In-situ dimensional measurement system for overlapped rubber layers

Abstract

For the semi-manufactured rubber layers in tire manufacturing industry, the rubber layers need to be joined by the agglutinate conjunction. The width of the conjunction and the rubber thickness must be acquired to ensure the quality of the semi-manufactured rubber. In this investigation, a self-developed dimensional measurement system for agglutinate conjunction is proposed which can be utilized for in situ dimensional measurement during a high-speed manufacturing process. The measured dimensions include both the conjunction width and rubber layer thickness. The standard deviations of the deviations of conjunction widths and the rubber layer thicknesses are about 0.43 and 0.029 mm.