Machine and method for automatic application of rim tape
AssigneeOrbea, S.Coop.
InventorsLUIS SERRANO FUENTES, MANUEL MARTÍN GARCÍA, JUAN CARLOS CAMBRONERO GONZÁLEZ, ANTONIO JAVIER CALVO CAMBRONERO
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AssigneeOrbea, S.Coop.
InventorsLUIS SERRANO FUENTES, MANUEL MARTÍN GARCÍA, JUAN CARLOS CAMBRONERO GONZÁLEZ, ANTONIO JAVIER CALVO CAMBRONERO
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The invention refers to a machine (1) and the automatic method for applying tape (5) in the interior of the rim (3a) of a bicycle wheel (3) to protect the inner tube and/or seal the rim (3a) for tubeless tyres. The machine (1) of the invention comprises a stand (2) where the wheel (3) is placed on a positioning and retention system (4) that rotates it to place the tape (5) in the interior of the rim (3a) by means of a dispensing system (6). The machine (1) and the method of the invention comprise a shaping system (8) for the tape (5) by means of a pressure roller (8a) and a heat dispenser (8b) together with an automation system (9) to setting the taping parameters required by the different systems.
Automatic rim tape application machine where a wheel is placed on a stand and is fixed by means of a positioning and retention system that allows the wheel to rotate to place tape in the interior of the rim by means of a tape dispenser system where the machine is characterized by comprising:
Automatic method for placing rim tape, where the machine is activated to rotate a wheel and place tape on the interior of a rim, where the procedure includes the steps of:
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