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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1985
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1983
Bridgestone Tire Company Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A strip deforming apparatus for deforming a flexible strip into a looped endless band, comprising a first conveyor assembly comprising an endless belt having an upper travelling path, a second conveyor assembly positioned below the first conveyor assembly and comprising an endless belt having an upper travelling path parallel with and spaced apart downwardly from the belt of the first conveyor assembly, and a third conveyor assembly positoned between the first and second conveyor assemblies and comprising a pair of conveyor rolls elongated in longitudinal directions of the apparatus and each rotatable about the center axis thereof. At least one of the first and second conveyor assemblies is movable toward and away from the other conveyor assembly and the conveyor rolls are spaced apart in parallel from each other in a lateral direction of the apparatus. The belt of the first conveyor assembly is driven to travel in a lateral direction of the apparatus and the belt of the second conveyor assembly is driven to travel in a direction opposite to the direction of travel of the belt of the first conveyor assembly. The third conveyor assembly is driven to move vertically between the first and second conveyor assemblies and the conveyor rolls of the third conveyor assembly are driven to move toward and away from each other in a lateral direction of the apparatus.