Tire cord application station and method

摘要

A ply application station (10) for applying a tire carcass cord ply to an annular surface (43) includes a plurality of applicator heads (56) disposed at respective spaced apart circumferential locations about the annular surface, each applicator head being proximally positioned to a respective assigned region of the annular surface. The system coordinates the application of at least one ply cord (32) by each head to the annular surface region assigned respectively to each head. The plurality of applicator heads operate independently within their respective assigned regions while the core annular surface is rotatably indexed in order to achieve a desired cord ply pattern.