Method and apparatus for attaching belt-shaped member to forming drum.

摘要

The front end (S) and rear end (K) of a belt-shaped member (18) having a predetermined length are grasped by front end grasping means (62) and rear end grasping means (90), respectively, movable in synchronism with and independently from each other when required. The front and rear end grasping means are moved in synchronism with each other until the front end (S) of the belt-shaped member arrives at a forming drum (19). After the front end of the belt-shaped member has been pressure-joined with the forming drum, only the rear end grasping means grasping the rear end (K) of the belt-shaped member is moved to attach the belt-shaped member to the circumference of the forming drum. The length (L) of the belt-shaped member (18) is modified to a predetermined length or the circumferential length of the forming drum while the front and rear ends are grasped by the front and rear end grasping means, respectively, or the belt-shaped member is being attached to the forming drum.