Patent ID: 7008495

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a belt structure for a vehicle tire, comprising: preparing, in a substantially continuous manner, a plurality of strips along a predetermined conveying direction; preparing, in a substantially continuous manner, a plurality of half-strips by cutting each of the strips along a predetermined cutting direction; butt splicing, in a substantially continuous manner, respective half-strips to form belt strips; moving, in a substantially continuous manner, the belt strips toward at least one assembly drum; and superposing, on the at least one assembly drum, portions of each of the belt strips to form a belt structure; wherein each strip comprises a first predetermined length extending along the predetermined conveying direction, wherein the half-strips comprise a second predetermined length, wherein the half-strips are aligned along respective conveying directions, wherein each half-strip incorporates reinforcing cords substantially parallel to one another, wherein the belt strips extend along the respective conveying directions, wherein the belt-strip portions comprise respective predetermined lengths, wherein the belt structure comprises radially superposed belt-strip portions, wherein reinforcing cords in each belt-strip portion are substantially parallel to one another, and wherein, relative to an equatorial plane of the belt structure, the reinforcing cords in a first belt-strip portion are inclined in an opposite direction with respect to the reinforcing cords in a radially adjacent belt-strip portion.