| 摘要 |
<p>An apparatus (20) for forming a continuous preparation ply (38) of the type used to make vehicle tires from preparation ply sections having nonmetallic cords (24). An infeed conveyor (104) successively feeds the preparation ply sections to a butt splicing machine (36) that joins the ends of the two preparation ply sections to form a butt joint. A gum strip applier (44) receives the continuous preparation ply (38) from an outfeed conveyor (106) and applies a gum strip (42) over the butt joint (40). A method is provided for forming a continuous preparation ply (38) by first automatically forming a butt joint (40), and thereafter automatically placing a gum strip on the butt joint (40). <IMAGE></p> |
