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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2012
George Michael Stoila, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Dale Eugene Wells, Massillon, OH (US);
Thomas Alan Sells, Topeka, KS (US);
Thierry Royer, Arlon, BE;
George Michael Stoila, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Dale Eugene Wells, Massillon, OH (US);
Thomas Alan Sells, Topeka, KS (US);
Thierry Royer, Arlon, BE;
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
The invention provides in a first aspect an applier apparatus for applying a sheet of flexible material to a cylindrical body such as a tire building drum. The apparatus includes a support frame; a conveyor table having one or more conveyor belts mounted thereon; said conveyor table further comprising a plurality of support legs, each support leg having an outer leg portion and an inner leg portion, wherein each inner leg portion is mounted to the support frame, said conveyor table being connected to each of the outer leg portion of the support legs; the outer leg portion of each support leg having a first end slidably received over the inner leg portion and a second end connected to a nut; and wherein the nut is mounted onto a linear screw which is rotatably mounted onto a second end of the inner leg portion; said linear screw being driven by a motor wherein the nut is raised and lowered by operation of the screw.