摘要 |
A device and method for the construction of a tire intermediate comprising a bead profile and a bead ply is provided. Sequentially configured forming stations (200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800) comprising multiple rollers of varying shapes are used to wrap the bead ply about the bead profile to create the tire intermediate. The tire intermediate may then be stored for later integration into a tire architecture or fed directly to a tire assembly drum as the tire is being constructed.
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