JP6105330B2 - Rubber member molding equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a rubber member molding apparatus for discharging rubber extruded from an extruder in a desired shape.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the bead member constituting the pneumatic tire has a ring-shaped rubber having a substantially triangular cross section. As shown in FIG. 6B, the bead member has a bead core made of a converging body such as a steel wire formed in an annular shape in advance, and a hard rubber bead filler provided on the outer periphery of the bead core. A bead filler as a rubber member is generally molded by being extruded in a belt shape through a die by an extruder. The bead member is formed by supplying the bead filler extruded from the extruder to the bead core, winding the bead filler, cutting the bead filler at a predetermined length, and then bonding the ends of the bead filler together. However, when a belt-shaped bead filler is wound around a bead core and formed into an annular shape, a tensile stress in the circumferential direction acts on the outer peripheral portion of the bead filler due to the difference between the inner and outer peripheries, and the end portions of the bead filler are bonded together. May cause trouble. That is, in the manufacturing method in which the rubber member is bent by applying an external force such as winding or pulling, there is a possibility that a problem may occur due to stress.

  One means for forming a rubber member in a curved state is disclosed in Patent Document 1. In Patent Document 1, an outer peripheral channel for feeding rubber to the outer peripheral portion of the discharge port and an inner peripheral channel for feeding rubber to the inner peripheral portion of the discharge port are provided in the base, and each channel is provided. Discloses an apparatus in which extruders are separately connected. This apparatus is configured such that the rubber is discharged from the discharge port in a curved state by making the extrusion amount or the extrusion speed of each extruder different to give a difference in rubber flow rate between the inner and outer circumferences.

  Another means for forming the rubber member in a curved state is disclosed in Patent Document 2. In Patent Document 2, a die having a discharge port for discharging rubber extruded from an extruder in a desired shape is configured such that the discharge port can be swung horizontally at an arbitrary angle, and is extruded from the discharge port. An apparatus for picking up and curving incoming rubber is disclosed.

JP 2009-61691 A JP 2006-326920 A

  However, since the apparatus of Patent Document 1 uses two extruders, the apparatus becomes large. In the apparatus of Patent Document 2, the die structure is complicated and the cost is increased.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a rubber member molding apparatus capable of molding a rubber member in a curved state while avoiding an increase in size and cost. That is.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following measures.

  That is, the rubber member molding apparatus of the present invention includes a die that discharges rubber extruded from an extruder through an internal flow path from a discharge port, a receiving port that is abutted with the discharge port and receives rubber from the discharge port, and the receiving port. A base having a discharge port for discharging the received rubber in a predetermined shape, and the base is capable of changing the mounting position with respect to the die, and by changing the mounting position of the base, the base The distribution of the part which does not receive rubber | gum directly from the said discharge port among the receptacles and the part which receives is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The rubber discharged from the base is bent by the difference in flow velocity and discharge amount, and its curvature is determined. If a part of the receiving port that does not receive rubber directly from the discharge port is formed by disposing the receiving port of the base from the discharge port of the die, the rubber flow with respect to the region is deteriorated. As a result, a flow rate difference is generated between a portion of the receiving port that does not receive rubber directly from the discharge port and a portion that receives rubber directly. In the present invention, only by changing the attachment position of the base, the distribution of the part that does not receive rubber directly from the outlet and the part that receives rubber from the outlet is changed. The above distribution can be changed so as to be curved with a curvature of, and a rubber member with a desired curvature can be obtained. Nevertheless, since only the mounting position of the base with respect to the die is changed, the base and the die are not complicated. Furthermore, since the rubber is curved at the time of discharge, it is possible to sufficiently reduce problems such as warping of the outer peripheral portion as compared with the case where the rubber is bent forcibly.

  In order to appropriately shape a band-shaped rubber member that is curved so as to form an annular shape or a partial annular shape, the discharge port of the base is formed in a long shape, and the base is attached along the longitudinal direction of the discharge port. It is preferable that the position can be changed.

  In order to facilitate fine adjustment of the attachment position of the base with respect to the die, at least one of the base and the die is provided with a guide portion that engages the other side and guides the base in a slidable manner. Is preferred.

  In order to facilitate fine adjustment of the mounting position of the base with respect to the die, the base is formed with an elongated hole for passing a fastener such as a bolt, in addition to the receiving port and the discharge port, It is preferable that the attachment position of the base can be changed in a direction along the long hole.

The perspective view which shows typically the rubber member shaping | molding apparatus of this invention. The AA site | part sectional view and explanatory drawing of FIG. 1 which show typically operation | movement of a rubber member shaping | molding apparatus. The AA site | part sectional view and explanatory drawing of FIG. 1 which show typically operation | movement of a rubber member shaping | molding apparatus. The AA site | part sectional view and explanatory drawing of FIG. 1 which show typically operation | movement of a rubber member shaping | molding apparatus. The AA site | part sectional view and explanatory drawing of FIG. 1 which show typically operation | movement of a rubber member shaping | molding apparatus. FIG. 3 is a tire cross-sectional view showing a state where an annular rubber member to be molded is used as a tire constituent member. The front view of an annular | circular shaped rubber member and the base member provided in this. FIG. 6B is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 6B.

  Hereinafter, a rubber member molding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6B and 6C, an example is shown in which an annular rubber member 11 is obtained by molding a belt-shaped rubber having an outer peripheral portion having a tapered cross-sectional triangle shape into an annular shape. An annular base member 10 is joined to the radially inner end portion 11 d of the rubber member 11. The annular rubber member 11 is a bead filler 11 having a triangular cross-section with a tapered outer peripheral portion. The base member 10 is a metal material and is a bead core 10 provided at the radially inner end portion 11 d of the bead filler 11. The bead filler 11 is formed of hard rubber, and the bead core 10 is formed of a convergent body such as a steel wire. The bead filler 11 and the bead core 10 are tire components as shown in FIG. 6A.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the molding apparatus includes a die 3 that discharges the rubber extruded from the extruder 2 from the discharge port 31 through the internal flow path 30, and a rubber that is abutted with the discharge port 31 and is discharged from the discharge port 31. And a base 4 having a discharge port 42 for discharging the rubber received at the reception port 41 in a predetermined shape.

  Although not shown, the extruder 2 includes a hopper into which a rubber material is charged, a screw that pushes forward while applying heat to the rubber material, and the like. The extruder 2 controls the rotational speed of the screw by a control device (not shown), so that the rubber extrusion amount is controlled to a constant amount, for example.

  The die 3 is formed of a metal material, and an internal flow path 30 through which rubber supplied from the extruder 2 passes is provided inside, and a discharge port 31 is formed on the downstream side thereof. The die 3 is formed such that the cross-sectional area of the flow path 30 decreases from the upstream side toward the downstream side.

  The base 4 is made of a metal material and has a receiving port 41 and a discharge port 42. In the present embodiment, the discharge port 31 of the die 3 and the receiving port 41 of the base 4 are formed in substantially the same size, but the receiving port 41 of the base 4 may be larger than the discharge port 31 of the die 3. . Conversely, the receiving port 41 of the base 4 may be smaller than the discharge port 31 of the die 3. The internal flow path 30 of the base 4 is tapered from the receiving port 41 to the discharge port 42. The discharge port 42 of the base 4 has a substantially triangular shape formed in a long shape.

  The base 4 is configured to be able to change the mounting position with respect to the die 3. Specifically, when the base is viewed from the downstream side to the upstream side of the rubber flow, the discharge port 42 of the base 4 is formed in a long shape along the left-right direction WD (horizontal direction WD). In addition to the receiving port 41 and the discharge port 42, the base 4 is provided with a long hole 43 for passing a fastening tool vo such as a bolt. The long hole 43 is long along the left-right direction WD (horizontal direction WD). The base 4 can be fixed to the die 3 by fastening the fastener vo to the die 3 through the long hole 43. Accordingly, the attachment position of the base 4 can be changed in the longitudinal direction (horizontal direction WD) of the discharge port 42, that is, in the direction along the long hole 43. Of course, it is also effective to provide a play in the vertical dimension UD of the long hole 43 so that the attachment position of the base 4 can be adjusted in the vertical direction UD.

  The die 3 is provided with a guide portion 5 that engages with the counterpart base 4 at a position sandwiching the base 4 from both the upper and lower sides and guides the base 4 so as to be slidable along the horizontal direction WD. In the present embodiment, the guide portion 5 is a protrusion, but may be a groove or the like. In the present embodiment, the guide portion 5 is formed only on the die 3, but may be formed only on the base 4, or may be provided on both the die 3 and the base 4.

  Next, the operation of the molding apparatus will be described. In FIGS. 2 to 5, the rubber flow is represented by arrows, and the larger the arrow, the faster the flow, and the smaller the arrow, the slower the flow.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the positions of the discharge port 31 of the die 3 and the receiving port 41 of the base 4 substantially match in the left-right direction WD, the flow rates on both sides of the discharge port 42 in the left-right direction WD match, The rubber member 11 is discharged linearly without being curved. In this embodiment, when the center C1 of the discharge port 31 of the die 3 considered to be the center of the rubber flow coincides with the center C2 of the receiving port 41 of the base 4, the rubber member 11 is discharged linearly. It is considered that the offset position at which the rubber member 11 is discharged linearly changes as appropriate according to the shapes of the internal flow paths of the die 3 and the base 4 and other conditions. In the present embodiment, all the parts Ar <b> 1 of the receiving port 41 in the connection portion with the discharge port 31 directly receive rubber from the discharge port 31, and there are no portions in the receiving port 41 that do not receive rubber directly from the discharge port 31.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the base 4 is moved to the one side WD1 in the left-right direction WD with respect to the die, the rubber member 11 is bent so that the one side WD1 is on the inner side. At this time, a portion Ar2 of the receiving port 41 that does not receive rubber directly from the discharging port 31 at the connection portion with the discharging port 31 is generated on the one side WD1. On the other hand, the portion Ar1 that receives the rubber directly from the discharge port 31 in the receiving port 41 decreases. That is, as compared with the case of FIG. 2, the distribution of the part Ar <b> 2 that does not receive rubber directly from the discharge port 31 and the part Ar <b> 1 that receives rubber directly in the receiving port 41 is changed by changing the mounting position of the base 4. .

  The rubber member 11 discharged from the base 4 is bent due to the difference in flow velocity and discharge amount, and the curvature is determined. When the receiving port 41 of the base 4 is displaced from the discharge port 31 of the die 3, and a portion Ar <b> 2 that does not directly receive rubber from the discharge port 31 in the connection portion with the discharge port 31 is generated, this portion The rubber flow with respect to Ar2 becomes worse. On the other hand, since the receiving port 41 is prevented from being removed from the center C1 of the discharge port 31 of the die 3 where rubber flows most easily, the rubber flow in the portion Ar1 of the receiving port 41 that receives the rubber directly from the discharge port 31 is good. As a result of such balance, a flow velocity difference is generated between a portion Ar2 of the receiving port 41 that does not receive rubber directly from the discharge port 31 and a portion Ar1 that receives rubber directly. It is considered that this flow velocity difference determines the bending direction and curvature of the rubber member 11.

  As shown in FIG. 4, if the base 4 is further moved to the one side WD1 in the left-right direction WD with respect to the die 3, the curvature of the rubber member 11 becomes larger, and the curvature is changed compared to the case of FIG. The At this time, in the connection portion with the discharge port 31, the portion Ar2 of the receiving port 41 that does not receive rubber directly from the discharge port 31 is larger than in the case of FIG. On the other hand, the portion Ar1 that receives the rubber directly from the discharge port in the receiving port 41 is smaller than in the case of FIG. That is, as compared with the case of FIG. 3, the distribution of the part Ar <b> 2 that does not receive rubber directly from the discharge port 31 and the part Ar <b> 1 that receives rubber directly in the receiving port 41 is changed by changing the mounting position of the base 4. .

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the base 4 is moved to the other side WD2 in the left-right direction WD with respect to the die 3, the rubber member 11 is bent so that the other side WD2 is on the inner peripheral side. As described above, even when the base 4 is moved with respect to the die 3, it is preferable that the receiving port 41 is not detached from the center C <b> 1 of the discharge port 31 of the die 3. Since the flow center of the rubber discharged from the die 3 is considered to be the center C1 of the discharge port 31, it is considered that the above-described bending mode does not hold if the center C1 is separated from the receiving port 41. In the present embodiment, a desired curvature of the rubber member 11 can be obtained simply by moving the base 4 in the left-right direction WD with respect to the die 3 on the basis of the offset (center position) shown in FIG. It becomes possible.

  Although the case where the rubber member 11 is bent along the left-right direction WD has been described above, the same applies to the case where the rubber member 11 is bent in the up-down direction UD. For example, when the cross section of the rubber member 11 is very thin, the discharged rubber member 11 may be wavy, but by slightly adjusting the mounting position of the base 4 to the die 3 in the vertical direction UD, the rubber member 11 is slightly slightly adjusted. It is also conceivable to actively add a ridge that curves to either side in the vertical direction to prevent unexpected undulation.

  Although the details are not described above, any molding method for forming the extruded belt-like rubber member into an annular shape may be adopted. For example, a method of cutting a rubber member extruded for a predetermined length and joining the end portions together can be mentioned. In addition, there is a so-called spread joint system in which an extruded belt-like rubber member is held in a shape of a molded turntable and extruded so as to be rubbed against the end of the rubber member that has made a round.

  As described above, the rubber member molding apparatus according to the present embodiment has the die 3 that discharges the rubber extruded from the extruder 2 from the discharge port 31 through the internal flow path 30 and the discharge port 31 so as to face the discharge port 31. A base 41 having a receiving port 41 for receiving rubber and a base 4 having a discharge port 42 for discharging the rubber received by the receiving port 41 in a predetermined shape. The base 4 can be changed in its mounting position with respect to the die 3. In addition, by changing the mounting position of the base 4, the distribution of the part Ar <b> 2 that does not receive rubber directly from the discharge port 31 and the part Ar <b> 1 that receives the rubber can be changed.

  The rubber discharged from the base 4 is bent by the difference in flow velocity and discharge amount, and its curvature is determined. When the receiving port 41 of the base 4 is displaced from the discharge port 31 of the die 3 and a portion Ar2 of the receiving port 41 that does not receive rubber directly from the discharge port 31 is generated, the rubber flow with respect to the portion Ar2 becomes worse. As a result, a flow rate difference is generated between a part Ar2 of the receiving port 41 that does not receive rubber directly from the discharge port 31 and a part Ar1 that receives rubber directly. In the present embodiment, the distribution of the portion Ar1 and the portion Ar1 that does not receive the rubber directly from the discharge port 31 in the receiving port 41 is changed only by changing the mounting position of the base 4, so that the curved state of the discharged rubber , The distribution can be changed so as to bend with a desired curvature, and a rubber member with a desired curvature can be obtained. Nevertheless, since only the attachment position of the base 4 to the die is changed, the base 4 and the die 3 are not complicated and enlarged. Furthermore, since the rubber is discharged in a curved state, problems such as warping of the outer peripheral portion can be sufficiently reduced as compared with the case where the rubber is bent by applying an external force.

  In the present embodiment, the discharge port 42 of the base 4 is formed in a long shape, and the base 4 is configured so that the mounting position can be changed along the longitudinal direction (WD) of the discharge port 42. According to this structure, it is preferable for molding a belt-shaped rubber member curved so as to be annular or partial annular.

  In this embodiment, the die 3 is provided with a guide portion 5 that engages with the die 4 on the other side and guides the die 4 so as to be slidable. According to this configuration, the attachment position of the base 4 to the die 3 can be easily finely adjusted. Of course, the guide part should just be provided in at least one of the nozzle | cap | die 4 and the die | dye 3. FIG.

  In the present embodiment, in addition to the receiving port 41 and the discharge port 42, the base 4 is formed with a long hole 43 for passing a fastening tool vo such as a bolt, and a direction along the long hole 43 (left-right direction). The mounting position of the base 4 can be changed to (WD). According to this configuration, the attachment position of the base 4 to the die 3 can be easily finely adjusted. Of course, other means can be used as a means for fixing the base 4 and the die 3. For example, a clamp mechanism etc. are mentioned.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the annular rubber member 11 as a bead filler, which is a tire constituent member, is taken as an example, but the rubber constituent member is not limited to a tire constituent member as long as it is rubber molded.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described based on drawing, it should be thought that a specific structure is not limited to these embodiment. The scope of the present invention is shown not only by the above description of the embodiments but also by the scope of claims for patent, and further includes all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims for patent.

  The structure employed in each of the above embodiments can be employed in any other embodiment. The specific configuration of each unit is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 ... Extruder 3 ... Die 30 ... Internal flow path 31 ... Discharge port 4 ... Base 41 ... Receptacle 42 ... Discharge port 43 ... Slot 5 ... Guide part Ar1 ... Part which receives rubber directly Ar2 ... Part which does not receive rubber directly

Claims (4)

A die for discharging the rubber extruded from the extruder from the discharge port through the internal flow path;
A receptacle having a receptacle that is abutted with the outlet and receives rubber from the outlet and a outlet for discharging the rubber received at the receptacle in a predetermined shape, and
The base is configured such that the mounting position with respect to the die can be changed, and the distribution of the part that does not receive rubber directly from the discharge port and the part that receives rubber can be changed by changing the mounting position of the base. The rubber member molding apparatus is configured to change the bending direction and the curvature while maintaining the rubber discharged from the base in a predetermined cross-sectional shape by changing the mounting position of the base. .   The rubber member molding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the discharge port of the base is formed in a long shape, and the base is configured so that an attachment position can be changed along a longitudinal direction of the discharge port.   The rubber member molding apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of the base and the die is provided with a guide portion that engages with a counterpart and guides the base in a slidable manner.   In the base, apart from the receiving port and the discharge port, a long hole for passing a fastener such as a bolt is formed, and the mounting position of the base can be changed in a direction along the long hole. The rubber member shaping | molding apparatus in any one of Claims 1-3.

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