A method and apparatus for extruding unvulcanized rubber in a tire
production process, in which an unvulcanized rubber extruded member can
be formed by extrusion. An extruded rubber member having a cross section
in which a portion of a second unvulcanized rubber intrudes between
portions of a first unvulcanized rubber is formed by extrusion. The
apparatus includes a first passage for the first unvulcanized rubber, a
second passage for the second unvulcanized rubber, and a flow dividing
mechanism where the first and second passages are adjacent or connected,
which separates a portion of the first unvulcanized rubber passing
through the first passage such that the first unvulcanized rubber is
disposed at both sides of the intruded second unvulcanized rubber. In the
method, the first unvulcanized rubber is divided into two flows, and a
portion of the second unvulcanized rubber is caused to intrude
therebetween.