US4714505A
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Methods for handling sheet material
Assignee: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
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Filing: 1985-02-01
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Granted: 1987-12-22
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Expires: 2005-02-01
Abstract
Abstract In the feeding of sheet material to a machine such as a tire building former a sheet is first placed on a table and one edge of the sheet is aligned with a first datum line, preferably by tilting the table and supplying floatation air under the sheet. The sheet is then picked up and moved transversely through a predetermined distance by a gripping device to align the edge with a second datum line so as to enable the sheet to be fed in appropriate alignment to a machine.
Inventors
- 👤 Anthony G. Goodfellow
- 👤 Anthony R. Wright
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 06:12
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29D; B29D30/00; B29D30/06; B29D30/08; B29D30/20; B29D30/30; B29D30/3007; B65; B65H; B65H9/00; B29D30/38; B29D30/44; B29D2030/4406; B29D2030/4418; B29D2030/4431; B65H2801/00; B65H2801/93
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A method of feeding a ply of tire building fabric to a tire building former comprising laying a ply of fabric onto a table at a first location, transversely tilting the table while providing a flow of air beneath the ply to permit the ply to float over the table surface into appropriate alignment against a raised side abutment of the table thus arranging the ply on the table to align one side edge of said ply with a first datum line, applying a gripping device to the ply and transversely moving the gripping device and ply in an alignment preserving manner to a second location to align said one edge with a second datum line parallel with the first datum line and which is in predetermined relationship to a tire building former to enable the ply to be fed in appropriate axial alignment to the former.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
147 words
A method of feeding a ply of tire building fabric to a tire building former comprising laying a ply of fabric onto a table at a first location, transversely tilting the table while providing a flow of air beneath the ply to permit the ply to float over the table surface into appropriate alignment against a raised side abutment of the table thus arranging the ply on the table to align one side edge of said ply with a first datum line, applying a gripping device to the ply and transversely moving the gripping device and ply in an alignment preserving manner to a second location to align said one edge with a second datum line parallel with the first datum line and which is in predetermined relationship to a tire building former to enable the ply to be fed in appropriate axial alignment to the former.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein an end of the ply is moved into contact with an end abutment by longitudinally tilting the table while providing a flow of floatation air beneath the ply.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
71 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the ply is moved transversely by a gripping device and positioned thereby on a conveyor so that its position and alignment on the conveyor bears a fixed relationship to the position and alignment which has been established on the table, the conveyor then being operated to feed the ply in an accurate position and alignment to a tire building former located adjacent the conveyor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 3 wherein the length of the ply is measured and the diameter of the former is controlled to match the circumference of the former and any material carried thereon to the length of the ply.
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