Patent ID: 8500430

Claim:
Vulcanizing press comprising: two plates capable of adopting a proximal position in which said plates close a mold, so as to give a tire a predetermined shape, and a distal position in which the mold is open; and at least one bore formed in one of said plates called the support plate, the diameter of said bore being defined so as to let the head of a pin pass into and through said bore, a locking/unlocking device comprising a first movable stop that can move between a rest position and an active position, in which said first stop is interposed between the head of the pin and the support plate in order to keep said pin in the bore, the shank of said pin being fixed to the mold, wherein the support plate comprises a resisting plate a heating plate placed between the resisting plate and the mold, and elastic means or biasing element placed between the resisting plate and the heating plate in order to keep said heating plate in contact with the mold.