Apparatus for bonding adhesive rubber tape to both edges of a steel cord fabric
US5004516A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 1989 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2030/003
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is disclosed an apparatus for bonding an adhesive rubber tape to both ends of a steel cord fabric. The apparatus comprises a unit for carrying the fabric, a unit for supplying the tape, and unit for folding and bonding the tape to both ends of the fabric. The folding/bonding unit includes a press rollers for bonding a widthwise half of the tape to upper end surfaces of the fabric, oblique rollers for folding an unbonded portion of the tape at both ends of the fabric, and taper rollers for bonding the folded tape to the fabric. The surfaces of oblique rollers are formed of transformable elastic materials, these rollers on each side of the steel cord fabric being disposed at different inclined angles.
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