PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING TYRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS

摘要

A process and a apparatus for manufacturing tyres for vehicle wheels, the process comprises the step of building on a substantially cylindrical forming support (50) a carcass ' structure comprising at least one carcass ply (2) associated', at axially opposite end edges (2a, 2b) thereof, with respective annular anchoring structures. The' step of building the carcass structure further comprises the step of associating, at at least one end edge (2a, 2b) of said at least one carcass ply (2), at least one reinforcing structure (1) comprising a predetermined number of reinforcing elements (5) having a predetermined width and same length. The reinforcing elements (5) are preferably obtained by cutting to size, with a predetermined cutting angle, a continuous band-like reinforcing element (4) having a predetermined width: The reinforcing elements (5) are arranged on the end edge (2a, 2b) of the carcass ply (2) along a deposition path at a distance from one another having a value comprised between 0 and a predetermined value.