Patent ID: 6609293
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: B60C,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for fitting an inner toroidal ring made of elastomer rubber to an outer carcass of a pneumatic tire having a tread and a sidewall, and for removing the inner toroidal ring from the outer carcass of the pneumatic tire, said device comprising:a base; supporting means for positioned on said base for supporting the outer carcass of the tire so that one side of the outer carcass rests on said supporting means and an internal edge of the ring is distant from said supporting means; and movable means for extracting the ring from the side of the carcass that rests on said supporting means, and for inserting the ring into the carcass through a second side of the carcass that is opposite to the first side, said movable means comprising one appendix that acts alone on one upper portion of the ring disposed in a horizontal position.