Patent ID: 7343952

Claim:
An apparatus for manufacturing a tire reinforcement, which apparatus is configured to manufacture a reinforcement built up from a cord, the apparatus being configured to be used in cooperation with a substantially toroidal form which rotates about an axis of rotation, having a substantially median plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation, on which form the reinforcement is built up by depositing hoops of the cord along a desired trajectory for the cord on the surface of the form, the apparatus comprising: a cord depositing element through which the cord can pass; a drive mechanism for transporting the depositing element in a cyclical motion substantially within a plane of motion in a reciprocating manner, the cyclical motion turning about a central space configured to receive the form, the motion bringing the depositing element in consecutive cycles into the vicinity of each of the ends desired for the cord in the trajectory, the drive mechanism comprising at least one main arm supporting the depositing element; pressers close to each of the ends of the trajectory in order to apply the cord to the form at least at the ends of the trajectory; and at least one pair of deflectors disposed opposite one another, the deflectors each ending with a lip, the lips defining a slot, the at least one pair of deflectors cooperating with only one side, axially, of the form, the deflectors being disposed so as to receive the cord brought by the cord depositing element from the side opposite the central space and to guide the cord on one side of the form in a trajectory defined by the contour of the lips and to allow the cord to pass between the lips and towards the central space.