TYRE BUILDING DRUM FOR BUILDING AN UNVULCANISED TYRE

• US 20090133842A1
• Filed: 11/21/2008
• Published: 05/28/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: VMI Holland B.V (TKH Group NV)
• Original Assignee: VMI Holland B.V (TKH Group NV)
• Inventors: GROLLEMAN, Henk-Jan, Van Tienen, Luuk, De Vries, Jakob Pieter
• Application Number:
  US12/275,250
• Publication Number:
  US 20090133842A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 156/415
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 2030/3264 using radially expandable, contractible mechanical means, e.g. circumferentially spaced arms, spring rollers, cages
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 30/245 Drums for the single stage building process, i.e. the building-up of the cylindrical carcass and the toroidal expansion of it are realised on the same drum expansion to a toroidal shape B29D30/36
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 30/32 Fitting the bead-rings or bead-cores; Folding the textile layers around the rings or cores

Abstract

Tyre building drum for building an unvulcanised tyre using tyre components of rubber. The tyre building drum comprises two folding arm units arranged at least substantially symmetrically with respect to the middle of the tyre building drum, which folding arm units are each connected to a folding arm bearing body so as to swivel. Both folding arm bearing bodies can be moved in axial direction of the tyre building drum. Via a first spindle both folding arm bearing bodies can be moved synchronously with respect to each other in axial direction. The tyre building drum further comprises two bead ring core units arranged at least substantially symmetrically with respect to the middle of the tyre building drum, each of the bead ring core units being intended for supporting a bead ring core. Each bead ring core unit comprises a bead ring core bearing body, wherein via a second spindle both bead ring core bearing bodies can be moved synchronously with respect to each other in axial direction. The first spindle and the second spindle are spaced apart from each other in radial direction.

Claims

1. Tyre building drum for building an unvulcanised tyre using tyre components of rubber, wherein the tyre building drum comprises two folding arm units arranged at least substantially symmetrically with respect to the middle of the tyre building drum, which folding arm units are each connected to a folding arm bearing body so as to swivel, wherein both folding arm bearing bodies can be moved in axial direction of the tyre building drum, wherein via a first spindle both folding arm bearing bodies can be moved synchronously with respect to each other in axial direction, wherein the tyre building drum further comprises two bead ring core units arranged at least substantially symmetrically with respect to the middle of the tyre building drum, each of the bead ring core units being intended for supporting a bead ring core, wherein each bead ring core unit comprises a bead ring core bearing body, wherein via a second spindle both bead ring core bearing bodies can be moved synchronously with respect to each other in axial direction, characterised in that the first spindle and the second spindle are spaced apart from each other in radial direction.

2. Tyre building drum according to claim 1, characterised in that the first and second spindle are situated on either side of the longitudinal axis of the tyre building drum.

3. Tyre building drum according to claim 2, characterised in that the first and second spindle are situated at the same distance from the longitudinal axis of the tyre building drum.

4. Tyre building drum according to claim 1, characterised in that each of the spindles is driven by its own servomotor.