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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2004
Gianni Mancini, Turin, IT;
Ezio Musitelli, Muggio', IT;
Pier Giuseppe Piantanida, Oleggio, IT;
Pirelli Pneumatici S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Abstract
An apparatus for manufacturing a vehicle tire includes means for preparing and toroidally shaping a carcass structure, preparing and arranging a belt structure as a crown around the carcass structure, and wrapping a tread around the belt structure. The means for preparing the belt structure includes an extrusion apparatus for forming a sheet of rubber-coated fabric including a plurality of reinforcing cords substantially parallel to one another, means for conveying the sheet, a first cutting device for cutting the sheet to obtain a plurality of strips, a device for transferring the strips, a device for splicing the strips to form a substantially continuous belt assembly, means for conveying the strips and the belt assembly, second and third cutting devices, means for conveying the belt strips and portions of the belt strips, and at least one assembly drum adapted to support the portions of the belt strips.