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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
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
A method for applying a sheet of flexible material to a cylindrical body is described. The sheet of material may be ply or a tire building component such as a liner. The method includes the steps of receiving the sheet of flexible material onto a conveyor belt of a conveyor table, wherein the conveyor belt can translate in the X direction, wherein the conveyor belt has a plurality of rollers rotatably mounted on the conveyor belt so they can rotate about an axis aligned with the X direction. The method further includes aligning a lateral edge of the sheet with an edge guide of the conveyor table by tilting the conveyor table and then tilting the conveyor table back to a level position. The method further includes moving a front edge of the conveyor table adjacent the cylindrical body; and applying the sheet onto the cylindrical body.