Assembly drum and method for the manufacture of tires
AssigneeCompagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin - Michelin & Cie
InventorsDominique Cordaillat, Olivier Muhlhoff, Bruno Panighel
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Abstract
The invention concerns a radially expansible assembly drum for the manufacture of tires, having a body mounted on a center shaft and presenting a receiving surface for the products to be assembled, the ends of which have different diameters; the drum contains retractable means capable of covering the end of the receiving surface of smaller diameter, and means of expansion of the drum to two different expanded positions.
Claims7
A radially expansible assembly drum for the manufacture of tires, comprising a body mounted on a center shaft and presenting a receiving surface for tire components to be assembled, the ends of said receiving surface having different diameters, retractable means capable of covering the end of the receiving surface of smaller diameter, and means for expansion of the drum, including the receiving surface and the ends thereof, to two different predetermined and stable expanded positions after the retractable means is retracted to uncover the end of the receiving surface of smaller diameter.
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