Tyre Building Drum and Support Ring Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
In tyre production plants using forming drums and auxiliary support elements, managing drum transfers and ensuring accessibility to work stations are complex, leading to cumbersome operations and poor accessibility for operators.
Innovation Solution
A method and plant design where forming drums and support rings are managed independently and simultaneously during steady operating conditions, allowing for separate management of support rings and drums, optimizing space and operations by removing unnecessary support elements and improving accessibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If forming drums and auxiliary support elements are used together in tyre production, then the tyre building process can be supported structurally, but the plant becomes cumbersome and accessibility to work stations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the support system into separate functional modules: forming drums for tyre building and removable auxiliary support elements. These can be independently managed and positioned, allowing the support function to be provided only where and when needed during the tyre building process, rather than as a continuous obstructive structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The auxiliary support elements are designed to be dynamically positionable and removable rather than fixed. They can be brought into position during operations requiring support and removed when operations require accessibility, transforming the static obstructive structure into a dynamic, adaptable support system.
2Device complexity
If forming drums and support rings are managed together as a single unit, then operations are simplified, but space optimization and operational flexibility are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The management system is segmented into independent control channels: one for forming drums and another for support rings. This allows each component type to be managed separately according to its specific operational requirements, enabling optimized positioning and handling without the constraints of unified management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediate transfer stations and handling mechanisms that facilitate independent management of support rings separate from forming drums. These intermediary systems enable flexible transfer, storage, and positioning of support rings without requiring coordinated movement of the entire drum-ring assembly.
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AI summary
A process for building tyres for vehicle wheels are disclosed, wherein said building process comprises the following steps carried out in a carcass structure building line: a) associating a pair of support rings with a forming drum in a work station for associating support rings; b) building at least one structural component of the tyre being processed on the forming drum provided with said pair of support rings in at least one work station of the carcass structure building line; c) removing the pair of support rings from the forming drum in a work station for removing support rings; d) transferring the pair of support rings dissociated from the forming drum in a temporary storage for support rings; e) building at least one further structural component of the tyre being processed on the forming drum without the pair of support rings in a work station of the carcass structure building line.