Shaping drum for manufacturing a tyre for vehicle wheels

摘要

A cylindrical casing sleeve (80), comprising at least one casing ply having terminal flaps turned around corresponding annular reinforcing structures (84), is formed on a building drum (4). An outer sleeve comprising a tread applied to the exterior of a belt structure is formed on an auxiliary drum (8). The casing sleeve (80) and the outer sleeve are transferred in succession to a shaping drum (2) on which two sidewalls (81) have previously been positioned. The sidewalls (81) are held by their inner edges next to the annular reinforcing structures (84) used to hold the casing sleeve (80) on to the shaping drum (2). The casing sleeve (80) is shaped into a toroidal shape in order to join it to the outer sleeve. The sidewalls (81) are then turned over and applied to the lateral surfaces of the casing sleeve (80).