Device for the post-treatment of tires after a vulcanization process

Abstract

Device (1) for the aftertreatment of tires after a vulcanization process, comprising at least one aftertreatment station (80) with a PCI (13) for pressurizing the tire interior with a supporting gas, characterized in that the at least one aftertreatment station (80) is designed such that the aftertreatment of finished tires (200) subject to residual heat is supported in that the structural design of the at least one aftertreatment station (80) has at least one rim plate (12') for sealing a tire interior and a scraper (12) for preventing one of the finished tires (200) to be post-treated from sticking to a rim plate (12'), so that the post-treatment of the finished tires (200) subject to residual heat is supported, and that the device is designed as a stand-alone unit, wherein at least one unit (50) and at least one associated handling device (30) are provided in an integrated manner, so that an autonomous operation for the aftertreatment of the finished tires (200) subject to residual heat is supported.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a device for the aftertreatment of tires after a vulcanization process, comprising at least one aftertreatment station with a PCI for pressurizing the tire interior with a supporting gas.

[0002] The invention relates in particular to a device with a receiving device for the after-treatment of tires which, following vulcanization of their elastomeric material, are subjected to an internal pressure by supporting gas and cooled, in which the receiving device is designed to hold the tires and to seal a tire interior and is connected to a compressed gas supply.

[0003] One of the key production steps in tire manufacturing is the vulcanization of green tires. For this purpose, the green tire is placed in a mold located within a tire vulcanizing machine. It is then heated to the material-dependent vulcanization temperature and subjected to a vulcanization pressure on the inside of the green tire. To achieve the vulcanization temperature and pressure, a suitable heating medium at the appropriate temperature and under pressure is introduced into the interior of the green tire. Typically, the green tire is secured within the mold by a device in such a way that a largely pressure-tight chamber is formed within the green tire.

[0004] Both the green tire and the finished tire, the end product of the tire manufacturing process, are highly complex components consisting of numerous semi-finished elements. Due to the multi-layered structure and the resulting varying wall thicknesses, special requirements arise for the application of the vulcanization temperature and the cooling of the finished tire after vulcanization.

[0005] To vulcanize the elastomeric material, a significant amount of heat energy must be introduced into the material. The process time is determined by the thickness of the material, as it takes longer to introduce a sufficient amount of heat energy.

[0006] The treads are particularly thick areas of the green tire. The sidewalls are relatively thin. The reason for this significant difference in thickness is the additional tire components arranged in the tread area, such as the steel belt, belt cover layer, and the rubber layer, which is considerably thicker than the sidewall. This considerably thicker rubber layer has a greater wall thickness not least because it contains the actual tire tread, which is produced during the vulcanization process. To achieve this, the tread area, or the thick-walled rubber compound provided there, must be heated to the point where it can flow plastically and be pressed into the negative profile die of the green tire mold of the tire vulcanizing machine under the vulcanization pressure.The plastic flowability increases over a wide range with increasing heating of the material, so that less pressing pressure is required to produce the profiling reliably.

[0007] The basic aim of vulcanization is to essentially "bake" a green tire by applying temperature and pressure within one or more time intervals. This means bonding the components of the green tire together and imparting elastic properties to the base materials and the rubber layer through crosslinking processes. In addition to the actual pressure and temperature application, various additive substances tailored to the base material are required for crosslinking and, if necessary, accelerating the crosslinking process. Suitable crosslinking substances can be, for example, disulfur dichloride (sulfur vulcanization, particularly with natural rubber), peroxides or metal oxides. Additives based on, for example, mercaptobenzothiazole or zinc dithiophosphate are suitable for accelerating crosslinking.

[0008] After the vulcanization process, the green tire, vulcanized into the finished tire, is removed from the tire vulcanizing machine. Removal is attempted as early as possible after the vulcanization process in order to load the tire vulcanizing machine with a new green tire to be vulcanized, thus reducing process cycle times and / or increasing or maximizing machine output.

[0009] The inevitable result of removing the tire as early as possible after the vulcanization process is that the finished tire has not yet cooled down, or has not completely cooled down, and is at a high temperature due to the significant amounts of heat previously introduced into the vulcanization process. This so-called residual heat, or heat from the initial firing, can result in tire temperatures exceeding 100 degrees C. Depending on the tire type and material, residual tire temperatures of approximately 160 degrees C are possible upon removal from the tire vulcanizing machine, and sometimes even higher.

[0010] A vulcanized finished tire is extremely sensitive in its structural integrity and / or strength properties at the temperature it leaves the tire vulcanizing machine. In this state, it can only absorb external forces and surface pressures to a very limited extent without undergoing plastic, i.e., permanent, deformation. Furthermore, shrinkage processes and internal material stresses can cause undesirable deformation during the tire's cooling from the residual heat level to room temperature.

[0011] Depending on the tire type, intended use, and the material properties and wall thickness of the finished tire, it may be necessary for the finished tire removed from the tire vulcanizing machine to undergo post-treatment in a tire post-cure unit. Particularly to achieve very tight dimensional tolerances and / or concentricity, cooling the removed finished tire under an applied internal pressure may be necessary. For this purpose, the finished tire, still containing residual heat, is placed in a tire post-cure unit, a so-called post-cure inflator (PCI), and pressurized internally with an overpressure in the form of a supporting gas.

[0012] It is possible that tire dimension tolerances, concentricity properties and / or balancing accuracies, usually specified by high uniformity values, must be achieved to such an extent that without post-treatment in the PCI the finished tire does not meet these requirements and is therefore rejected.

[0013] The post-treatment of a finished tire removed from a tire vulcanizing machine and subject to residual heat in a tire post-treatment device in a PCI is generally known. DE 10 2007 001 762 A1 discloses such a PCI within the framework of a device with a receiving device for the post-treatment of tires that, following vulcanization of their elastomer material, are subjected to internal pressure by a supporting gas and cooled. In this device, the receiving device is designed to hold the tires and seal the tire interior and is connected to a compressed gas supply.

[0014] The objective of cost reduction defined in DE 10 2007 001 762 A1 is achieved by arranging at least two tire receiving stations in a row in the after-treatment device. To keep peripheral costs as low as possible, these tire after-treatment devices are designed and configured as satellite systems of the tire vulcanizing machine. In addition to the shared power supply, controls and regulation systems as well as electrically, fluidically, or pneumatically operated units for the tire vulcanizing machine and the tire after-treatment devices are often provided jointly. The same applies to the handling devices, gripper arms, and the like for transporting, loading, and emptying the vulcanization stations in the tire vulcanizing machine and the after-treatment stations in the tire after-treatment device.This means that autonomous operation of the tire aftertreatment device independent of the associated tire vulcanizing machine is not possible.

[0015] A further disadvantage of this combination of tire vulcanizing machines and tire aftertreatment equipment, which can only be used in conjunction with one another, can arise, particularly with certain tire dimensions. Especially, but not only, in commercial vehicles with increased load capacities and trucks, as well as motorcycles and scooters, tire dimensions can sometimes differ significantly from the usual tire dimensions for passenger cars, for example.

[0016] Such tires may have special requirements for both handling technology and PCI. These special requirements arise from the geometric dimensions themselves, the specific weight, and the altered cooling behavior, particularly due to the typically specific wall thickness with the resulting material accumulations and tapering.

[0017] For example, it may be necessary for the finished tire, which is subject to residual heat, to be gripped by an unloader at different contact surfaces than the contact surfaces that the loader of the tire vulcanizing machine used to feed the vulcanizing mold with a green tire due to its structural sensitivity.

[0018] Due to the sometimes considerably different dimensions and weights of the finished tires, both the tire post-treatment device and the sealing devices must have appropriate geometric conditions for loading and unloading as well as for absorbing forces caused by the tires' own weight.

[0019] The object of the invention is to provide a device for tire aftertreatment following a tire vulcanization process in order to at least partially reduce the aforementioned disadvantages and support the aftertreatment of tires. This object is achieved with the device according to claim 1.

[0020] To solve this problem, the invention proposes, based on the generic devices for the aftertreatment of finished tires, which exhibit a residual heat level upon removal from a tire vulcanizing machine, re-dimensioning the geometric dimensions for the tire holder and / or the force-absorbing and, in particular, load-bearing components and / or adapting the power of the supply units. The invention solves the handling problems of finished tires with regard to transport and loading or unloading by optionally providing gripping tools for the handling tools and / or special loaders and / or unloaders for the PCI, which are exclusively assigned to the devices for the aftertreatment of finished tires and are designed precisely for this purpose.

[0021] For the purpose of dimension adjustment for the aftertreatment of tires, the invention provides that the following dimensions, devices or parameters are implemented optionally and / or optionally additively: - To support tire bead dimensions for rims from 7 to 26 inches, the handling devices and in particular the rim plates in the PCIs are dimensioned accordingly, - to support tyre outer diameters in the range of 300 to 1000 mm, the handling equipment, after-treatment stations and / or PCIs are designed accordingly, - to support tyre widths up to 600 mm, the handling equipment, after-treatment stations and / or PCIs are designed accordingly, - to support the above-mentioned tyre dimensions, pressure situations from 0.03 MPa to 0.6 MPa are provided with the PCI function and the internal pressurisation of the finished tyres with supporting gas within the framework of continuously adjustable adjustment options, - furthermore, stepless preload travels from 0 to 100mm for sealing the tire interiors via the traversing devices and the rim plates of the PCIs arranged at the end of the traversing devices are structurally implemented and / or - a stripping device at least per PCI supports the removal of the tyre from the after-treatment area by reducing the sticking of the tyre to the rim plates and - that if there are multiple after-treatment stations within a tyre after-treatment device, the treatment of different tyre dimensions is supported.

[0022] An additional design feature of the device for the aftertreatment of finished tires according to the invention consists in creating a stand-alone unit that operates independently of the tire vulcanizing machine. The teaching of the invention achieves this through the integration and / or exclusive and performance-adapted peripherals of the power supply and / or control and / or regulation and / or electrically, fluidically, or pneumatically operating units and, in particular, handling devices for loading and unloading the device for the aftertreatment of finished tires.

[0023] The invention recognizes that, in particular, self-sufficient devices for the aftertreatment of finished tires, by operating independently of a tire vulcanizing machine and its supply units as well as handling or transport devices, particularly advantageously support the aftertreatment of finished tires with large dimensions for commercial vehicles and trucks.

[0024] This makes it possible to precisely tailor the stand-alone post-treatment equipment for finished tires, along with their associated loaders and unloaders, to specific tire dimensions. When switching production from standard tires to these tire types, these equipment can be easily and quickly brought to the respective tire vulcanizing machine without any conversion work. This approach can be further supported by arranging the entire post-treatment equipment, including its components and handling devices, as a single unit, for example, on a mobile machine bed, which facilitates rapid relocation to a location close to the tire vulcanizing machine.Another possibility for moving the stand-alone device for the post-treatment of finished tires without a moving device is supported by hanger holders at various points of the device in order to be able to move the entire assembly unit with the gantry cranes commonly used in production halls.

[0025] The invention utilizes a further advantage of the stand-alone solution with regard to the cooling times of the finished tire from residual heat to an arbitrarily lower temperature level. The stand-alone principle allows for the provision of devices for the post-treatment of finished tires with an adapted number of PCI stations and depending on the output speed of the tire vulcanizing machine, and / or for the flexible use of one, two, or more of these relocatable stand-alone devices. By coordinating the number of PCI cooling stations for finished tires, their dwell time and thus the cooling time can be gradually adjusted without having a negative impact on the output speed of the tire vulcanizing machine, i.e., without slowing it down.

[0026] The receiving device has at least two stationary receiving areas for at least two tires and at least one of the tires is inserted using a positionable handling device.

[0027] In particular, the invention provides that at least two receiving areas of the device are arranged stationary and that the tires to be post-treated are inserted using a suitably positionable handling device.

[0028] A compact arrangement is supported by the fact that at least two recording areas are arranged vertically one above the other.

[0029] Further modularization can be achieved by arranging at least two receiving areas next to each other in the horizontal direction.

[0030] In order to provide sufficiently large clamping forces, it is intended that the holding elements for the tire can be hydraulically clamped against each other.

[0031] A simple design is supported by the fact that the receiving device is loaded and unloaded from one side only.

[0032] To reduce the number of required components, it is proposed that both loading and unloading be carried out using a modified press unloader.

[0033] Adaptation to the respective tire geometry is achieved by designing the holding elements as rim plates.

[0034] The number of moving components is minimized by having one of the holding elements fixed in place and the other positionable.

[0035] A low sealing effort is supported by the fact that a pressurized gas supply to the interior of the tire takes place through the stationary holding element.

[0036] Sealing of the tire interior is supported by the fact that the tire can be subjected to a preload pressure via a valve arrangement in a first process step.

[0037] To carry out the actual cooling process, it is intended that the tire can be subjected to a main pressure via a valve arrangement in a second process step.

[0038] The drawing shows an embodiment of the invention. Fig. 1 a three-dimensional overall view of an embodiment of the device according to the invention for the aftertreatment of tires in use for tire aftertreatment on a tire vulcanizing machine, Fig. 2 a schematic side view of a device with four receiving areas for tires to be retreated, Fig. 3 a schematic representation of the hydraulic circuit diagram, Fig. 4 a side view of a device for the aftertreatment of tires arranged next to a tire heating press and a handling device, Fig. 5 a plan view of the arrangement in Fig. 4 according to viewing direction V in Fig. 4 and Fig. 6 a more detailed representation of the arrangement according to Fig. 2.

[0039] As part of the Fig. Figure 1 is a schematic, three-dimensional illustration of an embodiment of the device (1) for tire aftertreatment. The device (1) for tire aftertreatment is shown positioned adjacent to a tire vulcanizing machine (100) and a tire removal system (300) for finished tires (200) at ambient temperature (200').

[0040] In this example, the device (1) for aftertreating tires is designed as a standalone unit operating independently of a tire vulcanizing machine (100), comprising at least one aftertreatment station (80) for the finished tires (200) subject to residual heat within a PCI (13), at least one handling device (30) for loading and unloading the at least one aftertreatment station (80), and the necessary units (50) for energy supply, drive, and control / regulation (40). This enables autonomous operation as a standalone device and independent of the peripherals of a tire vulcanizing machine (100).

[0041] For transporting the finished tires (200) with residual heat from the tire vulcanizing machine (100) to at least one post-treatment station (80), as in Fig. 1, a combination of transport device (60) in the form of a conveyor belt and handling device (30) can be provided or, alternatively, the transport device (60) can be dispensed with, wherein the handling device (30) is in this case designed and positioned such that the transport function is also integrated.

[0042] The illustrated device (1) for aftertreating tires in this example has a stand base (21) of the machine bed (20) designed as a plurality of feet for support on the hall floor. In order to be able to easily relocate the device (1) for aftertreating tires as a stand-alone unit to a location adjacent to a tire vulcanizing machine (100), an overhead or gantry crane, which is usually present in production halls, is used. In another embodiment, it is contemplated to arrange the device (1) for aftertreating tires on a mobile machine bed (not shown), so that rapid relocation to different locations adjacent to a tire vulcanizing machine (100) is supported by the self-propelled nature achieved thereby.

[0043] In order to provide at least one after-treatment station for the finished tires (200) subject to residual heat in suitable dimensions, the rim plates in the PCIs and / or the clear width in the transverse direction or the clear width of the PCI rim plates and / or the handling device (30) and / or its loader, unloader (31) and gripping tools (32) as well as all other size-relevant machine parameters are designed and constructed in the manner described in the stand-alone variant of the device (1) according to the invention for after-treating tires.

[0044] It can be used for the after-treatment of tires for cars, trucks, commercial vehicles, motorcycles or scooters.

[0045] Fig. Figure 2 shows a device (1a) for the aftertreatment of tires, in which a receiving device (3a) for the tires is arranged in the area of a machine frame (2a). In the illustrated embodiment, the receiving device (3a) is provided with four receiving areas (4a) for the tires. According to Fig. 2, two receiving areas (4a) are arranged next to each other and one above the other, so that a rectangular basic structure of the receiving device (3a) is provided.

[0046] First and second rim plates (5a, 6a) are arranged in the area of each of the receiving areas (4a). The first rim plates (5a) are each rigidly connected to a stationary cross member (7a). The second rim plates (6a) are arranged so that they can be positioned relative to the machine frame (2a). Hydraulic cylinders (8a) are used to position the rim plates (6a), with the second rim plates (6a) attached to their rams (9a). A symmetrical design is supported by the fact that the hydraulic cylinders (8a) extend in pairs in opposite directions.

[0047] Fig. Figure 3 shows a hydraulic circuit diagram for supplying pressure to the hydraulic cylinders (8a). In the partially sectioned hydraulic cylinder (8a), it can be seen that the piston (9a) is coupled to a piston (10a). The piston (10a) divides the interior of the hydraulic cylinder (8a) into an upper control chamber (11a) and a lower control chamber (12a). Both control chambers (11a, 12a) can be actively supplied with control pressure, allowing the piston (10a) to be actively positioned both forwards and backwards. The upper control chambers (11a) are connected to a valve arrangement (13a) for providing a preload pressure. Furthermore, the upper control chambers (11a) can also be supplied with main pressure by a valve arrangement (14a). Both control chambers (11a, 12a) are coupled to at least one pressure relief valve (17a) via check valves (15a, 16a).

[0048] Fig. 4 shows a side view of an overview in which the receiving device (3a) is arranged laterally next to a tire curing press (18a). The tires (1a) are transported by a handling device (19a) from the tire curing press (18a) to the receiving device (3a) and inserted into the receiving device (3a). Tires that have cooled sufficiently in the area of the receiving device (3a) are removed from the receiving device (3a) by the handling device (19a) and transferred to a removal device (20a). In the illustrated embodiment, this takes place with the interposition of a transport line (21a).

[0049] Fig. 5 shows a plan view of the arrangement according to Fig. 4. The size relationships are illustrated by a drawn human operator (22a).

[0050] Fig. 6 shows the arrangement according to Fig. 2 in a more detailed presentation. A Fig. A tire (not shown) is placed on the first rim plate (5a) in the two upper receiving areas (4a) using the handling device (19a) (also not shown). Using the hydraulic cylinder (8a), the second rim plate (6a) is then moved toward the tire and, together with the first rim plate (5a), thereby pressure-tightly seals the interior of the tire.

[0051] The tire is compressed more than its nominal width (23a). This ensures a secure seal. In this operating state, the hydraulic cylinder (8a) generates Fig. 3 illustrated valve arrangement (13a) has a preload pressure P1.

[0052] After sealing the tire interior as described above, the required pressurized gas, usually compressed air, is introduced into the tire through the cross member (7a) and the first rim plate (5a). Due to a subsequent increase in the internal pressure in the tire area, the second rim plate (6a) is pushed back against the preload pressure P1 of the hydraulic cylinder (8a) until the tire has expanded to its nominal width (23a). Once this nominal width (23a) has been reached, the tire is Fig. 3, the hydraulic cylinder (8a) is pressurized with a hydraulic pressure P2 and held in this position. Position detection for the current tire width, and in particular for detecting whether the nominal width (23a) has been reached, can be achieved via switches or position measuring systems. The pressure P2 is greater than the pressure P1.

[0053] The Fig. The arrangement shown in Figure 6 with four receiving devices (3a) is suitable for providing post-treatment capacity for a conventional double heating press. After the tires have cooled sufficiently in the area of the receiving device (3a), the internal pressure is first released from the tire, and then the piston (9a) of the hydraulic cylinder (8a) with the second rim plate (6a) is retracted. The handling device (19a) then removes the cooled tire from the receiving device (3a) and transfers it to the removal device (20a).

[0054] According to a preferred embodiment, a handling surface is arranged on a rear side of the receiving device (3a) in order to support a change of the rim plates (5a, 6a) and a storage of rim plates (5a, 6a) that are not currently required.

[0055] According to the embodiment in Fig. 6, two receiving areas (4a) are arranged vertically one above the other and combined to form a functional module. Any number of such functional modules can be combined to provide the required post-treatment capacity. It is also possible to combine the four in Fig. 5 illustrated recording areas (4a) as a functional module and to provide a correspondingly required capacity by combining such quadruple modules.

[0056] Tire post-treatment essentially serves to cool the tire material until sufficient dimensional stability is achieved. Cooling occurs through heat transfer to the surrounding air and to the rim plates (5a, 6a). Cooling can be assisted by blowing cooling air. The pressurized gas introduced into the tire during the cooling process essentially serves to support the tire and thus stabilize it during the cooling process. This prevents deformation before sufficient dimensional stability is achieved.

[0057] The above-mentioned variants of Fig. 1 to Fig. 6 can be combined with each other, in whole or in part, depending on the application. In particular, it is also possible to combine subsets of the embodiments shown in the figures and explained in the description.

[0058] In particular, it is also intended to Fig. 1 shown basic construction depending on the application with one or more of the variants from the Fig. 2 to 6 or to realize the desired dimensions depending on the application.

[0059] According to a particularly preferred construction, all or some of the features shown or described are used in connection with a tire curing press or PCI for tires used for motorcycles or scooters.

Claims

[1] Device (1) for the after-treatment of tires after a vulcanization process, comprising at least one after-treatment station (80) with a PCI (13) for pressurizing the tire interior with a supporting gas, characterized by that the at least one after-treatment station (80) is designed in such a way that the after-treatment of finished tires (200) subject to residual heat is supported in that the structural design of the at least one after-treatment station (80) includes at least one rim plate (12') for sealing a tire interior and a scraper (12) for preventing one of the finished tires (200) to be post-treated from sticking to a rim plate (12'), so that the post-treatment of the finished tires (200) subject to residual heat is supported, and that the device is designed as a stand-alone unit, wherein at least one unit (50) and at least one associated handling device (30) are provided in an integrated manner, so that an autonomous operation for the aftertreatment of the finished tires (200) subject to residual heat is supported. [2] Device (1) for the aftertreatment of tires according to claim 1, characterized by that the at least one after-treatment station (80) is designed geometrically and / or structurally and / or in its dimensions in such a way that the after-treatment of the finished tires (200) subject to residual heat is supported. [3] Device (1) for the aftertreatment of tires according to claim 1, characterized by that at least two after-treatment stations (80) are designed geometrically and / or structurally and / or in their dimensions in such a way that the after-treatment of the finished tires (200) subject to residual heat of different or comparable dimensions is supported. [4] Device (1) for the aftertreatment of tires according to claim 1, characterized by that the at least one rim plate (12') is designed for tire bead dimensions corresponding to a rim of 7 to 26 inches. [5] Device (1) for the aftertreatment of tires according to claim 1, characterized by that the at least one rim plate (12') is arranged at the end of a displacement device (11) and is continuously movable within a preload path of up to 100 mm. [6] Device (1) for the aftertreatment of tires according to claim 1, characterized by that the geometric design of the at least one post-treatment station (80) has a clear width of at least 1000 mm, so that the post-treatment of the finished tires (200) subject to residual heat and having an outer diameter of up to 1000 mm is supported. [7] Device (1) for the aftertreatment of tires according to claim 1, characterized bythat the geometric design of the at least one post-treatment station (80) has a clear height of at least 600 mm, so that the post-treatment of the finished tires (200) subject to residual heat is supported with a corresponding width. [8] Device (1) for the aftertreatment of tires according to claim 1, characterized by that the structural design of the at least one after-treatment station (80) within the PCI (13) provides a support gas supply which is suitable for continuously and internally subjecting the finished tire (200) to be after-treated to a support gas pressure of 0.03 to 0.6 MPa, so that the after-treatment of the finished tires (200) subject to residual heat is supported. [9] Device (1) for the aftertreatment of tires according to claim 1, characterized bythat the device is designed as a stand-alone unit, wherein at least one transport device (60) is provided integrally, so that an autonomous operation for the aftertreatment of the finished tires (200) subject to residual heat is supported. [10] Device (1) for the aftertreatment of tires according to claim 1, characterized by that the device as a stand-alone unit has at least one energy supply integrated, so that a self-sufficient operation for the aftertreatment of the finished tires (200) subject to residual heat is supported. [11] Device (1) for the aftertreatment of tires according to claim 1, characterized by that the device is designed as a stand-alone unit, wherein at least one control and / or regulation (40) is provided in an integrated manner, so that an autonomous operation for the aftertreatment of the finished tires (200) subject to residual heat is supported. [12] Device (1) for the aftertreatment of tires according to claim 1, characterized bythat the at least one unit (50) is an electrically or fluidically or pneumatically operating supply unit, so that a self-sufficient operation for the aftertreatment of the finished tires (200) subject to residual heat is supported. [13] Device (1) for the aftertreatment of tires according to claim 1, characterized by that the handling device (30) has at least one loader and / or one unloader (31) and associated gripping tool (32), so that the handling and autonomous operation for the aftertreatment of the finished tires (200) subject to residual heat is supported. [14] Device (1) for the aftertreatment of tires according to claim 1, characterized by that the handling device (30) is designed to handle at least two of the finished tires (200) subject to residual heat and tires at ambient temperature level (200') of the same or different tire dimensions. [15] Device (1) for the aftertreatment of tires according to claim 1, characterized by that the device is designed as a stand-alone unit and is arranged in an integrative manner in a machine stand (20) with at least one stand base (21), so that an autonomous operation for the aftertreatment of the finished tires (200) subject to residual heat is supported. [16] Device (1) for the aftertreatment of tires according to claim 1, characterized by that the device is designed as a stand-alone unit in such a way that it can be installed at any location adjacent to a tire vulcanizing machine (100), so that an autonomous operation for the post-treatment of the finished tires (200) subject to residual heat is supported. [17] Device (1) for the aftertreatment of tires according to claim 16, characterized by that the relocatability is supported by a plurality of suspension brackets for connection to lifting equipment. [18] Device (1) for the aftertreatment of tires according to claim 16, characterized bythat the relocatability is supported by a mobile machine bed. [19] Device according to one of claims 1 to 18, comprising a receiving device (3a) for the after-treatment of tires which, following vulcanization of their elastomeric material, are subjected to an internal pressure by supporting gas and cooled, in which the receiving device (3a) is designed to hold the tires and to seal a tire interior and is connected to a compressed gas supply, characterized by that the receiving device (3a) has at least two stationary receiving areas (4a) for at least two tires and that at least one input of the tires takes place using a positionable handling device (19a). [20] Device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 19, characterized by that the at least two receiving areas (4a) are arranged one above the other in a vertical direction. [21] Device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 20, characterized by that the at least two receiving areas (4a) are arranged next to one another in the horizontal direction. [22] Device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 21, characterized by that the holding elements for the tire can be hydraulically clamped against each other. [23] Device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 22, characterized by that the receiving device can only be loaded and unloaded from one side. [24] Device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 23, characterized by that both loading and unloading are carried out with a modified press unloader. [25] Device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 24, characterized by that the holding elements are designed as rim plates (5a, 6a). [26] Device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 25, characterized by that one of the holding elements is fixed and the other is positionable. [27] Device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 26, characterized by that a pressurized gas supply to an interior of the tire takes place through the stationary holding element. [28] Device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 27, characterized by that the tire can be subjected to a pre-tensioning pressure via a valve arrangement (13a) in a first process step. [29] Device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 27, characterized by that the tire can be subjected to a main pressure via a valve arrangement (14a) in a second process step.

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