摘要 |
A method of moulding and curing tires for vehicle wheels includes disposing a tire being worked on a rigid toroidal support having an outer surface the shape of which substantially matches an inner surface of the tire, closing the tire and rigid toroidal support in a moulding cavity defined by a vulcanization mould, pressing the outer surface of the tire against the moulding cavity walls, and administering heat to the tire in order to cause a molecular cross-linking of the tire. The pressing step takes place by admission of a fluid under pressure to at least one fluid-diffusion interspace between an outer surface of the rigid toroidal support and the inner surfaces of the tire. An apparatus for moulding and curing tires for vehicle wheels is also disclosed.
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