Method for sticking a belt-like member and apparatus therefore

A method for sticking a belt-like member having steel cords embedded therein, wherein a belt-like member prepared by cutting a raw material of the belt-like member on a conveyor at two front and rear locations, is conveyed by said conveyor, wrapped around a cylindrical drum and stuck to the drum;

• characterized by the steps of:
• cutting said raw material of the belt-like member on an anvil made of a non magnetic material placed on said conveyor while being fixedly held on a conveyor belt and said anvil to form a leading end edge by means of a magnet moving into position under said anvil of said belt-like member and simultaneously measuring an inclination angle of the cut line;
• holding the leading end portion of said belt-like member, separating it from said anvil, conveying it as synchronized with the conveyor up to a predetermined position beyond the anvil, and then fixedly attracting it onto the conveyor belt;
• conveying said raw material for the belt-like member having the leading end edge formed by a predetermined distance by means of said conveyor belt;
• cutting this raw material for the belt-like member on said anvil while being fixedly held to said conveyor belt and said anvil to form a trailing end edge of said belt-like member and simultaneously measuring an inclination angle of the cut line;
• holding cut end portions before and after the cut line, separating them from said anvil, and conveying them as synchronized with the conveyor up to a predetermined position beyond the anvil;
• changing the holding attitude of said trailing end portion on the basis of the measured inclination angles of the respective cut lines to correct the inclination angle of the cut line of the trailing end edge so as to coincide with the inclination angle of the cut line of the leading end edge;
• transferring the trailing end portion of the belt-like member onto the conveyor belt while maintaining the thus corrected configuration of the trailing end portion and fixedly attracting it toward the conveyor belt;
• separating the succeeding raw material of the belt-like member from the conveyor belt;
• conveying the belt-like member cut out of said raw material which is fixedly attracted toward said conveyor belt by means of the conveyor belt;
• making the cylindrical drum attract the leading end portion of the belt-like member;
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• wrapping and sticking said belt-like member around and to the cylindrical drum by rotating the cylindrical drum in synchronism with traveling of the conveyor belt.