Patent ID: 6228198
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: B29D,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of producing at least two single wire tyre bead cores comprising the steps of drawing off at least two bead wires from separate coils (20) of wires, passing the wires through wire processing means (23) to form a single tape of bead wires embedded in surrounding rubber material, passing the bead wire tape through first festooner apparatus (24), splitting the bead wire tape and subsequently winding the split bead wire tape on a former (36) to create at least two bead cores on the former, wherein the step of splitting the bead wire tape splits the tape into separate rubber coated wires, and wherein the rubber coated wires, after being split, are passed through second festooner apparatus (31) before being wound on said former (36) to create at least two singe wire tyre bead cores.