摘要 |
<p>An automatic sipe forming machine (K) for forming sipes on a tread face (1 a) of a tire (1), includes a tire supporting apparatus (A) and a sipe forming apparatus (B). The tire supporting apparatus (A) further includes a tire bearing mechanism (4) and an intermittent rotary mechanism (5, 5') for intermittently rotating the tire (1). The sipe forming apparatus (B) further includes at least one disc cutter (7), a sliding beam (8), a cutter holder (9), a carriage (10) for reciprocatingly guiding the cutter holder (9), and a guide member (11) for reciprocatingly guiding the carriage (10). The sipe forming apparatus (B) can further include an angle changing mechanism (12) for changing a sipe forming angle of the disc cutter (7).</p> |