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Apparatus for attaching belt-like materials
Assignee: Bridgestone Corp
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Filing: 1988-04-14
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Granted: 1989-07-04
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Expires: 2008-04-14
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for attaching belt-like materials has a rotating unit for rotating a forming drum, a holding unit located apart from the forming drum for holding continuous belt-like materials along entire widths to be supplied to the forming drum, embracing units located between the forming drum and the holding units for embracing the belt-like materials along entire widths. A reciprocating unit is used for reciprocating the embracing units between the holding unit and the forming drum. A cutting unit is used for cutting in width directions the belt-like materials held by the holding unit and the embracing units. The apparatus includes control unit for controlling the rotating unit and the reciprocating unit so that circumferential speeds of the forming drum and moving speeds of the embracing means are at a constant ratio.
Inventors
- 👤 Hidetoshi Kimura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 22:13
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29D; B29D30/00; B29D30/06; B29D30/08; B29D30/20; B29D30/30; B29D30/3007; B29D30/38; B29D30/46; B29D2030/463; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/12; Y10T156/13
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
257 words
An apparatus for attaching belt-like materials, comprising rotating means for rotating a forming drum, holding means located apart from said forming drum for holding continuous belt-like materials along their entire widths to be supplied to the forming drum, embracing means located between said forming drum and the holding means for embracing the belt-like materials along their entire widths, reciprocating means for reciprocating said embracing mans between the holding means and the forming drum, cutting means for cutting the belt-like materials in their width directions along lines between said holding means and said embracing means which have been stopped in the proximity of said holding means, said belt-like materials being held by said holding means and said embracing means, and control means for controlling said rotating means and said reciprocating means so that circumferential speeds of the forming drum and moving speeds of the embracing means are at a constant ratio, thereby after holding one portions of the belt-like materials attached to said forming drum with predetermined amounts along their entire widths by means of said holding means and embracing means, cutting said belt-like materials between said holding means and embracing means by means of said cutting means, and rotating said forming drum, while moving said embracing means embracing trailing ends of the belt-like materials toward said forming drum in controlling said circumferential speeds of said forming drum and said moving speeds of said embracing means at a constant ratio to attach remaining portions of the cut belt-like materials to said forming drum under an appropriate tensile force.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
257 words
An apparatus for attaching belt-like materials, comprising rotating means for rotating a forming drum, holding means located apart from said forming drum for holding continuous belt-like materials along their entire widths to be supplied to the forming drum, embracing means located between said forming drum and the holding means for embracing the belt-like materials along their entire widths, reciprocating means for reciprocating said embracing mans between the holding means and the forming drum, cutting means for cutting the belt-like materials in their width directions along lines between said holding means and said embracing means which have been stopped in the proximity of said holding means, said belt-like materials being held by said holding means and said embracing means, and control means for controlling said rotating means and said reciprocating means so that circumferential speeds of the forming drum and moving speeds of the embracing means are at a constant ratio, thereby after holding one portions of the belt-like materials attached to said forming drum with predetermined amounts along their entire widths by means of said holding means and embracing means, cutting said belt-like materials between said holding means and embracing means by means of said cutting means, and rotating said forming drum, while moving said embracing means embracing trailing ends of the belt-like materials toward said forming drum in controlling said circumferential speeds of said forming drum and said moving speeds of said embracing means at a constant ratio to attach remaining portions of the cut belt-like materials to said forming drum under an appropriate tensile force.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
86 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said holding means comprises a stationary frame, a bracket forward and downward inclined and supported by said frame, a carriage forward and downward slidably movable relative to said bracket, a number of cylinders fixed to said carriage holding blocks fixed to outer ends of piston rods of said cylinders and having elastic layers at their front end to be in contact with the belt-like materials, and an anvil fixed to said frame immediately below said holding blocks.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
103 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said embracing means comprises a traveling block movable in substantially traverse directions of a moving direction of the material, a cylinder whose piston rod is extensible and retractable toward and away from said material, an embracing pad wider than the maximum width of themateria and fixed to an outer end of said piston rod of the cylinder, a horizontal cylinder whose piston rod is horizontally extensible and retractable, and an embracing portion supported by said piston rod of the horizontal cylinder, thereby embracing the belt-like material between the embracing pad and the embracing portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 3, wherein said embracing portion is accommodated by a movement of the piston rod supporting it in a straight groove formed in an anvil supporting the belt-like material being transferred toward said forming drum.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said reciprocating means comprises a traveling frame, a screw-threaded rod threadedly engaged in said traveling frame to reciprocate the traveling frame by rotations of the screw-threaded rod, and a motor for rotating the screw-threaded rod.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
77 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said control means comprises an operation sequence control device for memorizing predetermined operating programs of the apparatus and positional informations of component of the apparatus, a data processor for computing moving parameters of the component on the basis of the informations stored in said operation sequence control device, and a path positioning control unit for actuating driving means on the basis of informations sent from the data processor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said apparatus comprises press means for pressing a leading end of the belt-like material to said forming drum when the leading end of the material has been transferred onto the forming drum by means of the embracing means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 7, wherein said press means comprises a cylinder whose piston rod is extensible and retractable toward and away from the forming drum, and a press pad rockably supported by an outer end of the piston rod of the cylinder.
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