TH57416A - Methods and equipment for assembling narrow sections onto a cylinder to form a tire. - Google Patents

Abstract

DC60 (28/08/45) This document reveals the method and equipment for assembling various tire components onto one or more tire forming cylinders at the tire forming system's workstation. The first set of internal measuring cylinders is positioned at loading position one, situated between the second set of external measuring cylinders at loading position two. Tire components are loaded onto the first and second sets of measuring cylinders at loading positions one and two. The first and second sets of measuring cylinders are then moved alternately from loading positions one and two to ready positions one and two, respectively. Next, these first and second sets of measuring cylinders are moved alternately from ready positions one and two to transfer positions one and two, respectively, transferring the tire components to one or more tire forming cylinders. Finally, the first and second sets of measuring cylinders are retracted from transfer positions one and two, respectively, to ready positions one and two. The first and second sets of measuring cylinders, both internal and external, are moved alternately between the first and second ready positions and the first and second loading positions, passing each other. This text reveals the method and equipment for assembling various tire components onto one or more tire forming cylinders at the tire forming system's workstation. The first set of internal measuring cylinders is positioned at the first loading position, situated between the second set of external measuring cylinders at the second loading position. Tire components are loaded onto the first and second sets of measuring cylinders at the first and second loading positions. The first and second sets of measuring cylinders are then moved alternately from the first and second loading positions to the first and second ready positions, respectively. These first and second sets of measuring cylinders are then moved alternately from the first and second ready positions to the first and second transfer positions, respectively, with the tire components being transferred to one or more tire forming cylinders. Finally, the first and second sets of measuring cylinders are retrieved from their loading positions. The first and second cylinders are transferred, respectively, to the first and second ready positions. Finally, the first and second measuring cylinders, both internal and external, are moved alternately between the first and second ready positions and the first and second loading positions so that they pass each other.

Claims (13)

1. The method of assembling multiple tire components onto one or more tire forming cylinders at a tire forming system workstation consists of the following steps: preparing the first measuring cylinder at loading position one and the second measuring cylinder at loading position two, with the second measuring cylinder positioned sideways, spaced apart, on either side of the first measuring cylinder; loading the first tire component onto the first measuring cylinder at loading position one and loading the second tire component onto the second measuring cylinder at loading position two; moving the first measuring cylinder from position one to the first ready position adjacent to one or more tire forming cylinders; moving the first measuring cylinder back from the first ready position to loading position one; and moving the second measuring cylinder toward one or more tire forming cylinders in a manner that passes outside and surrounds the first measuring cylinder. Positioning the second measuring cylinder sideways in the same direction at the second ready position. The second measuring cylinder is moved back from its second working position to its second loaded position in such a manner that it passes outside and surrounds the first measuring cylinder. 2. The procedure under claim 1 also includes the procedure of moving the first set of measuring cylinders from the first working position towards one or more tire forming cylinders to the first transfer position where the first set of components is inserted into one or more tire forming cylinders. 3. The procedure under claim 1 also includes the procedure of moving the first set of measuring cylinders from the first working position towards one or more tire forming cylinders to the second transfer position, where the second set of components is inserted into one or more tire forming cylinders. 4. The procedure under Claim 1 also includes the step of inserting the new first-unit component into the first-unit measuring cylinder when the first-unit measuring cylinder moves back to the first loading position from the first ready position. 5. The procedure under claim 4 also includes the step of inserting a new second component into the second measuring cylinder when the second measuring cylinder moves back to the second loading position from the second ready position. 6. The procedure under Claim 1 also includes the movement of one or more tire forming cylinders away from the work station and the positioning of another or more tire forming cylinders into the work station prior to the transfer of either the first or second set of components to that location. 7. The procedure under claim 6 also includes the step of moving one or more tire forming cylinders to the next work station after completing the assembly of both the first and second sets of components at that location. 8. The procedure for assembling multiple components onto one or more tire forming cylinders involves the following steps: preparing the workstation for one or more tire forming cylinders, each of which has a rotating shaft; positioning one or more tire forming cylinders at the workstation; preparing the first set of measuring cylinders, whose rotating shafts are parallel to the rotating shafts of one or more tire forming cylinders positioned at the workstation, each of which can move independently both parallel to and perpendicular to the rotating shafts of the tire forming cylinders positioned at the workstation; placing the first set of components on the first set of measuring cylinders at the first loading position; and preparing the second set of measuring cylinders, whose rotating shafts are parallel to the rotating shafts of the tire forming cylinders positioned at the workstation, each of which can move independently both parallel to and perpendicular to the rotating shafts of the tire forming cylinders positioned at the workstation. The second component is positioned on the second measuring cylinder at the second loading position, and the first and second measuring cylinders are controlled to move between positions one and two, respectively, and ready positions one and two, respectively. This is achieved by spaced the first and second measuring cylinders apart as they move between loading positions one and two and ready positions one and two, respectively. The first measuring cylinder is moved from ready position one to transfer position one to transfer the first component from the first measuring cylinder to the tire forming cylinder positioned in the work station, and the second measuring cylinder is moved from ready position two to transfer position two to transfer the second component from the second measuring cylinder to the tire forming cylinder positioned in the work station. 9. The procedure under claim 8 also includes the steps of moving the first measuring cylinder towards the tire forming cylinder at the work station from one position to the first loading position inside the second measuring cylinder, and positioning the first measuring cylinder at the first ready position adjacent to the tire forming cylinder prior to the transfer of the first component to that location. 10. The procedure under claim 8 also includes the following steps: moving the second measuring cylinder longitudinally toward the tire forming cylinder at the work site from an external side position of the first measuring cylinder; and positioning the second measuring cylinder laterally so that the second working position is adjacent to the tire forming cylinder prior to the transfer of the second component at that location. 11. The procedure under claim 8, in which the positioning procedure of one or more tire forming cylinders at a work station consists of the movement of one tire forming cylinder from the previous work station to the next work station. 12. The procedure under claim 8 also consists of the following steps: moving the second measuring cylinder back from the second transfer position to the second ready position; simultaneously moving the second measuring cylinder sideways at the second ready position and then back to the second loading position while moving the first measuring cylinder from the first loading position while positioned inside the second measuring cylinder to the first ready position; and moving the first measuring cylinder back from the first transfer position to the first ready position; simultaneously moving the first measuring cylinder sideways and back to the first loading position while moving the second measuring cylinder from the second loading position while positioned sideways outside the first measuring cylinder to the second ready position. 13. The procedure under claim 12, in which the procedure for positioning the forming cylinder at the work station involves moving the forming cylinder from the work station prior to transferring the first and second sets of components to it.