Abstract: A mold clamp mechanism for a tire curing press, including a press base, a lower mold cavity provided on the press base, an upper mold cavity mounted opposingly to the lower mold cavity and vertically movable toward and away from the lower mold cavity, center mechanisms provided at the center of said upper and lower mold cavities, respectively, a lock means for releasably locking the upper and lower mold cavities to each other, and a mold pressing means located beneath the lower mold cavity for directly pressing same, the mold clamp mechanism comprising: means for resiliently supporting the lower mold cavity on the press base; means for fixing a lower mold in the lower mold cavity to the press base; and mold pressing means interposed between the lower mold cavity and the lower mold.

Abstract: A mold clamping mechanism for a tire curing press, including a press base, a lower mold cavity provided on the press base, an upper mold cavity opposingly mounted to the lower mold cavity and vertically movable toward and away from the lower mold cavity, center mechanisms provided at the center of said upper and lower mold cavities, respectively, a lock mechanism for releasably locking the upper and lower mold cavities to each other, and a mold pressing mechanism located beneath the lower mold cavity for directly pressing same, the mold clamp mechanism a mechanism for resiliently supporting the lower mold cavity on the press base; mechanism for fixing a lower mold in the lower mold cavity to the press base; and a mold pressing mechanism interposed between the lower mold cavity and the lower mold.