Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture – Surface bonding means and/or assembly means therefor – Tire body building type
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-06
2007-02-06
Knable, Geoffrey L. (Department: 1733)
Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
Surface bonding means and/or assembly means therefor
Tire body building type
C156S406400, C156S512000, C156S907000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10873222
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.
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Communication from the European Patent Office dated Jul. 16, 2001, including European Search Report, in European Patent Application No. 00204248.
Mancini Gianni
Musitelli Ezio
Piantanida Pier Giuseppe
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner L.L.P.
Knable Geoffrey L.
Pirelli Pneumatici S.p.A.
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