Bead forming system with dedicated setup area
AssigneeBartell Machinery Systems, L.L.C.
InventorChristopher L. Johnson
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Abstract
A bead forming system for forming a tire bead may include the following: a housing, a first bead former configured to facilitate the formation of the tire bead, and a base secured to the first bead former, where the first bead former includes a bead-receiving surface that is rotatable relative to the base. The base may be adjustable such that the first bead former is movable from a first position to a second position. The first position may be on a first side of the housing, and the second position may be on a second side of the housing. A second bead former may be located in the second position when the first bead former is located in the first position, where the second bead former is located in the first position when the first bead former is located in the second position.
Claims20
A bead forming system for forming a tire bead, comprising:
- a housing;
- a first bead former configured to facilitate the formation of the tire bead;
- and
- a base secured to the first bead former, wherein the first bead former includes a bead-receiving surface that is rotatable relative to the base,
- wherein the base is adjustable such that the first bead former is movable from a first position to a second position, and
- wherein the first position is on a first side of the housing, and wherein the second position is on a second side of the housing.
A bead forming system for forming a tire bead, comprising:
- a bead former configured to facilitate the formation of the tire bead;
- and
- a base secured to the bead former, wherein the bead former includes a bead-receiving surface that is rotatable relative to the base about a first axis,
- wherein the base is rotatable about a second axis such that the bead former is movable from a first position to a second position.
A bead forming system for forming a tire bead, comprising:
- a housing having a first side and a second side;
- and
- a base coupled to a first former and a second former,
- wherein the first former is on the first side of the housing,
- wherein the second former is on the second side of the housing, and
- wherein the base is rotatable such that the first former is movable to the second side of the housing and the first former is movable to the second side of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.