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1. A vulcanizing mould for moulding and vulcanizing a tire, comprising a moulding surface extending circumferentially and assembled from mould segments, the moulding surface comprising:
two opposed edges, each of which extend circumferentially; two end strips, each arranged adjacent to a respective edge and each comprising a sequence of end strip patterns arranged circumferentially, each end strip pattern conforming to an end strip pattern type, comprising:
an end strip pattern design comprising collection of protrusions and hollows arranged in a predetermined manner, andan end strip pattern width, measured in the circumferential direction, andwherein:
each end strip comprises end strip patterns belonging to at least three different end strip pattern types, a first pattern type, a second pattern type, and a third pattern type, each having the same end strip pattern design but different end strip pattern widths;in at least one end strip the end strip pattern types are of the same pattern design;the end strip widths of the sequence of end strip patterns sum to the circumference of the moulding surface;each end strip comprises end strip patterns arranged in a predefined sequence as a function of the end strip width of their end strip pattern type, such that:
a first mould segment (S1) comprises groups of at least two end strip patterns (M1, M2) of the first end strip pattern type having an end strip pattern width less than that of the second and third end strip pattern type, andsecond mould segments (S2, S3) comprise a single end strip pattern (M3, M4) not belonging to the first end strip pattern type; and at least one intermediate strip positioned between the two end strips, comprising a sequence of intermediate strip patterns arranged circumferentially, each intermediate strip pattern conforming to an intermediate strip pattern type comprising:
an intermediate strip pattern design comprising collection of protrusions and hollows arranged in a predetermined manner, andan intermediate strip pattern width, measured in the circumferential direction. |