Patent ID: 7128115

Claim:
An apparatus for manufacturing components for a tyre being worked, comprising: a toroidal support for carrying the components of a tyre being worked, wherein the toroidal support has an outer surface substantially matching an inner shape of the tyre; a first delivery member disposed adjacent to the outer surface of the toroidal support for feeding a first elongated element, when the toroidal support is at a first location; a second delivery member disposed adjacent to the outer surface of the toroidal support for feeding a second elongated element, when the toroidal support is at a second location; circumferential distribution devices arranged to drive the toroidal support in rotation around a geometric axis of rotation of the toroidal support, the circumferential distribution devices being configured to circumferentially distribute the first elongated element on the toroidal support when the toroidal support is at the first location, and being configured to circumferentially distribute the second elongated element on the toroidal support when the toroidal support is at the second location; and transverse distribution devices arranged to give controlled relative displacements between the toroidal support and the delivery member, the transverse distribution devices being configured to distribute the first elongated element on the toroidal support to form a first plurality of coils in side by side relationship in order to define a first tyre component at the first location, and being configured to distribute the second elongated element on the toroidal support to form a second plurality of coils in side by side relationship in order to define a second tyre component at the second location; wherein the transverse distribution devices operate on the toroidal support for moving the toroidal support relative to the delivery member, and wherein the circumferential distribution devices and the transverse distribution devices are integrated into a robotized arm.