Method and splicer for splicing a leading end and a trailing end of a tire component
AssigneeVmi Holland B.V.
InventorWillem Marinus VAN BEEK
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method and a splicer for splicing a leading end and a trailing end of a tire component together. The method includes the steps of: a) splicing the leading end and the trailing end together along a splice path extending across the tire component, in a splice direction from a first side of the tire component towards a second side of the tire component opposite to the first side; and b) prior to the splicing, forming a preliminary joint between the leading end and the trailing end at a preparatory splice position along the splice path that is closer to the second side than the first side.
Claims38
A method for splicing a leading end and a trailing end of a tire component together, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- a) splicing the leading end and the trailing end together along a splice path extending across the tire component, in a splice direction from a first side of the tire component towards a second side of the tire component opposite to the first side;
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- b) prior to the splicing, forming a preliminary joint between the leading end and the trailing end at a preparatory splice position along the splice path;
- wherein the preparatory splice position is spaced apart from the first side.
A splicer for splicing a leading end and a trailing end of a tire component together, wherein the splicer comprises a first splice member for splicing the leading end and the trailing end together along a splice path extending across the tire component, in a splice direction from a first side of the tire component towards a second side of the tire component opposite to the first side, wherein the splicer further comprises a second splice member for forming a preliminary joint between the leading end and the trailing end at a preparatory splice position along the splice path, wherein the preparatory splice position is spaced apart from the first side.
The splicer according to wherein the first splice member is a first splice roller that is rotatable about a first roller axis.
The splicer for splicing a leading end and a trailing end of a tire component together, wherein the splicer comprises a splice member, a drive for moving the splice member and a control unit that is operationally connected to the drive, wherein the control unit is configured for controlling the drive to perform the following steps:
- a) moving the splice member along a splice path extending across the tire component, in a splice direction from a first side of the tire component towards a second side of the tire component opposite to the first side for splicing the leading end and the trailing end together along said splice path;
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- b) prior to the movement in step a), moving the splice member to a preparatory splice position along the splice path for forming a preliminary joint between the leading end and the trailing end at the preparatory splice position along the splice path,
- wherein the preparatory splice position is spaced apart from the first side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.