Patent ID: 7413779
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: C09J,D03J

Abstract:
1. A method of preparing an adhesive coated tire fabric, the method comprising the following steps: a) receiving cords from a cord let-off; b) forming a tire fabric from the received cords; c) passing the tire fabric through an adhesive application unit to coat the tire fabric with adhesive; and d) passing the coated fabric through a curing unit, heating the adhesive and curing the adhesive on the coated fabric, the curing unit having heating means to heat and cure; wherein the heating means elevate the temperature of the coated fabric to a temperature in the range of 150° to 525° F.; wherein when the fabric-forming step is halted, the heating means are automatically turned off; and wherein, within not more than twenty seconds after the heating means are turned off, the temperature of the coated fabric decreases.