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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2006
Christopher David Dyrlund, Akron, OH (US);
Donald Chester Kubinski, Medina, OH (US);
Jeffrey Ford Bull, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Frank A. Edwards, Uniontown, OH (US);
Christopher David Dyrlund, Akron, OH (US);
Donald Chester Kubinski, Medina, OH (US);
Jeffrey Ford Bull, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Frank A. Edwards, Uniontown, OH (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for forming a continuous preparation ply of the type used to make vehicle tires from preparation ply sections having nonmetallic cords. An infeed conveyor successively feeds the preparation ply sections to a butt splicing machine that joins the ends of the two preparation ply sections to form a butt joint. A gum strip applier receives the continuous preparation ply from an outfeed conveyor and applies a gum strip over the butt joint. A method is provided for forming a continuous preparation ply by first automatically forming a butt joint, and thereafter automatically placing a gum strip on the butt joint.