US 12,202,219 B2
System for manufacturing a support structure
Steven Amos Edwards, Akron, OH (US); Michael Scott Deem, Kent, OH (US); and Ceyhan Celik, Stow, OH (US)
Assigned to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US)
Filed by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/411,134.
Prior Publication US 2023/0060519 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B29D 30/02 (2006.01); B29D 30/06 (2006.01); B60C 7/10 (2006.01)
CPC B29D 30/02 (2013.01) [B29D 2030/067 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0674 (2013.01); B60C 7/107 (2021.08)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for curing and manufacturing a partially-cured tire assembly, the system comprising:
a plurality of elongate spacer members, each elongate spacer member including a first longitudinal body member radially spaced from a second longitudinal body member, two cam bolts for adjusting a radial gap between the first longitudinal body member and the second longitudinal body member, and two springs each attached to the first longitudinal body member and the second longitudinal body member for maintaining a radial compressive force against the cam bolts; and
a first annular curing platen and a second annular curing platen for securing the elongate spacer members relative to each other, wherein each cam bolt is mounted within a circumferentially extending groove on a radially outer surface of the second longitudinal body member.