Abstract: A tire mold heat transfer system in which heat pipes are enclosed in tubular passages in the tire mold to transfer heat to heated positions adjacent the tread and sidewall forming sections of the mold.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 10, 2000
Date of Patent:
July 2, 2002
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Inventors:
Larry Eugene Steidl, James Anthony Bukowski, George Michael Stoila