Method for transferring and placing beads for tyres, device for carrying out such a method and spacer to be used in such a method and/or device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8932420
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13756571

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Method for transferring and placing beads for tires, providing:

    a bead storage unit in which a number of beads are vertically stacked placing spacers between them, a collection unit for empty spacers,a tire building machine for receiving the beads thereon,a bead retaining provided with engagement jaws that are arranged at equal angular distance in a circumferential direction on the bead retaining means, wherein the engagement jaws are driven or withdrawn in radial direction,a spacer retaining means for picking up and retaining a spacer, andarranging the bead retaining means and the spacer retaining means on a common transfer means. The spacer retaining means acts in a radial direction and is provided with at least two spacer engagement jaws that are arranged circumferentially at equal angular.

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VMI HOLLAND B VHOLLAND EPE EPE GELDERLAND

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
De, Vries Wubbo Pieter NZ Hoogeveen, NL 5 32
Janszen, Cornelis Wouteres ZL Harderwuk, NL 9 28
Meijers, Pieter Cornelis WK Maartensduk, NL 10 44
Mulder, Gerrit NS Oene, NL 11 42
Noppers, Ronald Theodoor BK Apeldoorn, NL 2 12

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