Process and apparatus for building tyres for vehicle wheels
US11040509B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2301/515326
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A process and an apparatus for cutting a continuous rubber-covered belt in a process for building tyres for vehicle wheels, wherein the apparatus includes a cutting group, in turn comprising: a knife formed by a first half-part and a second half-part and movable along a cutting direction that is tilted with respect to a supply direction of a rubber-covered belt placed beneath the knife. The process includes: lifting a lifting element placed below the continuous rubber-covered belt and at the cutting zone, until a portion of rubber-covered belt is lifted, and lowering the single first-half part of the knife, making it slide with respect to the second half-part.
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