Abstract: A heating press (1) for vulcanizing a vehicle tire under a vacuum, comprising a heating press upper part (3) and a heating press lower part (6), wherein a container (2) having the mold parts (14, 16, 17, 18, 21) of a segmented vulcanizing mold and a cylindrical hood upper part (4) enclosing said container are arranged on the heating press upper part (3), wherein the hood upper part (4) is arranged fixedly on the heating press upper part (3), wherein the diameter of the hood upper part (4) is dimensioned such that said hood upper part can be pushed over the heating press lower part (6) with a small clearance and said hood upper part has a length (23) which is sufficient to form a closed hood interior space (12) with the heating press lower part (6) and heating press upper part (4) when the vulcanizing mold is still open, wherein, in the course of a first stroke (H1), the heating press upper part (3) can be moved in the axial direction (P1) in such a way that the hood upper part (4) forms a vacuum-tight hood

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a tire, especially a pneumatic tire for a motor vehicles. The method includes a stepwise build up of the tire with a layer which is as airtight as possible, at least one casing ply (3), horn profiles, bead cores, side walls as well as a belt assembly including a belt web, if required, a belt layer (13) in one or more parts and a tread (15). The rubber of the tire side walls is applied as an extruded rubber strip (8) in the form of a spiral with several adjacent or partially overlapping turns (28a) on the side walls of the carcass which is at least previously shaped and, if required, provided with at least parts of the belt assembly.