Feeding device for strip shaped tire components

A feed device for strip-shaped tire components within a conveying apparatus for a tire build-up drum, whereby successively placed and rolled onto the tire build-up drum are a plurality of plies of different or differently pre-treated, essentially strip-shaped tire components that are bonded to the already applied materials, whereby said conveying apparatus is provided with at least one storage means, as well as appropriate pertaining ones of the feed devices for the tire components, as well as at least one cutting device associated with said feed devices for cutting said strip-shaped tire components to length, whereby said conveying apparatus is furthermore provided with at least one conveying line/conveying path in which cut tire components are conveyed to said tire build-up drum, further comprising:

• within a respective conveying line, an interconnected, one-piece transport system composed of a conveying device for withdrawing tire components from said storage means and for positioning said tire components in or under said cutting devices, and a conveying device for transporting said cut tire components to said tire build-up drum, wherein said one-piece transport system is movable within said conveying apparatus between a rear cutting and support position in which a cut tire component is supplied to said one-piece transport system, and an advanced support position, in which said tire component is applied to said tire build-up drum, wherein said feed devices are disposed and, as appropriate, are movable relative to a respective one of said one-piece transport system in such a way that in its rear cutting and support position said one-piece transport system is respectively operatively connected with a cutting device, wherein said feed devices and said one-piece transport system are provided with holding or fixing devices for said tire component that are movable to said tire component and are disposed in the region of said cutting devices, wherein during movement of said one-piece transport system, said holding or fixing devices temporarily fix in position not only said tire component that is withdrawn from the storage means and that after a cutting remains on the side of the storage means relative to a line of cut, but also a tire component already transferred to said one-piece transport system, whereby for the tire component that after a cutting remains on the side of the storage means, the holding or fixing device, and the cutting devices, are disposed within a lifting device that is associated with said feed devices, and wherein with said lifting device, said holding or fixing devices, said cutting devices, and said temporarily fixed tire component are movable into a position above a plane of an upper run of a conveyor belt of said one-piece transport system.