METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BUILDING A TIRE AND STORING STRIP MATERIAL

摘要

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BUILDING A TIRE AND STORING STRIP MATERIAL A method and apparatus for building a tire including storing strip material in a spool storage arrangement without crushing underlying layers of the strip material by threading a relatively stiff liner into a spiral groove which is on the opposing axially inner surfaces of the spool. The spool rotates, drawing the liner and strip material into it and storing it in a series of coaxial spiral hoops. Radially outward layers of liner and strip material do not contact radially inward layers of liner and strip material, thus protecting the profile of the strip material from crushing.