Transfer wheel and method for tire building
AssigneeVmi Holland B.V.
InventorsRuben VISSER, Tom REGTERSCHOT, Martin DE GRAAF
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Abstract
The invention relates to a transfer wheel and a method for transferring a tire component to a tire building drum, wherein the transfer wheel defines a circumferential surface extending about a transfer wheel axis, wherein the transfer wheel comprises a pusher segment arranged at a first segment position along said circumferential surface, wherein the pusher segment comprises a segment body that is configured to be flush with the circumferential surface and at least one push-off member in said segment body movable relative to the segment body in a push-off direction facing radially outward relative to the transfer wheel axis.
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1-18. (canceled)
A transfer wheel for transferring a tire component to a tire building drum,
- wherein the transfer wheel defines a circumferential surface extending about a transfer wheel axis,
- wherein the transfer wheel comprises a pusher segment arranged at a first segment position along said circumferential surface,
- wherein the pusher segment comprises a segment body that is configured to be flush with the circumferential surface and a plurality of push-off members arranged adjacent to each other in a lateral direction parallel to the transfer wheel axis in said segment body movable relative to each other and the segment body in a push-off direction facing radially outward relative to the transfer wheel axis between a flush position in which the plurality of push-off members are flush with the circumferential surface and a push-off position radially outside of said circumferential surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.