Tyre building plant and method for supplying an elongated element to a forming drum in a tyre building plant
US10500802B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2801/93
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tyre building plant includes a forming drum and a supply device for supplying an elongated element toward the forming drum. The supply device includes at least one conveyor belt which extends in a supply direction between a loading region, in which the elongated element is loaded on the conveyor belt and an unloading region, a control unit for controlling the loading of the elongated element on the conveyor belt, at least a first detection element which is fixed with a first portion of the conveyor belt, a sensor which is fixed and independent with respect to the conveyor belt and which detects the position of the first portion with respect to the supply device. The loading of the elongated element on the conveyor belt is performed when the first portion is at a predefined reference distance from the loading region.
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