Tire building machinery

Claim 2

A folding device comprising a folding bag which is inflatable from a flattened, cylindrical shape to a toroidal shape, and is supported at least partially on a cylindrical support, a first end of the bag lying substantially flush with one end of the support, the bag being secured to the support at a point adjacent said end at a point intermediate the ends of the bag, the bag comprising an endless flexible-walled tube being covered on its inner periphery by a first reinforcing layer and on its outer periphery by a second reinforcing layer, each of said reinforcing layers comprising two layers of oppositely disposed bias-cut cord plies, the bias angle of the cords of the plies of the first reinforcing layer being greater than that of the second reinforcing layer and a restoring device secured to the end of the bag remote from said first end.

Claim 3

A folding device comprising a folding bag which is inflatable from a flattened, cylindrical shape to a toroidal shape and is supported at least partially on a cylindrical support, a first end of the bag lying substantially flush with one end of the support, the bag being secured to the support at a point adjacent said end and at a point intermediate the ends of the bag, the bag comprising an endless flexible-walled tube having being covered on its inner periphery by a first reinforcing layer and on its outer periphery by a second reinforcing layer, each of said reinforcing layers comprising two oppositely disposed bias-cut cord plies, the bias angle of the plies of the first reinforcing layer being about 88° and the bias angle of the plies of the second reinforcing layer being about 38°, and an elastic sleeve substantially coaxial with the bag and one end of which is attached to the free end of the bag.

Claim 4

A folding device comprising a folding bag which is inflatable from a flattened, cylindrical shape to a toroidal shape and is supported at least partially on a cylindrical support, a first end of the bag lying substantially flush with one end of the support, the bag being secured to the support at a point adjacent said end and at a point intermediate the ends of the bag, the bag comprising an endless flexible-walled tube having being covered on its inner periphery by a first reinforcing layer and on its outer periphery by a second reinforcing layer, each of said reinforcing layers comprising two oppositely disposed bias-cut cord plies, the bias angle of the plies of the first reinforcing layer being about 88° and the bias angle of the plies of the second reinforcing layer being about 38°, and an elastic sleeve substantially coaxial with the bag and one end of which is attached to the free end of the bag.

Claim 5

A folding device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bias angle of the plies of the first reinforcing layer is approximately 88° and that of the plies of the second reinforcing layer is approximately 38°.

Claim 6

A folding device in accordance with claim 1, wherein there is provided for the fixing of the bag at a point intermediate the ends of the bag a holding wire which is wound in the form of several windings in at least one layer around the first reinforcing layer.

Claim 7

A folding device in accordance with claim 1, wherein there is provided for the fixing of the bellows at the support end a clamping wire which is wound in the form of several windings around at least one ply of the first cord ply arrangement.

Claim 8

A folding device in accordance with claim 5, wherein the clamping wire embraces only the ply resting on the support and the end of this ply is folded over outwardly and is secured to the plies of the second reinforcing layer.

Claim 9

A folding device in accordance with claim 6, wherein a clamping band is provided at the fixed end of the bag, the clamping band being in engagement with the front surface and arranged to extend opposite the clamping wire at least over the axial length thereof and is secured to the cord plies surrounding the tube.

Claim 10

A folding device in accordance with claim 7, wherein the clamping band has an initial stretch of about 100%.

Claim 11

A folding device in accordance with claim 4, wherein the clamping band extends in the axial direction approximately as far as the centre of the region situated between the clamping wire and the holding wire.

Claim 12

A folding device in accordance with claim 9, where the bag is covered, at least on the region situated between fixed end and holding wire with a fabric having a low coefficient of friction.

Claim 13

A folding device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the second reinforcing layer is folded about the tube at the free end of the bag and is connected at the fixed end to the first reinforcing layer.

Claim 14

A folding device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the restoring device at the free end of the bag comprises at least one cylindrical elastic member which is secured on a part of its length to the bag and arranged to overlap the free end of the bag.

Claim 15

A folding device in accordance with claim 12, wherein the elastic member consists of rubber.

Claim 16

A folding device in accordance with claim 12, wherein a further cylindrical sleeve is secured on a part of its length to the restoring sleeve and is situated at the outer periphery of the free end of the cylindrical restoring sleeve.

Claim 17

A folding device in accordance with claim 4, wherein several compressed air connections are provided in the region between the clamping wire and holding wire.

Claim 18

A folding device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the cylindrical support is provided with a shoulder portion approximately in the region of the axial center of the support, the part having the smaller diameter being situated on the side of the free end of the bag.

Claim 19

A folding device in accordance with claim 4, wherein the clamping wire and the holding wire each comprise tire bead wire covered with rubber.

Claim 20

A folding device in accordance with claim 4, wherein the mutual spacing of the clamping wire and the holding wire is dimensioned in such a way that, with the bag pressurized, the point, referred to as the tilting point, corresponding to the highest point of the bag still lies within the region of the support in front of the frontal terminal plane or rolling edge.