公开(公告)号：US12286320B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-29

申请号：US18564573

申请日：2022-05-09

Applicant: VMI HOLLAND B.V.

Inventor： Ruben Visser ,  Antonie Slots ,  Herman Sebastiaan Scherpenhuizen

IPC: B65H20/06 ,  B29D30/00 ,  B29D30/26 ,  B65H23/02 ,  B65H23/032 ,  B65H16/00

Abstract: The invention relates to an unwinding system, an assembly and a method for unwinding a tire component from a stock reel and for outputting said tire component in a transport direction, wherein the unwinding system comprises a reel station, an output conveyor and a transfer device for transferring a leading end of the tire component from the reel station to said output conveyor, wherein the transfer device comprises a retaining member which is movable along a guide path between a pick-up position and a release position, wherein the retaining member comprises a retaining surface for releasably retaining the leading end of the tire component, wherein the transfer device further comprises an arm that is rotatable around the inverting axis for moving the retaining member along the guide path, wherein the retaining member is movable with respect to the arm in an extension direction perpendicular to the inverting axis.

公开(公告)号：US10919723B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US16479172

申请日：2018-01-11

Applicant: VMI HOLLAND B.V.

Inventor： Ruben Visser ,  Mattheus Jacobus Kaagman

IPC: B65G23/24 ,  B65G23/00 ,  B65H29/58 ,  B65H29/16 ,  B29D30/00 ,  B65H35/00

Abstract: Disclosed is a conveying apparatus and method for conveying a tire layer, wherein the conveying apparatus includes a swivel conveyor with at least one endless belt or wire, a first pulley, a second pulley and a third pulley that define a minimal loop (L) for guiding the endless belt or wire along a conveying run and a return run, wherein the third pulley is arranged between the conveying run and the return run, and is swivable about a swivel axis (X) between a first swivel position and a second swivel position. The pivot position is chosen such that the length of the minimal loop when the third pulley is in the first swivel position is the same within a tolerance of less than 1 percent with respect to the length of the minimal loop when the third pulley is in the second swivel position.