Apparatus and method of adhering belt-shaped tire member

A method of adhering a belt-shaped tire member by transferring the belt-shaped tire member from a feeding device configured to feed the belt-shaped tire member arranged at a position opposing a mold drum onto the mold drum comprising:

• using a transferring and adhering device including a transferring device configured to be capable of sticking to the belt-shaped tire member and circulate between the feeding device side and the mold drum side, and a separating unit configured to separate the belt-shaped tire member from the transferring device on the mold drum side;
• and
• circulating the transferring device in accordance with a feeding action of the feeding device;
• transferring the belt-shaped tire member stuck to the transferring device from the feeding device side to the mold drum side, and
• separating the belt-shaped tire member from the transferring device by the separating unit and adhering the same onto the mold drum,
• wherein the transferring device and the separating unit are different components,
• wherein the separating unit is a member configured to circulate in parallel to the transferring device,
• the transferring device is provided so as to circulate away from the mold drum at a position rearward of the highest point of the mold drum in a direction of advancement of the belt-shaped tire member as a turning point, and simultaneously,
• the belt-shaped tire member is separated from the transferring device by bringing the separating unit into abutment with the belt-shaped tire member at a position forward of the turning point in the direction of advancement of the belt-shaped tire member, and
• the separating unit is brought into abutment with the belt-shaped tire member at a position above the highest point of the mold drum to sandwich the belt-shaped tire member between the separating unit and the highest point of the mold drum, thereby adhering the belt-shaped tire member onto the mold drum.