Patent ID: 7152648

Claim:
A re-treading apparatus comprising: a deviation amount detecting means for detecting a deviation amount between a position at a required tread length from the leading edge of a vulcanized tread material vulcanized and molded in form of a continuous belt and a predetermined pattern position near said position planned to be cut; a cutting means for cutting said vulcanized tread material; a base tire support means rotatably supporting a base tire; a tread material feeding means for feeding the vulcanized tread material cut at said predetermined pattern position by said cutting means onto said base tire; and a control means for controlling the peripheral speed of said base tire or the tread feeding speed by said tread material feeding means to wind said tread material on the outer circumference of said base tire while adjusting the length of said tread material by applying a substantially uniform tensile or compressive force to said tread material cut out toward removing said deviation amount.