摘要 |
A transfer assembly and a method for transferring tire components to a building drum, wherein the transfer assembly is provided with a first transfer drum including a circumferential surface and a cylindrical transfer drum volume, wherein the first transfer device further includes a first stitcher unit for stitching the first tire component when the first tire component has been transferred by the first transfer drum onto the building drum, wherein the first stitcher unit includes a stitching element for applying pressure to the first tire component and a stitcher deployment actuator for moving the stitching element with respect to the first transfer drum between a retracted position in which the stitching element is located within the transfer drum volume of the first transfer drum and an extended position in which the stitching element is located outside of the transfer drum volume. |