Stabilizer ply trimmer
AssigneeBridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
InventorsDonald O. Still, George J. Burley
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Abstract
A trimming apparatus and method which may be used in conjunction with an automated tire assembly system which automatically trims the edges of the stabilizer ply member. The apparatus uses a rotary cutter angled with respect to the axis of the stabilizer ply member in order to produce a uniform cut.
Claims1
In an apparatus for trimming a stabilizer ply disposed on a tire building drum using a rotary cutting element having a sharpened edge for coacting with a fixed surface to form a cutting apparatus, the improvement comprising means for varying the angular relationship of the axis of the cutting edge of said rotary cutting element with respect to the axis of said tire building drum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.