JP2016107449A - Molding machine and molding method for tire constituent member - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a molding machine and molding method cutting off a strip member on an outer peripheral surface of a drum and capable of easily and accurately positioning a cut end of the strip member on a drum.SOLUTION: A molding machine 1 for a tire constituent member winds a strip member S around an outer peripheral surface 2A of a drum 2 to form a tire constituent member H. Cutting means cuts the strip member S arranged around the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2 along a width direction. A cutting auxiliary member 50 is attached onto the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2 and, when cutting off the strip member S, positioned on a radial direction inner side of the strip member S to assist the cutting means to cut off the strip member S.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a tire constituent member forming apparatus and a forming method for forming a tire constituent member by winding a belt-like member around an outer peripheral surface of a drum.

  At the time of manufacturing a tire, a belt-shaped member is wound around a drum by a molding device, and a cylindrical tire constituent member is molded. The belt-like member is supplied to the drum by the supply device, and is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the rotating drum. In that case, the edge part of a strip | belt-shaped member is cut | disconnected previously in a supply apparatus, and is arrange | positioned on the outer peripheral surface of a drum. Conventionally, the end of a belt-like member is cut at a low angle and attached to a drum (see Patent Document 1).

FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of a tire constituent member H formed by the conventional drum 100, and shows a general tire constituent member H formed by the belt-like member S. 4A is a side view of the drum 100 and the tire constituent member H, and FIG. 4B is an enlarged view of a portion W in FIG. 4A.
Here, the tire constituent member H is an inner liner. As shown in the figure, the belt-like member S is wound around the outer peripheral surface 101 of the drum 100 a plurality of times. As a result, the front end portion S1 and the rear end portion S2 of the belt-shaped member S overlap, and the overlap portion H1 is formed on the tire constituent member H.

  After the tire constituent member H is molded, the tire constituent member H is combined with a carcass ply or the like to form a carcass band. However, when the carcass band formed in this way is inflated, a portion with a different elongation amount may be generated in the tire constituent member H due to a difference in thickness and rigidity. Specifically, in the peripheral portion H2 of the overlap portion H1, the rigidity is lower than that of the overlap portion H1, and a difference occurs between the rigidity of the peripheral portion H2 and the rigidity of the overlap portion H1. Moreover, the inner peripheral surface side of the tire constituent member H is easily extended as compared with the outer peripheral surface side of the tire constituent member H that is in close contact with the carcass ply. Therefore, on the front end portion S1 side of the belt-like member S, the peripheral portion H2 of the overlap portion H1 may locally extend and become thin.

  On the other hand, by cutting the front end portion S1 of the band-shaped member S so as to become gradually thinner toward the tip, the rigidity of the overlap portion H1 gradually decreases toward the peripheral portion H2. As a result, the elongation at the peripheral portion H2 is relaxed, and the peripheral portion H2 is prevented from being thinned locally. However, when the front end S1 of the belt-like member S is cut as described above in the supply device, when the front end S1 is disposed on the outer peripheral surface 101 of the drum 100, the front end S1 is deformed, for example, the front end S1 is rounded. It tends to occur. Therefore, it takes time to accurately arrange the front end portion S1, and the efficiency of the arrangement work of the front end portion S1 is reduced.

JP-A-11-291364

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to cut the belt-like member on the outer peripheral surface of the drum and to easily and accurately place the cut end of the belt-like member on the drum. is there.

The present invention is a tire component forming apparatus that forms a tire component by winding a belt-shaped member around an outer peripheral surface of a drum. The tire component forming apparatus includes a cutting means for cutting a belt-like member disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the drum along the width direction, and a drum radial direction of the belt-like member provided on the outer peripheral surface of the drum. A cutting auxiliary member that is located inside and assists the cutting of the belt-like member by the cutting means.
Further, the present invention is a method for forming a tire constituent member in which a belt-like member is wound around an outer peripheral surface of a drum to form a tire constituent member. A method for forming a tire constituent member includes a step of disposing a belt-like member on the outer peripheral surface of the drum and positioning a cutting auxiliary member provided on the outer peripheral surface of the drum on the inner side in the drum radial direction of the belt-like member. Cutting the belt-like member disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the drum along the width direction by the cutting means while assisting the cutting of the member.

  According to the present invention, the band-shaped member can be cut at the outer peripheral surface of the drum, and the cut end of the band-shaped member can be easily and accurately arranged on the drum.

It is a side view which shows the shaping | molding apparatus of the tire structural member of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the front end cutting device of this embodiment. It is a perspective view of the drum of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the tire structural member shape | molded by the conventional drum.

An embodiment of a molding device and a molding method for a tire constituent member of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The tire constituent member molding apparatus and molding method (hereinafter referred to as a molding apparatus and molding method) according to the present embodiment wraps the belt-shaped member around the outer peripheral surface of the drum and molds the belt-shaped member into a cylindrical shape. Thereby, the tire constituent member which consists of a cylindrical belt-like member is fabricated. The tire constituent member is a rubber member used for manufacturing a raw tire, and is formed only of rubber (unvulcanized rubber), or is formed of rubber and another member (cord or the like).

  Below, the example which shape | molds the inner liner of a green tire with the strip | belt-shaped member formed only with rubber is demonstrated. The band-shaped member is wound around the rotating drum by one or more rounds (here, a plurality of rounds) by the molding device. Further, the molding apparatus molds a cylindrical tire constituent member that is an inner liner by overlapping the front end portion and the rear end portion of the belt-shaped member. Note that the front end portion and the rear end portion of the band-shaped member are a front end portion and a rear end portion of the band-shaped member when wound around the drum.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a molding apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, and shows a schematic configuration of the molding apparatus 1. FIG. 1 schematically shows the belt-like member S and the tire constituent member H arranged on the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2 by dotted lines.
As shown in the drawing, the forming apparatus 1 includes a feeding device 10 for the belt-shaped member S, a rotatable drum 2, a driving device 3 for the drum 2, a placement device 20 for the belt-shaped member S, and cutting of the two belt-shaped members S. The apparatus (the rear end cutting device 30 and the front end cutting device 40), the cutting auxiliary member 50 provided on the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2, and the control device 4 are provided.

  The control device 4 is a control unit that controls the entire molding device 1 and controls the molding operation of the tire constituent member H by the molding device 1. The supply device 10 is a supply unit that supplies the belt-shaped member S to the drum 2, and includes a transport device 11 that transports the belt-shaped member S. The conveyance device 11 is a conveyor (for example, a belt conveyor), and conveys the belt-shaped member S in the supply direction V. The supply device 10 supplies the belt-shaped member S to the drum 2 at a predetermined speed by the transport device 11 in accordance with the winding of the belt-shaped member S around the drum 2.

  The drum 2 is a cylindrical forming drum for forming the tire constituent member H, and rotates around an axis (see arrow R). The belt-like member S is supplied in the supply direction V by the supply device 10, and is wound around the outer peripheral surface 2 </ b> A of the drum 2 a plurality of times. The belt 2 is formed into a cylindrical shape by the drum 2, and a cylindrical tire constituent member H is formed. Further, the front end portion S1 and the rear end portion S2 of the belt-shaped member S overlap, and the overlap portion H1 is formed on the tire constituent member H. The driving device 3 is a rotating unit that rotates the drum 2 and rotates the drum 2 at a predetermined speed by a motor. The drive device 3 controls the rotation speed and rotation angle of the drum 2, and the drum 2 rotates by a predetermined angle and stops.

  When the belt-like member S is wound around the drum 2, the front end S1 and the rear end S2 of the belt-like member S are respectively arranged at predetermined positions on the drum 2 by the placement device 20 serving as placement means. The arrangement device 20 includes a holding device 21 that holds the front end portion S1 and the rear end portion S2 of the belt-like member S, and a moving device 22 that moves the holding device 21. The holding device 21 sucks and holds the front end portion S1 and the rear end portion S2 of the belt-like member S by, for example, suction means. In this state, the placement device 20 moves the holding device 21 from the supply device 10 to the drum 2 by the moving device 22, and places the front end portion S 1 and the rear end portion S 2 of the belt-like member S on the drum 2. Thereafter, the placement device 20 releases the holding of the front end S1 and the rear end S2 by the holding device 21.

  After the front end S1 of the belt-like member S is placed on the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2 by the placement device 20, the drum 2 is rotated by the driving device 3, and the belt-like member S is rotated from the front end S1 to the rear end S2. The drum 2 is wound around. The forming apparatus 1 winds the band-shaped member S around the drum 2 so that the front end S1 and the rear end S2 of the band-shaped member S overlap each other with a predetermined dimension. At that time, the belt-like member S moves in the longitudinal direction and is arranged along the circumferential direction of the drum 2 (referred to as the drum circumferential direction). Further, the rear end portion S <b> 2 of the belt-like member S is cut by the rear end cutting device 30 in the supply device 10 and is arranged on the drum 2 by the arrangement device 20.

  The rear end cutting device 30 includes a cutting table 31 adjacent to the conveying device 11 of the supply device 10 and a cutter 32 that cuts the belt-like member S supported by the cutting table 31. The cutter 32 is moved along the width direction of the band-shaped member S by the moving means, and cuts the rear end S2 of the band-shaped member S along the width direction of the band-shaped member S. The rear end cutting device 30 cuts the belt-like member S into a length wound around the drum 2 by the cutter 32. At that time, the rear end S2 of the band-shaped member S is cut so as to be inclined at a predetermined angle (here, an angle of 5 ° or more and 7 ° or less) with respect to the width direction of the band-shaped member S. As described above, when the band-shaped member S is cut along the width direction, the band-shaped member S may be cut parallel to the width direction, or the band-shaped member S may be cut inclined with respect to the width direction. There may be.

  The rear end S2 of the belt-like member S is cut in advance before being arranged on the drum 2. On the other hand, the front end portion S1 of the belt-like member S is cut by the front end cutting device 40 at the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2 after being arranged on the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2. The front end cutting device 40 includes a cutter 41 disposed outside the drum 2 in the radial direction (referred to as the drum radial direction). The cutter 41 is a cutting means for the belt-like member S, and is moved along the width direction of the belt-like member S by the moving means, and the belt-like member S arranged on the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2 is moved in the width direction of the belt-like member S. Cut along. At that time, the cutting of the belt-like member S is assisted by the cutting auxiliary member 50 extending along the axial direction of the drum 2 (referred to as the drum axial direction). Therefore, the cutting assisting member 50 is a part of the front end cutting device 40.

FIG. 2 is a view showing the front end cutting device 40 of the present embodiment, and shows the front end cutting device 40 that is cutting the belt-like member S in correspondence with FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the drum 2 of the present embodiment. 2 and 3, the belt-like member S is schematically shown by dotted lines.
As illustrated, the cutting assisting member 50 is a receiving metal (anvil) that receives the cutter 41 when the strip-shaped member S is cut, and extends in the cutting direction of the strip-shaped member S by the cutter 41. Specifically, the cutting assisting member 50 extends in the drum axial direction on the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2 and is inclined in the drum circumferential direction with respect to the drum axial direction. On the outer peripheral surface 2 </ b> A of the drum 2, the cutting assisting member 50 is disposed from one end to the other end in the drum axial direction, and crosses a portion around which the belt-shaped member S is wound along the drum axial direction.

  The cutting auxiliary member 50 includes an insertion portion 51 into which the cutter 41 is inserted, and two contact members (a first contact member 52 and a second contact member 53) that are in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the belt-like member S. The cutting auxiliary member 50 and the insertion portion 51 are arranged along the width direction of the band-shaped member S. By the first contact member 52 and the second contact member 53, the cutting assisting member 50 is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the strip member S and supports the strip member S. The first contact member 52 and the second contact member 53 are plate-like members that are inclined and extend with respect to the drum axial direction, and are arranged in parallel with a gap in the drum circumferential direction. Further, the cutting auxiliary member 50 (the first contact member 52 and the second contact member 53) is formed in a convex shape that protrudes outward from the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2 in the drum radial direction.

  The insertion portion 51 of the cutter 41 is a gap between the first contact member 52 and the second contact member 53. At the time of cutting the belt-shaped member S, a part of the cutter 41 is inserted into the insertion portion 51 and moves within the insertion portion 51. When the cutter 41 moves along the width direction (drum axis direction) of the band-shaped member S, the cutter 41 does not contact the first contact member 52 and the second contact member 53 in the insertion portion 51 and assists in cutting. It moves in the longitudinal direction of the member 50 (the cutting direction of the strip-shaped member S).

  As described above, the cutting auxiliary member 50 is a support member that supports the belt-like member S cut by the cutter 41 from the inner side in the drum radial direction, and the outer surface in the drum radial direction (referred to as the outer surface) of the cutting auxiliary member 50 is a drum. 2 is a smooth surface matching the shape of the outer peripheral surface 2A. At the time of cutting the belt-shaped member S by the cutter 41, the cutting auxiliary member 50 is located on the inner side in the drum radial direction of the belt-shaped member S arranged on the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2 (on the outer peripheral surface 2A side of the drum 2). The cutting of the belt-like member S by the above is assisted. Further, the cutting assisting member 50 is a guide member that guides the cutter 41 when cutting the strip-shaped member S, and in a state where the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2 is developed in a plane, a predetermined angle E (here, the drum axis direction) It is inclined at an angle of 5 ° to 7 °. In a state where a part of the cutter 41 is inserted into the insertion portion 51, the cutter 41 moves in the cutting direction of the strip member S while cutting the strip member S.

  When the winding of the belt-shaped member S around the drum 2 is started, the belt-shaped member S that contacts the cutting assisting member 50 is cut in the longitudinal direction of the cutting assisting member 50 by the cutter 41. At that time, the drum 2 is rotated in accordance with the movement of the cutter 41 while moving the cutter 41 in the drum axial direction. Accordingly, the cutter 41 moves in the longitudinal direction of the cutting assisting member 50 and cuts the front end portion S1 of the band-shaped member S along the width direction of the band-shaped member S on the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2. Further, the cutter 41 cuts the front end S1 of the band-shaped member S at a predetermined angle (see the cutting angle G in FIG. 2).

  The cutter 41 is inclined with respect to the thickness direction of the band-shaped member S and is arranged in a direction corresponding to the cutting angle G so that the cutting angle G of the front end S1 of the band-shaped member S by the cutter 41 becomes an acute angle. . The cutting angle G is an angle of a cut portion of the band-shaped member S in a cross section including the longitudinal direction and the thickness direction of the band-shaped member S (that is, a cross section of the band-shaped member S orthogonal to the drum axis direction). The front end S1 of the belt-like member S is cut at a predetermined cutting angle G (here, an angle of 10 ° to 25 °) by the cutter 41, and is formed in a wedge shape that becomes gradually thinner toward the tip. After the front end S1 of the belt-like member S is cut by the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2, the cut piece S3 of the belt-like member S is removed from the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2. The cut piece S3 of the belt-like member S is a portion cut from the front end S1 of the belt-like member S by the cutter 41.

Next, a procedure for molding the tire constituent member H by the molding apparatus 1 will be described.
First (see FIG. 1), the arrangement device 20 moves the front end S1 of the belt-like member S from the supply device 10 to the drum 2, and at the same time, the belt-like member S is supplied to the drum 2 by the supply device 10. Further, the supply of the belt-like member S by the supply device 10 is stopped, and the arrangement device 20 attaches the front end S1 of the belt-like member S to the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2 to provide the cutting auxiliary member 50 for the outer peripheral surface 2A. The front end S1 is arranged at the position. As a result, the belt-like member S is disposed on the outer side in the drum radial direction of the cutting assisting member 50 and is brought into contact with the outer surface of the cutting assisting member 50.

  As described above, when the winding of the belt-shaped member S around the drum 2 is started, the belt-shaped member S is disposed on the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2 and the cutting assisting member 50 is positioned on the inner side in the drum radial direction of the belt-shaped member S. . Next, the placement device 20 is moved above the supply device 10, and the belt-like member S is cut by the front end cutting device 40 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). At that time, the belt 41 is cut along the width direction by the cutter 41 while the cutting auxiliary member 50 inside the belt member S assists the cutting of the belt member S.

  The cutting auxiliary member 50 extends on the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2 while being inclined with respect to the drum axial direction. The band-shaped member S is supported by the cutting auxiliary member 50, and the band-shaped member S is cut along the width direction by the cutter 41. Corresponding to the inclination of the cutting assisting member 50, the front end S1 of the band-shaped member S is cut so as to be inclined at a predetermined angle E with respect to the width direction of the band-shaped member S. Further, the front end S1 of the belt-like member S is cut by the cutter 41 so as to become gradually thinner toward the tip, and formed into a wedge shape with a predetermined cutting angle G. At that time, by supporting the belt-like member S by the second contact member 53 on the cut piece S3 side, the belt-like member S is prevented from sagging or displaced, and the front end portion S1 of the belt-like member S is reliably cut at a predetermined cutting angle. Cut by G. The cut piece S3 of the belt-like member S is cut from the front end S1 of the belt-like member S and removed from the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2.

  Subsequently (see FIG. 1), the drum 2 is rotated by the driving device 3, and the belt-like member S is supplied to the drum 2 by the supply device 10 in accordance with the rotation of the drum 2. As a result, the belt-like member S is wound around the outer peripheral surface 2 </ b> A of the drum 2. Further, while the belt-like member S is being wound, the rotation of the drum 2 is stopped and the supply of the belt-like member S by the supply device 10 is stopped. In this state, the rear end cutting device 30 cuts the rear end portion S2 of the band-shaped member S along the width direction of the band-shaped member S. Here, the rear end portion S2 of the belt-like member S is cut so as to be inclined at a predetermined angle E with respect to the width direction of the belt-like member S, similarly to the front end portion S1. Similarly to the front end portion S1, the rear end portion S2 of the belt-like member S is cut so as to become gradually thinner toward the front end by the cutter 32 of the rear end cutting device 30 to form a wedge shape with a predetermined cutting angle. To do.

  Thereafter, the rotation of the drum 2 and the supply of the belt-shaped member S are restarted, and the belt-shaped member S is wound around the drum 2. Further, the arrangement device 20 moves the rear end S2 of the belt-like member S from the supply device 10 to the drum 2 and arranges it on the drum 2 whose rotation has been stopped. The rear end S <b> 2 of the belt-like member S is attached to the belt-like member S wound around the drum 2 by the placement device 20. By the forming apparatus 1, the belt-like member S is wound around the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2 a plurality of times, and the front end S1 and the rear end S2 of the belt-like member S are overlapped. Thereby, the strip | belt-shaped member S is shape | molded cylindrically and the cylindrical tire structural member H is shape | molded.

  As described above, in the molding apparatus 1 and the molding method of the present embodiment, the belt-like member S can be cut by the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2. Therefore, the front end S1 of the belt-like member S can be prevented from being deformed on the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2, and the front end S1 where the belt-like member S is cut can be easily and accurately arranged on the drum 2. Moreover, even if the cutting angle G of the front end S1 of the belt-like member S is smaller than the conventional cutting angle, the deformation of the front end S1 can be reliably suppressed. By preventing the cutter 41 and the cutting auxiliary member 50 (the first contact member 52 and the second contact member 53) from coming into contact with each other, the cutter 41 or the cutting auxiliary member 50 due to contact can be prevented from being damaged.

  Note that, when the strip member S is cut, only the cutter 41 may be moved without rotating the drum 2. Moreover, the belt-like member S may be cut by the cutter 41 along the width direction of the belt-like member S so as to be different from the above. For example, the belt-like member S may be cut so as to be curved with respect to the width direction. Good. The tire constituent member H may be a member combining an inner liner and another member, or may be a member wound around the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2 other than the inner liner. Depending on the type of the tire constituent member H and how the belt-shaped member S is wound, the rear end S2 of the belt-shaped member S may be cut by the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2 in the same manner as the front end S1.

  With respect to the cutting assisting member 50 (see FIG. 2), the width of the insertion portion 51 may be changed by causing the first contact member 52 and the second contact member 53 to approach and separate from each other by a drive mechanism in the drum 2. Further, the first contact member 52 and the second contact member 53 may be brought into contact with each other by a driving mechanism so that the insertion portion 51 is eliminated.

  The cutting assisting member 50 (the first contact member 52 and the second contact member 53) is movably connected to the drum 2 so that the cutting assisting member 50 can be accommodated in the drum 2 (for example, in the accommodating portion of the drum 2). May be. In a state where the cutting assisting member 50 is accommodated in the drum 2, the cutting assisting member 50 does not protrude from the outer peripheral surface 2 </ b> A of the drum 2, and the outer surface of the cutting assisting member 50 matches the outer peripheral surface 2 </ b> A of the drum 2. Placed in. Further, the moving mechanism in the drum 2 moves the cutting auxiliary member 50 to a position outside the drum 2 (a position protruding from the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2 (protruding position)) and a position inside the drum 2 (the outer peripheral surface of the drum 2). You may move to the position which does not protrude from 2A (non-protruding position). In this case, only when cutting the strip-shaped member S, the cutting assisting member 50 is moved from the non-projecting position to the projecting position and disposed at the projecting position. With the cutting auxiliary member 50 protruding from the outer peripheral surface 2A of the drum 2, the belt-like member S is cut by the cutter 41. In addition, after cutting the strip-shaped member S, the cutting assisting member 50 is moved from the protruding position to the non-projecting position, and when the strip-shaped member S is not cut, the cutting assisting member 50 is disposed at the non-projecting position.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Molding device, 2 ... Drum, 3 ... Drive device, 4 ... Control device, 10 ... Supply device, 11 ... Conveyance device, 20 ... Arrangement device, 21. ··· Holding device, 22 ··· Moving device, 30 ··· Rear end cutting device, 31 ··· Cutting table, 32 ··· Cutter, 40 ··· Front end cutting device, 41 ··· Cutter, ··· Auxiliary cutting member, 51 ··· Insertion portion, 52 ··· 1st contact member, ··· 53 ··· 2nd contact member, ··· H · tire component · · · · · · S

Claims (3)

A tire component forming apparatus that forms a tire component by winding a belt-shaped member around the outer peripheral surface of the drum,
Cutting means for cutting the strip-shaped member disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the drum along the width direction;
A cutting auxiliary member that is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the drum and is located on the inner side in the drum radial direction of the band-shaped member when cutting the band-shaped member, and assists the cutting of the band-shaped member by the cutting means;
An apparatus for forming a tire constituent member. In the shaping | molding apparatus of the tire structural member described in Claim 1,
The cutting auxiliary member extends in the drum axis direction on the outer peripheral surface of the drum, and is a tire forming member molding apparatus that is inclined in the drum circumferential direction with respect to the drum axis direction. A method for forming a tire constituent member that forms a tire constituent member by winding a belt-like member around the outer peripheral surface of the drum,
Disposing the belt-like member on the outer peripheral surface of the drum and positioning the cutting auxiliary member provided on the outer peripheral surface of the drum on the inner side in the drum radial direction of the belt-like member;
Cutting the band-shaped member disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the drum along the width direction by the cutting means while assisting the cutting of the band-shaped member by the cutting auxiliary member;
A method for forming a tire constituent member having

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