System for continuous manufacturing of semi-finished products
AssigneeCompagnie Generales Des Etablissements Michelin
InventorsBaptiste Forichon, Benjamin Dault
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Abstract
A system (1), for continuous manufacturing of semi-finished products including at least one electronic device (5) positioned between two strips (10, 14) of extruded elastomeric material, includes: conveying means, extrusion means (11) delivering a first extruded strip (10) of elastomeric material and a second extruded strip (14) of elastomeric material, means for feeding the electronic device (5), and cutting means (23). The extrusion means (11) include heating means allowing the hot extrusion of the strips (10, 14), and the conveying means include at least one means (30) for holding the electronic device (5) in place in a longitudinal direction.
Claims9
A system for continuous manufacturing of semi-finished products comprising at least one electronic device communicating by radiofrequency, positioned between two strips of extruded elastomeric material, the system comprising:
- conveying means;
- extrusion means delivering a first extruded strip of elastomeric material and a second extruded strip of elastomeric material;
- means for feeding the electronic device;
- cutting means;
- and
- a roller system that applies a force to the second strip while the second strip is travelling so that the electronic device is encapsulated between the two strips,
- wherein the extrusion means comprise heating means allowing hot extrusion of the two strips,
- wherein the conveying means comprise at least one means for holding the electronic device in place in a longitudinal direction,
- wherein the roller system comprises:
- at least one lamination roller;
- a first pressing roller;
- and
- a second pressing roller, and
- wherein the at least one lamination roller comprises:
- a first lamination roller that lowers the second strip onto the first strip;
- a second lamination roller that refines a centering of the electronic device;
- and
- a third lamination roller that places the second strip in contact with the electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.