Patent ID: 6761849
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: B29C,B29D

Abstract:
A method of removing a tire-forming bladder from a tire vulcanizer with a bladder removing apparatus having a bladder-lifting boom swiveled on a horizontally movable platform and a connecting member having a boom-connecting end connected to said boom and a bladder connecting end comprising(a) moving said platform towards said bladder; (b) fastening said bladder connecting end of said connecting member to said bladder; (c) raising the boom and placing the connecting member in tension for pulling the horizontally movable platform towards the bladder to a centered position and swiveling said boom to a position wherein the boom-connecting end of the connecting member is positioned substantially directly over the bladder connecting end in a centered position; and (d) continuing to raise the boom to lift the bladder in a centered position and remove the bladder from the tire vulcanizer in a direction without any sidewise movement.