公开(公告)号：US10457004B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-29

申请号：US15032722

申请日：2014-10-31

Applicant: VMI Holland B.V.

Inventor： Cornelis W. Janszen ,  Gerrit Mulder

IPC: B29D30/44 ,  B29D30/00 ,  B65H23/032 ,  B29D30/22 ,  B29D30/30 ,  B29D30/20

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and centering assembly (1) for centering a tire component (9), wherein the method comprises the steps of placing the tire component on and conveying it from a first conveyor (2) towards a second conveyor (3), determining the position of a first longitudinal edge (91), transversely moving the first conveyor (2) and thereby aligning the first longitudinal edge (91) along a first reference on the second conveyor (3), conveying the tire component from the first conveyor (2) onto the second conveyor (3) while determining the position of a second longitudinal edge (92), wherein the tire component has a center between the first longitudinal edge (91) and the second longitudinal edge (92), conveying the tire component from the second conveyor (3) towards a drum (4), laterally moving the drum (4) to align the center of the tire component with a center of a desired application position of the tire component on the drum, and conveying the tire component from the second conveyor (3) onto the drum (4).

公开(公告)号：US12103258B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US16973379

申请日：2019-06-07

Applicant: VMI HOLLAND B.V.

Inventor： Maarten Reinoud Van Der Made ,  Cees Johan Van Voskuilen ,  Gerrit Mulder

IPC: B29D30/30 ,  B29D30/00 ,  B29D30/08

CPC classification number: B29D30/3028 ,  B29D2030/0066 ,  B29D2030/082 ,  B29D2030/3064

Abstract: A tire building method, in particular for strip-winding, includes the step of:



providing a choice between a production mode for building a tire component and a test mode for obtaining test measurements, wherein the choice is provided prior to executing the test mode;
wherein at least one or more building parameters is set prior to the building of the tire component based on test measurements performed on a test strip during the test mode.




Also disclosed is a tyre building system and a measurement tool.

公开(公告)号：US12246504B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-11

申请号：US18686695

申请日：2022-08-26

Applicant: VMI Holland B.V.

Inventor： Marcel Smits ,  Gerardus Johannes Catharina Van Laar ,  Gerrit Mulder

IPC: B29D30/30 ,  B29D30/00

Abstract: Disclosed is a strip applicator, a strip-winding station and method for applying a strip to a strip-winding drum, wherein the strip applicator includes an applicator member applying the strip to the strip-winding drum at an application position and a supply section receiving the strip in an input direction at a supply position and supplying the strip to the applicator member in an output direction. The applicator member is movable in an offset direction transverse to the output direction to offset the application position relative to the supply position. The supply section has an input member at the supply position for receiving the strip in the input direction and an output member for outputting the strip to the applicator member in the output direction. The output member is movable relative to the input member from a start position towards an offset position in the offset direction.

公开(公告)号：US10857750B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US16462462

申请日：2017-09-29

Applicant: VMI Holland B.V.

Inventor： Aart Jan Schouten ,  Teunis Johannes Verbruggen ,  Gerrit Mulder

IPC: B29D30/46 ,  B26D3/00 ,  B26D1/08 ,  B26D7/01

Abstract: Disclosed is a cutting device and a method for cutting a continuous strip into tire components. The cutting device includes a knife for cutting the continuous strip along a cutting line in a working plane and a feeding assembly with a feeding member for feeding the continuous strip in the working plane to the knife in a feeding direction that intersects with the cutting line at a cutting angle. The feeding member, and the knife are rotatable with respect to each other about a rotation axis perpendicular to the working plane for adjusting the cutting angle. The feeding assembly further includes an input member for receiving the continuous strip in an input direction into the cutting device and one or more guide members for guiding the continuous strip from the input member to the feeding member, wherein the input member is placed in line with or substantially in line with the rotation axis.