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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2004
Michel Lemaire, Habay-la-Neuve, BE;
Francis Cornet, Habay-la-Vieille, BE;
Michel Lemaire, Habay-la-Neuve, BE;
Francis Cornet, Habay-la-Vieille, BE;
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for stabilizing a fire building drum wherein the fire building drum has two ends, is permanently supported at a single cantilever support end, and the remaining end is a free end. The method comprises providing a free end support engaged with the free end to stabilize the tire building drum by restricting lateral movement of the free end; and freeing the free end by temporarily retracting the free end support when desired, e.g., to enable application of annular fire components on the tire building drum, or to enable removal of a built tire from the fire building drum. Preferably, the free end support allows rotation of the fire building drum while the free end support is engaged with the free end. A preferred embodiment uses overtravel of actuator linkages stopped against an extension stop to lock the free end support in place, engaged with the free end, to stabilize the tire building drum without requiring continued power input.