公开(公告)号：US07104303B2

公开(公告)日：2006-09-12

申请号：US11007829

申请日：2004-12-08

申请人： Michel Lemaire ,  Francis Cornet

发明人： Michel Lemaire ,  Francis Cornet

IPC分类号： B29D30/26

CPC分类号： B29D30/26 ,  B29D30/005 ,  B29D2030/202 ,  B29D2030/204 ,  B29D2030/205

摘要： Method and apparatus for stabilizing a fire building drum wherein the fire building drum has two ends, is permanently supported at a single cantilever support end, and the remaining end is a free end. The method comprises providing a free end support engaged with the free end to stabilize the tire building drum by restricting lateral movement of the free end; and freeing the free end by temporarily retracting the free end support when desired, e.g., to enable application of annular fire components on the tire building drum, or to enable removal of a built tire from the fire building drum. Preferably, the free end support allows rotation of the fire building drum while the free end support is engaged with the free end. A preferred embodiment uses overtravel of actuator linkages stopped against an extension stop to lock the free end support in place, engaged with the free end, to stabilize the tire building drum without requiring continued power input.

摘要翻译： 用于稳定防火成型鼓的方法和装置，其中防火成型鼓具有两个端部，永久地支撑在单个悬臂支撑端，而剩余的端部是自由端。 该方法包括提供与自由端接合的自由端支撑件，以通过限制自由端的横向移动来稳定轮胎成型鼓; 并且通过在需要时临时缩回自由端支架来释放自由端，例如能够在轮胎成型鼓上施加环形防火部件，或者使得能够从防火成型鼓移除内置轮胎。 优选地，自由端支撑件允许防火成型鼓的旋转，同时自由端支撑件与自由端接合。 优选的实施例使用致动器连杆的超行程限制在延伸止动件上，以将自由端支撑件锁定就位，与自由端接合，以稳定轮胎成型鼓而不需要继续的动力输入。

公开(公告)号：US06863760B2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-08

申请号：US10234809

申请日：2002-09-04

申请人： Michel Lemaire ,  Francis Cornet

发明人： Michel Lemaire ,  Francis Cornet

IPC分类号： B29D30/24 ,  B29D30/00 ,  B29D30/26

CPC分类号： B29D30/26 ,  B29D30/005 ,  B29D2030/202 ,  B29D2030/204 ,  B29D2030/205

摘要： Method and apparatus for stabilizing a tire building drum wherein the tire building drum has two ends, is permanently supported at a single cantilever support end, and the remaining end is a free end. The method comprises providing a free end support engaged with the free end to stabilize the tire building drum by restricting lateral movement of the free end; and freeing the free end by temporarily retracting the free end support when desired, e.g., to enable application of annular tire components on the tire building drum, or to enable removal of a built tire from the tire building drum. Preferably, the free end support allows rotation of the tire building drum while the free end support is engaged with the free end. A preferred embodiment uses overtravel of actuator linkages stopped against an extension stop to lock the free end support in place, engaged with the free end, to stabilize the tire building drum without requiring continued power input.

摘要翻译： 用于稳定轮胎成型鼓的方法和装置，其中轮胎成型鼓具有两个端部，永久地支撑在单个悬臂支撑端，而剩余的端部是自由端。 该方法包括提供与自由端接合的自由端支撑件，以通过限制自由端的横向移动来稳定轮胎成型鼓; 并且当需要时通过暂时缩回自由端支撑来释放自由端，例如，以便能够将轮胎成形鼓上的环形轮胎部件应用，或者能够从轮胎成型鼓中移除内置轮胎。 优选地，自由端支撑允许轮胎成型鼓的旋转，同时自由端支撑件与自由端接合。 优选的实施例使用致动器连杆的超行程限制在延伸止动件上，以将自由端支撑件锁定就位，与自由端接合，以稳定轮胎成型鼓而不需要继续的动力输入。

公开(公告)号：US06746557B2

公开(公告)日：2004-06-08

申请号：US09957740

申请日：2001-09-21

申请人： Jean-Marie Durand ,  Douglas Raymond Weaver ,  Francis Cornet

发明人： Jean-Marie Durand ,  Douglas Raymond Weaver ,  Francis Cornet

IPC分类号： B29D3032

CPC分类号： B29D30/005 ,  B29D30/32 ,  B29D2030/202 ,  B29D2030/204 ,  B29D2030/205 ,  B29D2030/3207

摘要： A method for mounting beads on a tire carcass which is being laid up on tire building drum, particularly applicable to cases wherein the drum has a free end and an opposite end which is supported by a drum support (or comparable impediment to installing a bead from the opposite end of the drum). The method comprises disposing a first of two beads on the drum in an area which is between a carcass layup area and the drum support. The bead is moved into this position from the free end of the drum, and this is done before the process of laying up the carcass has resulted in there being an impediment to installing the bead from the free end of the drum, such as bumps resulting from tire insert components. This may be prior to any carcass components have been laid up, or after an inner liner has been laid up, or after an inner liner and inserts and a ply have been laid up on a drum having pockets (recesses) to alleviate bump formation. With the bead “parked” on the drum, yet out of the way of laying up the carcass, the carcass may be laid up. After laying up the carcass the bead is moved into position on the carcass. Then, additional tire components may be laid up on the tire carcass and/additional steps performed in the formation of the carcass. The other bead is installed onto the carcass in a conventional manner. In this manner, both beads may be installed from a one free end of a drum. A bead loading system includes a rail, two carriers hanging from the rail, and a bead holder at the end of each carrier. In a flexible, automatic tire building system having a sequence of work stations, after a completed carcass is removed from a drum at a last one of the workstations, a first bead for a subsequent carcass can be placed onto the drum at the last workstation, before the drum is re-circulated to the first work station.

摘要翻译： 一种将胎圈安装在轮胎胎体上的方法，轮胎胎体被放置在轮胎成型鼓上，特别适用于鼓具有自由端和由鼓支撑支撑的相对端（或类似的障碍物， 鼓的相对端）。 该方法包括将两个珠粒中的第一个布置在滚筒上的位于胎体铺叠区域和鼓支架之间的区域中。 胎圈从滚筒的自由端移动到该位置，这是在放置胎体的过程已经导致从滚筒的自由端安装胎圈的障碍之前完成的，例如凸起产生 从轮胎插入部件。 这可能在任何胎体部件已经铺设之前，或者在内衬已经铺设之后，或者在内衬和插入物和帘布层已经放置在具有凹穴（凹槽）的滚筒上以减轻凸起形成之后。 将滚珠“停放”在滚筒上，而不是铺设胴体的方式，可以放置胴体。 在铺设胎体之后，胎圈移动到胎体上的位置。 然后，可以在轮胎胎体上铺设额外的轮胎部件和/或在胎体形成中执行的附加步骤。 另一个胎圈以常规方式安装在胎体上。 以这种方式，两个珠可以从滚筒的一个自由端安装。 胎圈装载系统包括一个轨道，两个从轨道悬挂的承载架，以及在每个承载件末端的胎圈保持架。 在具有一系列工作站的灵活的自动轮胎建造系统中，在完成的胎体在最后一个工作站上从滚筒上取出之后，用于后续胎体的第一胎圈可以放置在最后一个工作站上的滚筒上， 在鼓再次循环到第一个工作站之前。

公开(公告)号：US20060137825A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-29

申请号：US11020367

申请日：2004-12-23

申请人： John Roedseth ,  Francis Cornet ,  Jean-Marie Colling

发明人： John Roedseth ,  Francis Cornet ,  Jean-Marie Colling

IPC分类号： B29D30/24

CPC分类号： B29D30/245

摘要： A tire building drum and a method of building a tire carcass is disclosed. The tire building drum has a center section comprised of a plurality of segments that are radially and axially movable. The building drum further comprises shoulder sections that are axially movable. The shoulder sections include radially expandable bead locks. The method employs the steps of applying one or more carcass layers, locking the bead locks and moving the center section radially outwardly while moving the bead locks axially inwardly.

摘要翻译： 公开了轮胎成型鼓和轮胎胎体的制造方法。 轮胎成型鼓具有径向和轴向移动的多个段的中心部分。 建造鼓还包括可轴向移动的肩部。 肩部包括径向可膨胀的胎圈锁。 该方法采用以下步骤：施加一个或多个胎体层，锁定胎圈锁和径向向外移动中心部分，同时沿轴向向内移动胎圈锁。

公开(公告)号：US5662759A

公开(公告)日：1997-09-02

申请号：US352531

申请日：1994-12-09

申请人： Francis Cornet ,  Robert Albert Lammlein, Jr. ,  Roger Marthoz ,  John Kolbjorn Roedseth

发明人： Francis Cornet ,  Robert Albert Lammlein, Jr. ,  Roger Marthoz ,  John Kolbjorn Roedseth

IPC分类号： B26D3/00 ,  B26D7/01 ,  B29C55/00 ,  B29C55/04 ,  B29C65/00 ,  B29D30/30 ,  B29D30/44 ,  B60C5/10 ,  B60C5/14 ,  B32B31/18 ,  B29C55/06

CPC分类号： B29C55/04 ,  B29C66/0222 ,  B29C66/02241 ,  B29C66/727 ,  B29D30/44 ,  B29C55/00 ,  B29C66/71 ,  B29D2030/4437 ,  B29D2030/4462 ,  B29K2021/00 ,  B29L2030/00 ,  Y10T156/1052 ,  Y10T156/1066 ,  Y10T156/1322 ,  Y10T83/0424 ,  Y10T83/323 ,  Y10T83/541

摘要： A strip of resilient material is clamped uniformly across the width of the material at a first position by vertically spaced clamps which are separated to stretch a section of the material beyond the elastic limit. The stretched section of material is released and transported on a horizontal conveyor to a second position where the stretched section is cut by a cutter providing edges of reduced thickness which are suitable for overlapping other stretched edges of reduced thickness for splicing.

摘要翻译： 一条弹性材料通过垂直间隔的夹具在第一位置处均匀地夹紧在材料的宽度上，该夹具被分离以将材料的一部分拉伸超过弹性极限。 拉伸的材料部分在水平输送机上被释放并运输到第二位置，其中拉伸部分由切割器切割，其提供厚度减小的边缘，该边缘适合于重叠其它用于拼接的厚度的拉伸边缘。

公开(公告)号：US20060137806A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-29

申请号：US11020366

申请日：2004-12-23

申请人： John Roedseth ,  Francis Cornet ,  Jean-Marie Colling

发明人： John Roedseth ,  Francis Cornet ,  Jean-Marie Colling

IPC分类号： B29D30/32

CPC分类号： B29D30/245 ,  B29D30/244 ,  B29D2030/3214 ,  B29D2030/3228

摘要： A tire building drum and a method of building a tire carcass is disclosed. The tire building drum has a center section comprised of a plurality of segments that are radially and axially movable. The building drum further comprises shoulder sections that are axially movable. The shoulder sections include radially expandable bead locks. The method employs the steps of applying one or more carcass layers, locking the bead locks and moving the center section radially outwardly while moving the bead locks axially inwardly.

摘要翻译： 公开了轮胎成型鼓和轮胎胎体的制造方法。 轮胎成型鼓具有径向和轴向移动的多个段的中心部分。 建造鼓还包括可轴向移动的肩部。 肩部包括径向可膨胀的胎圈锁。 该方法采用以下步骤：施加一个或多个胎体层，锁定胎圈锁和径向向外移动中心部分，同时沿轴向向内移动胎圈锁。

公开(公告)号：US06966958B2

公开(公告)日：2005-11-22

申请号：US09960078

申请日：2001-09-21

申请人： Michel Lemaire ,  John Kolbjoern Roedseth ,  Francis Cornet

发明人： Michel Lemaire ,  John Kolbjoern Roedseth ,  Francis Cornet

IPC分类号： B29D30/00 ,  B29D30/08 ,  B29D30/26

CPC分类号： B29D30/005 ,  B29D30/26

摘要： Method and apparatus for precision alignment of a moving tire building drum to an automated tire building system working axis, wherein the automated tire building system comprises one or more work stations with application drums aligned to the working axis, and the tire building drum is moved into and out of each work station, comprising: supporting the tire building drum on a rigid, two-sided drum support frame having flat skates with flat bearing rollers under one side, and V-skates with V-mounted bearing rollers under the other side; providing a rail system comprising first and second approximately parallel rails passing through the one or more work stations, wherein the first rail is substantially flat-topped, and the second rail is substantially inverted V-shaped on top; causing the one or more flat skates to ride on the first rail, and causing the one or more V-skates to ride on the second rail; and positioning the drum support frame, the flat skates, and the V-skates relative to the tire building drum and the first and second rails; and positioning the first and second rails relative to the working axis; such that when the flat skates ride on the first rail and the V-skates ride is on the second rail, the tire building drum is riding on the rail system and is precision aligned to the working axis. Exit ramps and funneling entry ramps are provided for exiting and re-entering the rail system. The tire building drum is moved by a vehicle having a flexible connection.

摘要翻译： 用于将轮胎成型鼓移动到自动轮胎建筑系统工作轴线的精确对准的方法和装置，其中所述自动轮胎建筑系统包括具有与所述工作轴线对准的施加鼓的一个或多个工作站，并且所述轮胎成型鼓被移动到 并且在每个工作站之外，包括：将轮胎成型鼓支撑在刚性的双面鼓支撑框架上，该框架具有在一侧具有平坦的轴承辊的平滑溜冰鞋，以及在另一侧的V型滚动轴承滚轮的V-溜冰鞋; 提供轨道系统，其包括穿过所述一个或多个工作站的第一和第二近似平行的轨道，其中所述第一轨道基本上平顶，并且所述第二轨道在顶部基本上是倒V字形的; 使一个或多个溜冰鞋骑在第一轨道上，并使一个或多个溜冰鞋骑在第二轨道上; 并且相对于轮胎成型鼓和第一和第二轨道定位鼓支撑框架，平板溜冰鞋和V溜冰鞋; 并且相对于工作轴定位第一和第二轨道; 使得当溜冰鞋骑在第一轨道上并且V-skate骑在第二轨道上时，轮胎成型鼓正在轨道系统上并且精确地对准工作轴线。 提供出口坡道和漏斗入口坡道用于退出和重新进入轨道系统。 轮胎成型鼓由具有柔性连接的车辆移动。

公开(公告)号：US20050103448A1

公开(公告)日：2005-05-19

申请号：US11007829

申请日：2004-12-08

申请人： Michel Lemaire ,  Francis Cornet

发明人： Michel Lemaire ,  Francis Cornet

IPC分类号： B29D30/24 ,  B29D30/00 ,  B29D30/26

CPC分类号： B29D30/26 ,  B29D30/005 ,  B29D2030/202 ,  B29D2030/204 ,  B29D2030/205

摘要： Method and apparatus for stabilizing a fire building drum wherein the fire building drum has two ends, is permanently supported at a single cantilever support end, and the remaining end is a free end. The method comprises providing a free end support engaged with the free end to stabilize the tire building drum by restricting lateral movement of the free end; and freeing the free end by temporarily retracting the free end support when desired, e.g., to enable application of annular fire components on the tire building drum, or to enable removal of a built tire from the fire building drum. Preferably, the free end support allows rotation of the fire building drum while the free end support is engaged with the free end. A preferred embodiment uses overtravel of actuator linkages stopped against an extension stop to lock the free end support in place, engaged with the free end, to stabilize the tire building drum without requiring continued power input.

摘要翻译： 用于稳定防火成型鼓的方法和装置，其中防火成型鼓具有两个端部，永久地支撑在单个悬臂支撑端，而剩余的端部是自由端。 该方法包括提供与自由端接合的自由端支撑件，以通过限制自由端的横向移动来稳定轮胎成型鼓; 并且通过在需要时临时缩回自由端支架来释放自由端，例如能够在轮胎成型鼓上施加环形防火部件，或者使得能够从防火成型鼓移除内置轮胎。 优选地，自由端支撑件允许防火成型鼓的旋转，同时自由端支撑件与自由端接合。 优选的实施例使用致动器连杆的超行程限制在延伸止动件上，以将自由端支撑件锁定就位，与自由端接合，以稳定轮胎成型鼓而不需要继续的动力输入。

公开(公告)号：US06793752B2

公开(公告)日：2004-09-21

申请号：US09957731

申请日：2001-09-21

申请人： Michel Lemaire ,  John Kolbjoern Rodseth ,  Francis Cornet

发明人： Michel Lemaire ,  John Kolbjoern Rodseth ,  Francis Cornet

IPC分类号： B29D3000

CPC分类号： B29D30/005 ,  B29D30/26 ,  B29D2030/202

摘要： Method and apparatus for precision longitudinal registration of a movable tire building drum (120, 620) to an automated tire building system (100) work station (110, 610), wherein the automated tire building system comprises one or more work stations with application drums (112), and the tire building drum is moved longitudinally forward (105) into and out of each work station, comprising: providing a work station longitudinal reference point (115, 615) upon a forward-facing surface (115, 615) of a laterally extendible portion (114, 614) of the work station; providing a drum reference point (125, 625) upon a rearward-facing surface (125, 625) of the tire building drum; and after the tire building drum has been moved into a work station, halting the tire building drum movement, laterally extending the work station longitudinal reference point rearward of the tire building drum, and then moving the tire building drum longitudinally rearward to abut the drum reference point against the work station longitudinal reference point. The tire building drum can be moved by a self-propelled vehicle (102, 602) which is flexibly connected to the tire building drum with a coupling (560, 660) which can be uncoupled. Then the tire building drum is moved longitudinally rearward by: coupling the work station to the tire building drum; uncoupling the tire building drum from the vehicle; and longitudinally moving the tire building drum relative to the vehicle. The flexible connecting means allows controlled lateral and vertical movement of the tire building drum relative to the vehicle while the vehicle is moving the tire building drum forward.

摘要翻译： 将活动轮胎成型鼓（120,620）精确纵向配准到自动轮胎成型系统（100）工作站（110,610）的方法和装置，其中所述自动轮胎建造系统包括具有应用鼓的一个或多个工作站 （112），并且轮胎成型鼓被纵向前进（105）移入和移出每个工作站，包括：在工作站纵向参考点（115,615）的前向表面（115,615）上提供工作站纵向参考点 工作站的横向可延伸部分（114,614）; 在所述轮胎成型鼓的后向表面（125,625）上提供滚筒参考点（125,625）; 并且在轮胎成型鼓已经移动到工作站之后，停止轮胎成型鼓运动，将工作站纵向参考点横向延伸到轮胎成型鼓的后方，然后纵向向后移动轮胎成型鼓以抵靠鼓参考 指向工作站纵向参考点。 轮胎成型鼓可以通过可自动推进的车辆（102,602）移动，该自行车辆（102,602）可以用联轴器（560,660）柔性地连接到轮胎成型鼓上。 然后，轮胎成型鼓的纵向向后移动：将工作站联接到轮胎成型鼓; 将轮胎成型鼓从车辆解开; 并且相对于车辆纵向移动轮胎成型鼓。 柔性连接装置允许轮胎成型鼓相对于车辆的受控横向和垂直移动，同时车辆正在向前移动轮胎成型鼓。

公开(公告)号：US06623583B2

公开(公告)日：2003-09-23

申请号：US09874444

申请日：2001-06-05

申请人： Francis Cornet ,  Michel Lemaire

发明人： Francis Cornet ,  Michel Lemaire

IPC分类号： B29D3048

CPC分类号： B29D30/32 ,  B29D2030/0044 ,  B29D2030/3207

摘要： A tire bead holder assembly for centering and gripping a circular tire bead before placement on a bead setter has circumferentially spaced radially moveable fingers actuated by a chain drive for simultaneous controlled movement of the fingers and application of centering pressure without distortion of the bead.