Tire hot press and method for manufacturing tire

Abstract

The invention relates to a tyre hot press having at least one loading and / or unloading device and to a method for producing tyres. According to the invention, a separate column for the loading and / or unloading device is canceled and the loading and / or unloading device is arranged on the upper part of the tire hot press, on a guide column of a tire hot press designed as a column press, or on a drive unit.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a tire hot press having at least one loading and / or unloading device.

[0002] Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing tires using a tire hot press. Background Technology

[0003] According to the known structure of a tire heat press with at least one loading and / or unloading device, the loading and / or unloading device is mostly mounted on a separate column arranged in the area of ​​the tire heat press, usually in front of or behind the tire heat press.

[0004] These fixed loading and / or unloading devices typically include a lifting drive with a displacement measurement system, a pivoting mechanism, a fixed column as a vertical guide structure (fixed to the workshop floor or press chassis), and a receiving device for receiving and holding the green tires or tires to be loaded or unloaded.

[0005] In addition to the cost of the column itself used for the loading and / or unloading device, the space required to set up and secure this individual column is also disadvantageous. On the one hand, the space requirement for a tire hot press with such a loading and / or unloading device is correspondingly large; on the other hand, the available working area around the tire hot press is also reduced. This is particularly problematic during maintenance or repair work, or when inserting, replacing, or removing molds from the cavity. Summary of the Invention

[0006] Therefore, one object of the present invention is to provide a tire hot press that at least partially overcomes these disadvantages.

[0007] According to the present invention, this task is accomplished by the tire hot press according to claim 1.

[0008] Furthermore, one objective of this invention is to provide an improved method for manufacturing tires.

[0009] According to the present invention, this task is solved by the method for manufacturing tires according to claim 11.

[0010] Advantageous extensions of the invention are claimed in the dependent claims.

[0011] The features of the tire hot press and the method for manufacturing tires disclosed below, in all feasible combinations, are part of this invention.

[0012] The tire hot press according to the invention has at least one cavity (also called a vulcanizing cavity) and is divided into a lower press and an upper press, wherein the upper press is movable in the vertical direction relative to the lower press in order to open and close the at least one cavity.

[0013] Furthermore, the tire hot press according to the invention has at least one loading and / or unloading device, wherein at least one loading and / or unloading device is arranged on the upper part of the press.

[0014] In other embodiments of the invention, the at least one loading and / or unloading device is arranged on at least one guide column of a tire hot press configured as a column press or on at least one drive of the tire hot press.

[0015] The loading and / or unloading device has at least one pivot drive and at least one receiving device for receiving and holding the green tire or tire to be loaded or unloaded, the receiving device being configured, for example, as a fork and / or gripper.

[0016] Here, in a corresponding embodiment of the invention, the at least one loading and / or unloading device is arranged on the upper part of the press such that it can move together with the upper part of the press.

[0017] The loading and / or unloading device also includes at least one lifting device, by means of which the at least one receiving device can move in the vertical direction. Therefore, the position of the at least one receiving device relative to the upper part of the press is variable.

[0018] Thus, at least one receiving device of the loading and / or unloading apparatus can be moved to the position required for the process steps performed using the tire hot press at a given time point. If this mobility of the receiving device is absent in embodiments with a loading and / or unloading apparatus mounted on the upper part of the press, the receiving device must be permanently positioned at the height required for loading and / or unloading the tire hot press below the upper part of the press. If the tire hot press is shut down, the corresponding space next to the lower part of the press must remain empty. Furthermore, due to the large overall weight, precise positioning of the upper part of the press is significantly more complex than simply moving the receiving device to the required height.

[0019] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the loading and / or unloading device has at least one linear guide element for guiding at least one receiving device when moving vertically by means of at least one lifting device.

[0020] In an embodiment of the invention, the pivot drive of the at least one loading and / or unloading device has at least one linear drive, at least one transducer, and at least one rotatable shaft, the transducer being used to convert the linear motion of the linear drive into rotational motion.

[0021] With the help of a linear actuator, the driving element can move back and forth on a linear motion axis.

[0022] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the linear actuator of the pivot drive is arranged such that the linear motion axis of the linear actuator is substantially parallel to or the same as the rotation axis of the pivot drive.

[0023] In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the linear actuator of the pivot drive is arranged such that the linear motion axis of the linear actuator is oriented substantially vertically. This arrangement of the linear actuator enables a particularly space-saving construction of the pivot drive in terms of the area required in a top view.

[0024] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the converter for converting the linear motion of a linear actuator into rotary motion has at least one guide structure and at least one sliding element guided in the guide structure.

[0025] The guide structure is configured to receive the sliding element and is at least regionally spiral or helical in an embodiment of the invention.

[0026] In embodiments of the present invention, the guide structure is constructed as a groove or gap in the guide body.

[0027] In embodiments of the present invention, the guide body is constructed in the form of a column or a tube.

[0028] In embodiments of the invention, the sliding element is constructed as a pin, for example, having a cylindrical body. In embodiments of the invention, the sliding element is constructed as a roller pin and / or has a mushroom head.

[0029] In various embodiments of the invention, one of the elements (guide structure, guide body, or sliding element) is fixedly connected to the drive element of the linear actuator at least in the direction of the linear motion axis. A corresponding other element is rotatably supported relative to the element fixedly connected to the linear actuator, such that the other element is placed in rotational motion about the rotation axis of the pivoting drive device by the linear motion of the drive element of the linear actuator and by guiding the sliding element in the guide structure.

[0030] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the pivot drive has at least one rotary bearing, for example configured as a rolling bearing, for rotatably supporting a corresponding rotatable element.

[0031] Furthermore, the following embodiments of the present invention can be considered: wherein the driving element of the linear driver is rotatably movable and / or has a rotatably movable region.

[0032] In an embodiment of the invention, a rotatable element is fixedly connected to a rotatable shaft for connecting a pivot drive to a component to be pivoted by a loading and / or unloading device.

[0033] In a corresponding embodiment of the invention, the guide structure in the guide body has a first end and a second end and extends from the first end to the second end in or on the guide body along the direction of the rotation axis of the pivot drive device.

[0034] In a cross-section perpendicular to the axis of rotation, the angle between the first and second ends of the guide structure defines the maximum rotation angle of the pivot drive.

[0035] When the driving element of a linear actuator moves in a constant / uniform motion, the angle determines the rotational speed of the pivoting drive based on the change in displacement traversed by the driving element, which is predetermined by the guide structure.

[0036] Therefore, slow-moving elements can be incorporated into rotational motion through regions with small angular variations depending on displacement.

[0037] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the guide structure has a linear region or a region in at least one of the end regions where the angle changes little with displacement. This allows for a motion curve that eliminates the need for a shock absorber.

[0038] Therefore, for example, a motion curve with two or more holding points can be realized, at which the guide structure is implemented linearly in the direction of the rotation axis.

[0039] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the pivot drive has two corresponding guide structures implemented opposite to each other on or within a guide body, each guiding a sliding element. This ensures a smaller force acting on a single sliding element and thereby reduces wear.

[0040] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the converter is at least partially arranged within the housing. In embodiments of the invention, the housing covers or surrounds the guide structure or guide body and / or sliding element, thus protecting them from dirt and dust intrusion, and / or, for safety purposes, preventing personnel from reaching inside.

[0041] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the pivot drive has at least one linear guide structure that ensures linear movement of at least one sliding element on a linear motion axis.

[0042] In embodiments of the invention, the at least one sliding element engages not only with the at least one guide structure but also with the at least one linear guide structure. Here, the linear guide structure or guide structure is arranged in a fixed and immovable manner, allowing a rotatable element with a corresponding other guide element to be forced to rotate.

[0043] In embodiments of the invention, the linear guide structure is implemented using a linear actuator. For example, the rod of the drive element is constructed in a rotation-resistant manner in the direction of the rotation axis, corresponding to a corresponding opening of the linear actuator (through which the rod of the drive element passes). In embodiments according to the invention, this can be achieved, for example, by the shape of at least one angle of the corresponding opening and the rod cross-section.

[0044] In an embodiment of the tire hot press according to the invention, the tire hot press is constructed as a column press and has at least one column.

[0045] In an embodiment of the invention, the at least one column is constructed as a fixed column. Compared to pivotable or retractable columns, fixed columns allow for smaller space requirements of the tire heat press, eliminating the need to reserve space in front of or behind the tire heat press during operation, for pivoting of the upper part of the press to open it, or for reserving space below the tire heat press for retracting the column.

[0046] In embodiments of the present invention, the fixed column is neither pivotable nor sinkable, but is fixed in position and immovable in all functional states of the installed tire heat press.

[0047] In an embodiment of the present invention, the tire hot press has exactly two columns.

[0048] In an embodiment of the invention, at least one column is configured to guide the upper part of the press.

[0049] In an embodiment of the invention, at least one column is arranged vertically in its longitudinal direction.

[0050] In an embodiment of the present invention, at least one column is constructed as a circular guide structure.

[0051] In embodiments of the invention, at least one column is fixedly connected to the lower part of the press, and the upper part of the press is guided during movement along the column. Preferably, in these embodiments of the invention, at least one column is constructed as a fixed column.

[0052] In other embodiments of the invention, at least one column is fixedly connected to the upper part of the press and guided in a region of the lower part of the press. In such embodiments of the invention, at least one column is preferably capable of being lowered into the ground on which the tire heat press is mounted.

[0053] In order to move the upper part of the press relative to the lower part of the press, the tire hot press according to the invention has at least one drive unit.

[0054] In embodiments of the present invention, at least one drive unit is capable of operating electrically and / or hydraulically.

[0055] In embodiments of the present invention, at least one drive unit is implemented as a cylinder, particularly a hydraulic cylinder.

[0056] However, implementations with other drive units are also possible. Importantly, these implementations are suitable for vertically raising or controlling the descent of the weight above the press.

[0057] In an embodiment of the invention having a drive unit and at least two columns, the drive unit is preferably centrally arranged between two of the columns.

[0058] In an embodiment of the invention, at least two of the columns are associated with a separate drive unit and are arranged in the area of ​​the respective column.

[0059] In an embodiment of the present invention, the associated drive unit is arranged close to the corresponding column.

[0060] In other embodiments of the invention, the drive unit is integrated into at least one of the columns.

[0061] In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the cylinder is arranged such that force is directly transmitted to the ground on which the tire heat press is mounted.

[0062] In an embodiment of the present invention, the tire hot press is constructed as a dual-tire hot press having two cavities for tire vulcanization.

[0063] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, in a tire hot press configured as a dual hot press having cavities arranged side by side, the portions of the cavities arranged side by side on the upper part of the press are mechanically connected to each other so that they can move together.

[0064] In embodiments of the invention, the two cavities are mechanically connected to achieve a common mode of movement. This means that the cavities can be synchronously controlled for the vulcanization process, and especially for opening and closing the cavities.

[0065] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the cavities arranged side-by-side are very closely spaced. This allows for a particularly small width of the tire heat press. Preferably, the cavities in the upper part of the press are arranged so closely together that they just barely do not touch.

[0066] In an embodiment of the invention, all columns are arranged between the opposite lateral ends of the at least one cavity, such that the width of the tire heat press is defined by the at least one cavity.

[0067] In embodiments of the invention, all columns are arranged entirely within a plane defined by the smallest rectangle enclosing at least one cavity in a top view. Thus, the width and depth of the tire heat press are defined by the width and depth of at least one cavity and are not increased by the columns located outside the at least one cavity.

[0068] The upper part of the press has at least a portion of the at least one cavity and at least one connecting element for connecting the upper part of the press to the drive unit and for guiding the upper part of the press along the at least one guide post.

[0069] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the upper part of the press has a component of a cavity-like structure. Particularly preferably, the component of the cavity-like structure is configured as a heat-insulating cover, thereby achieving heat insulation of the vulcanizing cavity.

[0070] The at least one connecting element is preferably constructed as a stable load-bearing structure, for example, made of steel, which provides an actuation point for at least one drive unit on the upper part of the press, and the portion of the at least one cavity arranged on the upper part of the press is fixed to this load-bearing structure. In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, at least one guide element that guides the upper part of the press along the at least one guide post is also part of the connecting element.

[0071] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the at least one connecting element is directly arranged in the region of at least one guide post.

[0072] In an embodiment of the invention, the upper part of the press has at least one connecting element for each guide post.

[0073] In an advantageous embodiment, the upper part of the press has at least one laterally arranged and vertically oriented mounting surface on which the loading and / or unloading device can be fixed.

[0074] In a preferred embodiment, at least one mounting surface is provided on at least one connecting element.

[0075] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the at least one loading and / or unloading device is connected to the upper part of the press on the at least one mounting surface provided on the upper part of the press.

[0076] If the mounting surface is provided as part of a load-bearing structure or connecting element, a stable and secure attachment of the at least one loading and / or unloading device to the upper part of the press can be achieved.

[0077] Furthermore, if the mounting surface is provided close to the at least one guide post, a weight distribution that is advantageous for the safe and stable movement of the upper part of the press is also achieved.

[0078] In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, which has at least one cylinder as a drive unit, the drive unit has at least one extension at the upper part of the tire hot press that is connected to the at least one cavity and protrudes upward beyond the cavity. This extension enables the tire hot press to be mounted on the ground while providing the stroke required to fully open the at least one cavity. Here, the extension sets the point of action of the at least one cylinder on the upper part of the press upward to such an extent that the required stroke can be achieved.

[0079] In embodiments of the invention, at least one loading and / or unloading device is arranged on an extension on the head of the tire hot press. Preferably, in a corresponding embodiment, a linear guide structure and / or lifting drive for the loading and / or unloading device are mounted on the extension.

[0080] Particularly preferably, the extension is part of a connecting element or part of a stable load-bearing structure on the upper part of the press.

[0081] The method according to the present invention for manufacturing tires using a tire hot press having an upper part and a lower part includes at least the following method steps: - The tire heat press is opened by moving the upper part of the press relative to the lower part of the press. - Move at least one receiving device of at least one loading and / or unloading device to the height of the loading or unloading position. - Pivot the receiving device into the cavity of the tire heat press. - To receive vulcanized tires from the cavity or to place green tires in the cavity. - Rotate the receiving device out of the cavity center.

[0082] When loading the tire hot press, in an embodiment of the method according to the invention, the receiving device is first moved to the receiving position for receiving green tires from the receiving station.

[0083] After loading the cavity, the tire heat press is shut down, and at least one green tire is vulcanized in at least one cavity.

[0084] In an embodiment of the method according to the invention, during the unloading of the tire hot press, after the vulcanized tire is removed from the cavity of the tire hot press and pivoted out of the cavity, the receiving device moves to the storage position for storing the tire at the storage station.

[0085] In different embodiments of the invention, at least one separate loading and unloading device, or at least one loading and unloading device, may be used for loading and unloading the tire hot press.

[0086] In an advantageous embodiment of the method according to the invention (wherein a tire hot press having at least one loading and / or unloading device connected to the upper part of the press is used), the following method flow is implemented, wherein the description can be correspondingly extended to a tire hot press having more than one cavity: In the first step, the tire heat press is turned on, and the receiving device of at least one loading and / or unloading device is moved to a waiting position with respect to its height.

[0087] In the second step, the tire heat press is shut down by moving the upper part of the press to the lower part of the press.

[0088] Then, in a second step or in parallel, the receiving device of at least one loading and / or unloading device is moved to a receiving position in the area of ​​the receiving station. Typically, the receiving device is moved downwards for this purpose.

[0089] At this receiving location, a live fetus is received using a receiving device.

[0090] Subsequently, the tire hot press is opened by moving the upper part of the press relative to the lower part, and the receiving device of at least one loading and / or unloading device is moved to the loading position with respect to its height. Depending on the design dimensions of the hot press, the stroke for opening the tire hot press, and the height of the receiving position, the loading position is achieved either by moving the upper part of the press or by additionally moving the receiving device. Typically, the receiving device is moved further downward relative to the upper part of the press for this purpose.

[0091] Then, the receiving device of at least one loading and / or unloading device is pivoted into the cavity, and a green tire is loaded onto the tire hot press.

[0092] After the fetus is placed in the cavity, the receiving device is rotated out of the cavity center. Depending on the tool used to hold the fetus in the receiving device, this may require the receiving device to be raised to the pivot position beforehand.

[0093] The tire heat press is then shut down by moving the upper part of the press relative to the lower part of the press.

[0094] If a loading and unloading device is used, the receiving device must remain idle and be moved to a waiting position.

[0095] If separate loading and unloading devices are used, the loading device may have already been moved back to the receiving position at that point in time to receive the next fetus. In other embodiments of the method according to the invention, the receiving device is still moved to the waiting position.

[0096] In order to reach the waiting position, the receiving device is usually moved upwards.

[0097] The tire blank is vulcanized in the cavity of the tire hot press after the tire hot press is shut down.

[0098] Subsequently, the tire hot press is opened again, and the vulcanized tire is moved to the unloading position by the movement of the receiving device of at least one loading and / or unloading device with respect to its height.

[0099] Subsequently, the receiving device of at least one loading and / or unloading device is pivoted into the cavity, and the vulcanized tire is removed.

[0100] Together with the vulcanized tire, the receiving device of at least one loading and / or unloading device is rotated out from the cavity center.

[0101] Depending on the location of the storage station, the receiving device of at least one loading and / or unloading device is moved to the storage location with respect to its height, and the tires are stored at the storage station.

[0102] In an embodiment of the invention, vulcanized tires are delivered to an after-treatment device.

[0103] In a preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention (wherein a tire hot press having at least two cavities is used), with regard to the loading and / or unloading of the cavities, a common mode of movement is achieved in such a way that at least two cavities are loaded and unloaded simultaneously.

[0104] This can be achieved through a loading and / or unloading device having at least two receiving devices, or through at least two separate loading and / or unloading devices.

[0105] In an embodiment of the method for manufacturing tires according to the present invention, a tire hot press according to the present invention is used. Attached Figure Description

[0106] Preferred embodiments of the invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These drawings illustrate: Figure 1 A perspective view of a tire heat press according to the invention, having two cavities arranged side by side, in the open state. Figure 2 : In the off state Figure 1 The tire heat press shown is Figure 3 : Figure 1 and Figure 2 The tire heat press shown has a downwardly moved receiving element for receiving green tires, which includes a loading and / or unloading device. Figure 4 A tire heat press opened for loading, a receiving device with loading and / or unloading equipment moved to the loading height, and Figure 5 : Top view of a tire hot press, but loading and / or unloading devices are not shown. Detailed Implementation

[0107] exist Figure 1 The image shows a tire heat press 1 in the open state according to one embodiment of the invention, the tire heat press having an upper press 2 and a lower press 3.

[0108] The tire hot press 1 is constructed as a column press with two columns 4 arranged between two cavities 5.

[0109] The drive unit 6 is implemented by two cylinders, each positioned outside one of the columns 4. With the aid of the drive unit 6, the upper part 2 of the press can move vertically to open and close the tire heat press 1. In the illustrated embodiment, the cylinders are for this purpose removed.

[0110] For this purpose, the drive unit 6 is fixed to the upper part 2 of the press by means of a connecting element 7. Here, the connecting element 7 has an extension that protrudes upward beyond the cavity 5 so that the required stroke of the upper part 2 of the press can be achieved when the tire hot press 1 is installed on the ground.

[0111] In addition, the tire hot press 1 has two loading and / or unloading devices 8, which are fixed on the upper part 2 of the press.

[0112] The loading and / or unloading devices 8 are each associated with a cavity 5 and each has a receiving device 9 and a common lifting device 10.

[0113] With the help of the lifting device 10 and the receiving device 9, the current configuration of a combination of gripper and fork can move vertically relative to the upper part 2 of the press along the corresponding linear guide structure 11.

[0114] The linear guide structure 11 and the lifting device 10 are arranged on the extension of the connecting element 7.

[0115] In addition, the loading and / or unloading device 8 each has a pivot drive device 12, by which the receiving device 9 can pivot about a vertical axis of rotation.

[0116] Two receiving stations 13 are arranged in the lower region in front of the tire hot press 1, and each receiving station holds a green tire 14.

[0117] The drive unit 6, the column 4, and the lower part of the press 3 are fixedly connected to each other through a frame structure.

[0118] according to Figure 2 The tire hot press 1 is shut down by the retraction of the drive unit 6. The receiving device 9 is positioned above the green tire 14 located on the receiving station 13.

[0119] according to Figure 3 The receiving device 9 is lowered to the receiving position along the linear guide structure 11 by means of the lifting device 10, for receiving the fetus 14.

[0120] Figure 4 Shown from the tire heat press Figure 3 The tire heat press 1 is opened after the upper part 2 of the press is moved upward to the position shown. In addition, the receiving device 9 is further lowered by means of the lifting device 10 and thus moved to the loading position.

[0121] From this position, loading of the cavity 5 of the tire heat press 1 is achieved by pivoting the receiving device 9 into the cavity 5 and placing the green tire 14 therein. If necessary, the receiving device 9 may be further lowered after pivoting in and / or raised before pivoting out.

[0122] exist Figure 5 The diagram shows a top view of the tire hot press 1 according to the invention, but without the at least one loading and / or unloading device 8.

[0123] The diagram shows the portion of the cover-like structure of the column 4 and cavity 5 as part of the upper part 2 of the press, and the connecting element 7.

[0124] The connecting element 7 realizes the load-bearing structure of the upper part 2 of the press, wherein the cover of the cavity 5 is connected to or suspended on these connecting elements.

[0125] The connecting element 7 is guided along the column 4 and also enables the connection between the upper part 2 of the press and the drive unit 6.

Claims

1. A tire hot press (1) comprising at least one cavity (5), at least one drive unit (6), a lower press (3), and an upper press (2), wherein, The upper part (2) of the press can be moved vertically relative to the lower part (3) of the press by means of the drive unit (6) for opening and closing the at least one cavity (5), and the tire hot press (1) also has at least one loading and / or unloading device (8), characterized in that at least one loading and / or unloading device (8) is arranged on the upper part (2) of the press.

2. The tire hot press (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that, The at least one loading and / or unloading device (8) has at least one pivot drive (12) and at least one receiving device (9) for receiving and holding the green tire (14) or tire to be loaded or unloaded.

3. The tire hot press (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, The at least one loading and / or unloading device (8) is arranged on the upper part (2) of the press, such that the loading and / or unloading device can move together with the upper part (2) of the press.

4. The tire hot press (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, The loading and / or unloading device (8) has at least one lifting device (10) by means of which the at least one receiving device (9) is able to move in the vertical direction, such that the position of the at least one receiving device (9) relative to the upper part (2) of the press is variable.

5. The tire hot press (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, The loading and / or unloading device (8) has at least one linear guide element (11) for guiding the at least one receiving device (9) when moving vertically by means of the at least one lifting device (10).

6. The tire hot press (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, The tire hot pressing mechanism is constructed as a column press and has at least one column (4).

7. The tire hot press (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that, The upper part (2) of the press has at least a portion of the at least one cavity (5) and at least one connecting element (7) for connecting the upper part (2) of the press to the drive unit (6) and for guiding the upper part (2) of the press along the at least one column (4).

8. The tire hot press (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, The upper part (2) of the press has at least one side-arranged and vertically oriented mounting surface, and the at least one loading and / or unloading device (8) is fixed on the mounting surface.

9. The tire hot press (1) according to claims 7 and 8, characterized in that, The at least one mounting surface is arranged on at least one connecting element (7).

10. The tire hot press (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, At least one connecting element (7) has an extension that protrudes upward beyond the at least one cavity (5), and the at least one loading and / or unloading device (8) is fixed to such an extension (7) on the upper part (2) of the press.

11. A method for manufacturing tires using a tire hot press (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 10, the method comprising at least the following steps: - The tire heat press (1) is opened by moving the upper part (2) of the press relative to the lower part (3) of the press. - Move at least one receiving device (9) of at least one loading and / or unloading device (8) to the height of the loading or unloading position. - Pivot the receiving device (9) into the open cavity (5) of the tire heat press (1), - Receive vulcanized tires from the cavity (5) or place green tires (14) in the cavity (5). - Rotate the receiving device (9) out of the cavity (5).

12. The method for manufacturing a tire according to claim 11, characterized in that, When loading the tire heat press (1), the receiving device (9) is first moved to the receiving position to receive the green tire (14) from the receiving station (13).

13. The method for manufacturing a tire according to any one of claims 11 and 12, characterized in that, After loading the green tire (14) into the cavity (5), the tire heat press (1) is turned off, and the green tire (14) is vulcanized in the cavity (5).

14. The method for manufacturing a tire according to any one of claims 11 to 13, characterized in that, When unloading the tire hot press (1), after the vulcanized tire is removed from the cavity (5) of the tire hot press (1) and pivoted out of the cavity (5), the receiving device (9) is moved to the storage position for storing the tire at the storage station.

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