei verschiedenen Sätzen von Gravurdaten, wobei jeder Satz von Gravurdaten einen zugeordneten Inhalt der mindestens zwei alternativen Inhalte spezifiziert.

Exemplary embodiments of the subjects disclosed herein include in particular the embodiments and combinations of embodiments described below:

1. 1. Tire marking device, comprising:
   • a specification device with which one of at least two alternative contents for a tire type marking can be specified for the tire;
   • an engraving device which engraves the tire type mark with the specified content in the tire.
2. 2. The tire marking device according to embodiment 1, wherein the specifying device has an operating element; and wherein, in order to specify a content, this content can be selected from the at least two alternative contents with the control element.
3. 3. The tire marking device according to embodiment 1 or 2, wherein the tire type marking is one of the following:
   • - a speed index,
   • - a load index,
   • - an approval mark,
   • - an umbrella brand,
   • - a product name,
   • - a product variant name,
   • - a co-brand.
4. 4. The tire marking device according to any one of embodiments 1 to 3, wherein the tire type marking for one of the at least two alternative contents has a dimension in at least one direction which is greater than 10 cm.
5. 5. Having tires:
   • a tire-type mark applied to the tire after vulcanization;
   • wherein the tire type marking specifies a performance of the tire that deviates from a performance that is defined by at least one aspect of a structure of the tire, in particular with regard to at least one of tire profile, carcass and dimension.
6. 6. The tire of embodiment 5, wherein the tire type marker is one of the following:
   • - a speed index,
   • - a load index,
   • - an approval mark,
   • - an umbrella brand,
   • - a product name,
   • - a product variant name,
   • - a co-brand.
7. 7. Two tires which have an identical structure with regard to at least one aspect, in particular with regard to at least one of tire profile, carcass and dimension; and which differ in the content of a tire-type marking which was introduced into both tires after vulcanization.
8. 8. Two tires according to embodiment 7, wherein the tire type marker is one of the following:
   • - a speed index,
   • - a load index,
   • - an approval mark,
   • - an umbrella brand,
   • - a product name,
   • - a product variant name,
   • - a co-brand.
9. 9. A method for producing at least two types of tires, in particular pneumatic tires, comprising the method:
   • Providing at least two vulcanized tires which have an identical structure with regard to at least one aspect, in particular with regard to at least one of tire profile, carcass and dimension, in particular wherein providing the at least two vulcanized tires comprises vulcanizing the at least two tires;
   • Generating a tire-type marking in a first of the at least two tires, the tire-type marking in the first tire having a first content;
   • Generating the tire-type marking in a second of the at least two tires, the tire-type marking in the second tire having a second content; and
   • wherein the first content is different from the second content.
10. 10. The method according to embodiment 9, wherein the tire type marking is one of the following markings:
    • - a speed index,
    • - a load index,
    • - an approval mark,
    • - an umbrella brand,
    • - a product name,
    • - a product variant name,
    • - a co-brand.
11. 11. The method according to embodiment 9 or 10, wherein the tire-type marking for the first and / or the second content has a dimension in at least one direction which is greater than 10 cm.
12. 12. The method of any one of Embodiments 9 through 11, further comprising:
    • Storing the second tire after vulcanizing and before producing the tire-type marking.
13. 13. The method according to embodiment 12, further comprising:
    • Determining a need for a desired type of tire, the desired type of tire being identified by a content of the tire type marker;
    • Producing a tire of the desired tire type by producing the tire type marking on the second tire with a content that corresponds to the desired tire type.
14. 14. The method according to embodiment 13, the method then further comprising:
    • Storing the second tire in which the tire-type marking was generated, or
    • Delivery of the second tire, in which the tire-type marking was produced, without storage.
15. 15. The method according to embodiment 14, wherein a period of time between the storage of the second tire after vulcanization and the generation of the tire-type marking in the second tire is a first period of time on average, and; the storage of the second tire, in which the tire-type marking was generated, takes place on average over time for a second period of time; wherein the second period is shorter than the first period, in particular wherein the second period is less than 50%, 25% or 10% of the first period.
16. 16. The method of any one of Embodiments 9 to 15, further comprising:
    • Determining an expected maximum tire requirement for each tire type of the at least two types;
    • wherein the vulcanizing of at least two tires, which have an identical structure with regard to at least one aspect, comprises vulcanizing such tires in a number which corresponds to a fraction of the sum of the expected maximum demand quantities of the at least two types;
    • in particular where the fraction is between 5% and 95%.
    • 17. The method according to any one of embodiments 9 to 16, wherein the vulcanization of at least two tires, which have an identical structure with regard to at least one aspect, is carried out if a number of tires without tire type marking in a warehouse is less than a predetermined safety stock for tires without tire type marking; wherein the safety stock for tires without tire type marking is smaller than a sum of individual safety stocks which would have to be kept for each of the at least two types of tires when storing the at least two types of tires.
    • 18. A method of operation for a tire marking device, the method comprising:
      • Receiving a signal which specifies one of at least two alternative contents for a tire type marking for a tire;
      • depending on the signal, selecting a set of engraving data from at least two different sets of engraving data, each set of engraving data specifying an associated content of the at least two alternative contents.

As used herein, the reference to a computer program product is regarded as equivalent to a reference to a computer program which has the program element and / or a computer-readable medium which has the program element. According to one embodiment, the program element has instructions for controlling a processor device (with one or more microprocessors, for example a computer system), for effecting and / or coordinating the execution of a method described herein or at least one embodiment thereof.

The program element can be implemented as computer-readable instruction code using any suitable programming language such as JAVA, C #, and can be stored on a computer-readable medium (removable disk, volatile or non-volatile memory, embedded memory / processor, etc.). According to one embodiment, the instruction code is executable to program a computer or any other programmable processor device to perform the intended functions. The computer program can be available in a network, for example the World Wide Web, from which it can be downloaded, for example.

The subjects disclosed herein can be implemented by means of a computer program product (program element) or software. However, the subjects disclosed herein can also be implemented by one or more specific electronic circuits or hardware. Furthermore, the objects disclosed herein can also be in hybrid form, i.e. H. Can be implemented in a combination of software modules and hardware modules.

Unless otherwise stated, numerical values are to be understood as including a ± 5% window, i.e. H. For example, an indication of 10 cm comprises, according to one embodiment, a length within an interval of (10 cm ± 5%) = [9.5 cm; 10.5 cm] and a percentage of 50% includes, according to one embodiment, a percentage within an interval of 50% ± 5% = [47.5%; 52.5%]. According to a further embodiment, numerical values are to be understood as including a ± 10% window.

It should also be noted that spatial terms (and corresponding representations) such as “front” and “rear”, “top” and “bottom”, “left” and “right”, etc. are used to describe the relationship of an element to describe another element or elements as illustrated in the figures. Accordingly, the spatial terms may apply to orientations that differ from the orientations shown in the figures. It goes without saying, however, that all such spatial terms, for the sake of simplicity of description, relate to the orientations shown in the drawings and are not necessarily restrictive, since the respective apparatus, component etc. shown assume orientations when in use which may be different from the orientations shown in the drawing.

In the following, exemplary embodiments of the subject matter disclosed herein are described, reference being made, for example, to a tire marking device, a tire, two tires, a method for producing at least two types of tires, an operating method for a tire marking device and a computer program product. It should be emphasized that any combination of features from various aspects, embodiments and examples is of course possible. In particular, some embodiments are described with reference to a method, while other embodiments are described with reference to an apparatus. However, those skilled in the art from the above and the following description, the claims and the drawings will understand that, unless otherwise stated, features of various aspects, embodiments and examples can be combined and such combinations of features are to be regarded as disclosed by this application. For example, even a feature that relates to a method can be combined with a feature that relates to a device, and vice versa.

Further advantages and features of the present invention emerge from the following exemplary description of currently preferred embodiments, to which the invention is not limited. The individual figures of the drawings of this document are only to be regarded as schematic and not true to scale.

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• 1 Figure 3 shows a tire marking device in accordance with embodiments of the subjects disclosed herein.
• 2 Figure 3 shows another specifying device in accordance with embodiments of the subject matter disclosed herein.
• 3 shows two tires according to embodiments of the subject matter disclosed herein.
• 4th Figure 10 illustrates a method of making at least two types of tires in accordance with embodiments of the subject matter disclosed herein.
• 5 shows schematically time sequences of possible handling of a tire according to embodiments of the subjects disclosed herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

It is noted that similar or identical elements or components are provided with the same reference numbers in different figures, or with reference numbers which differ only in the first digit or an appended letter. Such features or components, which are identical or at least functionally identical to the corresponding features or components in another figure, are only described in detail when they appear for the first time in the following text and the description is repeated when these features and components (or the corresponding reference numbers) are not repeated.

1 shows a tire marking device 100 according to embodiments of the subject matter disclosed herein.

According to one embodiment, the tire marking device 100 a tire mount 102 for picking up a tire 104 on. According to one embodiment, the tire mount is 102 for example formed by a conveyor belt, for example as in FIG 1 shown.

According to a further embodiment, the tire marking device 100 a specifying device 106 with which one of at least two alternative contents for a tire type marking can be specified for the tire. Furthermore, the tire marking device 100 according to one embodiment, an engraving device 108 on which the tire type marking with the specified content in the tire 104 engraved.

According to one embodiment, the tire marking device is 100 a control device 116 assigned to control elements of the tire marking device, for example the tire holder 102 , the engraving device 108 and / or the specification device 106 . According to one embodiment, the control device 116 part of the specification device 106 be, for example as in 1 shown. According to a further embodiment, the control device can be a higher-level control device. According to one embodiment, the control device 116 a processor device 118 on as well as a memory 120 , in which at least two different sets of engraving data are stored, each set of engraving data specifying an associated content of the at least two alternative contents. According to one embodiment, the processor device is set up to carry out methods according to at least one of the embodiments disclosed herein.

According to one embodiment, the specification device 106 a control element 110 with which to specify a content from the at least two alternative content this content with the control element 110 can be selected from the at least two alternative contents. For example, according to one embodiment it is provided that the control element 110 for displaying the at least two alternative content, for example a first content 112 and a second content 114 , is set up. The display of the at least two alternative contents can be analog or digital, for example. For example, it can be provided that the content is displayed on a touch-sensitive screen and can be selected by an operator touching it with a finger.

According to one embodiment, the control device receives 116 a signal 117 which one for the tire 104 specifies one of at least two alternative contents for a tire type marking. According to one embodiment, the signal 117 from the control element 110 provided, for example as in 1 shown. According to a further embodiment, the signal 117 be provided in another way, for example by a decision unit 122 as described below with reference to 2 is described.

Depending on the signal 117 selects the control device 116 a set of engraving data from the at least two sets of engraving data and controls the engraving device 108 according to the selected set of engraving data. In this way the engraving device produces 108 according to the selected set of engraving data, the content defined by the engraving data in the tires 104 than the tire type mark. According to one embodiment, the engraving device engraves 108 by means of a laser beam 109 . In other words, according to one embodiment, it is the engraving device 108 a laser engraving device.

2 Figure 11 shows another specifying device 206 according to embodiments of the subject matter disclosed herein. According to one embodiment, the further specification device 206 the specifying device 106 out 1 replace.

According to a further embodiment, one of the at least two alternative contents can be selected automatically by a decision unit. The specification device 206 has a decision unit according to one embodiment 122 on. Although the decision-making unit 122 in 2 is shown as a separate element, it goes without saying that the decision unit 122 may be implemented in software according to one embodiment. For example, the decision unit 122 be implemented by a suitable program element module which is stored in the memory device 120 is stored and which on the processor device 118 the specification device 206 is performed.

If the specifying device 206 a decision-making unit 122 can, according to one embodiment, optionally on an operating element 110 can be omitted, for example as in 2 shown.

According to one embodiment, the decision unit is 122 set up to automatically select one of the at least two alternative contents based on defined (for example programmed) decision criteria. According to a further embodiment, the decision unit is set up to be capable of machine learning and to automatically select one of the at least two alternative contents based on decision criteria trained by the machine learning.

According to one embodiment, the specification device is 106 , 206 positioned locally, ie in close proximity to the engraving device 108 . According to another embodiment, the specifying device 106 , 206 away from the engraving device 108 be arranged. According to a further embodiment is the specification device 106 , 206 by a suitable connection with the engraving device 108 connected, for example via the Internet, via a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN).

3 shows a tire, namely a first tire 124 , which is a first tire type marker 126 and a second tire type marker 128 wherein the first tire type marker 126 and the second tire type marker 128 Tire type markings in the sense of the subjects disclosed herein.

3 shows another tire, namely a second tire 130 which is also the first tire type marking 126 and the second tire type marker 128 having. According to one embodiment, the tire, ie in the present case the first tire 124 and the second tire 130 , a pneumatic tire.

According to one embodiment, the first is tire type marking 126 a speed index. According to a further embodiment, the second is tire type marking 128 an approval mark which indicates the approval of the tire in a certain region and / or is required for this.

According to one embodiment, the first tire 124 and the second tire 130 at least the same tire profile and dimension. In this sense, according to one embodiment, the first tire 124 and the second tire 130 the same structure in terms of tire profile and dimensions. Alternatively or additionally, according to one embodiment, the first tire 124 and the second tire 130 the same carcass on.

According to a further embodiment, the first are tires 124 and the second tire 130 vulcanized in the same tire mold. According to embodiments of the subject matter disclosed herein, the first tire 124 in the first tire type marking 126 the speed index H, while the second tire 130 in the first tire type marking 126 has the speed index V. According to a further embodiment, the first tire 124 in the second tire type marking 128 the approval mark E on, while the second tire 130 in the second tire type marking 128 has the approval mark CCC. Thus shows 3 two tires according to embodiments of the subject matter disclosed herein.

According to one embodiment, the second tire type marking 128 of the second tire 130 one dimension in the circumferential direction 132 that is larger than 10 cm.

As stated above, the second tire 130 the speed index V, ie the tire is specified for speeds of up to 240 km / h. According to one embodiment, the structure corresponds to the first tire 124 and the second tire 130 this speed index V. Nevertheless, according to embodiments, the subject matter disclosed herein is in the first tire 124 the first tire type marking H is engraved, which specifies the tire for speeds of up to 210 km / h. In accordance with embodiments of the subject matter disclosed herein, the first tire type marking (speed index) is thus for a performance (H) of the first tire 124 specifies which deviates from the performance (V) (in particular is lower than the performance (V)) which is defined by the structure of the first tire with regard to at least one of tire profile, carcass and dimension.

4th Figure 10 illustrates a method of making at least two types of tires in accordance with embodiments of the subject matter disclosed herein.

According to one embodiment, in a first process 140 two tires, one first tire 124 and a second tire 126 vulcanized, which have an identical structure at least with regard to at least one of tire profile, carcass and dimension. According to one embodiment, the first tire 124 and the second tire 130 manufactured at the same place of manufacture, for example in the same tire factory.

According to one embodiment, the first tire 124 handed over for tire engraving, in 4th indicated at 142, wherein a tire type marker, for example the first tire type marker 126 as with reference to 3 described in the first tire 124 is engraved. The tire engraving 142 can for example be done with a tire marking device according to embodiments of the subjects disclosed herein.

According to a further embodiment, the second tire 130 after vulcanizing 140 and before generating the first tire type marker 124 in a first camp 144 stored, for example for a first period of time.

According to a further embodiment, if there is a need for a tire with a first tire type marking of a desired content, a tire is removed from the first store 144 which has a structure consistent with the desired content for the first tire type marker, e.g., the second tire 130 , a tire engraving 142 subjected to the desired content of the first tire type mark 126 in the second tire 130 is engraved. The tires engraved at 142 are, for example, in a second warehouse 146 (for example a hand warehouse) stored or immediately handed over to sales, indicated at 148 in 4th . According to one embodiment, the tire vulcanization 140 comprise one or more vulcanization sites. Furthermore, the tire engraving 142 include one or more engraving locations. Furthermore, the first bearing 144 include one or more warehouse locations. According to a further embodiment, the second bearing 146 include one or more warehouse locations.

5 shows schematically time sequences of possible handling of a tire according to embodiments of the subjects disclosed herein.

In 5 t denotes time. Time periods (intervals between times tx, x = 0, 1, ...) are not to scale. According to one embodiment, the tire will start at t = t0 over a period of time 150 vulcanized, the vulcanizing being completed at a point in time t1. Then, according to one embodiment, the tire is stored, for example in a first store 144 . According to one embodiment, the storage takes place in the first store 144 on average for a first period of time 152 (Δt ₁₅₂ = t2-t1) before the tire is removed from the store at a point in time t2. According to a further embodiment, the tire is then tire engraved 142 subjected before moving to a second camp from a point in time t3 146 is stored. On average, the tire remains in the second store 146 for a second period 154 (Δt ₁₅₄ = t4 - t3) before it is removed from the second warehouse at a point in time t4 for a sales department, indicated at 156. According to a further embodiment, the tire can also be sold after the tire has been engraved 142 take place (without storage in the second warehouse 146 ), in 5 represented by the dashed line 256 . According to one embodiment, the tire engraving can also take place immediately after vulcanization (without storage in the first bearing 144 ), indicated at 242 in 5 .

Regarding 5 It is noted that further periods of time can lie between the points in time and periods of time described, for example periods of time that may be required for transporting the tire, for example from the location of the vulcanization of the tire to the first store. Such further periods are in 5 not shown to simplify the description and illustration.

According to one embodiment, the second store, in which the tires with the tire-type marking are stored, is not exclusively filled by tires in which the tire-type marking has been engraved according to embodiments of the subject matter disclosed herein. Rather, it is also possible to also fill this warehouse with tires in which the tire type marking during the Vulcanization was introduced (in a conventional manner). This reduces the number of tire engravings.

Embodiments of the subject matter disclosed herein therefore make it possible to set up a worldwide efficient tire platform strategy with which stock levels of tires can be kept at a low level, for example in order to save costs.

According to one embodiment, the method for manufacturing at least two types of tires is implemented on a processor device, for example the one with reference to FIG 1 described processor device or a processor device of a higher-level control device.

It should be noted that a device, unit, etc. as described herein is not limited to the dedicated entities as described in some embodiments. Rather, the subjects disclosed herein can be implemented in numerous ways, with various granularities, while still providing the specific functionality disclosed.

According to embodiments of the subject matter disclosed herein, any suitable entity (e.g., components, units, and devices) may be provided, at least in part, in the form of corresponding computer programs that enable a processor device to provide the functionality of the corresponding entity as described herein is. According to other embodiments, any suitable entity as described herein may be provided in hardware. According to other hybrid embodiments, some entities may be provided in software while other entities are provided in hardware.

It should be noted that any entity (e.g., components, units, and devices) disclosed herein is not limited to a dedicated entity as described in some embodiments. Rather, the subject matter described herein may be provided in various ways with various granularity at the device level or at the software module level while still providing the functionality indicated. It should also be noted that, according to embodiments, a separate entity (e.g., a software module, a hardware module, or a hybrid module) may be provided for each of the functions disclosed herein. According to other embodiments, an entity (e.g., a software module, a hardware module, or a hybrid module) can be configured to provide two or more functions as described herein. According to still other embodiments, two or more entities (e.g., components, units, and devices) can be configured to together provide a function as described herein.

According to one embodiment, the control device contains a processor device which has at least one processor for executing at least one computer program / program element which corresponds to a corresponding software module.

It should be noted that the embodiments described here represent only a limited selection of possible embodiment variants of the invention. It is thus possible to combine the features of different embodiments with one another in a suitable manner, so that for a person skilled in the art, with the embodiment variants explicit here, a large number of different embodiments are to be regarded as disclosed. It should also be mentioned that terms such as “a” or “an” do not exclude a plurality. Terms such as “containing” or “having” do not exclude further features or process steps. Thus, according to one embodiment, the term “having” or “containing” stands for “including”. According to a further embodiment, the term “having” or “containing” stands for “consisting of”. According to one embodiment, the term “configured for” includes the meaning “configured to”, among other things.

It should also be noted that any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting the scope of the claims. Furthermore, it should be noted that reference characters in the description and the reference of the description to the drawings should not be construed as limiting the scope of the description. Rather, the drawings illustrate only an exemplary implementation of a specific combination of several embodiments of the subject matter disclosed herein, any other combination of embodiments also being possible and being to be regarded as disclosed with this application.

In summary, it remains to be stated:

A tire marking device is disclosed, comprising: a specifying device with which one of at least two alternative contents for a tire type marking can be specified for the tire; and an engraving device that engraves the tire type mark with the specified content in the tire. A corresponding tire and two corresponding tires are also disclosed. A method for producing at least two types of tires, an operating method for a tire marking device and corresponding computer program products are also disclosed.

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Tire marking device, comprising: a specification device with which one of at least two alternative contents for a tire type marking can be specified for the tire; and an engraving device which engraves the tire type mark with the specified content in the tire. Tire marking device according to Claim 1 , wherein the specifying device has an operating element; and wherein, in order to specify a content, this content can be selected from the at least two alternative contents with the control element. Tire marking device according to Claim 1 or 2 , wherein the tire type marking is one of the following: - a speed index, - a load index, - an approval marking, - an umbrella brand, - a product name, - a product variant name, - a co-brand. Tire marking device according to any one of the Claims 1 to 3 wherein the tire type marker for one of the at least two alternative contents has a dimension in at least one direction that is greater than 10 cm. Having tires: a tire-type mark applied to the tire after vulcanization; wherein the tire type marking specifies a performance of the tire that deviates from a performance that is defined by at least one aspect of a structure of the tire, in particular with regard to at least one of tire profile, carcass and dimension. Tires after Claim 5 , wherein the tire type marking is one of the following: - a speed index, - a load index, - an approval marking, - an umbrella brand, - a product name, - a product variant name, - a co-brand. Two tires, which have an identical structure with regard to at least one aspect, in particular with regard to at least one of tire profile, carcass and dimension; and which differ in the content of a tire-type marking that was applied to both tires after vulcanization. Two tires behind Claim 7 , wherein the tire type marking is one of the following: - a speed index, - a load index, - an approval marking, - an umbrella brand, - a product name, - a product variant name, - a co-brand.

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