Global Patent Index - EP 1585632 A2

EP 1585632 A2 20051019 - TIRE MOLD AND TREAD

Title (en)

TIRE MOLD AND TREAD

Title (de)

REIFENFORM UND -LAUFFLÄCHE

Title (fr)

MOULE A PNEUMATIQUES ET SEMELLE

Publication

EP 1585632 A2 20051019 (EN)

Application

EP 03815210 A 20031215

Priority

  • US 0339785 W 20031215
  • US 43809903 P 20030106

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004062898A2] The present invention is a process for making an entire truck tire tread comprising the steps of securing tread mold segments comprising plates to a flat backing, placing a blank tread on the mold segments, and pressing the blank tread against the mold segments. The invention also comprises this process wherein the tread mold segments comprising plates are formed by the steps of machining at least one side of a plate so that the peak to peak variation of the plate surface is less than 5 microns, securing the plates to a flat backing; and machining a reverse tread pattern onto the secured plates. The present invention also comprises a process for making a mold for a tire tread comprising the steps of securing tread mold segments comprising plates of at least two different thicknesses to a flat backing, and machining a reverse tread pattern comprising ridges onto the secured plates, where the thickness of the plate under the ridge is chosen so that the width to height ratio of a ridge on a plate is not less than 1:10.

IPC 1-7

B29D 30/56; B29C 33/10; B29C 33/30

IPC 8 full level

B29C 33/30 (2006.01); B29D 30/56 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

B29C 33/10 (2013.01 - KR); B29C 33/30 (2013.01 - KR); B29C 33/302 (2013.01 - EP); B29D 30/56 (2013.01 - EP KR); B29D 2030/582 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004062898A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004062898 A2 20040729; WO 2004062898 A3 20040826; AU 2003297066 A1 20040810; AU 2003297066 A8 20040810; BR 0317952 A 20051129; CA 2512548 A1 20040729; CN 1735504 A 20060215; EP 1585632 A2 20051019; JP 2006519120 A 20060824; KR 20050098857 A 20051012

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0339785 W 20031215; AU 2003297066 A 20031215; BR 0317952 A 20031215; CA 2512548 A 20031215; CN 200380108366 A 20031215; EP 03815210 A 20031215; JP 2004566547 A 20031215; KR 20057012666 A 20050706