Stitcher, tire building machine comprising said stitcher and method for stitching a tire component

Abstract

A tire building machine and a method for stitching a tire component, wherein the tire building machine includes a tire building drum and a stitcher. The tire building drum includes bead-lock segments which are retractable into a recessed position relative to the rest of the tire building drum. The stitcher includes a disc-shaped stitching body having a first side for pressing on the tire component during stitching and a second side opposite to the first side. The second side is concave, and the stitcher is positionable relative to the tire building drum such that the concave second side fits at least partially over a transition between the bead-lock segments in the recessed position and the rest of the tire building drum.

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