BEAD SUPPLY SYSTEM IN TIRE BUILDING PROCESS

摘要

The invention provides a bead supply system which stocks annular beads without bringing the beads into contact with each other and supplies the beads to a building machine in steps where bead setting and turning up are carried out in tire building and includes a bead stocking unit (10) having a transfer means (20) for holding a plurality of beads in such a manner as to be spaced apart from each other at constant intervals and transferring the beads towards a distal end portion, a bead transfer unit (40) for receiving the beads one by one from the bead stocking unit (10) to transfer them to a loading waiting position (P1) on to a building machine (100), and a loading and setting unit (60) for receiving the beads from the bead transfer unit (40) in the loading waiting position (P1) to supply them to a loading and setting position (P2) which confronts two supporting elements of the building machine, wherein the respective units are made to operate in an associated fashion in accordance with a tire building cycle so as to load and set the beads on both the supporting elements (101)(102) of the building machine.