Transfer wheel, transfer device and method for transferring a strip to a tire building drum
AssigneeVmi Holland B.V.
InventorsMattheus Jacobus Kaagman, Ruben Matthias Visser
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Abstract
Disclosed is a transfer device and a method for transferring a strip to a tire building drum, wherein the transfer device includes a transfer wheel that is rotatable about a wheel axis, a base for supporting the transfer wheel and a drive for moving the transfer wheel relative to the base in an application direction perpendicular to the wheel axis, wherein the transfer device further includes an overload protection mechanism that enables the transfer wheel to move with respect to the base in a retraction direction opposite to the application direction irrespective of the drive.
Claims8
A transfer device for transferring a strip to a tire building drum, wherein the transfer device comprises a transfer wheel that is rotatable about a wheel axis, a base for supporting the transfer wheel and a drive for moving the transfer wheel relative to the base in an application direction perpendicular to the wheel axis, wherein the transfer device further comprises an overload protection mechanism that enables the transfer wheel to move with respect to the base in a retraction direction opposite to the application direction irrespective of the drive, wherein the drive as a whole is movable with respect to the base in the retraction direction, wherein the overload protection mechanism comprises a biasing member configured for biasing the drive with respect to the base in the application direction, wherein said biasing member allows the drive to move back-and-forth as a whole in the retraction direction when an excessive force is exerted on the transfer wheel.
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