Patent ID: 7947140
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: B29C,B29D

Abstract:
1. An application system for a ribbon-like rubber strip, which has been formed by extrusion or roll forming, wherein the rubber strip is fed through a clearance between application rollers forming a pair, and applied onto a peripheral surface of a rotational member having a curved surface portion, said system comprising: the rotational member having the curved surface portion; a guide roller for guiding the rubber strip before it reaches the application roller pair, said guide roller being wound by the rubber strip and defining a vertical detour path; and first and second auxiliary rollers separate from the guide roller arranged, respectively, on an upstream side and a downstream side of said guide roller adjacent thereto; said application roller pair being adapted to be swung in a horizontal plane about a pivot that is spaced from said guide roller toward said first auxiliary roller, wherein the application roller pair and the guide roller are configured to swing unitarily about the pivot.