CENTRIFUGAL TIRE CASTING MACHINE

摘要

A centrifugal tire casting machine is disclosed, which includes in combination a rotatable drive shaft and a rotatable idler shaft in axial alignment with each other Means are provided for axially moving at least one of the drive and idler shafts toward and away from the other so as to extend through an axial opening in a core member and into engagement with the other of the drive and idler shafts to rotatably support the core member. A first and a second mold half are located on opposite sides of the core member and each is adapted to move inwardly and outwardly between open and closed positions, The first and second mold halves, in closed position, being in rotative driving engagement with the core and, also, defining a tire cavity¦ in combination with the core member. Drive means extend between the drive shaft and the core member for rotatively driving the core member and means are provided for moving the first and second mold halves between open and closed positions.