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US 12,427,737 B2Granted
End-of-line winding for tire component
AssigneeCompagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
InventorsBaptiste Forichon, Benjamin Dault
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided that has a bobbin and a tire component. The apparatus also has a pivot arm that pivots about a pivot arm axis to move the bobbin from a ready position to a winding position and to an unloading position. The pivot arm rotates the bobbin to effect winding of the tire component onto the bobbin when the bobbin is located in the winding position. An attachment member is provided that effects attachment of the tire component to the bobbin. Further, a cutter is present that cuts the tire component.
Claims16
An apparatus, comprising:
- a tire component;
- a bobbin;
- a pivot arm that is configured for pivoting about a pivot arm axis to move the bobbin from a ready position to a winding position and to an unloading position, wherein the pivot arm rotates the bobbin to effect winding of the tire component onto the bobbin when the bobbin is located in the winding position;
- an attachment member that effects attachment of the tire component to the bobbin;
- and
- a cutter that cuts the tire component;
- wherein the pivot arm has a first engagement member and a second engagement member, wherein the first engagement member engages the bobbin in the ready position and the winding position, wherein the second engagement member engages the bobbin in the winding position and the unloading position;
- wherein the first and second engagement members both move in a direction parallel to the pivot arm axis, and wherein the first and second engagement members both expand to effect engagement with the bobbin.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a tire component;
- a bobbin;
- a pivot arm that is configured for pivoting about a pivot arm axis to move the bobbin from a ready position to a winding position and to an unloading position, wherein the pivot arm rotates the bobbin to effect winding of the tire component onto the bobbin when the bobbin is located in the winding position;
- an attachment member that effects attachment of the tire component to the bobbin;
- and
- a cutter that cuts the tire component;
- wherein the pivot arm has a first engagement member and a second engagement member, wherein the first engagement member engages the bobbin in the ready position and the winding position, wherein the second engagement member engages the bobbin in the winding position and the unloading position;
- wherein the bobbin is a first bobbin, and further comprising a second bobbin, wherein the first bobbin has the tire component wound thereupon and is engaged by the second engagement member in the unloading position when the second bobbin is engaged by the first engagement member in the winding position.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a tire component;
- a bobbin;
- a pivot arm that is configured for pivoting about a pivot arm axis to move the bobbin from a ready position to a winding position and to an unloading position, wherein the pivot arm rotates the bobbin to effect winding of the tire component onto the bobbin when the bobbin is located in the winding position;
- an attachment member that effects attachment of the tire component to the bobbin;
- and
- a cutter that cuts the tire component;
- and a retainer
- that holds the bobbin in the winding position when the pivot arm disengages from the bobbin when the bobbin is in the winding position.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a tire component;
- a bobbin;
- a pivot arm that is configured for pivoting about a pivot arm axis to move the bobbin from a ready position to a winding position and to an unloading position, wherein the pivot arm rotates the bobbin to effect winding of the tire component onto the bobbin when the bobbin is located in the winding position;
- an attachment member that effects attachment of the tire component to the bobbin;
- a cutter that cuts the tire component;
- and a labeler
- that applies a label to the bobbin when the bobbin is located in the unloading position.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a tire component;
- a bobbin;
- a pivot arm that is configured for pivoting about a pivot arm axis to move the bobbin from a ready position to a winding position and to an unloading position, wherein the pivot arm rotates the bobbin to effect winding of the tire component onto the bobbin when the bobbin is located in the winding position;
- an attachment member that effects attachment of the tire component to the bobbin;
- and
- a cutter that cuts the tire component;
- wherein the bobbin has a positioning window that is an aperture that extends completely through the bobbin in a direction parallel to the pivot arm axis,
- further comprising a sensor that utilizes the positioning window to sense an orientation of the bobbin when the bobbin is in the winding position.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a tire component;
- a bobbin;
- a pivot arm that is configured for pivoting about a pivot arm axis to move the bobbin from a ready position to a winding position and to an unloading position, wherein the pivot arm rotates the bobbin to effect winding of the tire component onto the bobbin when the bobbin is located in the winding position;
- an attachment member that effects attachment of the tire component to the bobbin;
- and
- a cutter that cuts the tire component;
- wherein the bobbin has a receiving cavity that receives the tire component when the attachment member effects attachment of the tire component to the bobbin.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a tire component;
- a bobbin;
- a pivot arm that is configured for pivoting about a pivot arm axis to move the bobbin from a ready position to a winding position and to an unloading position, wherein the pivot arm rotates the bobbin to effect winding of the tire component onto the bobbin when the bobbin is located in the winding position;
- an attachment member that effects attachment of the tire component to the bobbin;
- and
- a cutter that cuts the tire component;
- wherein the bobbin has a cutting cavity that receives a blade of the cutter when the cutter cuts the tire component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.