The invention relates to a sterilizer and a method for sterilizing a material to be sterilized. According to the invention, known steam heating methods and devices are replaced by electric heating and/or heating using thermal oil.
The present invention relates to a method for dimensioning rubber bales (3), comprising a step of determining the length to be cut off a rubber bale (3) in order to obtain a partial rubber bale (9) of a desired mass, a step of conveying the rubber bale (3) into a cutting system (2), and a step of cutting the partial rubber bale (9) having the desired mass and length off the rubber bale (3). In order to determine the length to be cut, a narrow section of the rubber bale is cut off, the surface area of the resulting cut surface is measured, and the length to be cut is calculated on the basis of the measured surface area and the density of the rubber bale. The invention also relates to a corresponding apparatus.
B26D 3/00 - Cutting work characterised by the nature of the cut madeApparatus therefor
B26D 5/00 - Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
B26D 7/06 - Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form
B26D 7/30 - Means for performing other operations combined with cutting for weighing cut product
B26D 5/26 - Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting with interrelated action between the cutting member and work feed wherein control means on the work feed means renders the cutting member operative
B26D 5/34 - Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting with interrelated action between the cutting member and work feed having the cutting member controlled by scanning a record carrier scanning being effected by a photosensitive device
3.
HEATING DEVICE FOR A TIRE CURING PRESS, TIRE CURING PRESS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TIRES
The invention relates to a heating device for a tire curing press, a tire curing press comprising a heating device, and a method for manufacturing tires. According to the invention, the heating device includes a heater and a circulation pump outside the bellows of a tire curing press, the circulation pump allowing a heat transfer medium to be circulated through a circulation pipe and the bellows of the tire curing press. The heating device additionally includes a bypass pipe such that even during process steps in which the heat transfer medium is not circulated through the bellows, the heat transfer medium can be stored in a tank pipe while continuing to be circulated through the heater in order for the desired process temperature to be maintained.
The invention relates to a heating device for a tire curing press, a tire curing press comprising a heating device, and a method for manufacturing tires. According to the invention, the heating device includes at least one temporary storage unit in which heat transfer medium can be temporarily stored upon vulcanization of a tire and be reused in a subsequent process for the aftertreatment of a vulcanized tire by means of an aftertreatment device.
The invention relates to a heating device for a tire curing press, a tire curing press comprising a heating device, and a method for manufacturing tires. According to the invention, the heating device includes at least one temporary storage unit in which the heat transfer medium can be temporarily stored upon vulcanization of a tire and be reused in a subsequent process.
A method for lifting individual material units (2) from a material arrangement (17), having the following steps: A) providing a material arrangement (17) made up of material units (2), B) providing a lifting mechanism (3) for lifting one of the material units (2) and positioning the lifting mechanism (3) on an application surface (16) at one of the corners (18, 19, 20, 21) of the material arrangement (17), wherein, proceeding from the corner (18, 19, 20, 21) in a longitudinal direction and in a widthwise direction, the application surface (16) does not extend over a distance longer than the width (b) of one material unit (2).
The invention relates to a method for preparing a rubber mixture (3), comprising the steps of: mixing the rubber mixture (3) in a first rubber mixer; processing the rubber mixture into a defined shape (15) in a shaping machine (1a); cooling the defined shape (15) of the rubber mixture (3) in a cooling device (5); cutting off one or more pieces (16) from the defined shape (15) of the rubber mixture (3); weighing a defined mass (17) of the one or more pieces (16) of the rubber mixture (3); pressing the defined mass (17) of the rubber mixture into a bale (13); and feeding the bale (13) into a second rubber mixer. The invention furthermore relates to a system for carrying out the method.
B29B 7/74 - MixingKneading using other mixers or combinations of dissimilar mixers
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SLEWING DRIVE FOR A LOADING AND/OR UNLOADING APPARATUS, LOADING AND/OR UNLOADING APPARATUS WITH A SLEWING DRIVE, TYRE-HEATING PRESS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING TYRES
The invention relates to a slewing drive for a loading and/or unloading apparatus, to a loading and/or unloading apparatus with a slewing drive, to a tyre-heating press and also to a method for handling tyres. According to the invention, a linear driving movement is converted into a rotational movement, which allows precise and gentle slewing movements. The axis of linear movement of the linear drive is parallel or identical to the axis of rotation of the slewing drive.
The invention relates to a tire curing press comprising at least one loading and/or unloading device, and to a method for producing tires. According to the invention, there is no need for a separate pillar for the loading and/or unloading device and the latter is arranged at the upper part of the tire curing press, at the guide pillar of a pillar press-type tire curing press or on the drive unit.
The invention relates to a method for loading a mixing device (10) for a rubber mixture, the mixing device comprising: a mixing chamber (11); a loading shaft (12) for loading the mixing chamber (11), which loading shaft is connected to the mixing chamber (11) via an insertion opening; and a venting system (20) for the loading shaft (12); the method comprising the following steps: - venting the loading shaft (12) by means of the venting system (20); and - adding a mixture component through the loading shaft (12), with the venting system (20) being switched off at a defined point in time.
B29B 7/18 - MixingKneading non-continuous, with mechanical mixing or kneading devices, i.e. batch type with movable mixing or kneading devices rotary with more than one shaft
B29B 7/24 - Component parts, details or accessoriesAuxiliary operations for feeding
B29B 7/28 - Component parts, details or accessoriesAuxiliary operations for measuring, controlling or regulating, e.g. viscosity control
B29B 7/74 - MixingKneading using other mixers or combinations of dissimilar mixers
The invention relates to a tire heating press and to a method for producing tires. The tire heating press is designed in the form of a column press, having two cavities arranged next to each other, wherein the tire heating press has a press lower part and a press upper part which can be moved in the vertical direction relative to the press lower part by means of at least one drive unit in order to open and close the cavities. According to the invention, all of the columns are arranged between the lateral ends of the cavities, said ends facing away from each other, such that the width of the tire heating press is defined by the cavities lying next to each other. The method for producing tires allows a common control of the cavities lying next to each other.
The invention relates to a tire heating press and to a method for producing tires. The tire heating press is designed in the form of a column press, having two cavities arranged next to each other, wherein the tire heating press has a press lower part and a press upper part which can be moved in the vertical direction relative to the press lower part by means of at least one drive unit in order to open and close the cavities. According to the invention, the tire heating press has at least two stationary columns. The method for producing tires allows a common control of the cavities lying next to each other.
A method and a device for producing green tyres using a pre-structure. The device has at least a first ply server (21) for providing the strip-like material of a first ply (42) and a second ply server (20) for providing the strip-like material of a second ply (41) and also a pre-structure server (22) for providing a pre-structure (40) comprising at least one material strip of a first ply (42) provided by the first ply server (21) and at least one material strip of a second ply (41) provided by the second ply server (20), wherein both the first ply server (21) and the second ply server (20) each have an assigned cutting unit (7, 14) for cutting the material strips of the respective plies (41, 42) to a specific length before the plies (41, 42) are joined together to form a pre-structure (40).
A mixer (1) for mixing materials (13) in polymer processing has a mixing chamber (2) and more than two rotors (6a-6d) arranged in the mixing chamber (2). The rotors (6a-6d) can especially be designed to mesh with each other.
B29B 7/18 - MixingKneading non-continuous, with mechanical mixing or kneading devices, i.e. batch type with movable mixing or kneading devices rotary with more than one shaft
B29B 7/74 - MixingKneading using other mixers or combinations of dissimilar mixers
B29B 7/28 - Component parts, details or accessoriesAuxiliary operations for measuring, controlling or regulating, e.g. viscosity control
The invention relates to a method and a device for detecting measurement data of a machine and to a tire heating press having a device for detecting measurement data. The device (1) for detecting measurement data of a tire heating press has at least one detection device (2) for detecting at least one machine parameter of the at least one monitored tire heating press and at least one analysis unit (3), wherein the at least one detection device (2) is designed to detect the cycle time required to carry out a process cycle, and the at least one analysis unit (3) is designed to monitor the state of the at least one monitored tire heating press on the basis of the detected cycle time.
The invention relates to a method and a device for detecting measurement data of a machine and to a tire heating press having a device for detecting measurement data. According to the invention, measurement data is detected and digitally processed in order to obtain information on the state of a machine and in order to derive handling recommendations for servicing, repair, or maintenance and a process optimization of the machine. The device (1) for detecting measurement data has at least one detection device (2) for detecting at least one machine parameter of the at least one monitored tire heating press and at least one analysis unit (3), wherein the at least one detection device (2) is designed to detect the at least one media consumption process which occurs when a process cycle is carried out, and the at least one analysis unit (3) is designed to monitor the state of the at least one monitored tire heating press on the basis of the at least one monitored media consumption process.
The invention relates to a method and a device for acquiring measurement data of a machine, and to a tire curing press comprising a device for acquiring measurement data. According to the invention, measurement data are acquired and digitally processed in order to obtain information on the state of a machine and to allow automated state control of the machine.
The invention relates to a method and a device for acquiring measurement data of a machine, and to a tire curing press comprising a device for acquiring measurement data. According to the invention, measurement data are acquired, digitally processed and mixed with additional data from at least one process step of the respective manufacturing process carried out either upstream and/or downstream of the monitored machine in the process flow in order to obtain information on the state of a machine and to derive recommendations for actions to be taken with respect to the maintenance, repair or corrective maintenance or the process optimization of the machine.
The invention relates to an extraction method and device. According to the invention, an extraction agent, which is slightly volatile at atmospheric pressure, is used, which is easier to remove from the extracted oil or press cake compared to hexane which is normally used. In particular, lower process temperatures are possible, whereby an improved product quality can be implemented. The extraction is carried out at overpressure so that the extraction agent is liquid at the desired process temperatures.
The invention relates to a method and a device for pressing, an extractant being added to the pressing chamber in addition to the mechanical pressing process. The extractant serves for extraction of oil from the press cake and at the same time for cooling of the press cake and of the extracted oil so that a high product quality of the press cake and oil and at the same time a good oil yield can be obtained.
B30B 9/12 - Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material using pressing worms or screws co-operating with a permeable casing
B30B 9/14 - Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material using pressing worms or screws co-operating with a permeable casing operating with only one screw or worm
B30B 9/16 - Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material using pressing worms or screws co-operating with a permeable casing operating with two or more screws or worms
B30B 15/34 - Heating or cooling presses or parts thereof
C11B 1/00 - Production of fats or fatty oils from raw materials
C11B 1/10 - Production of fats or fatty oils from raw materials by extracting
The invention relates to a method and a device for pressing. According to the invention, air or nitrogen, preferably in liquid form, is introduced as a coolant into the pressing chamber of a press such that the temperature of the oil cake and/or of the liquid that has been pressed out decreases during the pressing process.
B30B 9/12 - Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material using pressing worms or screws co-operating with a permeable casing
B30B 9/14 - Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material using pressing worms or screws co-operating with a permeable casing operating with only one screw or worm
B30B 9/16 - Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material using pressing worms or screws co-operating with a permeable casing operating with two or more screws or worms
B30B 15/34 - Heating or cooling presses or parts thereof
C11B 1/00 - Production of fats or fatty oils from raw materials
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DRIVE FOR A MIXING DEVICE WITH A FEED SHAFT, AND METHOD RELATED THERETO
The invention relates to a mixing device (100) for a rubber mixture, comprising a mixing chamber (1) for mixing the rubber mixture, a feed shaft (2) for supplying the rubber mixture into the mixing chamber (1), a plunger (4) which is arranged in the feed shaft (2) and is designed to press the rubber mixture out of the feed shaft (2) and into the mixing chamber (1), and a main drive (9) and an auxiliary drive (8) which are designed to move the plunger (4), wherein the main drive (9) is designed to apply a greater output than the auxiliary drive (8) and is designed to drive the plunger (4) when the plunger (4) is in contact with the rubber mixture, and the auxiliary drive (8) is designed to drive the plunger (4) when the plunger (4) is not in contact with the rubber mixture.
B30B 1/34 - Presses, using a press ram, characterised by the features of the drive therefor, pressure being transmitted directly, or through simple thrust or tension members only, to the press ram or platen by plungers under fluid pressure involving a plurality of plungers acting on the platen
B29B 7/18 - MixingKneading non-continuous, with mechanical mixing or kneading devices, i.e. batch type with movable mixing or kneading devices rotary with more than one shaft
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TEMPERATURE SENSOR, USE OF THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN A MIXING DEVICE AND PRODUCTION OF THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR
The invention relates to a temperature sensor (1) having a sensor tip (5) with a wall (9) which delimits an interior space (20) of the sensor tip (5), wherein a reinforcement structure (8) for reinforcing the sensor tip (5) against deformation is arranged in the interior space (20), the reinforcement structure (8) having a plurality of cavities (17).
The invention relates to a conveying device (1) for a pressing apparatus in the form of a conveying screw, and to a pressing apparatus in the form of a screw press. According to the invention, the screw shaft (2) is segmented in the longitudinal direction and can therefore be separated into multiple parts. A plurality of screw shaft segments (3) are preferably formed as screw segments (4) and therefore the entire conveying screw can be dismantled for maintenance, repair or transport purposes.
B30B 9/12 - Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material using pressing worms or screws co-operating with a permeable casing
The invention relates to a device for the post-treatment of at least partially vulcanized tyres having an improved frame design, which is ensured essentially by the use of pneumatic drives and a mechanical guard locking of the stations. In addition, a lower weight and a smaller size of a post-treatment device can be achieved. One embodiment of the invention relates to a tyre heating press comprising at least one such post-treatment device. The claimed post-treatment device (1) for at least partially vulcanized tyres (20) has at least one station (2) for the post-treatment of a tyre (20) and at least one support gas supply device, by which a tyre (20) present in the station (2) of the post-treatment device (1) can be subjected to a pressure from the inside, the device comprising exactly one support column (3a).
A transport system (1) for transporting at least one material unit (6) in the processing of materials has a container (2) with a multiplicity of compartments (7) and at least one loading device (3) for loading and/or unloading the compartments (7). The loading device (3) has a carrier plate (31) for transporting the material units (6) to and/or from the container (2), and the compartments (7) each have a base (25) for receiving the material units (6) from the carrier plate (31) or for transferring the material units (6) to the carrier plate (31).
The invention relates to a rolling installation (1) for rolling a material (3), which comprises one or a plurality of rollers (10, 11) and a wetting device (13), for applying a liquid to at least one roller (10, 11) in order to thereby reduce an adhesion of the material (3) to the roller (10, 11). The invention also relates to a wetting device for applying a liquid to one or a plurality of rollers of a rolling installation and to a method for operating a rolling installation for rolling a material.
B29C 43/32 - Component parts, details or accessoriesAuxiliary operations
B21B 1/24 - Metal rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled cross-sectionSequence of operations in milling trainsLayout of rolling-mill plant, e.g. grouping of standsSuccession of passes or of sectional pass alternations for rolling bands or sheets of indefinite length in a continuous process
B21B 27/10 - Lubricating, cooling, or heating rolls externally
The invention relates to a process and a device for obtaining oil from seeds, wherein at least one of the parameters of moisture, fibre content and oil content of the pressed material is continuously measured and evaluated according to the invention, thus making it possible to continuously control at least one of the following variables: moisture of the pressed material, speed of the press drive and amount of an extraction agent supplied. The oil yield can be increased, the fluctuations in the oil yield can be reduced and energy can be saved by implementing the device-related and process-related features according to the invention.
B30B 9/12 - Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material using pressing worms or screws co-operating with a permeable casing
The method and the apparatus serve for the at least partial dewatering of substances. The dewatering is carried out in a press, to which the substance to be dewatered is supplied. Both the at least partially dewatered substance and the pressed liquid are discharged from the press. A precompression of the substance is carried out in a transport direction of the substance upstream of the press. A typical application is the dewatering of sugar cane.
B30B 9/12 - Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material using pressing worms or screws co-operating with a permeable casing
The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for creating tires using a tire building machine. Unfinished tires are produced using at least one tire building drum. A plurality of strip-like material sections made of an elastomer material are applied to the tire building drum. A carcass drum, a belt drum and a joining device are preferably used. An optimization of cutting lengths of sections for feeding onto the tire building drum and/or an improvement of concentricity properties of the produced tires is/are achieved by means of an iterative process.
The method and the device serve to supply a heating press (100) with electrical energy. At least one fuel cell (1) is used. In particular, the fuel cell is located in a tire heating press or in close proximity to the tire heating press.
B29C 35/02 - Heating or curing, e.g. crosslinking or vulcanising
B29C 43/02 - Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding materialApparatus therefor of articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
B29C 43/32 - Component parts, details or accessoriesAuxiliary operations
B30B 15/34 - Heating or cooling presses or parts thereof
The invention relates to a method for vulcanizing tires and to a device for vulcanizing tires. The device and method according to the invention allow a small width and an inexpensive construction of the device in particular by virtue of the special design of or the material flow produced by the device and method. The device has at least one vulcanization chamber (2) and at least one unloader (8) for unloading an at least partially vulcanized tire out of the vulcanization chamber (8). The device additionally has at least one depositing device (4), at least one sliding device (6), and a transport belt (5) for transporting the tire away.
The invention relates to a device and a method for handling tyres, as well as a tyre curing press comprising a device of this type. The device according to the invention for handling tyres comprises a fork which can be moved under a vulcanised tyre in a tyre curing press, such that the tyre can be taken up by the fork and unloaded from the vulcanisation chamber of the tyre curing press. The invention also relates to advantageous embodiments of the device for handling tyres and of a tyre curing press comprising a device of this type for handling tyres.
The invention relates to a method for producing green tyres (1), it being possible to produce green tyres with a SOT (sidewall over tread) construction and high turn-up of at least one ply. The invention further relates to a device for producing green tyres in the form of a tyre construction machine, which enables the production of green tyres with SOT construction and high turn-up of at least one ply. According to the invention, a tyre construction machine has, in an advantageous embodiment, a redesigned side wall server (40).
The method and the apparatus serve for air extraction (100) in the area of a heating press (200). Extracted air is fed to at least one exhaust-air treatment device (140). In the area of the device, the extracted air is modified in terms of at least one parameter. It is intended in particular to use a tyre heating press (200) as the heating press.
B08B 15/02 - Preventing escape of dirt or fumes from the area where they are producedCollecting or removing dirt or fumes from that area using chambers or hoods covering the area
The invention relates to a device for cooling extrudates by means of which device large parts of a cooling section can already be prefabricated due to the modular construction of the device. At the site of use, said modules then only have to be joined to form a cooling section, and thus both the time and the expense required are reduced. The cooling section modules are based on a base modular system having four basic types, resulting in additional cost savings in production.
The invention relates to a valve control device (1), wherein the valves (6, 10) are arranged in the region of pipes for a fluid, wherein at least two valves (6) are in the form of switching valves, each arranged in the region of a primary pipe (3), wherein at least one third valve (6) is in the form of a regulating valve (10), wherein at least one regulating valve (10) is arranged in at least one secondary supply pipe (7), wherein at least one branching point is arranged downstream of the at least one regulating valve (10), wherein at least two secondary pipes (8) extend downstream from the branching point, wherein each secondary pipe (8) has at least one valve (6) in the form of a switching valve and wherein the valves (6, 10) are connected to a control unit (2) and the function of the valves (6) can be controlled using the control unit (2). The invention also relates to a valve control method.
Internal mixer (1) having a mixing chamber (3) which is enclosed by a housing (2), having a feeding shaft (4), in which a ram (5) is guided, having a closable emptying flap (6), and having a pair of rotors (7, 8) which engage into one another and can be rotated in each case about a rotor longitudinal axis (13, 14), wherein each rotor (7, 8) has a rotor main body (9, 10), on which at least in each case one rotor blade (11, 12) is arranged, wherein an improved (that is to say, more rapid) intake behaviour with simultaneous optimization of the dispersion and the distribution of the introduced materials is to be achieved. To this end, it is proposed according to the invention that, in the case of at least one of the rotors (7, 8), in the surface sections in which no rotor blades are arranged on its rotor main body (9, 10), the rotor main body (9, 10) is, at least in part regions, of non-cylindrical configuration and/or is configured with a non-round cross section.
B29B 7/18 - MixingKneading non-continuous, with mechanical mixing or kneading devices, i.e. batch type with movable mixing or kneading devices rotary with more than one shaft
B29B 7/26 - Component parts, details or accessoriesAuxiliary operations for discharging, e.g. doors
The invention relates to a heat press comprising a loader for loading a green tyre into said heat press, and an unloader for unloading the vulcanised tyre, said loader and unloader each comprising a pivoting system with a horizontally pivotable pivot arm (1, 1') with a tyre gripping device (3, 3'). The pivot arm (1, 1') is pivoted either by means of a hydraulic cylinder (6) controlled by a displacement measuring system (7), or by means of a software-controlled servomotor (4) with a gear mechanism.
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for manufacturing tires. The apparatus consists, inter alia, of a tire building drum which includes a device for creating a ply turn-up and is provided for manufacturing uncured green tires. A plurality of turn-up fingers of the ply turn-up device is coupled to a drive unit located outside the tire building drum. The driving action takes place via synchronously driven spindles which are coupled to the tire building drum using movable driving pins.
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for manufacturing uncured green tires. The apparatus includes a tire building drum with a device for creating a ply turn-up, said device comprising a plurality of turn-up fingers. The turn-up fingers are coupled, via sliding rings, to a drive unit located outside the tire building drum. According to the invention, the drive unit and the turn-up fingers are coupled to each other in such a way that they can be coupled both when the tire building drum is at a standstill and when same rotates.
The invention relates to a method and a device which are used for producing a tire blank. At least two strip-shaped materials are positioned on a tire building drum. At least two cores are set in place. The tire building drum is provided with both a core-clamping element and a core-securing element. The core-securing element is forcibly guided via a lever. The tire building drum consists of a central portion and two drum halves arranged on both sides next to said central portion. The drum halves are arranged such that they can be positioned in an axial direction. The central portion has a variable diameter in a radial direction. A radial enlargement of the diameter of the central portion is carried out prior to the cores being set in place. The central portions can be covered externally with a center sleeve which is made of a stretchable material. Furthermore, it is possible to contour the central portions in such a way that reinforcing strip pockets are formed, which favor the production of tires with reinforced side walls.
The device serves for mounting a mould (F) of a heating press (10) for tyres of an elastomeric material. The mould segments are detachably mounted by a carrying device (H) and supported by a guiding element (A) designed for example as a container. Fastening of the guiding element (A) on the upper part (11) of the heating press (10) is performed by using bolts (1) with a mounting profile (1a), which are fastened at at least one circle of holes on the guiding element (A), and a mounting device which is arranged in the upper part of the heating press and locks the bolts with fixing elements in the region of the mounting profile (1a) with the aid of a drive. Fastening of the guiding element on the base part (12) of the heating press (10) is performed by using at least two T-shaped securing bolts (5a), which can be locked on the guiding element by a rotation in the region of a receiving device that can be achieved with the aid of at least one further drive.
The invention relates to a method and to a device for vulcanizing tires. An expandable bellows is used to press the tire to be vulcanized against segments of a mold. The bellows (7) is arranged on a carrier (2) which has an annular design.
The invention relates to a handling device for tires, comprising at least one gripping tool and an extension arm, wherein the extension arm is fastened to a mount by a first extension arm pivot point in such a way that pivoting of the extension arm relative to the mount along a radian measure value is supported and that the extension arm has a second extension arm pivot point which couples the at least one gripping tool with the extension arm via a tool arm in such a way that pivoting of the tool arm relative to the extension arm and/or of the mount along a radian measure value is supported. The pivoting movements about the extension arm pivot points are at least partially controlled and/or coordinated in such a way that a resulting movement kinematics of the gripping tool is supported by at least partially superimposed pivoting movements, which comes close to a linear movement.
The invention relates to a handling device (30) for tyres, having at least one arm (36), wherein the at least one arm is secured at a receptacle (35) with a first arm pivot point (36') in such a way that pivoting of the at least one arm (36) relative to the receptacle is supported, and wherein the at least one arm has a second arm pivot point (36") such that at least one gripping tool (30', 32, 34) is coupled to the at least one arm (36) and at least one second gripping tool (30', 32, 34) is coupled to the second arm pivot point (36"), and the at least two gripping tools are pivotable relative to the at least one arm pivot point (36', 36"). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for realizing a loading and unloading cycle with tyres of a tyre vulcanizing machine.
The invention relates to a device for the vulcanization of tire blanks and comprises at least one heatable mold for receiving the tire blank. The device further comprises at least one controllable supply device for a heating medium, which is provided with at least one valve (239). The valve comprises a positioning device that is actuated by a liquid fluid (25).
The invention relates to a method and a device for post-treating tyres according to a vulcanization process, which supports a slow and controlled cooling by a support gas of the residual heat-affected finished tyre from a first to a second temperature level inside an insulation chamber of a PCD (130) and under an optionally applicable tyre internal pressure in the framework of a PCI function (120).
The invention relates to a device for post-treating tyres (1) according to a vulcanization process, comprising at least one post-treatment station (80) having a PCI (Post Cure Inflator) (13) for applying pressure to the tyre interior using a support gas, wherein the at least one post-treatment station (80) is designed in such a way that the post-treatment of finished tyres (200), which are affected by residual heat, is supported.
The invention relates to a handling device for tires, comprising at least one gripping tool and an extension arm, wherein the extension arm is fastened to a mount by means of a first extension arm pivot point in such a way that pivoting of the extension arm in relation to the mount along a motion path is supported and that the extension arm has a second extension arm pivot point, which couples the at least one gripping tool to the extension arm by means of a tool arm in such a way that pivoting of the tool arm in relation to the extension arm and/or the mount along the motion path is supported, wherein at least one coupling means is provided, which at least partially coordinates the pivoting motions about the extension arm pivot points in such a way that a total motion path of the gripping tool is supported by means of at least partially superposed pivoting motions.
The invention relates to the blocking of the vertical position of a treatment chamber (30) within a tire vulcanizing machine (200) in order for treatment chamber elements (40, 50, 60) to be immobilized at least during a vulcanization process such that at least one defined vertical distance H can be maintained in the closed position; for this purpose, blocking means (300) are provided on at least one treatment chamber element and are designed in such a way that a blocking effect, which absorbs the effective forces and can be canceled, is enhanced.
The invention relates to a closing force unit for the treatment space of a tire vulcanization machine, comprising a base plate and at least one linear drive for the displacement and force application of a mold pressure plate, wherein the at least one linear drive is an integral part of the base plate so that a compact and stringent structure of the closing force unit is supported. The invention further relates to a tire vulcanization machine comprising such a closing force unit.
The invention relates to a pressing device for tire-building machines, comprising a pressing device axis, a plurality of disk elements (130), and at least one force application device (120) for applying force to at least one of the disk elements (130), wherein the pressing device is divided into at least two zones (Z1, Z2) and the zones are equipped with force application devices of different types such that a surface pressure made uniform or a surface pressure gradient can be applied to a tire semifinished-product web in some regions by means of the plurality of disk elements (130).
The invention relates to a center mechanism (100) for tire vulcanizing machines for receiving a green tire (7), comprising at least one holding device (100, 101) for receiving a tire bead, the at least one holding device receiving a tire bead by means of a clamping connection (3, 4, 5, 6), thereby supporting a direct centering of the green tire (7) and the production of a substantially pressure-tight chamber in the inner region of the green tire.
The invention relates to a blank stand for receiving and/or temporarily storing at least one tyre blank and to a logistics system for realizing a flow of material of tyre blanks to tyre manufacturing plants with at least one blank stand, wherein the blank stand and the further components of the logistics system are designed such that handling and transport functions are supported in different height levels relative to a floor level of the hall.
The invention relates to a device for loading at least one carcass drum with tyre components for green tyres, a tyre-building machine and a method for producing green tyres. The device for loading the at least one carcass drum (11) with tyre components comprises a placing device (21, 22), which can move linearly in the horizontal direction, for delivering material components to a carcass drum (11), wherein the at least one placing device (21, 22) can be moved vertically so that a vertical movement in addition to or alternatively to the horizontal movement is facilitated and, in this way, the ply server (20) is designed to be self-opening.
B29D 30/30 - Applying the layersGuiding or stretching the layers during application
B65G 21/12 - Supporting or protective framework or housings for endless load-carriers or traction elements of belt or chain conveyors movable, or having interchangeable or relatively- movable partsDevices for moving framework or parts thereof to allow adjustment of position of load-carrier or traction element as a whole
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STRAINER BAR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STRAINER BAR
Strainer bar (1) for forming a strainer cage for confining a compression space of a device for pressing liquids, comprising a main body (20), on which a reinforcement (10) with at least one wearing surface (11) is fixed and at least one spacer element (30), which is positioned laterally in relation to a longitudinal extent of the strainer bar (1) in such a way that it rises up over a side face of the strainer bar (1), wherein at least one spacer element (30) is connected in a material-bonding manner to the main element (20) of the strainer bar (1), and method for producing a strainer bar (1), wherein the at least one spacer element (30) is connected in a material-bonding manner to the main element (20) of the strainer bar (1) by electrical pulsed spot welding.
The invention relates to a heating system for at least one tire vulcanization machine for increasing the thermal efficiency, comprising at least one heating unit for conditioning a heating medium and at least one first line (20) for feeding a conditioned heating medium into at least one tire vulcanization machine, wherein at least one second line is provided for returning the heating medium from the at least one tire vulcanization machine into the at least one heating unit such that the increase in the thermal efficiency is supported by utilization of the residual quantity of heat of the heating medium (9). The invention further relates to a method for heating a tire blank in a tire vulcanization machine by means of a heating system by using the steps of conditioning the heating medium and then feeding the heating medium to the at least one tire vulcanization machine, wherein a switch into a first heating-medium circuit is made during the time phase of the vulcanization and a switch into a second heating-medium circuit is made after the end of the vulcanization.
Method and device for preheating tire blanks for the tire production process. The method and the device are used for improved production of tires. The invention relates to a preheating device (1) for tire blanks for increasing the material temperature of a tire blank, comprising a thermal energy source and a device for holding at least one tire blank, wherein the thermal energy source is a radiant heat source (10) so that the application of thermal energy into the material of the tire blank is carried out in a non-contact way. The method for preheating and tire production comprises the non-contact preheating of tire blanks.
The invention relates to a heating platen (1) for heating a mold for a tire curing press, comprising at least one first heating platen element (10), at least one second heating platen element (20), and at least one duct (2) through which a heating medium can flow. The duct is formed by at least one open cavity (2') in the first heating platen element (20), said at least one open cavity (2') being axially closed by at least one second heating platen element (20).
The invention relates to a method and device for extrusion. According to invention, at least one extruder with a multiple spray head is used. Said multiple spray head comprises at least one upper head part and one lower head part. The upper head part is arranged such that it can be exchanged.
The method and the device are used for producing a green tire. At least two strip-shaped materials are positioned on a tire building drum (1). At least two cores are set in place. The tire building drum (1) is provided with both a core-clamping element (11) and a core-securing element (12). The tire building drum consists of a middle part (7, 8) and two drum halves (4, 5) arranged on both sides next to said middle part. The drum halves are arranged such that they can be positioned in an axial direction. The middle part has a variable diameter in a radial direction. Radial enlargement of the diameter of the middle part is carried out prior to the cores being set in place.
The invention relates to a device for preheating at least one mould for a tyre heating press, which has a coupling for applying a heating medium to the mould. The mould to be heated is enclosed by a receiving container (19), which is secured within a framework and creates the coupling for the heating medium. The device helps to provide effective preheating of the mould by an insulating shroud (2), which is positioned over the receiving container (19) during the preheating process and reduces heat dissipation into the surroundings.
The invention relates to a device and to a method for adjusting the height of a mould of a tyre curing press, and to a tyre curing press. The mould comprises at least two mould parts that can be positioned relative to each other. At least two double-acting fluid cylinders (1) and at least one guide element (30) are used. Positions are secured by at least one locking device (40).
A device is disclosed for turning up the side walls of tyres on a shaping drum for shaping a tyre carcase, the spindle arrangement of which has a central spindle and at least two side spindles running in parallel, between which the central spindle extends, wherein the central spindle and the side spindles are drivable in a mutually independent manner and the core clamping devices are allocated to the central spindle and the turn-over devices are allocated to the side spindles or the turn-over devices are allocated to the central spindle and the core clamping devices are allocated to the side spindles.
The method and the device serve for aligning a belt strip, which has a middle part (2) and triangular end pieces (3, 4). The belt strip is wound onto a tyre building drum in such a way that the triangular end regions (3, 4) extend next to one another, at least in certain regions. At least one of the triangular regions (3, 4) is changed in its alignment, at least in certain regions. This achieves the effect that the triangular regions (3, 4) extend next to one another on the tyre building drum with matching edge contours.
The invention relates to an extruding device comprising an extrusion head (2) for connecting to at least two extruders. Also, at least one tool for shaping a product made from at least two extruded materials is arranged in the region of the extrusion head (2). At least one expansion element (16) is arranged in an area of the tool facing the extrusion head (2), said expansion element (16) being essentially smooth in the region of a first surface and comprises, in the region of the second surface which faces away from the first surface, at least one flow path for the extruder material.
The invention relates to a method and device that are used to produce green tires. At least one strip-shaped material is fed to at least one tire building drum. At least one side strip (4, 5) is connected to a belt strip (3) before a length cut. The combination of the belt strip and the at least one side strip is laterally aligned using at least one camera (8). The camera detects a step (12, 13) in the transition from the belt strip to the side strip.
The method and the device are used to produce green tires. At least one strip-shaped material is fed to at least one tire building drum. Two tire building drums are connected to each other and pivotably arranged relative to a rotational axis. In order to build a tire, a first strip-shaped material is first supplied in the area of the first tire building drum, and then, after a rotational motion is carried out and the positions of the tire building drums are interchanged as a result, a second strip-shaped material is supplied.
The method and the apparatus are used for cutting elastomer materials. A relative movement is produced between a cutting knife and the material to be cut along a cutting line. Using ultrasound, the cutting knife is prompted to oscillate in an oscillation direction that is at least partially perpendicular to the cutting line.
A device for driving and adjusting a rotatably mounted component is disclosed. A first drive unit (2) is coupled to the component by means of a shaft. A second drive unit (3) is provided for adjusting at least one functional element located in the area of the component. The first drive unit (2) is designed as an electric hollow shaft drive (4). A shaft that connects the first drive unit to the component is designed as a hollow shaft (4). The second drive unit (3) is designed as an electric direct drive and is connected to the functional element by means of a control shaft (11) that is arranged inside the hollow shaft (4).
The method and the device are used for mounting forms of a heating process of tires that are produced from an elastomeric material. Form segments of the form are held detachably by a support device. Mounting pins of a guiding element supporting the form segments, said pins being provided with a mounting profile, are guided through an insertion recess of a fixation element disposed in the region of the support device. Thereafter, a locking element of the fixation element is positioned transversely to the longitudinal direction of the mounting pin and thereby locked by the mounting profile with respect to the fixation element. Before carrying out the transversal positioning of the locking element, a tensioning element, which adjusts the fixation element in a longitudinal direction of the mounting pin, is displaced against a spring force. Thereafter, the tensioning element is reset by the spring force in order to hold the mounting profile of the mounting pin in the region of the fixation element by positive fit.
The method and the device are for pressing a liquid extract from a material for pressing. The material for pressing is transported along a pressing run by a screw conveyor and subjected to a pressing pressure. The material for pressing is additionally treated with at least one extraction agent which is removed from the material for pressing together with the extract. The material for pressing is pre-pressed in a first pressing stage and treated with the extraction agent in a second pressing stage. Super-critical carbon dioxide is used as extraction agent. The material for pressing is transported along the entire pressing run at a maximum temperature of 60 °C. A cooling of the material for pressing is carried out after the first pressing stage.
B30B 9/12 - Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material using pressing worms or screws co-operating with a permeable casing
C11B 1/10 - Production of fats or fatty oils from raw materials by extracting
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EXTRUSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLING REGIONS OF AN EXTRUDER, AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT A LASER CLADDING PROCESS
The invention relates to an extruder comprising a cylinder and an endless screw, said extruder being provided with a cooling system formed by the arrangement of an expanded sheet metal sleeve (3) on the outer side thereof. A flow region of the cooling system is defined on one side by a surface of the cylinder (1) and on the other side by the sheet metal sleeve. The sheet metal sleeve is formed in a bulging manner such that a plurality of bulges (5) respectively defines part of the flow region for the coolant. Once the sheet metal sleeve has been joined to the cylinder, it is shaped by a pressurised fluid to form the interlinked flow regions. The bulging design of the temperature-controlling region and the circulation of a coolant therein on the outer surface of the cylinder assists the thermal process control during the laser cladding.
The invention relates to a pressing device (2) which comprises two drum halves (6, 11). Said drum halves are supported by a screen bed. The drum halves each feature a plurality of screen bars (8) and can be coupled to each other by means of a plurality of connecting elements (12). In addition, the drum halves, which can be pivoted relative to one another, are mounted on the screen bed. At least several of the connecting elements are supported by at least one of the drum halves, while both drum halves are pivoted in relation to each other.
The invention relates to a tyre building drum (3, 4, 5) with folded sections for producing unvulcanized tyre blanks. A plurality of roller arms (2) of the folded sections are coupled to a drive (1, 14) which is disposed at the exterior of the tyre building drum.
The invention relates to a device comprising a receiving device (3) for post-treating tyres (1). After vulcanising the elastomer material, the tyres (1) are subjected to internal pressure by means of support gas, and cooled. Said receiving device (3) is embodied such that it can maintain the tyres (1) and also seal the inner chamber of the tyres. Also, a pressurised gas supply is connected to the receiving device (3). Said receiving device (3) comprises at least two fixed receiving areas (4) for at least two tyres (1). The tyres undergo at least one introduction process using a positionable handling device (19).
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