The invention relates to a transfer assembly for transferring a tire component to a building drum, wherein the transfer assembly comprises a supply device for supplying the tire component in a transport direction in a support plane, wherein the transfer assembly further comprises a transfer wheel that is rotatable about a rotation axis, wherein the transfer wheel is positionable in a pickup position above the supply device for transferring the tire component from the supply device to the transfer wheel by rotating said transfer wheel about the rotation axis, wherein the transfer assembly further comprises an inspection device for scanning a first side of the tire component at a first inspection position at the supply device, and for scanning a second side of the tire component opposite to the first side at a second inspection position at the transfer wheel.
The present invention is related to a cutting station (1) and a method for cutting a tire component from a continuous strip, wherein the cutting station comprises a cutter for cutting the continuous strip along a cutting line at a cutting angle and a cutting table (5) for supporting the continuous strip relative to the cutter, wherein the cutting table is rotatable about a rotation axis perpendicular to the cutting line to adjust the cutting angle, wherein the cutting table, at the first side of the cutting line, comprises a plurality of first retaining sections (S1I) for retaining the continuous strip to the cutting table at the first side of the cutting line, wherein each first retaining section of the plurality of first retaining sections (s1) is switchable between an enabled state and a disabled state independently of at least one other first retaining section of the plurality of first retaining sections.
B29D 30/46 - Cutting textile inserts to required shape
B26D 1/04 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member
B26D 3/00 - Cutting work characterised by the nature of the cut madeApparatus therefor
B26D 1/18 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a circular cutting member, e.g. disc cutter rotating about a movable axis mounted on a movable carriage
B26D 7/06 - Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form
3.
Packaging device and method for packaging discrete medicaments in pouches
A packaging device for packaging discrete medicaments in pouches that is configured to form and fill the pouches in an elongated web to contain the medicaments comprises a web drive for guiding the elongated web in a transport direction along a web trajectory, wherein the packaging device further comprises a sealing station along the web trajectory, wherein the sealing station is configured to apply a seal to the elongated web to form at least a part of a pouch.
B65B 9/073 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it the web having intermittent motion
B65B 9/093 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it in a web folded and sealed transversely to form pockets which are subsequently filled and then closed by sealing the web having intermittent motion
B65B 51/14 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by reciprocating or oscillating members
B65B 51/30 - Devices, e.g. jaws, for applying pressure and heat successively, e.g. for subdividing filled tubes
B65B 57/04 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of such material, containers, or packages
B65H 23/188 - Registering, tensioning, smoothing, or guiding webs longitudinally by controlling or regulating the web-advancing mechanism, e.g. mechanism acting on the running web in connection with running-web
4.
METHOD AND TIRE MANUFACTURING STATION FOR TERMINATING A CONTINUOUS STRIP TO FORM A TIRE COMPONENT
The invention relates to a method and a tire manufacturing station for terminating a continuous strip to form a tire component, wherein the method comprises the steps of: a) continuously extruding the continuous strip with an extruder, wherein the extruder comprises a die with a die opening for shaping the continuous strip; b) receiving the continuous strip from the extruder onto a supply member; c) moving an end retainer in a shearing direction across said die, wherein the end retainer comprises a cutting surface that cooperates with the die opening to shear cut the continuous strip at the die, thereby forming a trailing end of the tire component; d) pressing the trailing end with the end retainer in a pressing direction onto the supply member; and e) moving the end retainer together with the supply member in a supply direction while retaining the trailing end with the end retainer on the supply member along at least a part of a supply path.
The invention relates to a supply apparatus and a method for supplying a tire component along a supply path, wherein the supply apparatus comprises a centering assembly for deflecting the tire component along the supply path from an infeed direction to an outfeed direction different from the infeed direction while centering the tire component, wherein the centering assembly comprises at least two lateral shifters in respective shifting positions distributed along the supply path, wherein each lateral shifter of the at least two lateral shifters comprises a steering mechanism that is linked to the movement of the respective lateral shifter in a lateral direction for steering the tire component, moving along the supply path, further in the first shifting direction relative to the respective lateral shifter and for steering the tire component, moving along the supply path, further in the second shifting direction relative to respective lateral shifter.
A method of dispensing discrete tablets from a feeder unit comprises the steps of a) determining a last allowable dispensing moment for the tablets from the feeder unit; b) comparing the last allowable dispensing moment to a scheduled dispensing time; and c) sending a dispense signal only if the scheduled dispensing time is before the last allowable dispensing moment.
A method for dispensing discrete medicaments with a dispensing device includes the steps of predicting a depletion time in the future when the medicaments in the container of a first feeder unit of the plurality of feeder units will be depleted; providing a notification ahead of said depletion time that a second feeder unit holding medicaments with the same composition as the first feeder unit needs to be presented to the dispensing device, together with a due time for presenting said second feeder unit to the dispensing device; determining a refill strategy for the first feeder unit based on determining a category of a plurality of refill categories based on the medicaments in first feeder unit; providing a refill notification based on the refill strategy; and continuing the dispensing of the medicaments from the first feeder unit at least until the due time.
A61J 7/00 - Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoonsPill counting devicesArrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
B25J 11/00 - Manipulators not otherwise provided for
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
B65G 1/10 - Storage devices mechanical with relatively-movable racks to facilitate insertion or removal of articles
8.
POSITIONING FRAME, VALIDATION SET AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A FIRST VALIDATION TOOL ON A CYLINDRICAL REFERENCE SURFACE OF A TIRE MANUFACTURING STATION
The invention relates to a positioning frame, a validation set and a method for positioning a first validation tool on a reference surface of a tire manufacturing station, wherein the cylindrical reference surface is cylindrical, wherein the positioning frame comprises a frame body that defines a plurality of contact points distributed over a cylindrical placement plane for concentrically resting the positioning frame on the cylindrical reference surface of the tire manufacturing station, wherein the positioning frame further comprises a first holder for positioning the first validation tool in a first validation position at the cylindrical placement plane relative to the frame body when the positioning frame is concentrically resting on the cylindrical reference surface.
A61J 1/03 - Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes for pills or tablets
A61J 3/00 - Devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms
A61J 7/04 - Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers
B65B 1/30 - Devices or methods for controlling or determining the quantity or quality of the material fed or filled
B65B 57/14 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged and operating to control, or stop, the feed of articles or material to be packaged
G16H 20/13 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered from dispensers
10.
METHOD AND SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING A TIRE COMPONENT ASSEMBLY ALONG A SUPPLY PATH
The invention relates to a method and a supply apparatus for supplying a tire component assembly in a supply direction along a supply path; wherein the tire component assembly comprises a cord-reinforced tire component having two main edges and a main body, wherein the tire component assembly further comprises a first cordless tire component having a first protruding body protruding from the main body beyond the first main edge up to a first protruding edge, wherein the method comprises the steps of: - supplying the tire component assembly; - providing a correcting member alongside the main body in a pressing area in a lateral direction between the first main edge and the first protruding edge; and - correcting a lateral position of the tire component assembly by exerting a pressing force in the lateral direction onto the main body from within said pressing area with the correcting member.
A method of selective emptying of a feeder unit in a dispensing device comprises a) dispensing tablets from the feeder unit at a first speed (S1); and b) when a fill level of the feeder unit meets a threshold, performing one of: b1) dispensing tablets from the feeder unit at a second speed (S2), wherein the second speed (S2) is different than the first speed (S1); or b2) ejecting the feeder unit from the tablet dispensing device.
G07F 11/00 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
G07F 11/44 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored in bulk
G07F 17/00 - Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articlesCoin-freed facilities or services
12.
METHOD, APPLICATOR, USE OF AN APPLICATOR AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR APPLYING AN ELASTOMERIC STRIP AROUND A RECEIVING DEVICE
The invention relates to a method for applying an elastomeric strip to a receiving device, that is rotatable about a rotation axis and comprises a plurality of segments that form a circumferential support surface and are movable relative to the rotation axis in a radial direction, wherein the method comprises the steps of: a) applying a leading end of the elastomeric strip to the support surface in an application position; b) rotating the receiving device about the rotation axis; c) radially positioning a first segment, such that the support surface of said first segment, when the first segment arrives in or passes the application position, extends at a first radius and d) radially positioning a second segment such that the support surface of said second segment, when the second segment arrives in or passes the application position, extends at a second radius different from the first radius.
A method for manufacturing a continuous strip in a tire manufacturing line includes the steps of:
A method for manufacturing a continuous strip in a tire manufacturing line includes the steps of:
a) operating the tire manufacturing line in a tire manufacturing mode;
A method for manufacturing a continuous strip in a tire manufacturing line includes the steps of:
a) operating the tire manufacturing line in a tire manufacturing mode;
b) conveying the continuous strip in a conveyance direction along a conveyance path in the tire manufacturing mode;
A method for manufacturing a continuous strip in a tire manufacturing line includes the steps of:
a) operating the tire manufacturing line in a tire manufacturing mode;
b) conveying the continuous strip in a conveyance direction along a conveyance path in the tire manufacturing mode;
c) switching over the tire manufacturing line from the tire manufacturing mode to an interruption mode; and
A method for manufacturing a continuous strip in a tire manufacturing line includes the steps of:
a) operating the tire manufacturing line in a tire manufacturing mode;
b) conveying the continuous strip in a conveyance direction along a conveyance path in the tire manufacturing mode;
c) switching over the tire manufacturing line from the tire manufacturing mode to an interruption mode; and
d) controlling conveying the continuous strip back-and-forth in the conveyance direction and a retraction direction opposite to the conveyance direction along the conveyance path.
The invention relates to a method and a cutting device for cutting a tire component assembly, wherein the tire component assembly comprises a cord-reinforced tire component and a first cordless tire component attached to the cord-reinforced tire component at a first side of said cord-reinforced tire component, wherein the method comprises the steps of : a) supporting the tire component assembly on a support surface relative to a guide path; b) moving the knife in a first cutting direction along the guide path through the cord-reinforced tire component while knife is freely rotatable about a steering axis perpendicular to the support surface; c) locking rotation of the knife about the steering axis; and d) moving the knife in the first cutting direction along the guide path through the first cordless tire component while keeping the rotation of the knife about the steering axis locked.
B26D 5/00 - Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
B26D 1/04 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member
B26D 1/16 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a circular cutting member, e.g. disc cutter rotating about a movable axis mounted on a movable arm or the like
B26D 1/18 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a circular cutting member, e.g. disc cutter rotating about a movable axis mounted on a movable carriage
B26D 3/00 - Cutting work characterised by the nature of the cut madeApparatus therefor
B26D 7/26 - Means for mounting or adjusting the cutting memberMeans for adjusting the stroke of the cutting member
B29D 30/00 - Producing pneumatic or solid tyres or parts thereof
15.
TIRE BUILDING DRUM AND METHOD FOR TURNING-UP A TIRE COMPONENT
A tire building drum and a method are provided for turning-up a tire component. The tire building drum comprises a drum body that is rotatable about a drum axis, an inflatable turn-up bladder extending in a circumferential direction about the drum axis around the drum body for turning-up a tire component supported on said turn-up bladder, and a plurality of pressing arms for pressing against the turn-up bladder during the turning-up of the tire component. The tire building drum further comprises a plurality of hinges for hingably connecting the pressing arms to the drum body. The plurality of hinges is located underneath the turn-up bladder when the turn-up bladder is uninflated. The tire building drum is further provided with an underlay extending between at least one hinge of the plurality of hinges and the turn-up bladder in a radial direction.
A shrink conveyor and a method are provided for allowing shrink in a continuous strip, wherein the shrink conveyor comprises a plurality of rollers, a frame that defines a plurality of roller positions and a first drive member for driving the plurality of rollers, wherein each roller of the plurality of rollers comprises a first driven part that has a first drive profile that tapers, wherein the first drive member is arranged for rotating the plurality of rollers through contact with said first driven parts at a rotation speed in a transmission ratio to the speed of the first drive member in such a way that the first drive member contacts the first driven part of each roller of the at least three rollers at a different diameter for each roller.
A method of dynamically ordering tasks in a production system comprises providing a control unit configured to: receive a plurality of job orders; determine tasks associated with each of the plurality of job orders; dynamically adjust the priority of each job order in a pending job orders list; and send one of the job orders and associated tasks to a queue when a threshold associated with the system is met.
A61J 7/00 - Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoonsPill counting devicesArrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
B65B 57/14 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged and operating to control, or stop, the feed of articles or material to be packaged
G06Q 10/0631 - Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
18.
METHOD AND PACKAGING DEVICE FOR PACKAGING DISCRETE MEDICAMENTS IN POUCHES
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
B65B 9/02 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, between opposed webs
B65B 9/08 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it in a web folded and sealed transversely to form pockets which are subsequently filled and then closed by sealing
B65B 61/02 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for perforating, scoring, or applying code or date marks on material prior to packaging
B65B 61/26 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for marking or coding completed packages
19.
TRANSFER WHEEL, RETAINING MEMBER, TRANSFER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A TIRE COMPONENT TO A TIRE BUILDING DRUM
The invention relates to a transfer wheel for transferring a tire component to a tire building drum, wherein the transfer wheel is rotatable about a rotation axis, wherein the transfer wheel comprises a support surface extending in a circumferential direction about the rotation axis, wherein the transfer wheel further comprises one or more retaining members, preferably trailing end retaining members, for retaining a trailing end of the tire component to the support surface, wherein the one or more retaining members each comprise a first retaining element for retaining the tire component and a second retaining element different from the first retaining element, for retaining the tire component, and wherein the second retaining element is arranged in a central region defined by the first retaining element.
Disclosed is a transfer ring for transferring one or more tire components, wherein the transfer ring has a frame that extends circumferentially about a central axis defining a central aperture for receiving a tire building drum, wherein the transfer ring has a plurality of holding members distributed circumferentially about the central axis for holding the one or more tire components, wherein the transfer ring further has a radial drive for moving the holding members with respect to the frame in a contraction direction and an expansion direction, wherein the radial drive has, for at least one holding member of the plurality of holding members, a first drive member that is arranged for translational movement with respect to the frame and a second drive member that is arranged for translational movement with respect to the first drive member.
A tire building machine for producing tire components and a method for providing human access to said tire building machine are provided. The tire building machine comprises a machine housing that defines a production area. The tire building machine further comprises an exchange station for exchanging production materials or tools with the tire building machine on a transport unit. The exchange station comprises a docking space for docking said transport unit, a floor, and an access portal in the machine housing for passing the transport unit over the floor into and out of the docking space. The docking space defines a walkway that is humanly accessible via the access portal and that, at the floor, is free of obstacles related to the docking of the transport unit when the transport unit is removed from the docking space.
A method is provided for switching over a tire manufacturing line from a first manufacturing mode to a second manufacturing mode, the tire manufacturing line including a plurality of modules arranged in-line between an input side and an output side of the tire manufacturing line. The method comprises the steps of operating the plurality of modules in the first manufacturing mode, progressively switching over modules from the first to the second manufacturing mode, operating the modules that have been switched while simultaneously operating modules that have not been switched. The method further comprises the steps of providing a joint in a strip, and switching over at least one module from the first manufacturing mode to the second manufacturing mode at arrival of the joint.
The invention relates to an assembly for handling a string of medicament pouches, wherein the assembly comprises a packaging device for packaging discrete medicaments in the respective medicament pouches, and a winding device for winding said string on a reel, wherein the assembly further comprises a control unit which is operationally connected to the packaging device and the winding device, wherein the control unit is arranged to:
receive one or more packaging status signals from the packaging device and to send one or more winding control signals to the winding device in response to said one or more packaging status signals; and/or
receive one or more winding status signals from the winding device and to send one or more packaging control signals to the packaging device in response to said one or more winding status signals.
B65H 23/195 - Registering, tensioning, smoothing, or guiding webs longitudinally by controlling or regulating the web-advancing mechanism, e.g. mechanism acting on the running web in winding mechanisms or in connection with winding operations
A61J 1/03 - Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes for pills or tablets
B65H 23/00 - Registering, tensioning, smoothing, or guiding webs
B65H 26/04 - Warning or safety devices, e.g. automatic fault detectors, stop-motions, for web-advancing mechanisms responsive to presence of irregularities in running webs for variation in tension
24.
METHOD, EXTRUDER DEVICE AND TIRE BUILDING MACHINE FOR WINDING A STRIP AROUND A STRIP-WINDING DRUM TO FORM A TIRE COMPONENT
The invention relates to Method for winding a strip in a plurality of windings around a strip-winding drum to form a tire component, wherein the method comprises the steps of: - extruding the strip in a feeding direction with the use of an extruder device, wherein the extruder device comprises a die that shapes the strip, wherein the die, considered in a cross section in a die plane perpendicular to the feeding direction, defines a die opening with a die width in a width direction parallel to the die plane, wherein the die width is adjustable; - adjusting the die width of the die opening during extrusion of the strip; and - winding the strip around the strip-winding drum. The invention further relates to an extruder device and a tire building machine comprising said extruder device and a strip-winding drum.
The invention relates to a method, a pharmacy, a dispensing device, a medication dispensing container and a computer program product for dispensing discrete medicaments, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
obtaining a value of a parameter indicative of a climatological condition or a state of the discrete medicaments as a result of said climatological condition;
determining if the value of the parameter is within a first range or a second range, different from the first range; and
choosing, for identical discrete medicaments that are subject to hygroscopic expansion, between a first medication dispensing container when the value of the parameter is within the first range and a second medication dispensing container when the value of the parameter is within the second range, wherein the second medication dispensing container has different dimensions than the first medication dispensing container.
B65D 83/04 - Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
26.
Bar-code printing device, method and computer program product for printing bar-codes
A bar-code printing device, a method and a computer program product for printing bar-codes is provided, wherein the bar-code printing device includes a printer that defines a printable area for printing bar-codes on a substrate and a scanner for scanning the bar-codes printed on the substrate, wherein the bar-code printing device is provided with a control unit that is operationally connected to the printer and the scanner and configured for performing the following steps: a) instructing the printer to print the bar-codes on the substrate in different bar-code positions within the printable area; b) obtaining scans of the bar-codes printed on the substrate from the scanner; and c) comparing the bar-code in each scan with information about the respective bar-code at least until a discrepancy is identified.
G06K 15/02 - Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data using printers
G06K 5/02 - Methods or arrangements for verifying the correctness of markings on a record carrierColumn-detection devices the verifying forming a part of the marking action
27.
Sensor system, assembly, method and computer program product for detecting events in an automatic dispensing process of discrete medicaments
The invention relates to a sensor system, an assembly, a method and a computer program product for detecting events in an automatic dispensing process for dispensing discrete medicaments, wherein the sensor system comprises a light emitter, a light receiver and a control unit, wherein the light emitter forms a detection pair with the light receiver, wherein the control unit is configured for receiving the light input signals from the light receiver, wherein the control unit is further configured for operating in a dynamic mode in which the light output of the light emitter is adjusted in response to the light input values.
A61J 7/04 - Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers
A61J 7/00 - Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoonsPill counting devicesArrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
G16H 20/13 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered from dispensers
28.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING A SHEET INTO A CONTINUOUS STRIP
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for converting a sheet of elastomeric material into a continuous strip, wherein the apparatus includes a cutting section for providing a sequence of cuts in the sheet along which the sheet is separable into interconnected zig-zag sections to form the continuous strip, wherein the apparatus further includes an infeed section for feeding the sheet to the cutting section in a feeding direction along a feeding path, wherein the infeed section includes a first infeed member for feeding the sheet along the feeding path at a first infeed rate, and a second infeed member downstream of the first infeed member for feeding the sheet along the feeding path at a second infeed rate, wherein the apparatus is operable in a stretching mode in which the second infeed rate is higher than the first infeed rate.
B26D 1/18 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a circular cutting member, e.g. disc cutter rotating about a movable axis mounted on a movable carriage
B26D 1/06 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates
B26D 3/00 - Cutting work characterised by the nature of the cut madeApparatus therefor
B26D 7/14 - Means for treating work or cutting member to facilitate cutting by tensioning the work
B29C 48/285 - Feeding the extrusion material to the extruder
29.
BUFFERING SYSTEMS AND METHODS IN TABLET PACKAGING AND RELATED SYSTEMS
A system comprises an automatic dispensing and packaging system for producing a string of pouches; a further system to receive the string of pouches; and a dynamic buffering system to receive the string of pouches from the automatic dispensing and packaging system at the input side and output the string of pouches to the further system at an output side. The dynamic buffering system is configured to accommodate different numbers of pouches in the string of pouches according to the needs of the automatic dispensing and packaging system and the further system.
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
B65B 9/08 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it in a web folded and sealed transversely to form pockets which are subsequently filled and then closed by sealing
B65H 23/18 - Registering, tensioning, smoothing, or guiding webs longitudinally by controlling or regulating the web-advancing mechanism, e.g. mechanism acting on the running web
B65B 43/12 - Feeding flexible bags or carton blanks in flat or collapsed stateFeeding flat bags connected to form a series or chain
30.
Method and cord organizer for organizing cords between a tire building creel and an extruder
Disclosed are a method and a cord organizer for organizing cords between a tire building creel and an extruder, wherein the method includes the steps of:
providing a cord inlay station between the tire building creel and the extruder for preparing the cords for insertion into the extruder;
collecting groups of the cords in a plurality of cord collectors at the tire building creel; and
transferring said plurality of cords collectors with the groups of cords collected therein from the tire building creel towards the cord inlay station.
The invention relates to a conveying apparatus (1, 101) for conveying a tire component (9) in a transport direction (T) in a conveyance plane (P), wherein the conveying apparatus comprises a first conveyor (2, 102) that is arranged below the conveyance plane a second conveyor (3), downstream of the first conveyor in the transport direction, that is arranged above the conveyance plane for retaining the tire component in the conveyance plane from above, wherein the second conveyor comprises a retaining device (34) for retaining the tire component to said second conveyor in the conveyance plane, wherein the conveying apparatus further comprises a correction member (5, 105) in a transition region in which the tire component is transferred from the first conveyor to the second conveyor and below the conveyance plane, wherein the correction member comprises a retaining element (50, 150) for retaining the tire component in the conveyance plane in a retaining direction (Y) when leaving the first conveyor, wherein the retaining direction has at least a vector component in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance plane.
Disclosed a gripper for gripping a tire bead ring to be transferred from a pick-up position to a placement position. The gripper includes two or more engagement jaws that are arranged at equal angular distance in a circumferential direction on the gripper, wherein each of the two or more engagement jaws is provided with an engaging finger for engaging the tire bead ring to be gripped, wherein the engagement jaws are configured to radially move between a remote position, in which the engaging fingers are remote from the tire bead ring to be gripped, and an engaging position, in which the engaging fingers engage the tire bead ring to be gripped, wherein the gripper is provided with an ejecting finger configured for ejecting a tire bead ring gripped by the gripper from the gripper.
The invention relates to a pressing device and a method for applying pressure to a tire component during conveyance, wherein the pressing device comprises a first pressing member and a second pressing member movable from a raised position towards a lowered position, wherein the pressing device further comprises a lifter movable from a non-lifting state into a lifting state for lifting the first pressing member and the second pressing member into the raised position, wherein the pressing device further comprises an override member movable between an engaged state in which the override member couples the first pressing member to the lifter and an override state in which the first pressing member is released from the lifter to allow for movement of the first pressing member from the raised position towards the lowered position while the lifter is in the lifting state.
The invention relates to a method and a tire building machine for applying a tire component to a tire building drum, wherein the tire building machine comprises a tire building drum, a tire component servicer, and an applicator unit, wherein the method comprises the steps of: - moving the applicator unit into a leading end pick-up position for picking-up the leading end with a leading end retainer; - moving the applicator unit to a leading end release position at the tire building drum for releasing the leading end from the leading end retainer at said tire building drum; - moving the applicator unit into a trailing end pick-up position for picking-up the trailing end with a trailing end retainer; and - moving the applicator unit to a trailing end release position at the tire building drum for releasing the trailing end from the trailing end retainer at said tire building drum.
The invention relates to a tire building machine comprising a tire component servicer for supplying a tire component in a supply plane and an applicator for transferring the tire component, wherein the tire component servicer comprises a support member and a platform that is retractable in a retraction direction relative to the support member from a support position into a retracted position, in which the platform is recessed and spaced apart from said supply plane, wherein the applicator comprises a leading end retainer with a first claw member and a second claw member which are positionable on opposite sides of the supply plane, wherein one claw member of the first claw member and the second claw member is positionable between the platform and the supply plane when the platform is retracted from the support position towards and/or into the retracted position. The invention further relates to a method.
A cutting device and a method for cutting a tire component are provided. The cutting device comprises a conveyor that defines a conveyor plane. The cutting device comprises a lifting beam for lifting the tire component up from the conveyor plane in a lift direction. The cutting device is provided with a knife for cutting the tire component along a cutting line intersecting with the lifting beam at a cutting center at an oblique cutting angle. The cutting device is provided with a first hold-down unit for holding down the tire component towards the conveyor in a hold-down direction opposite to the lift direction. The first hold-down unit comprises a contact member for holding down the tire component in the hold-down direction towards the conveyor at a first hold-down position within a hold-down radius of less than one-hundred-and-fifty millimeters from the cutting center.
The invention relates to an exchange station (2) for exchanging production materials or tools, carried on transport units, with a tire building machine (1), wherein the exchange station comprises an unloader (3) that is configured for simultaneously unloading the two or more transport units (T1, T2) from the exchange station (2) in an unloading direction (B) by interacting with a first transport unit of the two or more transport units (T1, T2) that is in a docking position (P1, P2) that is closest to the rear side of the exchange station. The invention further relates to a tire building machine comprising said exchange station and a related method.
A method for collection and storing of data in a production system with a control unit includes operating a production process in the production system; pausing the production process; upon the pausing of the production process, collecting data regarding the production process and system by the control unit; and storing the data collected.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
39.
CUTTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CUTTING A TIRE COMPONENT
A cutting device and method are provided for cutting a tire component. The cutting device comprises a support surface for supporting the tire component, a cutter which is movable along a cutting line for cutting through the tire component on the support surface, and a pressing device which is movable along the cutting line for pressing the tire component onto the support surface. The cutting device is arranged to move the pressing device from a first position at the support plane to a second position at a clearance height from said support plane in a clearance direction transverse or perpendicular to the support plane, and from the second position towards the first position in a pressing direction opposite to the clearance direction.
B26D 3/00 - Cutting work characterised by the nature of the cut madeApparatus therefor
B26D 1/06 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates
B29D 30/46 - Cutting textile inserts to required shape
40.
Bead-lock section, drum half and tire building machine
A bead-lock section for use in a first drum half between a crown-up section and a turn-up section, includes a bead-lock seal arranged to extend over and seal the bead-lock member in an air-tight or substantially air-tight manner. The bead-lock seal has a first end that is arranged to be mounted in an air-tight or substantially air-tight manner to the crown-up section and a second end that is arranged to be mounted in an air-tight or substantially air-tight manner between the bead-lock member and a mounting body directly adjacent to the bead-lock member. The bead-lock seal is arranged to slide along the mounting body when the bead-lock member is moved between the release position and the bead-lock position.
A servicer and method are provided for supplying a tire component to a tire building drum or a transfer wheel. The servicer comprises a conveyor for supporting the tire component and a cutter for cutting through the tire component. The cutter comprises a blade extending in a blade plane. The blade plane extends at a blade angle with respect to the conveyor plane about a blade axis parallel to the conveyor plane and transverse to the transport direction. The blade is movable with respect to the conveyor plane in a cutting direction in a cutting plane. The cutting plane extends at an oblique cutting angle with respect to the conveyor plane about an axis parallel to the conveyor plane and transverse to the transport direction, wherein the cutting angle is smaller than the blade angle.
The invention relates to a slab clamp and a method for operating the slab clamp, wherein the slab clamp comprises a base, a clamping arm and a holder for holding the clamping arm relative to the base, wherein the clamping arm defines a clamping surface to exert a clamping force onto the zig-zag stack in a clamping direction, wherein the slab clamp further comprises a clamping drive for forcing the clamping surface with a clamping force onto the zig-zag stack in the clamping direction, wherein the clamping arm is at least partially liftable relative to the holder in a brake activation direction opposite to the clamping direction in response to contact of the clamping surface with the stack in the clamping direction, wherein the slab clamp further comprises a braking mechanism that is activated to brake displacement of the clamping arm when the clamping arm is at least partially lifted in the brake activation direction relative to the holder.
The invention relates to a tire building assembly comprising a carriage (8) and a docking station (12) for receiving said carriage (8), wherein the carriage (8) comprises a base (80) having a front side (83) and a rear side (84), wherein the carriage further comprises two rigid caster wheels (82) mounted to the base at the front side and two swivel caster wheels (81) mounted to the base at the rear side, wherein the docking station comprises a catching device (2) for catching the front side of the carriage in a receiving direction and a movable floor (3) that is movable in a correction direction transverse or perpendicular to the receiving direction for displacing said rigid caster wheels in the correction direction for aligning the carriage with the catching device.
Disclosed is a bead separator, a bead supply station and a method for separating a single bead from a bead supply unit holding a plurality of beads, wherein the bead separator has a first gripper for separating the single bead and a first gripper base for supporting the first gripper, wherein the first gripper has jaw members which are movable towards each other from opposite sides of a first gripper plane defined by the first gripper into a closed state for gripping the single bead in the first gripper plane, wherein the first gripper is movable relative to the first gripper base between an inner first gripping position in which the first gripper plane intersects with a first bead diameter position and an outer first gripping position in which the first gripper plane intersects with a second bead diameter position different from the first bead diameter position.
The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for dispensing solid substances, wherein the apparatus comprises a feeder section with a plurality of feeder units, a collection section with a plurality of hoppers and a dispensing section, wherein the plurality of hoppers are rotatable with respect to the feeder units and a first packing position for dispensing the solid substances to the dispensing section, wherein the apparatus comprises a cleaning device for removing pollutants from the hoppers, wherein the cleaning device comprises a hub and a plurality of ducts forming air connections between the plurality of hoppers and the hub, wherein the cleaning device comprises a first blocking member that is arranged for blocking the air connection between one of the hoppers and the hub when said one hopper is positioned in the first packing position.
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
B08B 5/04 - Cleaning by suction, with or without auxiliary action
B65B 9/04 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, between opposed webs one or both webs being formed with pockets for the reception of the articles, or of the quantities of material
detecting a step in the height values at the measuring slot from a first height level below the plane of conveyance to a second height level above the plane of conveyance.
The invention relates to a transfer ring segment, a transfer ring (1) and a method for transferring a tire component, wherein the transfer ring segment comprises a plurality of first pins (41) and a segment body (30) that is provided with a plurality of first sliding channels (31) in which the plurality of pins are slidably received, wherein each first sliding channel of the plurality of sliding channels has a channel head through which a respective first pin of the plurality of first pins protrudes out of the segment body (30) and a channel base opposite to the channel head, wherein the respective first pin fluidically seals the respective sliding channel of the plurality of first sliding channels between the channel head and the channel base, wherein the segment body (30) is further provided with a first manifold (35) that interconnects the plurality of first sliding channels (31) at the respective channel bases of the plurality of first sliding channels in fluid communication.
The invention relates to a let-off station for supplying stock material to a tire building machine, wherein the let-off station (100) comprises a scraper (115) positioned along a liner path to scrape of any stock material (90) that is stuck to a lower side of a liner, wherein the scraper is positioned in a scraping position along the liner path where the liner is free to move away from the scraper at a side of the liner opposite to the scraper (115). The invention further relates to a peeler (2), a let-off station and a method for peeling off a liner (92) and a stock material (90) from each other, wherein the peeler comprises a an output roller (44) for receiving the stock material after it has been permanently separated from the liner, wherein the output roller is driven.
The disclosure relates to a sheet, a pouch containing pills made of a sheet material and a web of multiple of said pouches. The disclosure also relates to a method for manufacturing said web which makes use of said sheet. The pouches allow for optimal visibility of information printed on the pouches as well as optimal visibility of the pills for inspection purposes.
B65D 75/30 - Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding
B32B 27/08 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin of a different kind
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
B65B 9/06 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it
B65B 51/10 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof
B65B 61/02 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for perforating, scoring, or applying code or date marks on material prior to packaging
B65B 61/06 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for severing webs, or for separating joined packages by cutting
B65D 65/42 - Applications of coated or impregnated materials
B65D 75/26 - Articles or materials wholly enclosed in laminated sheets or wrapper blanks
B65D 75/52 - Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers Details
B65D 75/58 - Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
51.
BELT AND TREAD DRUM, ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BELT AND TREAD PACKAGE
The invention relates to a belt and tread drum, an assembly of the belt and tread drum and a pressing device and to a method for manufacturing a belt and tread package, wherein the belt and tread drum comprises a first support member and a second support member, wherein each support member comprises a tread support surface which faces away from the drum axis for supporting the tread layer where said tread layer is wider than the belt layer, wherein each support member is positionable in a raised position outside the circumferential surface in the radial direction, wherein the belt and tread drum further comprises a first retaining element and a second retaining element for retaining the tread layer at the first support member and the second support member, respectively.
The invention relates to a method for exchanging a coiled film holder (3) of a cassette (2), the cassette comprising a cassette base plate (4) provided with a shaft (6) for supporting a coiled film holder and a protection plate fitted on the shaft for supporting and protecting the coiled film, the method comprising the step of; a. separating the coiled film holder (3) from the protection plate to form a defined space between the coiled film holder and the protection plate, and subsequently b. pressing the coiled film holder away from the protection plate and off from the shaft (6).
B41J 35/28 - Detachable carriers or holders for ink-ribbon mechanisms
B65H 19/12 - Lifting, transporting, or inserting the web rollRemoving empty core
54.
GRIPPER FOR GRIPPING A SPACER, HANDLING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SAID GRIPPER, METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A SPACER FROM A FIRST STATION TO A SECOND STATION AND SPACER POSITIONING UNIT
Disclosed is a gripper for gripping a spacer, preferably a spacer for storing a bead-apex, from a spacer stack having one or more of said spacers, wherein the gripper includes a gripper head extending in an axial direction along a central axis and a plurality of spacer lifting elements protruding from the gripper head for lifting the spacer, wherein the lifting elements are movable with respect to the gripper head for engaging the spacer, wherein the gripper further includes a confining member for confining at least a part of the spacer in the axial direction between said confining member and the lifting elements.
Disclosed is a cutting device for cutting a continuous length of a strip, in particular an apex for tire building, wherein the cutting device has a conveyor for conveying the strip in a transport direction in a support plane and a knife for cutting through the strip along a cutting line transverse to the transport direction. The cutting device further includes a positioning device for pushing the strip in a positioning direction up to a longitudinal reference line at or near the cutting line.
A61J 1/03 - Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes for pills or tablets
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
G07F 11/44 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored in bulk
G07F 11/46 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from movable storage containers or supports
G07F 11/62 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles in which the articles are stored in compartments in fixed receptacles
57.
FEEDER UNIT WITH LOCKING COVER FOR MEDICATION DISPENSING SYSTEM
A locking cover for a feeder unit includes a cover body and a grip, the cover body arranged to substantially cover an open end of the feeder unit; a locking plate connected to the cover body and biased in a locked position; and a locking mechanism comprising a rotating locking tube rotatable from a locked position to an open position allowing the locking plate to slide to an open position.
G07F 11/44 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored in bulk
G07F 11/46 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from movable storage containers or supports
G07F 11/62 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles in which the articles are stored in compartments in fixed receptacles
G07F 17/00 - Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articlesCoin-freed facilities or services
A61J 1/03 - Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes for pills or tablets
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
E05B 9/00 - Lock casings or latch-mechanism casings
58.
Packaging device and method for packaging discrete medicaments in pouches
A packaging device for packaging discrete medicaments in pouches that is configured to form and fill the pouches in an elongated web to contain the medicaments comprises a web drive for guiding the elongated web in a transport direction along a web trajectory, wherein the packaging device further comprises a sealing station along the web trajectory, wherein the sealing station is configured to apply a seal to the elongated web to form at least a part of a pouch.
B65B 9/073 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it the web having intermittent motion
B65B 9/093 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it in a web folded and sealed transversely to form pockets which are subsequently filled and then closed by sealing the web having intermittent motion
B65B 51/14 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by reciprocating or oscillating members
B65B 51/30 - Devices, e.g. jaws, for applying pressure and heat successively, e.g. for subdividing filled tubes
B65B 57/04 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of such material, containers, or packages
B65H 23/188 - Registering, tensioning, smoothing, or guiding webs longitudinally by controlling or regulating the web-advancing mechanism, e.g. mechanism acting on the running web in connection with running-web
59.
METHOD, GRIPPER AND HANDLING STATION FOR HANDLING A BEAD-APEX
The invention relates to a method for handling a bead-apex, wherein the method comprises providing a gripper comprising at least two lifting elements that are distributed in a circumferential direction about a gripper axis that extends in a first direction, wherein the method comprises the steps of: a) positioning the lifting elements in a setting position in which the lifting elements are arranged below the bead-apex in the first direction and in which at least one of the lifting elements is arranged at a distance spaced apart from the inner rim of the bead-apex in the radial direction; b) lifting the bead-apex from the spacer on the respective lifting elements; and subsequently c) moving each lifting element in an outward direction away from the gripper axis for centering the bead-apex with respect to the gripper axis.
A tire building machine for producing tire components and a method for inspecting tire components produced in a tire building machine are provided. The tire building machine includes a machine housing that defines a production area, one or more handling machines in said production area and an inspection station that defines an inspection area for inspection by a human operator of one or more of the tire components produced in the tire building machine. The inspection station is provided with a first door for physically separating the inspection area from the production area and a second door for controlling human access to the inspection area from outside the production area.
B32B 41/00 - Arrangements for controlling or monitoring lamination processesSafety arrangements
B29D 30/00 - Producing pneumatic or solid tyres or parts thereof
F16P 3/08 - Safety devices acting in conjunction with the control or operation of a machineControl arrangements requiring the simultaneous use of two or more parts of the body in connection with the locking of doors, covers, guards, or like members giving access to moving machine parts
61.
Stitcher, tire building machine comprising said stitcher and method for stitching a tire component
A tire building machine and a method for stitching a tire component, wherein the tire building machine includes a tire building drum and a stitcher. The tire building drum includes bead-lock segments which are retractable into a recessed position relative to the rest of the tire building drum. The stitcher includes a disc-shaped stitching body having a first side for pressing on the tire component during stitching and a second side opposite to the first side. The second side is concave, and the stitcher is positionable relative to the tire building drum such that the concave second side fits at least partially over a transition between the bead-lock segments in the recessed position and the rest of the tire building drum.
The invention relates to a method for step dispensing discrete medicaments from a dispensing system accommodating one or more feeder units and arranged for selectively dispensing an amount of discrete medicaments from the one or more feeder units, the system comprising: a dispensing device provided with an array of dispensing positions, wherein the dispensing device at each of the array of dispensing positions is provided with a holder for one of the feeder units and with a through opening for passing discharged medicaments there through, wherein the method comprises the steps of: sending a dispensing command with data indicating dispensing parameters to a dispensing position of the array of dispensing positions via a non-real-time connection; buffering the dispensing command at the dispensing position of the array of dispensing positions; and sending a dispensing trigger to the dispensing position of the array of dispensing positions via a real-time connection, therewith triggering a feeder unit to dispense discrete medicaments therefrom.
A61J 7/00 - Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoonsPill counting devicesArrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
A61J 7/04 - Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers
G07F 9/00 - Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
63.
Shrink conveyor and method for allowing shrink in a continuous strip
A shrink conveyor and a method are provided for allowing shrink in a continuous strip. The shrink conveyor comprises a plurality of rollers, a frame that defines a plurality of roller positions, and a first drive member for driving the plurality of rollers. Each roller of the plurality of rollers comprises a first driven part that has a first drive profile that tapers. The first drive member is arranged for rotating the plurality of rollers through contact with the first driven parts at a rotation speed in a transmission ratio to the speed of the first drive member in such a way that the first drive member contacts the first driven part of each roller of the at least three rollers at a different diameter for each roller.
Disclosed is a strip applicator, a strip-winding station and method for applying a strip to a strip-winding drum, wherein the strip applicator includes an applicator member applying the strip to the strip-winding drum at an application position and a supply section receiving the strip in an input direction at a supply position and supplying the strip to the applicator member in an output direction. The applicator member is movable in an offset direction transverse to the output direction to offset the application position relative to the supply position. The supply section has an input member at the supply position for receiving the strip in the input direction and an output member for outputting the strip to the applicator member in the output direction. The output member is movable relative to the input member from a start position towards an offset position in the offset direction.
The invention relates to a transfer wheel and a method for transferring a tire component to a tire building drum, wherein the transfer wheel defines a circumferential surface extending about a transfer wheel axis, wherein the transfer wheel comprises a pusher segment arranged at a first segment position along said circumferential surface, wherein the pusher segment comprises a segment body that is configured to be flush with the circumferential surface and at least one push-off member in said segment body movable relative to the segment body in a push-off direction facing radially outward relative to the transfer wheel axis.
The invention relates to a transport system for transporting a green tire, wherein the transport system comprises a conveyor (4) for conveying the green tire in a transport direction along a conveyance path in a conveyance plane, and an inspection station (2,102) for inspecting the green tire, wherein the inspection station comprises a base (20,120) and a take out member (5,105) that is mounted relative to said base for supporting the green tire relative to the base in a support plane, wherein the take out member is pivotable relative to the base about a pivot axis that extends parallel or substantially parallel to the transport direction between a take out position in which the take out member is located at the conveyance path, and an inspection position in which the take out member is located outside of the conveyance path and in which the support plane faces away from the conveyance path.
B29D 30/00 - Producing pneumatic or solid tyres or parts thereof
B65G 43/08 - Control devices operated by article or material being fed, conveyed, or discharged
B65G 47/248 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles by turning over or inverting them
B65G 47/70 - Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors, i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor with precedence controls among incoming article flows
68.
Processing table, processing assembly and method for processing elastomeric material
A B S T R A C T The invention relates to a processing table for processing elastomeric material on a support surface, wherein the processing table is provided with a plurality of suction apertures that are distributed over the support surface in an aperture pattern that defines a first retaining area and 5 a second retaining area on the support surface extending between a first side and a second side of the processing table, wherein the aperture pattern further defines a processing area between the first retaining area and the second retaining area, wherein the processing area comprises 10 at least an area between a first limit line extending from the first side to the second side and a second limit line extending from the first side to the second side at an oblique processing angle with respect to the first limit line and intersecting with said first limit line between the first 15 side and the second side.
The invention relates to an applicator unit (3), a tire building device (1) and a method for applying a continuous strip (9) to a drum (8), wherein the applicator unit comprises an applicator roll (4) with a roller body (40) that is rotatable about a roll axis (X) and that defines a retaining surface (41) extending in a circumferential direction about the roll axis, wherein the applicator unit further comprises a retaining member (5) for retaining the continuous strip (9) in a retaining position (P) on the retaining surface (41), wherein the retaining member is arranged for following the continuous strip in the retaining position on the retaining surface along a retaining arc (A) of at least ten degrees about the roll axis as the roller body rotates about said roll axis.
The invention relates to a pick-and-place system and a method for picking-up a tire component, wherein the pick-and-place system comprises a support and a pick-and-place gripper for picking-up the tire component from the support, wherein the pick-and-place gripper comprises a base, a gripper head and a drive unit for moving the gripper head relative to the base in a pick-and-place direction towards the support plane, wherein the gripper head is configured for retaining the tire component in a gripper plane, wherein the gripper head is tiltable between a first orientation and a second orientation, wherein the gripper plane is parallel to the support plane in one orientation of the first orientation and the second orientation, wherein the pick-and-place system further comprises a spacer (8) for defining a minimum spacing distance between the gripper plane and the support plane when the gripper head is in said one orientation.
The invention relates to a tire building apparatus and a method for forming a tire component, wherein the tire building apparatus comprises a drum, a strip feeding unit and an sensor unit, wherein the tire building apparatus is provided with a first drive for generating a first relative movement between the strip feeding unit and the drum along a stroke in a first stroke direction parallel to a central axis, wherein the tire building apparatus further comprises a second drive for generating a second relative movement between the sensor unit and the drum in the first stroke direction along the stroke, wherein the tire building apparatus comprises a control unit that is operationally connected to the first drive and the second drive to control the first relative movement and the second relative movement such that the sensor unit trails the strip feeding unit in the first stroke direction for at least a part of the stroke.
A tire unloading unit for unloading a green tire, wherein the green tire has an externally facing circumferential tread surface extending around a tire axis, wherein the tire unloading unit has a base and a support for supporting the green tire relative to the base at the externally facing circumferential tread surface from below and an upper arm projecting from the base for stabilizing the green tire at the externally facing circumferential tread surface from above, wherein the upper arm includes a first lateral boundary member, a second lateral boundary member and intermediate boundary members which are individually movable to closely adapt to the contour of the green tire and remain in contact with said contour even when the green tire collapses slightly over time.
A gripper, a gripper station and a method for gripping an annular tire component, wherein the gripper has a plurality of gripper members distributed in a circumferential direction about a gripper axis and movable with at least a vector component in a radial direction perpendicular to the gripper axis over a main range with a radially inner endpoint and a radially outer endpoint. The gripper further has a limiter for limiting the movement of the plurality of gripper members in the radial direction to a subrange within the main range, wherein the subrange has an adjustable subrange position relative to the main range. The gripper has a synchronization member for synchronizing movements of the plurality of gripper members in the radial direction, wherein the synchronization member defines the main range, and wherein the limiter is arranged for limiting the synchronization member to define the subrange.
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a tire using a tire manufacturing machine comprising multiple manufacturing modules for providing a tire component of the tire to be manufactured, wherein the method comprises the steps of: receiving a production order indicating a number of tires to be manufactured; operating the tire manufacturing machine in a batch operation mode in which each of the multiple manufacturing modules is allowed to provide respective tire components according to the number of tires to be manufactured in the production order; and when one or more of the manufacturing modules issues an almost-empty signal, switching the tire manufacturing machine from the batch operation mode into an interactive operation mode in which the multiple manufacturing modules cooperate to provide respective tire components on a tire-by-tire basis.
The invention relates to a tire building plant (1) comprising a tire manufacturing apparatus (4) for manufacturing a cord reinforced tire component and a first creel (21) for supplying cords to the tire manufacturing apparatus, wherein the tire building plant further comprises a first deflection device (51) for deflecting a first group of cords (G1) about a deflection axis (X), wherein the first deflection device further comprises an output cord collector (72) for guiding the first group of cords in the deflection direction (B) in an output collection plane (P2) parallel to the deflection axis away from a deflection member (61), wherein the tire manufacturing apparatus comprises a cord organizer (41) for receiving the first group of cords from the first deflection device, wherein the cord organizer is configured for organizing the cords in an organizer plane (P3) transverse or perpendicular to the deflection axis. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing a cord-reinforced tire component.
A cutting device and a method are provided for cutting a tire component. The cutting device includes a counter member and a cutting disc that is movable in a cutting direction over a cutting stroke along said counter member for cutting the tire component in cooperation with said counter member. The cutting disc, at an end of the cutting stroke, is movable in a lifting direction from a cutting position at the counter member into a standby position away from the counter member. The cutting disc, in said standby position, is movable in a return direction opposite to the cutting direction over a return stroke. The cutting device further includes a braking member that is fixed in the lifting direction at the standby position for braking the rotation of the cutting disc when said cutting disc is in the standby position.
B29D 30/46 - Cutting textile inserts to required shape
B26D 1/00 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor
B26D 1/18 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a circular cutting member, e.g. disc cutter rotating about a movable axis mounted on a movable carriage
78.
Dual tire component servicer and method for supplying dual tire components to a tire building drum
Disclosed is a dual tire component servicer and a method for supplying a first tire component and a second tire component to a tire building drum, wherein the dual tire component servicer includes a first conveyor and a second conveyor for conveying the first tire component and the second tire component, respectively, in a supply direction towards the tire building drum. The dual tire component servicer further includes a first pick-and-place unit and a second pick-and-place unit for transferring the first tire component and the second tire component, respectively, from their respective conveyors to the tire building drum. The first pick-and-place unit and the second pick-and-place unit are automatically and independently movable relative to each other in a lateral direction perpendicular to the supply direction.
B29D 30/30 - Applying the layersGuiding or stretching the layers during application
79.
METHOD, INSPECTION UNIT AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INSPECTING AN INNER SURFACE OF A TIRE, AND TIRE PROCESSING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE INSPECTION UNIT
The invention relates to a method for inspecting an inner surface of a tire having a splice that extends along said inner surface in a splice direction transverse to the circumferential direction of the tire, wherein the method comprises scanning the splice with an imaging device while moving the field of view of said imaging device along the splice. The invention further relates to an inspection unit for inspecting an inner surface of a tire according to the method of the invention, wherein the inspection unit comprises a base, an imaging device and a drive assembly for driving a movement of said imaging device with respect to the base in an inspection plane and for driving a rotation of the imaging device about a rotation axis perpendicular to said inspection plane.
G06F 7/00 - Methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or content of the data handled
A61J 7/00 - Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoonsPill counting devicesArrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
B25J 11/00 - Manipulators not otherwise provided for
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
B65B 57/14 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged and operating to control, or stop, the feed of articles or material to be packaged
The invention relates to an unwinding system, an assembly and a method for unwinding a tire component from a stock reel and for outputting said tire component in a transport direction, wherein the unwinding system comprises a reel station, an output conveyor and a transfer device for transferring a leading end of the tire component from the reel station to said output conveyor, wherein the transfer device comprises a retaining member which is movable along a guide path between a pick-up position and a release position, wherein the retaining member comprises a retaining surface for releasably retaining the leading end of the tire component, wherein the transfer device further comprises an arm that is rotatable around the inverting axis for moving the retaining member along the guide path, wherein the retaining member is movable with respect to the arm in an extension direction perpendicular to the inverting axis.
The invention relates to an unwinding system for unwinding a tire component from a stock reel and outputting said tire component in a transport direction, wherein the unwinding system comprises a reel station, a conveyor and a transfer device, wherein the conveyor extends at least partially above the reel station, wherein the transfer device comprises a retaining surface for releasably retaining the tire component along a guide path between a pick-up position for picking up the tire component from the reel station and a release position for disposing the tire component on the conveyor, wherein, in the release position, the retaining surface is facing towards the conveyor, and wherein the retaining surface is offset between the release position and the pick-up position over an offset angle of at least ninety degrees around an inverting axis that is parallel to the conveyor and perpendicular to the transport direction.
The invention relates to a method for root cause analysis in an industrial machine, wherein the method comprises the steps of: a) logging errors as they occur in the industrial machine; b) assigning a first causality time window and a second causality time window to a first logged error and a second logged error, respectively; c) determining, when an output of the industrial machine has been interrupted during an interruption time window, which logged errors are still open during said interruption time window; d) classifying at least one of the first logged error and the second logged error as a possible cause for the interruption in the output of the industrial machine during the interruption time window. The invention further relates to a system and a computer program product for root cause analysis in an industrial machine.
The invention relates to a method for step dispensing discrete medicaments from a feeder unit, wherein the feeder unit comprises a container holding said medicaments, and a dispensing mechanism, wherein the dispensing mechanism comprises a singulating body with a plurality of singulation chambers; and a first release member arranged below the singulating body and provided with a release opening, wherein the first release member and the singulating body are movable with respect to each other, the method comprising the steps of: moving the singulating body and the first release member relative to each other; when the singulating body is in the aligned position, stopping relative movement between the singulating body and the first release member; maintaining the singulating body stationary for a predetermined waiting period to allow any medicaments accommodated in the aligned singulation chamber to fall through the release opening.
A61J 7/00 - Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoonsPill counting devicesArrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
B65D 83/04 - Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
B65G 1/137 - Storage devices mechanical with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed
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Hopper for collecting and dispensing discrete medicaments, outlet valve, dispensing device comprising said hopper and method
The invention relates to a hopper, an outlet valve, a dispensing device and a method for collecting and dispensing discrete medicaments, wherein the hopper comprises a hopper inlet, a hopper outlet and an outlet valve in the hopper outlet that is movable between a closed position in which the outlet valve blocks passage of the discrete medicaments out of the hopper through the hopper outlet and an open position in which the outlet valve allows passage of the discrete medicaments out of the hopper through the hopper outlet in a drop direction, wherein the outlet valve has a valve body that defines a holding surface at a side of the valve body that supports the discrete medicaments in the hopper outlet when the outlet valve is in the closed position, wherein said holding surface has a cross section for receiving the discrete medicaments.
Disclosed is a liner reel, a cassette, a let off station and a method for collecting a liner, wherein the liner reel has a core and a shell that is concentrically mountable to said core for rotation together with said core about a liner reel axis, wherein the shell has a collection wall that extends in a circumferential direction about the liner reel axis when the shell is mounted to the core, wherein the collection wall is arranged for receiving the liner, wherein the core has a support wall extending in the circumferential direction for supporting the collection wall at least with a vector component in a radial direction perpendicular to the liner reel axis, wherein the collection wall is at least partially contractible in said radial direction when the shell is removed from the core.
The invention relates to an applicator unit, a tire building device and a method for applying a strip to a drum, wherein the applicator unit comprises an applicator roller and a cutter, wherein the applicator roller comprises a roller body that is rotatable about a roller axis for applying the strip to the drum in an application direction perpendicular to said roller axis, wherein the applicator roller and the cutter are configured to cooperate for cutting the strip on the applicator roller along a helical cutting path about the roller axis.
B26D 3/11 - Making cuts of other than simple rectilinear form to obtain pieces of spiral or helical form
B26D 1/157 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a circular cutting member, e.g. disc cutter rotating about a movable axis
A method for packaging discrete medicaments in pouches in a packaging device includes transporting the elongated web along a web trajectory, printing information on the elongated web related, feeding the discrete medicaments to the elongated web, inspecting the elongated web to determine whether there is a fault related to the elongated web, and in response to a fault being detected, printing a fault indication or a fault symbol on the elongated web, and forming an empty pouch at the position of the fault indication or fault symbol.
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
B65B 9/073 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it the web having intermittent motion
B65B 9/093 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it in a web folded and sealed transversely to form pockets which are subsequently filled and then closed by sealing the web having intermittent motion
B65B 51/30 - Devices, e.g. jaws, for applying pressure and heat successively, e.g. for subdividing filled tubes
B65B 57/06 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of articles or material to be packaged
B65B 61/00 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
B65B 61/02 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for perforating, scoring, or applying code or date marks on material prior to packaging
B65B 61/18 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for applying or incorporating package-opening or unpacking elements, e.g. tear-strips
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Buffer system and method for buffering a length of a strip between an input side and an output side, and related computer program product
Disclosed is a buffer system for buffering a length of a strip, wherein the buffer system includes a buffer member, a buffer drive and a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured for receiving control data having information indicative of an input amount of the strip at the input side and information indicative of an output amount of the strip at the output side, and for generating, based on said control data, a computed value indicative of a theoretical length of the strip in the buffer system between the input side and the output side, wherein the control unit is further configured for positioning the buffer member at a buffer position based on the computed value. The disclosure also provides a method for buffering a length of a strip, and a computer program product.
The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for splicing a leading end to a trailing end. The apparatus comprises: a splicer unit with a splicer head moveable along a splicer track for splicing the leading end to the trailing end; a tire building drum comprising a working surface for supporting the tire component, and comprising a drive for generating a correction motion of the working surface, wherein the correction motion comprises at least a first vector component in a correction direction perpendicular to the splicer track; an separator body for separating the leading end and the trailing end from the working surface, a separator drive for moving the separator body in a direction parallel to the splicer track, wherein the separator drive is configured for moving the separator body in a direction that comprises a second vector component in the correction direction perpendicular to the splicer track.
A bead-apex stitching device, a bead-apex station and a method for stitching an apex to a bead are disclosed, wherein the bead-apex stitching device includes a first set of first stitching members distributed in a circumferential direction about a central axis for stitching the apex to the bead and a second set of second stitching members for stitching the apex to the bead in a manner different from the first stitching members of the first set, wherein the second stitching members of the second set are distributed in an alternating pattern with the first stitching members of the first set in the circumferential direction.
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a continuous strip in a tire manufacturing line, wherein the tire manufacturing line comprises at least one conveying unit, wherein the method comprises the steps of: a) operating the tire manufacturing line in a tire manufacturing mode; b) controlling the at least one conveying unit to convey the continuous strip in a conveyance direction along a conveyance path in the tire manufacturing mode; c) switching over the tire manufacturing line from the tire manufacturing mode to an interruption mode; and d) controlling the at least one conveying unit in the interruption mode to repeatedly move the continuous strip back-and-forth in the conveyance direction and a retraction direction opposite to the conveyance direction along the conveyance path. The invention further relates to the tire manufacturing line and a computer program product.
Disclosed is a method and a splicer for splicing a leading end and a trailing end of a tire component together. The method includes the steps of:
a) splicing the leading end and the trailing end together along a splice path extending across the tire component, in a splice direction from a first side of the tire component towards a second side of the tire component opposite to the first side; and
b) prior to the splicing, forming a preliminary joint between the leading end and the trailing end at a preparatory splice position along the splice path that is closer to the second side than the first side.
The invention relates to a tire building drum and a method for turning-up a tire component, wherein the tire building drum comprises a drum body that is rotatable about a drum axis, an inflatable turn-up bladder extending in a circumferential direction about the drum axis around the drum body for turning-up a tire component supported on said turn-up bladder, and a plurality of pressing arms for pressing against the turn-up bladder during the turning-up of the tire component, wherein the tire building drum comprises a plurality of hinges for hingably connecting the pressing arms to the drum body, wherein the plurality of hinges is located underneath the turn-up bladder when the turn-up bladder is uninflated, wherein the tire building drum is provided with an underlay extending between at least one hinge of the plurality of hinges and the turn-up bladder in a radial direction.
Disclosed is a festooner and a method for buffering a strip, the festooner having a first set of buffer rollers and a second set of buffer rollers, wherein the first set of buffer rollers and the second set of buffer rollers define a meandering first buffer path between them, wherein the festooner further includes a first endless drive element for driving the first set of buffer rollers and the second set of buffer rollers. The festooner further includes a third set of buffer rollers and a fourth set of buffer rollers coaxial to the first set of buffer rollers and the second set of buffer rollers, respectively, defining a meandering second buffer path between them. The festooner further includes a second endless drive element for driving the third set of buffer rollers and the fourth set of buffer rollers.
B65H 20/34 - Arrangements for accumulating surplus web by making loops with rollers
B29D 30/00 - Producing pneumatic or solid tyres or parts thereof
B65H 23/188 - Registering, tensioning, smoothing, or guiding webs longitudinally by controlling or regulating the web-advancing mechanism, e.g. mechanism acting on the running web in connection with running-web
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MEDICINE DISPENSING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DISPENSING MEDICINE
A method of dispensing discrete tablets from a feeder unit comprises the steps of a) determining a last allowable dispensing moment for the tablets from the feeder unit; b) comparing the last allowable dispensing moment to a scheduled dispensing time; and c) sending a dispense signal only if the scheduled dispensing time is before the last allowable dispensing moment.
