JP2002086451A - Tire vulcanization installation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a low cost tire vulcanization installation device which makes the setup of multi-units for mold replacement and loading/unloading of tires viable and realizes the simplification of a tire vulcaniation installation and the saving of cost with the increased efficiency of a tire vulcanization work. SOLUTION: Each of three-dimensional vulcanization stations 1A and 1B has a plurality of vulcanization chambers 4, each having an individual intramold pressure retaining mechanism 3 as shown in Fig. 4. In addition, in each of the stations 1A and 1B, a movable mold opening/closing device 5 which opens/ closes a mold M in each of the vulcanization chambers 4, a movable automatic carrying-in/out device 6 which is commonly used for loading an unvulcanized tire W into the mold M in each of the vulcanization chambers 4 and carrying out a vulcanized tire Wx from the mold M and a movable automatic mold replacement device 7 which automatically unloads the mold M from each of the vulcanization chambers 4 and carries the mold M into each of the chambers 4, are provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tire vulcanizing equipment, and more particularly to a tire vulcanizing equipment capable of simplifying tire vulcanizing equipment and improving the efficiency of tire vulcanizing work. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a tire vulcanizing facility in a tire production process, regardless of a mechanical type, a vertical type, etc., all the facilities are individually provided with a mold opening / closing mechanism, a tire loading / unloading mechanism, and the like. General.

[0003] However, the operation time of the mold opening / closing mechanism and the tire loading / unloading mechanism in the tire vulcanizing equipment has a large effect on the operation rate and is a process requiring a high maintenance cost.

Conventionally, there has been a demand for simplification of equipment for improving productivity and reducing fixed assets.

[0005]

For this reason, various vulcanization systems have been conventionally proposed. In general, a type in which a mold is operated was considered. However, equipment for moving the mold is required. There is a problem in that the entire system becomes large-scale, and the overall cost including the production, installation work, foundation work, and the like of the apparatus is not different from that of the existing vulcanization equipment.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to make it possible to replace a mold and to take out and take out tires in a large number of units, to simplify tire vulcanizing equipment and reduce costs, and to improve the efficiency of tire vulcanizing work. And vice versa.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a three-dimensional vulcanizing station having a plurality of vulcanizing chambers each having a mold internal pressure holding mechanism individually. A movable mold opening / closing device that opens and closes a mold in a vulcanization chamber, and a movable tire automatic loading / unloading device that loads an unvulcanized tire into a mold in each vulcanization chamber and carries out a vulcanized tire from the mold. And a movable automatic mold changing device for automatically taking out and carrying in the mold in each vulcanizing chamber.

[0008] The present invention is constructed as described above, and the three-dimensional vulcanizing station is provided with a tire automatic loading / unloading device that can be shared for each vulcanizing chamber, and a mold automatic changing device, so that the cost of the vulcanizing equipment is increased. In addition, the opening / closing time for taking in and out the tire can be shortened, and the efficiency of the tire vulcanizing operation can be improved.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a tire vulcanizing equipment embodying the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. Vulcanizing stations 1A and 1B are installed in two rows in parallel and in multiple stages,
A mold storage warehouse 2 is installed on the side between them.

The three-dimensional vulcanizing stations 1A and 1B are:
It has a plurality of vulcanizing chambers 4 (in this embodiment, eight upper and lower chambers are installed facing each other) each having a mold internal pressure holding mechanism 3 as shown in FIG. The three-dimensional vulcanizing stations 1A and 1B include a movable mold opening / closing device 5 for opening and closing a mold (die) M in each vulcanizing chamber 4, and a non-curing unit for the mold M in each vulcanizing chamber 4. Vulcanized tire W
A movable tire automatic loading / unloading device 6 for sharing the loading of the vulcanized tire Wx from the mold M and the unloading of the vulcanized tire Wx from the mold M;
A movable mold automatic exchanging device 7 for automatically taking out and carrying in the mold M in each vulcanizing chamber 4 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 4, the mold internal pressure holding mechanism 3 includes a sector mold 8c divided into a plurality (for example, 8 to 12) of upper and lower molds 8a and 8b in the circumferential direction.
When vulcanizing the unvulcanized tire W housed inside the vulcanized tire W, the upper and lower molds 8 are used to maintain the pressure of the nitrogen gas or steam introduced into the unvulcanized tire W via a bladder.
A top plate 9 and a base plate 10 arranged outside of a and 8b are clamped by a clamp means 11 arranged in a circumferential direction so as to maintain an internal pressure.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a vertically movable ring member for opening and closing the sector mold 8c, and reference numeral 13 denotes a churn bar for maintaining internal pressure.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the mold opening / closing device 5 includes a driving device 1 such as a driving motor along a guide rail 14 provided on each of the upper and lower vulcanizing chambers 4.
The opening / closing means 16 which traverses by 5 is connected to a plurality of (three in this embodiment, but not particularly limited) opening / closing cylinders 17 and the top plate 9. And a connecting member 18.

In addition, the unvulcanized tire W is charged into the mold M in each vulcanizing chamber 4 and the vulcanized tire Wx
Automatic loading / unloading device 6 for carrying out sharing of tires
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, guide rails 26a and 26b are arranged in parallel and horizontally at the center between the ceiling frame 19 and the base 20 between the three-dimensional vulcanizing stations 1A and 1B. Between the guide rails 26a and 26b, a vertical guide rail 22 that supports the mold loading / unloading arm 21 so as to be able to move up and down is movably installed via a traversing device (not shown).

The mold loading / unloading arm 21 is provided at its tip with a clamp mechanism 23 for clamping the bead inner diameter of the unvulcanized tire W and the vulcanized tire Wx so as not to be deformed.

Further, the automatic mold changing device 7 for automatically taking out and carrying in the mold M in the vulcanizing chamber 4 comprises:
Each vulcanizing chamber 4 of the three-dimensional vulcanizing station 1A, 1B,
This is a device for exchanging the mold M by reciprocating between the mold storage warehouse 2 and the mold automatic exchange device 7.
The three-dimensional vulcanization station 1 shares the guide rails 26a and 26b used for the automatic tire loading / unloading device 6.
A traversing device 24 that traverses each vulcanizing chamber 4 of A and 1B, and a mold exchanging device 25 that supports and exchanges the lower part of the mold M.
The mold M stored in the mold storage warehouse 2 is taken out according to the tire to be vulcanized, and the vulcanization chamber 4
To be replaced with the mold M inside.

Next, an operation method of the above tire vulcanizing equipment will be described.

According to the present invention, the three-dimensional vulcanizing stations 1A and 1B each having a plurality of vulcanizing chambers 4 each having the mold internal pressure holding mechanism 3 individually as described above, open and close the mold M in each vulcanizing chamber 4. Mold opening and closing device 5 that performs
By providing a tire automatic loading / unloading device 6 and an automatic mold changing device 7 that can be shared for each vulcanizing chamber 4, a mold opening / closing device 5 can be provided for each vulcanizing device as in the prior art.
It is not necessary to install an automatic loading / unloading device 6 for tires and the like, so that equipment costs can be reduced by simplifying the vulcanization equipment, and the opening / closing time for loading / unloading tires can be shortened. And the efficiency of tire vulcanization work can be improved.

[0020]

The present invention relates to a three-dimensional vulcanizing station having a plurality of vulcanizing chambers each having a mold internal pressure holding mechanism individually as described above, and opening and closing the mold in each vulcanizing chamber of the three-dimensional vulcanizing station. A movable mold opening / closing device, a movable tire automatic loading / unloading device for loading an unvulcanized tire into a mold in each vulcanizing chamber and carrying out a vulcanized tire from the mold, and a movable vulcanizing chamber. And a movable automatic mold changer that automatically removes and loads the mold, enabling multiple units to be exchanged for molds and loading and unloading tires, simplifying tire vulcanizing equipment and reducing costs. This has the effect of reducing the cost and improving the efficiency of tire vulcanization work.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a tire vulcanizing equipment device embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a mold showing a mold internal pressure holding mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1A, 1B Three-dimensional vulcanizing station 2 Mold storage warehouse 3 Mold internal pressure holding mechanism 4 Vulcanizing chamber 5 Mold opening / closing device 6 Tire automatic loading / unloading device 7 Automatic mold exchange device 8a, 8b Upper / lower mold 8c Sector mold 9 Top plate 10 Base plate 11 Clamping means 12 Ring member 13 Churn bar 14 Guide rail 15 Driving device 16 Opening / closing means 17 Opening / closing cylinder 18 Connecting member 19 Ceiling frame 20 Base 21 Mold loading / unloading arm 22 Vertical guide rail 23 Clamp mechanism 24 Traversing device 25 Mold changing device 26a, 26b Guide rail W Unvulcanized tire Wx Vulcanized tire M Mold

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A three-dimensional vulcanization station having a plurality of vulcanization chambers each having a mold internal pressure holding mechanism,
A movable mold opening / closing device that opens and closes molds in each vulcanization chamber of the three-dimensional vulcanization station, and a movement that loads an unvulcanized tire into a mold in each vulcanization chamber and carries out a vulcanized tire from the mold. A tire vulcanizing equipment device comprising a possible automatic tire loading / unloading device and a movable automatic mold changing device for automatically taking out and loading a mold in each vulcanizing chamber. 2. The vulcanization chamber of the three-dimensional vulcanization station,
The tire vulcanizing equipment device according to claim 1, wherein the tire vulcanizing equipment device is configured in parallel and in a multi-stage shape.