Apparatus for manufacturing tire component and method of manufacturing tire component

• Main Author: TOSHIHIKO KODAMA
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 05.03.2019
• Subjects: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCESIN A PLASTIC STATE; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

The present invention provides an apparatus for manufacturing a tire component and a method of manufacturing the tire component, which are capable of butt-joining the end portions of the rubber memberwhile suppressing the displacement of the reinforcing cord in the vicinity of the joint portion. The tire component manufacturing apparatus includes a support body (10) that supports a sheet-like rubber member (P) in which a cord is embedded, and an opening portion (12) that extends along an end portion of the rubber member (P) and Provided on the support body (10); and a pair of joining rolls (22a) that draw the ends of the rubber member (12) and join the ends (P1, P2) of the rubber member (P) to each other, the joining rolls ( 22a) by moving the inner side of the opening (12) along the endportions (P1, P2) of the rubber member (P), the end portion of the rubber member (P) is brought close to and joined, and the support portion (23) is provided. The support portion (23) supports the lower surface of the rubber m