PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vent hole cleaning technique by which a vent hole can be efficiently cleaned in a short time even by operators other than skilled ones.SOLUTION: There is provided a vent hole cleaning fixture for cleaning a vent hole provided to a tire-vulcanizing mold. The fixture comprises a cone for cleaning the inside of the vent hole with one end by rotating with the rotation of a motor connected to the other end, and a tube in which the cone is inserted to a center part. The tube has a guide function for inducing the cone inside the vent hole. A vent hole cleaning device comprises: the vent hole cleaning fixture; a sensor for detecting the position of the vent hole; a robot hand to which the sensor and the cleaning fixture are installed; and a polyarticular robot which has the robot hand and positions the cleaning fixture installed to the robot hand.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
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