Patent ID: 8225701
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: B26D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tire segmenting device comprising: at least one cutter for dividing a tire into two or more segments, said cutter comprising: at least one first circumferential blade for separating a crown of said tire from sidewalls of said tire; at least one second circumferential blade concentric of said first circumferential blade for separating a bead of said tire from said sidewalls of said tire; and at least one radial blade for radially dividing said tire, said first and second circumferential blades and said radial blade each extending from a base plate; a positioning device on which said tire is mounted, said positioning device positioning said tire mounted thereon in alignment with said cutter, said positioning device comprising a mounting plate which supports said tire, and an alignment hub extendable through a central hole of said tire mounted on said positioning device in order to position said tire in alignment with said cutter; and a moving device operatively connected to said positioning device which moves said alignment hub between a retracted position and an extended position, said retracted position being where said alignment hub is located below said mounting plate, said extended position being where at least a portion of said alignment hub extends above said mounting plate; wherein said moving device being adapted to move said positioning device between a loading position in which said tire can be loaded and unloaded from said positioning device and a cutting position where said cutter engages said tire and divides said tire into the two or more segments.