Device for the fabrication of a tire reinforcement, suitable for tires of large width

• US 7,128,116 B2
• Filed: 12/01/2003
• Issued: 10/31/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique SA (Compagnie Generale DES Etablissements Michelin SCA)
• Original Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique SA (Compagnie Generale DES Etablissements Michelin SCA)
• Inventors: Mayet, Jean-Claude
• Primary Examiner(s): Knable, Geoffrey L.
• Application Number:
  US10/725,761
• Publication Number:
  US 20040108072A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,065 Days
• Field of Search: 156/117, 156/397, 156/133, 156/398, 156/446
• US Class Current: 156/397
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 2030/1678 the layers being applied being substantially continuous, i.e. not being cut before the application step
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 30/1635 by feeding a continuous band and moving it back and forth (zig-zag) to form an annular element

Abstract

Device for fabricating a tire reinforcement by laying a cord 4 on a core 1. An arm 131 is mounted on a carriage 130, which is itself mounted on a rail 132 in such manner that it can slide parallel relative to the rotation axis of the core 1.

Claims

1. A device for fabricating a tire reinforcement made from a cord, said device comprising:

a frame, wherein the device is adapted to cooperate with an essentially toroidal form which is mounted on said frame and able to rotate about a first rotation axis and on which the reinforcement is progressively built up by laying arcs of said cord along a trajectory desired for said cord on a surface of said toroidal form;

a cord laying element through which said cord can slide;

an actuation mechanism comprising an arm on which said cord laying element is mounted, said actuation mechanism being adapted to move said cord laying element in a cyclic, back and forth movement about a second rotation axis, bringing said cord laying element in successive cycles close to each end desired for said cord in said trajectory;

pressing elements near each of said ends of said trajectory, to apply said cord onto said toroidal form at least at said ends; and

a support mounted on a means that allows a movement of said support relative to said frame;

wherein said actuation mechanism is mounted on said frame via said support for linear movement therewith in a plane parallel to said first rotation axis of said toroidal form and perpendicular to said second rotation axis, said linear movement being synchronized with said cyclic, back and forth movement, and said linear movement having a component directed parallel to said first rotation axis of said toroidal form.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein said means allows said support to move in a direction parallel to said first rotation axis of said toroidal form.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein said actuation mechanism comprises only a single oscillating arm, and said cord laying element is mounted on one end of said oscillating arm.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein said actuation mechanism comprises multiple arms.

5. The device according to claim 4, wherein said multiple arms of said actuation mechanism comprise at least two auxiliary arms, and a main arm mounted on one end of each of said at least two auxiliary arms.

6. The device according to claim 5, wherein said cord laying element is mounted directly on one end of said main arm.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein said cord laying element is an eyelet.

8. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a motorization system which is operable to control in synchronism a rotation of the toroidal form, and movements of said arm of said actuation mechanism, said pressing elements and said support.