METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RETREADING VEHICLE TYRES

摘要

Tyres are retreaded by using a pre-vulcanised tread and an uncured layer of rubber between this and the carcass, the rubber being cured by applying high frequency from above the tread. This rubber is also locally heated at or near its edges by extra heating outside the tyre. - Specifically the same h/f generator is used to heat both the outermost area of the rubber adhesive between carcass and tread and also the edges area of the rubber. The h/f energy is therefore more efficiently utilised, and the edge application is adjusted so that it at least equals the heat losses from those areas. The whole cure of the adhesive rubber layer is thus made more effective. As an alternative to using high loss factor rubber for h/f heating the edges, e.g. a ring of high loss factor material can be applied to each edge area and thus heat up the rubber edges externally. - Method eliminates the usual problem of cooling at the edges when the assembly is cured in an autoclave contg. unheated pressurised air.(0/8)