TKH Group has been granted a patent for a stitching roller designed for strip-winding applications. The roller includes a flexible support member allowing the circumferential member to tilt, enhancing stitching efficiency. The tire building machine incorporating this roller improves tire manufacturing processes. GlobalData’s report on TKH Group gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.

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According to GlobalData’s company profile on TKH Group, was a key innovation area identified from patents. TKH Group's grant share as of May 2024 was 58%. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.

Patent granted for a flexible stitching roller for tire building

Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Credit: TKH Group NV

A tire building machine has been granted a patent (Publication Number: US11993042B2) for a unique stitching roller design. The machine comprises a stitching roller with a rotatable roller body that includes a circumferential member defining a stitching surface and an internal surface. The support member of the roller body is made of a flexible material that allows the circumferential member to tilt from a neutral orientation to a tilted orientation at various positions along the circumference. The support member is reinforced at different radii to enhance axial stiffness, ensuring stability during the stitching process.

Furthermore, the patent includes a method for stitching a strip using the described tire building machine. The method involves providing the stitching roller on a tire building drum and utilizing the unique design of the roller body to stitch the strip effectively. The support member's flexible material composition and specific reinforcement at different radii allow for controlled tilting of the circumferential member during the stitching process. This innovative approach enhances the efficiency and precision of strip stitching on the tire building drum, potentially revolutionizing the tire manufacturing industry with improved quality and performance.

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