Integrated manufacturing of REciclable multi-material COmposites for the TRANSport sector
Cylindrical-Member Forming Method and Device
Provided are a method and device for forming a cylindrical member for accurately forming belt-like members into a cylindrical shape without meandering. A pre-winding position sensor detects a position of a member reference line extending in a longitudinal direction of a belt-like member along the entire length of the belt-like member in the longitudinal direction thereof before the belt-like member is placed on a transport conveyor belt, transported to a forming drum, and wound around the forming drum. The belt-like member is wound around the forming drum and formed in a cylindrical shape while the forming drum is relatively moved in the drum width direction with respect to the transport conveyor belt by a controller and the member reference line, based on the detected data and a position data of the drum reference line orthogonal to the drum axial center of the forming drum.
» Number: US2017274607A1 (A1)
» Publication Date: 28/09/2017
» Applicant: C/O THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO LTD?[JP]
» Inventor: MATSUMURA KENSUKE?[JP]
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 768737
