Tire component member conveying apparatus

A tire component conveying apparatus which conveys a belt-like tire component member to a shaping drum by a belt conveyor, said tire component conveying apparatus comprising;

• a conveyor belt having a reverse surface with at least one toothed portion which protrudes from the reverse surface at a predetermined position in width thereof and endlessly extends along a longitudinal direction of the belt, a driving drum which drives said conveyor belt and has teeth formed on the outer peripheral portion corresponding to the toothed portion so as to mesh with said toothed portion, a driving control means which drives the driving drum and controls its rotational speed, locating means for locating said tire component member on said conveyor belt in the widthwise direction, and means for preventing said tire component member from adhering to said conveyor belt when said tire component member is located by said locating means and adhering said tire component member onto said conveyor belt during said tire component member located is conveyed toward said shaping drum.