Patent ID: 9688036
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B29D

Claim:
1. A post cure tire inflator for use with a tire press to inflate and cure vulcanized tires, comprising: a frame fixed between a pair of outer support columns; a first movable beam that is linearly movable relative to the frame; a second movable beam that is linearly movable relative to both of the frame and the first movable beam; and a pair of inflator stations arranged in a vertically separated formation with each inflator station comprising a pair of axially aligned, vertically separable tire inflating chuck rings, wherein one of the tire inflating chuck rings from each pair of inflator stations is secured to the frame, and the other tire inflating chuck ring from each pair of inflator stations is secured to one of the first and second movable beams, further comprising an adjustment mechanism secured to the frame and operable to adjust a vertical position of said tire inflating chuck ring that is secured to the frame, wherein the adjustment mechanism comprises a central adjusting nut that rotationally drives a first adjusting screw to move said tire inflating chuck ring between an extended condition and a retracted condition, and wherein the adjustment mechanism is operable to adjust a vertical position of one tire inflating chuck ring from each pair of inflator stations, and the central adjusting nut rotational drives both the first adjusting screw and a second adjusting screw.