发明名称 |
Process and apparatus for building tyres for vehicle wheels |
摘要 |
A process and an apparatus for building tires for vehicle wheels includes assembling at least one tire component through laying of strip-like elements disposed circumferentially close to each other on a deposition surface radially external to the forming drum, wherein laying of each strip-like element includes: radially moving the strip-like element close to the deposition surface; locking a central portion of the strip-like element against the deposition surface; and pulling the strip-like element in opposite directions starting from the central portion toward the opposite ends thereof, while the central portion is maintained in a locked condition against the deposition surface, so as to progressively lay down the strip-like element against the deposition surface. |
申请公布号 |
US9527256(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.12.27 |
申请号 |
US201013501701 |
申请日期 |
2010.09.14 |
申请人 |
PIRELLI TYRE S.P.A. |
发明人 |
Marchini Maurizio;Ballabio Michele;Boracco Stefano |
分类号 |
B29D30/30;B29D30/16 |
主分类号 |
B29D30/30 |
代理机构 |
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. |
代理人 |
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. |
主权项 |
1. A process for building a tyre for a vehicle wheel comprising:
assembling components of the tyre on a forming drum having a longitudinal axis, wherein at least one of said components is assembled through laying of strip-like elements disposed close to each other on a deposition surface radially external to the forming drum, wherein laying of one of the strip-like elements comprises: moving said one of the strip-like elements close to the deposition surface; moving a counter-element from a first position, at which the counter-element is positioned (i) at a radial distance from the longitudinal axis greater than a radial distance that said one of the strip-like elements is positioned from the longitudinal axis and (ii) circumferentially shifted over the deposition surface relative to said one of the strip-like elements, to an intermediate position at which the counter-element is positioned over said one of the strip-like elements, such that a radial line from the drum passes through both said one of the strip-like elements and the counter element, by rotating the counter-element, which is carried at a second end portion of an arm, around an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis, the counter element having a center of rotation about a fulcrum at a first end portion of the arm, while translating the fulcrum toward the deposition surface; translating the counter-element perpendicular to the deposition surface from the intermediate position to a second position at which the counter-element lies against a central portion of said one of the strip-like elements and locks the central portion of said one of the strip-like elements against said deposition surface; and pulling said one of the strip-like elements in opposite directions starting from the central portion toward opposite ends thereof, the central portion being maintained in a locked condition against said deposition surface, for progressively laying down said one of the strip-like elements against said deposition surface. |
地址 |
Milan IT |