US20120313287A1 - Apparatus and method for manufacturing raw rubber strip - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for intermittently manufacturing a raw rubber strip with a steady accurate cross sectional shape.
- the raw rubber tape is formed by a rubber extruder.
- the extruded raw rubber tape is supplied to the building drum through a festoon type tape accumulator or the extruded raw rubber tape is once wound around a tape reel and supplied to the building drum from the reel.
- the reason for this is that the consumption of the tape is intermittent in order to remove the wound rubber component from the building drum whereas the production (extruding) of the tape is continuous to make the cross sectional shape and thickness of the tape constant and stable and to prevent breakage of the tape. In either case, therefore, the installation space of the apparatus for manufacturing a rubber tire component is inevitably increased due to the accumulator or reel.
- an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a raw rubber strip which can intermittently manufacture a raw rubber strip with a steady accurate cross sectional shape and accordingly can remove the need of the accumulator or reel.
- an apparatus for intermittently manufacturing a raw rubber strip comprises a rubber extruder unit, a calender unit disposed in front of the rubber extruder unit and a controller, wherein
- the rubber extruder unit comprises a screw extruder, an extruder head disposed at a front end of the rubber extruder unit, and a gear pump therebetween,
- the screw extruder comprises an extruder screw for kneading rubber materials supplied and pushing the kneaded rubber materials towards its outlet at the front end thereof,
- the extruder head comprises a nozzle block having a preforming nozzle for preforming the rubber extruded therefrom,
- the gear pump has gears and is positioned between the preforming nozzle and said outlet of the screw extruder so that, corresponding to on/off of the rotation of the gears, the rubber received from the outlet of the screw extruder is intermittently extruded from the preforming nozzle,
- the calender unit comprises a calender disposed in front of the extruder head, and a roll-gap changer,
- the calender comprises a pair of calender rolls at least one of which is driven to rotate and between which the preformed rubber extruded from the preforming nozzle is roll shaped into the row rubber strip having a finished thickness
- the roll-gap changer switches between a close state in which the calender rolls come close to each other in order to make the roll shaping and an open state in which the calender rolls get away from each other not to make the roll shaping
- the controller controls the rotation of the gears of the gear pump, the rotation of the calender rolls of the calender, and the switching of the roll-gap changer to let the calender rolls in the open state prior to the stopping of the rotation of the calender rolls.
- the apparatus according the present invention may be further provided with the following optional features:
- the controller lets the upper and lower calender rolls in the close state after the starting of the rotation of the calender roll;
- the controller lets the time period t 2 c of a slowing-down state of the calender rolls shorter than the time period t 2 g of a slowing-down state of the gear pump;
- the starting of the rotation of the calender rolls is delayed from the starting of the rotation of the gear pump, and the starting of the slowing-down state of the calender rolls is delayed from the starting of the slowing-down state of the gear pump.
- a method for intermittently manufacturing a raw rubber strip includes the use of the above-mentioned apparatus.
- the preformed rubber existing between the calender rolls is released from the compression by the calender rolls to prevent creep and a resultant decrease in the rubber thickness.
- the breakage of the rubber strip at the time of halting can be avoided, and the rubber strip can be manufactured intermittently with a steady accurate cross sectional shape.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an apparatus for manufacturing a raw rubber strip according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an apparatus for manufacturing a raw rubber tire component according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a pneumatic tire in which the raw rubber strip is wound as its rubber tire component.
- FIG. 4( a ) is a cross sectional view of a raw rubber strip taken along line A-A in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 4( b ) is a cross sectional view of the raw rubber strip taken in the direction of arrows B-B in FIG. 1
- FIG. 5( a ) is a graph showing rotational speed of the gears of the gear pump.
- FIG. 5( b ) is a graph showing rotational speed of the calender rolls.
- FIG. 5( c ) is a graph showing the open/close state of the calender rolls.
- an apparatus 1 for manufacturing a raw rubber strip according to the present invention is to intermittently manufacture a raw rubber strip GS.
- the apparatus 1 for manufacturing a raw rubber strip constitutes a part of an apparatus for manufacturing rubber tire components (t) for a pneumatic tire (T) which as shown in FIG. 2 comprises: a rotatable building drum (h) around which the raw rubber strip GS is wound, and an applicator (f) for applying the raw rubber strip GS to the rotating building drum (h), the applicator (f) comprising a conveyer (e) for conveying the raw rubber strip GS from the apparatus 1 to the building drum (h).
- the raw rubber strip GS is wound spirally around the building drum (h) to form a rubber tire component (t).
- the pneumatic tire (T) is, as shown in FIG. 3 , made up of rubber tire components (t), e.g. inner liner rubber Ga, sidewall rubber Gb, chafer rubber Gc, breaker cushion Gd, tread rubber Ge and the like in addition to rubberized cord layers, e.g. a carcass A 1 , a breaker A 2 and the like.
- rubber tire components e.g. inner liner rubber Ga, sidewall rubber Gb, chafer rubber Gc, breaker cushion Gd, tread rubber Ge and the like in addition to rubberized cord layers, e.g. a carcass A 1 , a breaker A 2 and the like.
- the apparatus 1 is used to manufacture a plural kinds of rubber strips (generically the “rubber strip GS”) having different compositions to form the inner liner rubber Ga, sidewall rubber Gb, chafer rubber Gc and the like.
- rubber strips GS are sequentially wound around the building drum (h) in its cylindrical state and form a cylindrical raw tire to be subjected to shaping into a toroidal shape.
- the apparatus 1 During removing the raw tire (namely, the wound rubber tire components) from the building drum, the apparatus 1 needs to stop because the accumulator, reel and the like are not provided. Thus, the apparatus 1 needs to manufacture the rubber strip intermittently.
- the apparatus 1 for manufacturing a rubber strip comprises:
- a rubber extruder unit 2 for preforming and intermittently extruding rubber G 2 ;
- a calender unit 3 disposed on the extruding side of the rubber extruder unit 2 and rolling the preformed extruded rubber G 2 into the rubber strip GS having the finished thickness;
- controller 4 for controlling the rubber extruder unit 2 and the calender unit 3 such that the apparatus 1 outputs the rubber strip GS intermittently synchronously with the cycle of need in the formation process of the rubber tire component (t).
- the rubber extruder unit 2 comprises:
- an extruder 5 which kneads the supplied rubber materials G and pushes or conveys the rubber materials G towards its outlet H at the front end thereof;
- a gear pump 6 which is disposed on the front side of the extruder 5 , and receives the kneaded rubber from the outlet H, and extrudes the rubber from its outlet;
- an extruder head 7 which preforms the rubber G 1 extruded from the gear pump 6 .
- the extruder 5 has a conventional structure in which an extruder screw 5 b is disposed in a bore of a main body 5 a having an inlet 5 c for the rubber materials G.
- an electric motor (not shown) for rotating the extruder screw 5 b , the supplied rubber materials G are kneaded and pushed or conveyed forward by the rotating extruder screw 5 b, and extruded from the outlet H formed at the front end of the extruder main body 5 a.
- the gear pump 6 in this embodiment is an external gear pump having a conventional structure in which two external spur gears 6 b are disposed in a casing 6 a.
- an electric motor M 1 for rotating the gears 6 b By turning on an electric motor M 1 for rotating the gears 6 b, the kneaded rubber G 1 received from the outlet H is extruded toward the extruder head 7 from its outlet formed at the front end of the casing 6 a.
- the extruder head 7 comprises:
- a block-like head main portion 7 a having a through hole and interchangeably attached to the gear pump 6 on the front side thereof;
- a nozzle block 7 b interchangeably attached to the head main portion 7 a and having a through hole and a preforming nozzle Y opened at the front end thereof.
- the through hole of the head main portion 7 a and the through hole of the nozzle block 7 b constitute one through hole of which cross sectional shape gradually changes from a circle to a rectangle and finally opened at the front end of the nozzle block as the preforming nozzle Y.
- the opening shape of the preforming nozzle Y is a relatively-small horizontally-long rectangle as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4( a ).
- the preformed rubber G 2 has a rectangular cross sectional shape which is substantially same as the opening shape of the preforming nozzle Y.
- the extruder head 7 the kneaded rubber G 1 is preformed and extruded as the preformed rubber G 2 .
- the preformed rubber G 2 has a thickness t 1 of not less than 0.4 mm and not more than 6 mm and a width w 1 of not less than 4 mm and not more than 40 mm. If the sizes are too small, it becomes difficult to maintain the shaping accuracy. If the sizes are too large, it becomes difficult to realize the desirable cross-sectional shape of the rubber component by winding the rubber strip.
- the gear pump 6 By employing the gear pump 6 , the output power of the extruder 5 can be reduced and that of the rubber extruder unit 2 as whole is also reduced. Thus, the downsizing of the rubber extruder unit 2 is possible.
- the calender unit 3 comprises a calender 10 and a roll-gap changer 9 as shown in FIG. 1 .
- the calender 10 comprises:
- calender roll 8 A a pair of upper and lower calender rolls 8 a and 8 b (generically the “calender roll 8 A”);
- a main frame 8 c disposed at the front end of the extruder head 7 and supporting the calender rolls 8 A therein rotatably and movably up and down while keeping the rotation axes of the calender rolls 8 A in substantially parallel with each other;
- the calender 10 shapes the preformed rubber G 2 into the rubber strip GS during passing through between the upper and lower calender rolls 8 a and 8 b.
- the roll-gap changer 9 is to switch between a close state and open state of the upper and lower calender rolls 8 a and 8 b.
- the close state is such that the upper and lower calender rolls 8 a and 8 b come close to each other in order to make a roll shaping.
- the open state is such that the upper and lower calender rolls 8 and 8 b get away from each other not to make or stop the roll shaping.
- the roll-gap changer 9 in this embodiment comprises:
- a liner actuator such as hydraulic cylinder and air cylinder having a rod 9 a and fixed to the main frame 8 c;
- a bearing unit 8 d attached to the end of the rod 9 a of the liner actuator and rotatably supporting the upper calender roll 8 a.
- the actuator is operated with fluid pressure controlled by the use of at least one regulator, e.g. solenoid valve, voltage-to-pressure (E/P) transducer and the like.
- at least one regulator e.g. solenoid valve, voltage-to-pressure (E/P) transducer and the like.
- the rubber strip GS has a thickness t 2 of not less than 0.3 mm and not more than 5 mm and a width w 2 of not less than 5 mm and not more than 50 mm. If the sizes are too small, there is a possibility that the rubber strip GS is broken during winding around the building drum. If the sizes are too large, it becomes difficult to realize the desirable cross-sectional shape of the rubber component by winding the rubber strip.
- the controller 4 controls the on/off of the operation of the gear pump 6 , the on/off of the operation of the calender rolls 8 A and the close/open state of the roll-gap changer 9 .
- a programmable sequencer, a microcomputer, a personal computer or the like can be used as the controller 4 .
- controller 4 The functions of the controller 4 are described hereinafter in conjunction with a method for manufacturing a rubber strip which uses the apparatus 1 .
- the rubber extruder unit 2 and calender unit 3 are also stopped, and the upper and lower calender rolls 8 a and 8 b are in the open state.
- the rubber strip GS existing between the calender rolls 8 A is supported between the calender rolls 8 A with a very small roll pressure which can not reduce the thickness of the rubber strip GS but can transfer the rotational force of the calender rolls to the rubber strip GS because by rotating the calender rolls 8 A, it is possible to move the rubber strip GS forward immediately.
- the “open state” means such a very small roll pressure state.
- the roll pressure between the calender rolls 8 A in the open state is preferably set in a range of 0.04 to 0.06 MPa.
- the distance to between the upper and lower calender rolls 8 a and 8 b in the open state is controlled to be less than the thickness t 1 of the preformed rubber G 2 and preferably not less than 150% of the distance tB between the upper and lower calender rolls 8 a and 8 b in the close state. Accordingly, in the stopped state, a part of the rubber strip GS sandwiched between the calender rolls 8 A is prevented from decreasing in the thickness.
- the roll pressure between the calender rolls 8 A in the close state is preferably set in a range of 0.7 to 0.9 MPa.
- the controller 4 enables the gear pump 6 , the calender 10 , the roll-gap changer 9 and the extruder 5 and controls these devices as explained later to produce the rubber strip GS.
- FIGS. 5( a ), 5 ( b ) and 5 ( c ) shows operating states of the respective devices (gear pump 6 , calender rolls 8 A) as a function of the time elapsed from the start of the rotation of the gear pump 6 .
- the axis of ordinate denotes the change in the operating state, but the coordinate does not necessarily mean the amount of change.
- the gear pump 6 has:
- a constant rotating speed state P 2 (namely, a steady state) where the rotating speed is constant; an accelerating state p 1 from the starting of the rotation of the gears 6 b to the steady state p 2 ; and a slowing-down state p 3 from the steady state p 2 to the stopping of the rotation.
- the calender rolls 8 A have: a constant rotating speed state r 2 (namely, a steady state) where the rotating speed is constant;
- the calender rolls 8 A has only two states as show in FIG. 5( c ), which are the above-mentioned close state and open state.
- the gear pump accelerating state pl is started before the starting of the calender accelerating state r 1 by the controller.
- the calender accelerating state r 1 starts after the starting of the gear pump accelerating state p 1
- the rubber G 2 which exists between the nozzle block 7 b and calender rolls 8 A and is not yet successively extruded, is not subjected to a tensile force due to the rotation of the calender rolls 8 A. Therefore, the decrease in the thickness is prevented, and the breakage of the rubber G 2 can be prevented.
- the time difference K 1 between the starting of the gear pump accelerating state p 1 and the starting of the calender accelerating state r 1 is set in a range of from 0.01 to 0.1 sec. If the time difference K 1 is large, there is a possibility that the rubber G 2 can not be sent forward in good order.
- the time period tic of the accelerating state of the calender rolls 8 A is set to be more than the time period t 1 g of the accelerating state of the gear pump 6 by controlling the rotating speed of the electric motor(s) by the controller.
- the time period t 1 c of the accelerating state is set in a range of from 1.2 to 2.5 times the time period t 1 g of the accelerating state. This decreases the tensile stress applied to the rubber G 2 existing between the nozzle block 7 b and the calender rolls 8 A at the time of startup, and thereby the prevention of the breakage of the rubber G 2 is further assured.
- the time period t 1 c of the accelerating state is determined experimentally not to cause substantial tension and looseness on the rubber G 2 between the nozzle block 7 b and the calender rolls 8 A, and such data is stored in the controller.
- the time period t 1 c of the accelerating state of the calender rolls 8 A is set to be less than 1.0 times the time period t 1 g of the accelerating state of the gear pump 6 by controlling the rotating speed of the electric motor(s) by the controller.
- the time period t 1 c of the accelerating state is more than 0.8 times the time period t 1 g.
- the controller 4 lets the calender rolls 8 A in the close state when the calender rolls are within the accelerating state r 1 .
- the calender rolls 8 A are switched to the close state after the starting of the accelerating state r 1 of the calender rolls 8 A.
- the time difference K 2 between the starting of the rotation of the calender rolls 8 A and the switching to the close state is preferably set in a range of from 0.01 to 0.1 sec.
- the starting of the slowing-down state r 3 of the calender rolls 8 A is delayed from the starting of the slowing-down state p 3 of the gear pump 6 as show in FIGS. 5 ( a ) and 5 ( b ).
- the time delay of the starting of the slowing-down state r 3 of the calender rolls 8 A from the starting of the slowing-down state p 3 of the gear pump 6 is set to be substantially equal to the sum of
- the feeding of the rubber strip GS becomes smooth and the thickness variation can be reduced.
- the starting of the slowing-down state r 3 of the calender rolls 8 A is delayed too much from the starting of the slowing-down state p 3 of the gear pump 6 , the rubber G 2 is subjected to a large tensile force and liable to be broken.
- the time difference K 3 between the starting of the slowing-down state r 3 of the calender rolls 8 A and the starting of the slowing-down state p 3 of the gear pump 6 is determined experimentally based on the materials of the rubber, the shape or configuration of the rubber G 2 and the like, but usually it is set to be about 0.2 to 0.4 sec.
- the switching to the open state from the close state by the roll-gap changer 9 is made when the surface speed of the calender rolls 8 A is decreased down to within a range of from 50 to 150 mm/sec.
- the time period t 2 c of the slowing-down state r 3 of the calender rolls 8 A is set to be less than the time period t 2 g of the slowing-down state of the gear pump 6 .
- the time period t 2 c is set to be not less than 0.6 times but less than 1.0 times the time period t 2 g. This helps to decreases the tensile stress of the rubber G 2 existing between the nozzle block 7 b and the calender rolls 8 A and prevent the breakage of the rubber.
- the stopping of the rotation of the calender rolls 8 A occurs prior to the stopping of the rotation of the gear pump 6 . This further helps to prevent the breakage of the rubber.
- the electric motors M 1 and M 2 for rotating the gears and calender rolls 8 A preferably used is an electric motor driven by a variable-voltage variable-frequency generator (inverter) in order to easily change the time periods t 1 c and t 2 c of the accelerating state and slowing-down state of the calender rolls 8 A and the time periods t 1 g and t 2 g of the accelerating state and slowing-down state of the gear pump 6 .
- a variable-voltage variable-frequency generator inverter
- the controller 4 program-controls the timing of the various states of the gear pump 6 , calender 10 , roll-gap changer 9 and extruder 5 not to cause an excessive tensile stress on the rubber strip GS, therefore, even if the apparatus 1 intermittently manufactures the rubber strip, the breakage of the rubber is completely prevented, and further the shape or configuration of the rubber strip becomes stable. Therefore, the accuracy of the rubber component formed therefrom can be improved.
Abstract
An apparatus for intermittently manufacturing a raw rubber strip comprises a screw extruder, an extruder head having a preforming nozzle, a gear pump therebetween, a pair of calender rolls, a roll-gap changer for switching between a close state and an open state of calender rolls, and a controller for controlling the gear pump, the calender rolls and the roll-gap changer to let the calender rolls in the open state prior to the stopping of the rotation of the calender rolls.
Description
- The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for intermittently manufacturing a raw rubber strip with a steady accurate cross sectional shape.
- In recent years, it is highly appreciated by the tire manufacturers to make a rubber tire component for example tread rubber, sidewall rubber, bead clinch rubber and the like by spirally winding a raw rubber strip or tape around a building drum a number of times.
- In such a manufacturing method, usually the raw rubber tape is formed by a rubber extruder. The extruded raw rubber tape is supplied to the building drum through a festoon type tape accumulator or the extruded raw rubber tape is once wound around a tape reel and supplied to the building drum from the reel. The reason for this is that the consumption of the tape is intermittent in order to remove the wound rubber component from the building drum whereas the production (extruding) of the tape is continuous to make the cross sectional shape and thickness of the tape constant and stable and to prevent breakage of the tape. In either case, therefore, the installation space of the apparatus for manufacturing a rubber tire component is inevitably increased due to the accumulator or reel.
- It is therefore, an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a raw rubber strip which can intermittently manufacture a raw rubber strip with a steady accurate cross sectional shape and accordingly can remove the need of the accumulator or reel.
- According to the present invention, an apparatus for intermittently manufacturing a raw rubber strip, comprises a rubber extruder unit, a calender unit disposed in front of the rubber extruder unit and a controller, wherein
- the rubber extruder unit comprises a screw extruder, an extruder head disposed at a front end of the rubber extruder unit, and a gear pump therebetween,
- the screw extruder comprises an extruder screw for kneading rubber materials supplied and pushing the kneaded rubber materials towards its outlet at the front end thereof,
- the extruder head comprises a nozzle block having a preforming nozzle for preforming the rubber extruded therefrom,
- the gear pump has gears and is positioned between the preforming nozzle and said outlet of the screw extruder so that, corresponding to on/off of the rotation of the gears, the rubber received from the outlet of the screw extruder is intermittently extruded from the preforming nozzle,
- the calender unit comprises a calender disposed in front of the extruder head, and a roll-gap changer,
- the calender comprises a pair of calender rolls at least one of which is driven to rotate and between which the preformed rubber extruded from the preforming nozzle is roll shaped into the row rubber strip having a finished thickness,
- the roll-gap changer switches between a close state in which the calender rolls come close to each other in order to make the roll shaping and an open state in which the calender rolls get away from each other not to make the roll shaping,
- the controller controls the rotation of the gears of the gear pump, the rotation of the calender rolls of the calender, and the switching of the roll-gap changer to let the calender rolls in the open state prior to the stopping of the rotation of the calender rolls.
- The apparatus according the present invention may be further provided with the following optional features:
- the controller lets the upper and lower calender rolls in the close state after the starting of the rotation of the calender roll;
- the controller lets the time period t2 c of a slowing-down state of the calender rolls shorter than the time period t2 g of a slowing-down state of the gear pump; and
- by the controller, the starting of the rotation of the calender rolls is delayed from the starting of the rotation of the gear pump, and the starting of the slowing-down state of the calender rolls is delayed from the starting of the slowing-down state of the gear pump.
- According to the present invention, a method for intermittently manufacturing a raw rubber strip includes the use of the above-mentioned apparatus.
- Therefore, in the apparatus and method according to the present invention, in the state when the calender rolls' rotation is off, the preformed rubber existing between the calender rolls is released from the compression by the calender rolls to prevent creep and a resultant decrease in the rubber thickness. Thus, the breakage of the rubber strip at the time of halting can be avoided, and the rubber strip can be manufactured intermittently with a steady accurate cross sectional shape.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an apparatus for manufacturing a raw rubber strip according to the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an apparatus for manufacturing a raw rubber tire component according to the present invention. -
FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a pneumatic tire in which the raw rubber strip is wound as its rubber tire component. -
FIG. 4( a) is a cross sectional view of a raw rubber strip taken along line A-A inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 4( b) is a cross sectional view of the raw rubber strip taken in the direction of arrows B-B inFIG. 1 -
FIG. 5( a) is a graph showing rotational speed of the gears of the gear pump. -
FIG. 5( b) is a graph showing rotational speed of the calender rolls. -
FIG. 5( c) is a graph showing the open/close state of the calender rolls. - Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail in conjunction with accompanying drawings.
- In the drawings, an
apparatus 1 for manufacturing a raw rubber strip according to the present invention is to intermittently manufacture a raw rubber strip GS. - In this embodiment, the
apparatus 1 for manufacturing a raw rubber strip constitutes a part of an apparatus for manufacturing rubber tire components (t) for a pneumatic tire (T) which as shown inFIG. 2 comprises: a rotatable building drum (h) around which the raw rubber strip GS is wound, and an applicator (f) for applying the raw rubber strip GS to the rotating building drum (h), the applicator (f) comprising a conveyer (e) for conveying the raw rubber strip GS from theapparatus 1 to the building drum (h). - Thus, the raw rubber strip GS is wound spirally around the building drum (h) to form a rubber tire component (t).
- The pneumatic tire (T) is, as shown in
FIG. 3 , made up of rubber tire components (t), e.g. inner liner rubber Ga, sidewall rubber Gb, chafer rubber Gc, breaker cushion Gd, tread rubber Ge and the like in addition to rubberized cord layers, e.g. a carcass A1, a breaker A2 and the like. - The
apparatus 1 is used to manufacture a plural kinds of rubber strips (generically the “rubber strip GS”) having different compositions to form the inner liner rubber Ga, sidewall rubber Gb, chafer rubber Gc and the like. Such rubber strips GS are sequentially wound around the building drum (h) in its cylindrical state and form a cylindrical raw tire to be subjected to shaping into a toroidal shape. - During removing the raw tire (namely, the wound rubber tire components) from the building drum, the
apparatus 1 needs to stop because the accumulator, reel and the like are not provided. Thus, theapparatus 1 needs to manufacture the rubber strip intermittently. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , theapparatus 1 for manufacturing a rubber strip comprises: - a
rubber extruder unit 2 for preforming and intermittently extruding rubber G2; - a
calender unit 3 disposed on the extruding side of therubber extruder unit 2 and rolling the preformed extruded rubber G2 into the rubber strip GS having the finished thickness; and - a
controller 4 for controlling therubber extruder unit 2 and thecalender unit 3 such that theapparatus 1 outputs the rubber strip GS intermittently synchronously with the cycle of need in the formation process of the rubber tire component (t). - The
rubber extruder unit 2 comprises: - an
extruder 5 which kneads the supplied rubber materials G and pushes or conveys the rubber materials G towards its outlet H at the front end thereof; - a
gear pump 6 which is disposed on the front side of theextruder 5, and receives the kneaded rubber from the outlet H, and extrudes the rubber from its outlet; and - an extruder head 7 which preforms the rubber G1 extruded from the
gear pump 6. - The
extruder 5 has a conventional structure in which anextruder screw 5 b is disposed in a bore of amain body 5 a having aninlet 5 c for the rubber materials G. By turning on an electric motor (not shown) for rotating theextruder screw 5 b, the supplied rubber materials G are kneaded and pushed or conveyed forward by the rotatingextruder screw 5 b, and extruded from the outlet H formed at the front end of the extrudermain body 5 a. - The
gear pump 6 in this embodiment is an external gear pump having a conventional structure in which twoexternal spur gears 6 b are disposed in acasing 6 a. By turning on an electric motor M1 for rotating thegears 6 b, the kneaded rubber G1 received from the outlet H is extruded toward the extruder head 7 from its outlet formed at the front end of thecasing 6 a. - The extruder head 7 comprises:
- a block-like head
main portion 7 a having a through hole and interchangeably attached to thegear pump 6 on the front side thereof; and - a
nozzle block 7 b interchangeably attached to the headmain portion 7 a and having a through hole and a preforming nozzle Y opened at the front end thereof. - The through hole of the head
main portion 7 a and the through hole of thenozzle block 7 b constitute one through hole of which cross sectional shape gradually changes from a circle to a rectangle and finally opened at the front end of the nozzle block as the preforming nozzle Y.
The opening shape of the preforming nozzle Y is a relatively-small horizontally-long rectangle as shown inFIG. 1 andFIG. 4( a). Thus, the preformed rubber G2 has a rectangular cross sectional shape which is substantially same as the opening shape of the preforming nozzle Y. Of course, it is also possible to preform the kneaded rubber G1 to have a cross-sectional shape different from a rectangle.
By the extruder head 7, the kneaded rubber G1 is preformed and extruded as the preformed rubber G2. - It is not essential but preferable that the preformed rubber G2 has a thickness t1 of not less than 0.4 mm and not more than 6 mm and a width w1 of not less than 4 mm and not more than 40 mm. If the sizes are too small, it becomes difficult to maintain the shaping accuracy. If the sizes are too large, it becomes difficult to realize the desirable cross-sectional shape of the rubber component by winding the rubber strip.
- By employing the
gear pump 6, the output power of theextruder 5 can be reduced and that of therubber extruder unit 2 as whole is also reduced. Thus, the downsizing of therubber extruder unit 2 is possible. - The
calender unit 3 comprises acalender 10 and a roll-gap changer 9 as shown inFIG. 1 . - The
calender 10 comprises: - a pair of upper and lower calender rolls 8 a and 8 b (generically the “
calender roll 8A”); - a
main frame 8 c disposed at the front end of the extruder head 7 and supporting the calender rolls 8A therein rotatably and movably up and down while keeping the rotation axes of the calender rolls 8A in substantially parallel with each other; and - an electric motor M2 for rotating the calender rolls 8A. The
calender 10 shapes the preformed rubber G2 into the rubber strip GS during passing through between the upper and lower calender rolls 8 a and 8 b. - The roll-gap changer 9 is to switch between a close state and open state of the upper and lower calender rolls 8 a and 8 b. The close state is such that the upper and lower calender rolls 8 a and 8 b come close to each other in order to make a roll shaping. The open state is such that the upper and lower calender rolls 8 and 8 b get away from each other not to make or stop the roll shaping.
- The roll-gap changer 9 in this embodiment comprises:
- a liner actuator such as hydraulic cylinder and air cylinder having a
rod 9 a and fixed to themain frame 8 c; and - a
bearing unit 8 d attached to the end of therod 9 a of the liner actuator and rotatably supporting theupper calender roll 8 a. - The actuator is operated with fluid pressure controlled by the use of at least one regulator, e.g. solenoid valve, voltage-to-pressure (E/P) transducer and the like.
By the liner motion of therod 9 a, theupper calender roll 8 a is moved up and down and switches between the close state and the open state. - It is not essential but desirable that the rubber strip GS has a thickness t2 of not less than 0.3 mm and not more than 5 mm and a width w2 of not less than 5 mm and not more than 50 mm. If the sizes are too small, there is a possibility that the rubber strip GS is broken during winding around the building drum. If the sizes are too large, it becomes difficult to realize the desirable cross-sectional shape of the rubber component by winding the rubber strip.
- If the calender rolls 8A are stopped in the close state of the calender rolls between which the rubber strip is compressed, creep is caused and the rubber thickness is gradually decreased. As a result, the rubber is very liable to break when the apparatus restarts. Further, it is necessary to control the extruder and calender so that the rubber strip is not subjected to a large tensile stress in order to prevent the breakage of the rubber strip.
- Therefore, to solve such problems, the
controller 4 controls the on/off of the operation of thegear pump 6, the on/off of the operation of the calender rolls 8A and the close/open state of the roll-gap changer 9. For example, a programmable sequencer, a microcomputer, a personal computer or the like can be used as thecontroller 4. - The functions of the
controller 4 are described hereinafter in conjunction with a method for manufacturing a rubber strip which uses theapparatus 1. - In the stopped state or halting state of the
apparatus 1, therubber extruder unit 2 andcalender unit 3 are also stopped, and the upper and lower calender rolls 8 a and 8 b are in the open state. - In the open state, it is preferable that the rubber strip GS existing between the calender rolls 8A is supported between the calender rolls 8A with a very small roll pressure which can not reduce the thickness of the rubber strip GS but can transfer the rotational force of the calender rolls to the rubber strip GS because by rotating the calender rolls 8A, it is possible to move the rubber strip GS forward immediately. In this application, the “open state” means such a very small roll pressure state.
- For that purpose, the roll pressure between the calender rolls 8A in the open state is preferably set in a range of 0.04 to 0.06 MPa. In order to achieve such a roll pressure value, the distance to between the upper and lower calender rolls 8 a and 8 b in the open state is controlled to be less than the thickness t1 of the preformed rubber G2 and preferably not less than 150% of the distance tB between the upper and lower calender rolls 8 a and 8 b in the close state.
Accordingly, in the stopped state, a part of the rubber strip GS sandwiched between the calender rolls 8A is prevented from decreasing in the thickness. Thus, even if the calender is stopped for a long time, the necessary thickness can be maintained, and the breakage of the rubber strip at the time of the restart can be avoided.
On the other hand, the roll pressure between the calender rolls 8A in the close state is preferably set in a range of 0.7 to 0.9 MPa. - To start the
apparatus 1 from such stopped state, thecontroller 4 enables thegear pump 6, thecalender 10, the roll-gap changer 9 and theextruder 5 and controls these devices as explained later to produce the rubber strip GS. -
FIGS. 5( a), 5(b) and 5(c) shows operating states of the respective devices (gear pump 6, calender rolls 8A) as a function of the time elapsed from the start of the rotation of thegear pump 6. Here, the axis of ordinate denotes the change in the operating state, but the coordinate does not necessarily mean the amount of change. - As shown in
FIG. 5( a), thegear pump 6 has: - a constant rotating speed state P2 (namely, a steady state) where the rotating speed is constant;
an accelerating state p1 from the starting of the rotation of thegears 6 b to the steady state p2; and
a slowing-down state p3 from the steady state p2 to the stopping of the rotation. - As show in
FIG. 5( b), the calender rolls 8A have: a constant rotating speed state r2 (namely, a steady state) where the rotating speed is constant; - an accelerating state r1 from the starting of the rotation of the calender rolls 8A to the steady state r2; and
a slowing-down state r3 from the steady state r2 to the stopping of the rotation. - In contrast, the calender rolls 8A has only two states as show in
FIG. 5( c), which are the above-mentioned close state and open state. - As show in
FIGS. 5( a) and 5(b), the gear pump accelerating state pl is started before the starting of the calender accelerating state r1 by the controller. - In other words, the calender accelerating state r1 starts after the starting of the gear pump accelerating state p1 As a result, the rubber G2, which exists between the
nozzle block 7 b and calender rolls 8A and is not yet successively extruded, is not subjected to a tensile force due to the rotation of the calender rolls 8A. Therefore, the decrease in the thickness is prevented, and the breakage of the rubber G2 can be prevented.
Preferably, the time difference K1 between the starting of the gear pump accelerating state p1 and the starting of the calender accelerating state r1 is set in a range of from 0.01 to 0.1 sec. If the time difference K1 is large, there is a possibility that the rubber G2 can not be sent forward in good order. - In the case of the rubber strip GS made of a natural-rubber-based compound for example used to form a sidewall rubber Gb of a pneumatic tire, there is a tendency that shrink becomes relatively large. Therefore, it is preferable that the time period tic of the accelerating state of the calender rolls 8A is set to be more than the time period t1 g of the accelerating state of the
gear pump 6 by controlling the rotating speed of the electric motor(s) by the controller. - Preferably, the time period t1 c of the accelerating state is set in a range of from 1.2 to 2.5 times the time period t1 g of the accelerating state.
This decreases the tensile stress applied to the rubber G2 existing between thenozzle block 7 b and the calender rolls 8A at the time of startup, and thereby the prevention of the breakage of the rubber G2 is further assured.
Incidentally, the time period t1 c of the accelerating state is determined experimentally not to cause substantial tension and looseness on the rubber G2 between thenozzle block 7 b and the calender rolls 8A, and such data is stored in the controller. - In the case of the rubber strip GS made of a synthetic-rubber-based compound for example used to form a tread rubber G of a pneumatic tire, in order to suppress the increase in the volume of the rubber when freed from the pressure of the extruder, it is desirable that the time period t1 c of the accelerating state of the calender rolls 8A is set to be less than 1.0 times the time period t1 g of the accelerating state of the
gear pump 6 by controlling the rotating speed of the electric motor(s) by the controller. - Preferably, the time period t1 c of the accelerating state is more than 0.8 times the time period t1 g.
- As show in
FIGS. 5( b) and 5(c), it is preferred that thecontroller 4 lets the calender rolls 8A in the close state when the calender rolls are within the accelerating state r1. In other words, the calender rolls 8A are switched to the close state after the starting of the accelerating state r1 of the calender rolls 8A. - As a result, when the calender rolls 8A become in the close state, the part of the rubber strip GS sandwiched between the calender rolls 8A in the stopped state or halting state of the
calender 10 has been moved forward. Accordingly, the sandwiched part can not be further compressed by the closing calender rolls 8A, and thereby the breakage of the rubber strip GS is prevented. If the time difference K2 between the starting of the rotation of the calender rolls 8A and the switching to the close state is too long, however, the thickness of the rubber strip GS tends to increase over the desired thickness.
For this reason, the time difference K2 between the starting of the rotation of the calender rolls 8A and the switching to the close state is preferably set in a range of from 0.01 to 0.1 sec. - To stop the apparatus, the starting of the slowing-down state r3 of the calender rolls 8A is delayed from the starting of the slowing-down state p3 of the
gear pump 6 as show in FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b). - This is because, for a certain period of time immediately after the starting of the slowing-down state p3 of the
gear pump 6, the rubber is still extruded from thenozzle block 7 b at the same rate as in the constant rotating speed state due to the elasticity of the rubber G2. Therefor, if the starting of the slowing-down state r3 of the calender rolls 8A occurs at the same time as the starting of the slowing-down state p3 of thegear pump 6, then it is difficult to smoothly convey the rubber G2 onwards from the calender rolls 8A and there is a possibility that the thickness of the rubber strip GS increases over the targeted thickness. - Preferably, the time delay of the starting of the slowing-down state r3 of the calender rolls 8A from the starting of the slowing-down state p3 of the
gear pump 6 is set to be substantially equal to the sum of - the time when the extruding rate of the rubber begins to decrease measured from the starting of the slowing-down state p3 of the
gear pump 6 and
the time required for the extruded rubber to reach to the calender rolls 8A.
Thereby, the feeding of the rubber strip GS becomes smooth and the thickness variation can be reduced.
However, if the starting of the slowing-down state r3 of the calender rolls 8A is delayed too much from the starting of the slowing-down state p3 of thegear pump 6, the rubber G2 is subjected to a large tensile force and liable to be broken. For this reason, the time difference K3 between the starting of the slowing-down state r3 of the calender rolls 8A and the starting of the slowing-down state p3 of thegear pump 6 is determined experimentally based on the materials of the rubber, the shape or configuration of the rubber G2 and the like, but usually it is set to be about 0.2 to 0.4 sec. - As shown in
FIGS. 5( b) and 5(c), it is necessary to let the calender rolls 8A in the open state prior to the stopping of the rotation of the calender rolls 8A, namely, within the time period t2 c of the slowing-down state r3 of the calender rolls 8A. As a result, the creep can be prevented and the thickness of the rubber strip GS becomes stable. And at the time of stopping theapparatus 1, the rubber G2 existing between thenozzle block 7 b and the calender rolls 8A is applied by a moderate tensile stress capable of preventing the shrinkage. - In addition, it is preferable that the switching to the open state from the close state by the roll-gap changer 9 is made when the surface speed of the calender rolls 8A is decreased down to within a range of from 50 to 150 mm/sec.
- Further, as show in
FIGS. 5( a) and 5(b), it is preferable that the time period t2 c of the slowing-down state r3 of the calender rolls 8A is set to be less than the time period t2 g of the slowing-down state of thegear pump 6. Preferably, the time period t2 c is set to be not less than 0.6 times but less than 1.0 times the time period t2 g. This helps to decreases the tensile stress of the rubber G2 existing between thenozzle block 7 b and the calender rolls 8A and prevent the breakage of the rubber. - It is preferable that the stopping of the rotation of the calender rolls 8A occurs prior to the stopping of the rotation of the
gear pump 6. This further helps to prevent the breakage of the rubber. - As to the electric motors M1 and M2 for rotating the gears and calender rolls 8A, preferably used is an electric motor driven by a variable-voltage variable-frequency generator (inverter) in order to easily change the time periods t1 c and t2 c of the accelerating state and slowing-down state of the calender rolls 8A and the time periods t1 g and t2 g of the accelerating state and slowing-down state of the
gear pump 6. - As explained above, the
controller 4 program-controls the timing of the various states of thegear pump 6,calender 10, roll-gap changer 9 andextruder 5 not to cause an excessive tensile stress on the rubber strip GS, therefore, even if theapparatus 1 intermittently manufactures the rubber strip, the breakage of the rubber is completely prevented, and further the shape or configuration of the rubber strip becomes stable. Therefore, the accuracy of the rubber component formed therefrom can be improved.
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1. An apparatus for intermittently manufacturing a raw rubber strip, comprising a rubber extruder unit, a calender unit disposed in front of the rubber extruder unit, and a controller,
the rubber extruder unit comprising: a screw extruder; an extruder head disposed at a front end of the rubber extruder unit; and a gear pump therebetween,
the screw extruder comprising: an extruder screw for kneading rubber materials supplied and pushing the kneaded rubber materials towards its outlet at the front end thereof,
the extruder head comprising: a nozzle block having a preforming nozzle for preforming the rubber extruded therefrom,
the gear pump having gears and positioned between the preforming nozzle and said outlet of the screw extruder so that, corresponding to on/off of the rotation of the gears, the rubber received from the outlet of the screw extruder is intermittently extruded from the preforming nozzle,
the calender unit comprising: a calender disposed in front of the extruder head; and a roll-gap changer,
the calender comprising: a pair of calender rolls at least one of which is driven to rotate and between which the preformed rubber extruded from the preforming nozzle is roll shaped into the row rubber strip having a finished thickness,
the roll-gap changer switches between a close state in which the calender rolls come close to each other in order to make the roll shaping and an open state in which the calender rolls get away from each other not to make the roll shaping,
the controller controls the rotation of the gears of the gear pump, the rotation of the calender rolls of the calender, and the switching of the roll-gap changer to let the calender rolls in the open state prior to the stopping of the rotation of the calender rolls.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller lets the calender rolls in the close state after the starting of the rotation of the calender roll.
3. The apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein
the calender rolls has: a constant rotating speed state; an accelerating state from the starting of the rotation of the calender rolls to a constant rotating speed state; and a slowing-down state from the constant rotating speed state to the stopping of the rotation,
the gear pump has: a constant rotating speed state; an accelerating state from the starting of the rotation of the gears to the a constant rotating speed state; and a slowing-down state from the constant rotating speed state to the stopping of the rotation, and
the controller lets the time period t2 c of the slowing-down state of the calender rolls shorter than the time period t2 g of the slowing-down state of the gear pump.
4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
by the controller, the starting of the rotation of the calender rolls is delayed from the starting of the rotation of the gear pump, and the starting of the slowing-down state of the calender rolls is delayed from the starting of the slowing-down state of the gear pump.
5. A method for intermittently manufacturing a raw rubber strip by the use of the apparatus according to claim 1 , in which
the roll-gap changer is operated to let the calender rolls in the open state prior to the stopping of the rotation of the calender rolls.
6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein
the roll-gap changer is operated to let the calender rolls in the close state with a time delay from the starting of rotation of the calender rolls.
7. The method according to claim 5 or 6 , wherein
the calender rolls have: a constant rotating speed state; an accelerating state from the starting of the rotation of the calender rolls to the constant rotating speed state; and
a slowing-down state from the constant rotating speed state to the stopping of the rotation,
the gear pump has: a constant rotating speed state; an accelerating state from the starting of the rotation of the gears to the constant rotating speed state; and a slowing-down state from the constant rotating speed state to the stopping of the rotation, and
the time period t2 c of the slowing-down state of the calender rolls is controlled to be shorter than the time period t2 g of the slowing-down state of the gear pump.
8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein
the starting of the rotation of the calender rolls is delayed from the starting of the rotation of the gear pump, and
the starting of the slowing-down state of the calender rolls is delayed from the starting of the slowing-down state of the gear pump.
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