Patent ID: 8573275

Claim:
An improved metal cord reinforced elastomeric strip cutting and feeding apparatus, comprising: a conveyor for conveying a metal cord reinforced elastomeric strip longitudinally to a tire drum; a cutter for cutting the metal cord reinforced elastomeric strip between parallel metal cords across the entire width of the strip to form a belt, breaker or ply component; and a sensor for detecting any metal cords or filaments that are exposed and partially separated from the elastomeric material at the cut ends of the strip, and wherein the exposed metal cords or filaments have an electric current pass through as the sensor is touched by an exposed and partially separated metallic wire or an exposed filament closing an otherwise open circuit; wherein the sensor for detecting further comprises: a pair of electrically conductive rollers, including a first roller and a second roller; a power source connected to said first roller; a switch or signal device connected to said second roller; and wherein the first and second rollers are closely spaced, but gapped to create the otherwise open circuit and when the exposed and partially separated metallic wire or filament contacts said first and second rollers simultaneously the otherwise open electric circuit is closed activating said switch or signal device, wherein the rollers are spring loaded to move into rotational contact with the metal cord reinforced strip moving on the conveyor and move away from said conveyor as the cut ends of the strip pass.