WO2007086141A1 - タイヤ用カーカス材の製造方法及び装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for manufacturing a carcass material used for a carcass layer of a radial tire.
- a radial tire is formed of a plurality of tire constituent members.
- tire constituent members for tires such as carcass layer 1 and belt layer 7 including rubber members such as inner liner 1, tread 3, sidewall 4 and rim strip 5, and fiber or metal cords
- the tire T is configured by combining the reinforcing member.
- 8 is a bead portion including a bead core 9.
- a so-called topping sheet in which a number of reinforcing cords are used as a core material and rubber is topped (coated) is used.
- a strong carcass material for tires has been woven by coarsely driving thin wefts that play the role of joining at every required interval in the warp direction, using mainly synthetic fiber cords as the core material
- a so-called interdigital fabric is used, and rubber is topped on the intercalated fabric in a calendering process, and in the next process, it is cut into a predetermined width according to the width of the carcass layer, and the cord is turned laterally.
- the above method requires a large area for stocking materials and manufactured carcass materials, such as a material storage place for interwoven fabrics before topping by a calendar and a carcass material storage place after topping.
- a material storage place for interwoven fabrics before topping by a calendar and a carcass material storage place after topping has a problem in productivity because it requires labor for transportation, and it is disadvantageous for molding high-mix low-volume tires.
- Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 a plurality of cords are aligned and passed through a topping base provided with an extruder, so that rubber is topped on the cord row to form a belt shape.
- the strip is cut into a predetermined length, and the cut pieces are sequentially joined in parallel on a molding drum or on a conveyor, or the strip is spirally wound on a sheet forming drum. It is disclosed that the formed cylindrical body is cut in a direction (width direction) parallel to the drum axis to form a carcass material in which the cord makes an angle of substantially 90 ° with respect to the circumferential direction. Yes.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-321267
- Patent Document 2 JP 2005-28688 A
- the present invention solves the above-described problems and enables efficient production of a tire carcass material for use in a carcass layer of a radial tire using a single rubber-coated cord coated with rubber.
- the manufacture of tire carcass materials in which the reinforcing cords can obtain a carcass material having an angle of substantially 90 ° with respect to the tire circumferential direction, and the length can be easily adjusted according to the size.
- Methods and apparatus are provided. Means for solving the problem
- the present invention is a method for manufacturing a tire carcass material, wherein one cord is continuously passed through a rubber-covering die to coat the cord with rubber, and the rubber-coated cord is coated with a predetermined cord.
- the rubber-coated cord is shaped so as to have a cross-sectional outline, and the rubber-coated cord is joined to an alignment drum having a circumferential length and a length corresponding to the width and length of the carcass material to be manufactured without gaps.
- a cylindrical body having a predetermined length is formed by winding, and then the cylindrical body is cut into a sheet shape in a direction parallel to the drum axis.
- the cylindrical body is formed by winding one rubber-covered cord around the alignment drum, the circumferential force as the carcass material, that is, the axial length of the cylindrical body is also obtained.
- the required number of codes can be set for each cord by increasing or decreasing the number of windings of the cord.
- the axial length of the cylindrical body can be easily adjusted in units of dimensions for one cord, and it is possible to easily cope with changes in tire size.
- the rubber-coated cord is shaped so that a cross-sectional outer shape is an ellipse, and when the rubber-coated cord is wound around the alignment drum, Depending on the shape of the carcass material, the direction of the ellipse is adjusted and brazed.
- the elliptical direction for example, the major axis direction is parallel to the drum peripheral surface, the inclined direction, and the vertical direction.
- the winding pitch of the cord can be arbitrarily changed. Therefore, form The number of cords and the density can be freely changed without changing the axial length of the cylindrical body, that is, the circumferential length of the carcass material.
- the axial length of the cylindrical body to be formed that is, the circumferential length as the carcass material can be adjusted without changing the number of windings on the alignment drum. That is, a carcass material having the desired form and characteristics can be easily obtained. Further, various combinations of carcass materials can be obtained by combining the elliptical direction adjustment and the adjustment of the number of windings.
- the rubber-coated cord is passed through a heating atmosphere until the rubber-coated cord is wound around the alignment drum.
- a certain degree of curing occurs in the coated rubber, the winding state with respect to the drum is stabilized, the degree of alignment is increased, an accurate carcass material can be manufactured, and as a result, the coated rubber can be thinned.
- the vulcanization time can be shortened.
- the present invention is an apparatus for manufacturing a carcass material for a tire, wherein the supply portion of one cord and the supply portion force are covered with rubber while passing through the cord that is continuously drawn.
- a drum around which an alignment guide and a rubber-coated cord passing through the alignment guide are wound, and can be rotated around an axis parallel to the moving direction of the alignment guide, and the width of the carcass material to be manufactured An alignment drum having a circumferential length equivalent to the above, and a cutting device for cutting a cylindrical body formed by a rubber-coated cord wound around the alignment drum in a direction parallel to the drum axis,
- the row guides are aligned so that the rubber-coated cords are joined to the alignment drum without gaps while adjusting the position of the rubber-coated cords passing through the alignment guides by controlling the movement of the row guides. And is configured to be wound around.
- the rubber-covered cord that has passed through the rubber-covering die can be wound with high precision so as to be joined to the drum without any gaps while being aligned by the alignment guide, Moreover, the cylindrical body formed by wrapping can be easily cut, so that the manufacturing method of the present invention can be carried out satisfactorily.
- the rubber coating die may shape the cross-sectional outer shape of the rubber-coated cord into an ellipse.
- the alignment guide is provided so that the mouth shape of at least the delivery side end of the guide hole is an ellipse corresponding to the cross-sectional outer shape of the rubber-coated cord, and is rotatable about the guide hole. It is preferable that the configuration is such that the direction of the elliptical shape can be changed by controlling the rotation with the movement of the alignment guide.
- the alignment guide is rotated when it is wound around the alignment drum, although it is a rubber-coated cord formed by coating rubber so as to form the same elliptical shape.
- the winding pitch of the rubber-coated cord can be appropriately adjusted and changed. Therefore, the axial length of the cylindrical body to be formed, that is, the circumferential length as the carcass material is adjusted and changed, or the number of windings, that is, the manufacturing is manufactured without changing the axial length.
- the number of carcass cords can be easily changed. Therefore, a carcass material having a desired form can be easily obtained.
- the rubber-covering die force is provided with a heating device capable of heating the rubber covered cord covered rubber to a certain degree at the feeding portion of the rubber-covered cord up to the alignment guide. Good.
- the rubber-coated cord passes through the heating atmosphere, so that the coated rubber is cured to some extent, and the alignment state of the cords wound around the alignment drum is stably aligned with high accuracy.
- Carcass material can be manufactured.
- the alignment drum has a cylindrical body formed by winding the rubber-coated cord, with a slit for cutting guide provided in one circumferential direction of the drum body in the width direction parallel to the axis. Can be cut along the slits by a cutter of a cutting device.
- the cylindrical body of the rubber-coated cord wound around the alignment drum is surely cut in a direction perpendicular to the winding direction of the rubber-coated cord, which is substantially the drum circumferential direction. it can. Therefore, by using the cut sheet-like carcass material with the cut end in the tire circumferential direction, a carcass layer in which the carcass cord makes a substantially 90 ° angle with respect to the tire circumferential direction can be configured. Become.
- the tire carcass material used for the carcass layer of the radial tire is efficiently manufactured using a single rubber-coated cord coated with rubber. it can.
- a carcass material can be obtained in which the carcass cord in the tire forms an angle of substantially 90 ° with respect to the tire circumferential direction.
- the length and the number of cords can be easily adjusted according to the size in manufacturing.
- FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are a schematic plan view and a schematic side view showing an outline of the steps for carrying out the method of manufacturing a tire carcass material of the present invention.
- reference numeral 11 denotes a supply portion of a cord C made of synthetic fiber such as nylon or polyester.
- a cord C made of synthetic fiber such as nylon or polyester.
- Reference numeral 12 denotes a distraction roll for correcting the curl or distortion of the cord C drawn as described above
- reference numeral 13 denotes a guide roll.
- [0028] 14 is a rubber coating die, and an extruder 14b for extruding and supplying a predetermined rubber material is connected to a die body 14a having an inner hole through which the cord C passes.
- the cord C passing through the hole is provided so as to cover the rubber with a predetermined thickness.
- the cross-sectional outer shape of the covering rubber can be various shapes such as a circle, an ellipse, a polygon such as a cross-section rectangle, etc., but an oval shape like the embodiment shown in the drawings is preferable in practice.
- the rubber coating die 14 is formed on the inner hole portion so that the outer shape of the rubber coating cord C1 coated with rubber can be shaped to be elliptical.
- the shape of the mouth 14c at the sending end is an ellipse as shown in FIG.
- the outer shape of the rubber R covered with the code C having a circular cross section forms an elliptical cross section.
- the oval flatness that is, the ratio of the major axis to the minor axis can be set as appropriate, but preferably the major axis has a major axis of 1.2 to 1.5.
- the thickness of the covering rubber R is, for example, 0.2 to 0.8 mm. 15 is a guide roll.
- 16 is an electric heating type heating device formed by, for example, winding a heating wire in a coil shape, and the rubber coating cord C1 is provided so as to pass through the heating atmosphere inside the heating device 16.
- the coated rubber R is not completely cured, but can be heated to a certain extent.
- Reference numeral 17 denotes a distraction device including a plurality of rolls provided after the heating device 16, and is provided so as to remove the distortion or the like of the rubber-coated cord C1.
- 18 is a guide roll.
- 20 is an alignment guide for winding the rubber-coated cord C1 fed as described above
- 30 is a winding-aligned rubber-coated cord C1 that has passed the alignment guide 20.
- This is an alignment drum.
- the alignment guide 20 has a guide hole 21 through which the rubber-coated cord C1 passes, and moves in the lateral direction intersecting the feed direction of the rubber-coated cord C1, that is, in the axial direction of the alignment drum 30. It is supported so that the movement of the alignment guide 20 can be appropriately controlled. That is, by controlling the movement (particularly speed) of the alignment guide 20 according to the rotational speed of the alignment drum 30 and the thickness of the cord, the rubber-coated cord C1 passing through the guide hole 21 is It is provided so that it can be aligned and wound at a predetermined pitch so as to be joined to the alignment drum 30 without any gap.
- various moving means such as a ball screw mechanism and a linear motor can be used, and any of them can arbitrarily control the movement, and can be used during winding. Is also provided so that the winding pitch or the like can be changed. 22 indicates a guide means for moving the alignment guide 20! /
- the alignment guide 20 has an oval shape corresponding to the cross-sectional outer shape of the rubber-coated cord C1 at least at the outlet side end of the guide hole 21, and rotates around the guide hole 21.
- the arrangement guide 20 is configured so that the direction of the ellipse (the direction of the major axis and the minor axis) can be appropriately changed by controlling the rotation of the alignment guide 20 together with the movement control.
- the rotation means of the alignment guide 20 for example, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a gear 23 is provided on the outer periphery of the alignment guide 20, and the gear 24 meshing with the gear 23 is appropriately driven by a drive means (not shown). ) So that the rotation of the alignment guide 20 can be controlled.
- the axis of the alignment drum 30 is moved by the alignment guide 20.
- a cylindrical body A1 that is rotatably supported in parallel with the direction, and is formed by spirally wrapping the rubber-coated cord C1 passing through the alignment guide 20 so as to be joined without gaps by the rotation of the drum 30. It is provided so that it can be formed.
- the alignment drum 30 has, for example, a circumference corresponding to the lateral width W of the carcass material A to be manufactured shown in FIG. 12, and an axial length L1 of the carcass material A in the tire circumferential direction. That is, it is longer than the circumferential length of the carcass material A on the molding drum in the molding process, and is formed of a cylindrical drum.
- a slit for a cutting guide having a length L2 that is slightly longer than the circumferential length of the carcass material A and slightly shorter than the axial length L1 of the drum 30 is provided at one place in the circumferential direction of the alignment drum 30.
- 31 is formed in a direction (width direction) parallel to the drum axis.
- the slit 31 serves as a guide at the time of cutting in which the cutting edge of the cutter 35 of the cutting device enters, and it is not necessary to penetrate into the alignment drum 30 as shown in the figure. It can also be formed in the shape of a through groove.
- a relatively light and inexpensive metal material such as aluminum is preferably used because it can be easily replaced at the time of resizing, but is formed using another metal material.
- the cutter 35 may be a rotary blade or a slide blade as long as it can cut the cylindrical body A1 by the rubber-coated cord C1 spirally wound around the alignment drum 30 at the slit 31. Any form of cutter may be used.
- the rubber cord R is coated on the surface by passing the reinforcing cord C continuously drawn out from the supply section 11 through the distraction roll 12 and passing through the rubber coating die 14 while correcting winding and distortion. At this time, the shape of the mouth portion 14c at the end on the delivery side of the rubber coating die 14 is elliptical, so that the rubber coated cord C1 coated with the rubber R has an elliptical cross section. Formatted and sent out.
- the rubber-coated cord C1 is passed through a heating atmosphere by the heating device 16 so that the coated rubber is appropriately heated to cure the coated rubber to some extent, and then the alignment guide 20 is passed through the distraction device 17. Guide the rubber-coated cord C1 that has passed through the alignment guide 20 into the alignment guide. While 20 is gradually moved in a direction parallel to the axial direction of the alignment drum 30, the alignment drum 30 is wound around the alignment drum 30 by rotation of the drum. In particular, by moving the alignment guide 20 at a speed in accordance with the rotational speed of the alignment drum 30 and the thickness of the rubber-coated cord C1, the rubber-coated cord C1 is spaced on the alignment drum 30. A cylindrical body A1 having a predetermined length is formed by the rubber-coated cord C1 by being spirally wound at a predetermined pitch P corresponding to the thickness of the cord so as to form a layer without joining (FIG. 11).
- the axial length of the cylindrical body A1 on the sheet forming drum 30 is set to a length in consideration of a desired joint allowance in the tire circumferential direction length of the carcass material A to be manufactured. Is done.
- the axial length of this cylindrical body A1 can be set by the number of windings of the rubber-coated cord C1, and the length can be adjusted in units of one cord by increasing or decreasing the number of windings. It becomes possible.
- the pitch P when the rubber-coated cord C1 is wound around the alignment drum 30 is set according to the thickness of the rubber-coated cord C1 so that the cord can be joined without a gap.
- the thickness of the cord C1 is determined by the tan ⁇ of the width of the carcass material A to be manufactured. For example, using a rubber-coated cord with a cord thickness (diameter) of 0.985 mm, a carcass material with a width of 560 mm The angle is almost close to 0 °, so it is substantially 90 ° with respect to the width direction parallel to the drum axis.
- the cylindrical body A1 is cut at the slits 31 in the width direction parallel to the drum axis, thereby giving a predetermined shape as shown in FIG.
- the force capable of obtaining a sheet-like carcass material A having a predetermined width and width.
- This sheet-like carcass material A is used by converting the length and breadth and using the cut end in the tire circumferential direction.
- the angle is substantially 90 ° with respect to the tire circumferential direction.
- the alignment guide 20 is appropriately rotated when the rubber-coated cord C1 is wound around the alignment drum 30.
- the pitch P of the cord By changing the alignment form of the rubber-coated cord C1.
- the major axis direction of the ellipse in FIG. 4 is a direction parallel to the drum circumferential surface.
- the major axis direction of the ellipse is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the drum circumferential surface as shown in FIG. 6, or the major axis direction of the ellipse is perpendicular to the drum circumferential surface as shown in FIG. Can be changed.
- the pitches PI, P2, and P3 of the cords in the respective alignment forms are different within the range of the difference between the major axis and the minor axis of the ellipse, and P1>P2> P3.
- the alignment guide 20 is rotated and adjusted before the start of winding, so that any one of the alignment forms according to the directions of FIGS.
- the winding pitch and the like can be finely adjusted, and the axial length of the rubber-coated cord C1 can be adjusted as appropriate.
- the cord winding pitch can be arbitrarily changed while using the same rubber-coated cord C1, and the axial length of the formed cylindrical body A1, that is, the carcass material A
- the number of cords and density can be freely changed without changing the circumferential length, and conversely, the axial length of the cylindrical body A1 to be formed without changing the number of windings on the alignment drum 30.
- the circumferential length of the carcass material A can be adjusted.
- the length of the carcass material A can be easily adjusted in accordance with the change in tire size, and adjustments such as when winding a strip-shaped material having a width are spirally made unnecessary. Carcass material with characteristics can be easily obtained.
- the sheet-like carcass material A manufactured in this way is a sheet-like material obtained by cutting a cylindrical body around one rubber-coated cord in a direction parallel to the axis, 1 It can be used as a sheet of carcass material, and there is no risk of deteriorating the weight balance of the tire without generating a large number of joint parts as in joining a large number of strips.
- the rubber-coated cord C1 that has passed through the alignment guide 20 is spirally wound to form a layer by joining on the alignment drum 30 without gaps, and cutting this.
- a carcass material having a substantially 90 ° width with respect to the width direction parallel to the drum axis has been described.
- a carcass material or a region that forms a radial direction substantially perpendicular to the tire circumferential direction (within 90 ° ⁇ 10 °) and a region that forms a bias direction of 10 to 60 ° relative to the tire circumferential direction are mixed Therefore, it can also be used to obtain the best strength materials to be used for tires.
- the alignment drum 30 is provided while the rubber-coated cord C1 is guided by the alignment guide 20.
- the moving direction of the alignment guide 20 is reversed every half rotation of the alignment drum 30 with reference to the position of the slit 31 for cutting.
- the direction of inclination of the cord is changed by the above, and the cord is spirally wound so as to form a layer as a whole, and a cylindrical body having a predetermined length is formed in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment.
- the slit 31 is cut in the width direction parallel to the slit. This makes it possible to easily obtain a carcass material in which the cord is inclined as described above.
- the method and apparatus for manufacturing a carcass material for a tire according to the present invention can be suitably used for manufacturing a carcass material used for a carcass layer of a radial tire.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing an outline of a process for carrying out a method for producing a tire carcass material according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the above.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic front view showing a mouth shape of a sending side end of the rubber coating die.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic front view of the alignment guide on the delivery side.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the above alignment guide.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic front view showing another example of a state in which the direction of the elliptical shape of the mouth shape of the alignment guide is changed.
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an alignment form in which the directions of the oval shapes of the rubber-coated cords are different.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view of the same alignment drum.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the alignment drum.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic plan view showing a state in which a rubber-coated cord is wound around the same alignment drum.
- FIG. 12 is a plan view showing a state in which a cylindrical body is cut and developed into a sheet shape.
- FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the structure of a tire.
- T tire, 1 ... carcass layer, 2 ... inner liner, 3 ... tread, 4 ... side wall, 5 ... rim strip, 7 ... belt layer, 8 ... bead section, 9 ... bead core, 11 ⁇ Supply portion of reinforcing cord, 12 ⁇ Distraction roll, 13, 15, 18 ⁇ Guide roll, 14... Die for rubber coating, 14a... Die body, 14b... Rubber extruder, 14c ⁇ mouth, 16 ⁇ heating device, 17 ⁇ distraction device, 20 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ alignment guide, 21 ⁇ guide hole, 22 ⁇ guide means, 23 ⁇ gear, 24 ⁇ gear, 30 ... Drum for alignment, 31 ... Slit for cutting guide, 35 ... Cutter, ⁇ 1 ... Cylindrical body, A ...
- Sheet carcass material P ... Pitch of winding, L1 ... Shaft of cylindrical drum Directional length, L2 "-slit length, dl ... thickness of rubber coated cord, W ... width of carcass material, ⁇ ... angle of cord relative to width direction.
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US12/162,421 US20090301639A1 (en) | 2006-01-30 | 2006-01-29 | Method and apparatus of fabricating carcass member for tire |
PCT/JP2006/301452 WO2007086141A1 (ja) | 2006-01-30 | 2006-01-30 | タイヤ用カーカス材の製造方法及び装置 |
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