| 摘要 |
A method of manufacturing a tire 2 includes the steps of (1) preparing a large number of reference plies 56, each of which includes a plurality of cords 48 arranged in parallel and a topping rubber 50, has a center portion 76 and a pair of side portions 78 and can be an element of a carcass ply 38, (2) bonding the reference ply 56 to the other reference ply 56, (3) forming a slit 68 extended in a transverse direction of the side portion 78 and dividing the side portion 78 into a plurality of small pieces 80, (4) partially overlapping the small piece 80 and the other small piece 80 with the side portion 78 provided along a side surface of a toroidal mold, (5) assembling the other member into the reference ply 56, thereby obtaining a raw cover, and (6) pressurizing and heating the raw cover in a mold.
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