System and method for vulcanizing tires

摘要

A tire vulcanizing system of the invention comprises a plurality of rows of tire vulcanizing stations C11 - C34 which contain a plurality of sets of movable tire mold assemblies M to vulcanize a tire. Alongside the rows of tire vulcanizing stations a first mold transporting device T1 and a second mold transporting device T2 are disposed. On the one end side of the rows of vulcanizing station a mold opening/closing station OP-A is provided to receive a tire mold assembly from a mold transporting device to open and close a tire mold, by which a vulcanized tire and a bladder assembly in an integrated state is removed and a green tire and a bladder assembly in an integrated state is inserted. The mold transporting devices transport tire mold assemblies M between the mold opening/closing station OP-A and the tire vulcanizing stations C11-C34. <IMAGE>