Patent ID: 7005023

Claim:
A method of manufacturing tyres, comprising: making a plurality of structural components for tyres; assembling the structural components of each tyre following a pre-established sequence at respective work stations disposed along a manufacturing line; transferring the tyres to a curing line; and curing the tyres in respective vulcanization moulds; wherein assembling each structural component is carried out on a toroidal support, wherein a shape of the toroidal support substantially matches an inner conformation of a respective tyre, wherein the tyres are sequentially transferred along the manufacturing line from a first work station to successive work stations, wherein at least one series of tyres is simultaneously processed on the manufacturing line and the curing line, wherein the at least one series of tyres comprises at least one first tyre model and at least one second tyre model different from the at least one first tyre model, wherein the tyres are transferred from the manufacturing line to the curing line at a same rate as the tyres are sequentially transferred along the manufacturing line from the first work station to the successive work stations, and wherein during assembling the structural components, a corresponding toroidal support is supported and transferred between at least two contiguous work stations by a robotized arm.