Patents by Inventor Shinji KUCHIKI

Shinji KUCHIKI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Tire vulcanizing apparatus
    Patent number: 9738043
    Abstract: An apparatus for vulcanizing a tire comprises: a side mold segment provided with a face for shaping the outer surface of a tire sidewall portion, and an opposite face not serving for shaping; and a heater part for vulcanizing the raw tire. The heater part is disposed adjacently to the side mold segment to heat the raw tire abutting on the side-shaping-face from the side of the face not serving for shaping. The side mold segment is provided with a flow path through which a first fluid whose temperature is lower than the vulcanization temperature of the raw tire can flow to prevent over-vulcanization of the sidewall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ao Imamura, Masaya Tsunoda, Shinji Kuchiki
  • TIRE VULCANIZING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170100904
    Abstract: An apparatus for vulcanizing a tire comprises: a side mold segment provided with a face for shaping the outer surface of a tire sidewall portion, and an opposite face not serving for shaping; and a heater part for vulcanizing the raw tire. The heater part is disposed adjacently to the side mold segment to heat the raw tire abutting on the side-shaping-face from the side of the face not serving for shaping. The side mold segment is provided with a flow path through which a first fluid whose temperature is lower than the vulcanization temperature of the raw tire can flow to prevent over-vulcanization of the sidewall portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ao IMAMURA, Masaya TSUNODA, Shinji KUCHIKI