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US 4,095,731 AGranted
Guiding narrow strip
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorsAntony Harding, Michel Lemaire
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AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorsAntony Harding, Michel Lemaire
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Guiding of narrow strip components of yieldable material is accomplished by applying a gentle drag to the strip which is greater near its edge more distant from the guide line or plane than in the strip closer to such guide line or plane. The drag is applied by positioning soft bristle brushes in an apparatus in a guide frame one sidewall of which provides the guide plane while the strip is continuously supported on a floor plate perpendicular to the plane. The strip can be supported by an air film introduced between the strip and the floor of the guide frame. A simple mechanism for swinging the brushes into and out of operating position is also disclosed. The foregoing abstract is not to be taken as limiting the invention of this application, and in order to understand the full nature and extent of the technical disclosure of this application, reference must be made to the accompanying drawing and the following detailed description.
A method of guiding a running length strip of elastically yieldable tire building material with respect to a reference plane, comprising pulling the strip forward in a direction parallel to said reference plane, applying to the strip a drag opposing forward movement greater near the running edge thereof more distant from said plane than in the strip closer to said plane by and between a stationary plane supporting surface and resiliently fixed brush means engageable in drag-inducing relation with said strip;
Apparatus for guiding a running length strip of elastically yieldable tire building material with respect to a reference plane comprising a frame including a wall, said wall defining said reference plane, and a floor extending perpendicularly of said wall and defining a stationary plane strip supporting surface;
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