Tire Building Drum Research Articles

Optimization of the Tire Building Drum for Passenger Tires Using the TRIZ Methodology

Abstract This study deals with the research on the impact of the construction of a tire-building drum on the selected parameters of a passenger tire. The introductory part of the study deals with a comprehensive analysis of the production process and factors that affect the quality of the final tire product during production. The content of this analysis is also the naming of problematic parts and their subsequent influence on the resulting parameters of a passenger tire. The core of the study is an optimization design for improving the construction of the tire-building drum. The world-renowned TRIZ methodology was applied to achieve the desired improvement results. Using the TRIZ methodology, the technical system was analysed, identified problematic parts, and defined the technical and physical contradictions and proposed possibilities for their removal. The systematic approach to the solution of the task has generated options for the right solution and possible optimization by reducing the weight of individual parts of the tire-building drum. During analysis, simulations of the deformation and total stress will be available before and after optimization. The work’s conclusion describes the results of the simulation and the development process for the experimental testing possibilities of the optimized equipment. The study output is also a systematic procedure for testing the technical system, which can help designers design and optimize some parts of similar technical systems.

Type synthesis of tire building drum with scalable drum-shoulder

This paper deals with the innovative design of a tire building drum with large axial and radial scalable ratios. Type synthesis of the tire building drum with scalable drum-shoulder is studied by dividing the drum into internal and external drum-shoulder mechanisms according to movement requirements and driving modes. The possible structural forms of these two types of mechanisms are obtained by adding independent limbs. On that basis, the relationship of limb structural constraint screws is analyzed based on screw theory, resulting in the feasible structure of each limb subject to structural requirements, so that feasible initial configurations of the two types of mechanisms are obtained by combining the limbs. Thereby, the regenerative motion chain method is employed to obtain all the configurations with the same topological characteristics as initial configurations, during which 11 types of internal drum-shoulder mechanisms and 6 types of external drum-shoulder mechanisms are synthesized, respectively, and 726 types of tire building drums with scalable drum-shoulders are combined. Finally, the feasibility of the method proposed is corroborated with the CAD simulation model of one synthesized tire building drum.

A Novel Radial Telescopic Tire Building Drum and its Kinematics Design

A novel radial telescopic tire building drum is proposed to meet the radial tire production requirements. After the discussion of the mechanical structure and transmission principle of this mechanism, the kinematics equations together with the formulas of contraction ratio and pressure angle are established. In order to optimize the characteristics of force-transfer, when taking the interference condition into consideration, a kinematics design method of this novel radial telescopic building drum is proposed, which can obtain the minimal value of mechanism maximum pressure angle and satisfy the demand of contraction ratio. The most important feature of this building drum is that the external shell is driven by the internal shell. Designer can derivative more design schemes by applying this transmission principle.

Structure and Motion Analysis of a Tire Building Drum Based on Parallel Mechanism

A new type of tire building drum based on parallel mechanism was presented and the analysis of the structure was carried out.The calculation of dof and the output motion type analysis and positive solution and inverse solution were included. Solid model of the mechanism was set up and the trajectory analysis was conducted using software of UG and MATLAB, which provided theoretical base for optimal design application of the mechanism.

Dynamic Analysis and Simulation of Variable Topology Parallel Tire Building Drum Mechanism

A new type of parallel tire building drum mechanism is proposed. The structure of the mechanism is analyzed, and the degree of freedom is calculated .The solid model of the mechanism is established by UG, and then the kinematics of the mechanism is analyzed through the establishment of the Lagrange Dynamic Equations. The kinematics simulation is conducted using software code of ADAMS.

A Study of Machine Design Method Based on Technological Process

This paper proposes a method of building the design tree with stratified constraints and modifications for the machine design with pre-defined technological process. The design method displays the design process in a tree structure with overall open yet local convergent characteristics. It is applied to develop an innovative, a comprehensive, and practical design through design detailing, integrative constraints and interventions, and real-time evaluations. As an example the design of the tire-building drum is given.

Elastic Dynamics Analysis and Simulation of New Tire Building Drum

A new type of variable topology parallel tire building drum mechanism was presented in this paper and the solid model of the mechanism was established. The elastic dynamics model has been established by the condition of displacement and power which the rigid connected with elastic body. The model of variable topology parallel mechanism was imported into the ADAMS and analyzed the elastic dynamic simulation of the mechanism.

Virtual Design for New Type Radial Telescopic Tire Building Drum

According to the characteristics of radial tire technological process, a new type of tire building drum was proposed. The kinematics analysis was carried out based on the systematical study on the structure and working principle of this mechanism. And on this basis, taking passenger car tire for example, the three-dimensional solid model of the tire building drum was established, and the kinetic simulation was performed by Solidworks software. The result of simulation shows that the tire building drum proposed, with inside-outside alternating supporting shells moving smoothly, is of simple construction and can realize a great radial expansion ratio, and improve the quality and efficiency of tire building and unloading. This study can also provide reference for the innovative design of new tire building drum.

Parameter Optimization and Design of Radial Telescopic-Type Tire Building Drum

The study concentrated on a radial telescopic-type tire building drum, analyzed the frameworks and working principle. Make motion analysis and dynamic analysis for the frameworks, research the relations of speed, acceleration between them, and analysis the mechanical efficiency of them. Determine the main parameters that affect the motion and force transmission characteristics of the mechanism. On this basis, we optimize the parameters and make of general guidelines for preferences and design. Using the software SolidWorks to make three-dimensional entity modeling, assembling and motion simulation. By the check analysis of the software, improve and optimize the design.

A computer-aided-design technique for design of a six-section elliptic tire-building drum.

In this investigation, a computer-aided-design method for a six-section elliptic tire-building drum is presented instead of the traditional geometric construction. The mathematical formulation of the proposed CAD technique is discussed in some detail. The efficient recursive equality-constrained quadratic programming method for solving constrained optimization problems is introduced to synthesize the mechanism of the drum. One practical problem is solved to illustrate the method.