Patent ID: 8002920

Claim:
A method for winding up and splicing a tire building component, comprising: placing the tire building component on a winding drum comprising: a winding drum main axis and an inclinationally-adjustable surface, which is adjustable in inclination relative to the winding drum main axis, wherein the tire building component is placed on the inclinationally-adjustable surface; a pneumatic cylinder mechanically coupled to the inclinationally-adjustable surface and structured and arranged to move the inclinationally-adjustable surface to bring about a turning up of the tire building component upon a pneumatic actuation; and an adjusting ring abutting the pneumatic cylinder, and in direct engagement with a threaded connection, which is structured and arranged to move the pneumatic cylinder to adjust the angle of the inclinationally-adjustable surface relative to the main axis independent of the pneumatic actuation to compensate for uneven material shrinkages of the tire building component; adjusting the inclinationally-adjustable surface by the adjusting ring in direct engagement with the threaded connection independent of the pneumatic actuation to compensate for uneven material shrinkages of the tire building component; rotating the winding drum to rotationally symmetrically wind up the tire building component; and splicing together free ends of the tire building component to form a closed ring.