| abstract |
A circular tube-like body is formed by mounting a carcass material (24) to the outer peripheral side of a film (22) consisting of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition, a primary molded body is formed by fitting bead rings (25) on opposite ends, in the width direction, of the circular tube-like body, and the primary molded body is sucked and held on the inner peripheral surface of a transfer and holding mold. After a rigid inner mold (11) is inserted into the primary molded body, the suction is stopped and the primary molded body is transferred to the outer peripheral surface of the rigid inner mold (11). Then, opposite ends, in the lateral direction, of the carcass material (24) are turned up on the rigid inner mold (11), and another tire constituting member is overlaid on the outer peripheral surface of the primary molded body to mold a green tire (G). After the molded green tire (G) is mounted inside a vulcanizing mold together with the rigid inner mold (11), the vulcanizing mold is heated to a predetermined temperature and the film (22) is inflated from the inner peripheral side to vulcanize the green tire (G), and the film (22) is made to be in close contact with and joined to the inner peripheral surface of the tire to form an inner layer. |