Automatic zipper device for sheet member and method for producing sheet product

US9403333B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9403333-B2
Application numberUS-201214003576-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 15, 2012
Priority dateMar 15, 2011
Publication dateAug 2, 2016
Grant dateAug 2, 2016

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An automatic zipper device having a pair of bevel gears for biting and joining joint end portions of a sheet member wound around a periphery of the molding drum and having a plurality of magnet attractive metallic cords, and the device is provided with an inclined portion following cylinder which is attached to a lateral movement device laterally moving on the molding drum so as to be laterally movable and which adjusts a height of the bevel gear in accordance with an inclined surface of the sheet member to be joined, a clamping cylinder for adjusting a bitten amount of the bevel gears, and introduction magnet rollers for taking in the sheet member, and a member contact position stabilizing magnet for maintaining a constant position of the sheet member so that the sheet member to be joined can be brought into contact with the bevel gear at a constant angle.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An assembly of an automatic zipper device and a support arm for joining two joint end portions of a sheet member while moving the joint end portions after the sheet member has been wound around a molding drum periphery, the assembly comprising: a roller assembly configured to take in the sheet member into the device; a pair of bevel gears that are configured to bite between teeth meshing with each other while being rotated and driven and join the joi…

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What does patent US9403333B2 cover?
An automatic zipper device having a pair of bevel gears for biting and joining joint end portions of a sheet member wound around a periphery of the molding drum and having a plurality of magnet attractive metallic cords, and the device is provided with an inclined portion following cylinder which is attached to a lateral movement device laterally moving on the molding drum so as to be laterally…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Yazawa Yusuke, Bridgestone Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B29D30/20. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 02 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).