Abstract: A winding unit is formed in an annular pattern along the outer circumferential surface of a rotary body rotatable about a shaft. The winding unit has multiple alignment grooves in which a wire is wound and turns of the wire are aligned. The winding unit is provided with an ungrooved part formed to straddle the alignment grooves.

Abstract: A method for annularly mounting a band-like filler to the outer periphery of a bead core comprises a step for attaching the filler to the outer periphery of the bead core, a step for grasping the opposite ends of the filler and separating the opposite ends of the filler from the outer periphery of the bead core, a step for sequentially attaching the opposite end surfaces of the filler to each other from the inner peripheral sections of the opposite end surfaces toward the outer peripheral sections thereof, and a step for pressing the portion of the filler, which has been separated from the outer periphery of the bead core, against the outer periphery of the bead core.

Abstract: A feeding device includes a suspension bar for suspending an annular body. The feeding device includes a feeding bar, which extends in parallel with the suspension bar. The feeding bar is operable to intermittently move the annular body in the feeding direction inside the annular body suspended from the suspension bar. The feeding device includes a motor for operating the feeding bar.

Abstract: A winding device is provided with a rotor that rotates past an inner side and an outer side of an annular bead ring, which is fed in a circumferential direction, while holding a binding cord to wind the binding cord around the bead ring. The rotor includes a pushing member that elastically pushes the binding cord against the bead ring.

Abstract: A grasping device for a bead ring grasps the bead ring formed of a wire wound around an annular winding unit provided on the outer circumferential surface of a rotary body while fixing a beginning and a termination of the wire. The grasping device includes an upper grasping unit that grasps an upper part of the bead ring and a lower receiver that receives a lower part of the bead ring. The upper grasping unit is formed of a pair of grasping bodies that can be released from each other and closed relative to each other so as to clamp the upper part of the bead ring therebetween. The lower receiver is formed of a receiving recessed part that receives the lower end of the bead ring.

Abstract: The air emission device for growing plants includes a plurality of air emission units for respectively emitting an air flow onto the new leaves growing on a tip of a stem of each plant that has one stem. The transpiration effect on the leaves and suctioning of water and nutrition from the roots of the plants can be promoted. Thus, wilting of leaves can be prevented and the tip burn due to insufficient calcium can be avoided. Provision of the air emission units are effectively arranged to evenly or uniformly supply air onto the new leaves of the each plant.

Abstract: A method for raising leaf-and-stem vegetables and a light source device used in the method, which can make production cost of leaf-and-stem vegetables reduced and commercial value thereof enhanced by irradiating parts of leaf-and-stem vegetable with a light optimum therefor. The method for raising leaf-and-stem vegetables by irradiating the vegetables with light, includes a stem growth-inhibiting light source irradiating tops of the stems with light having a blue component light at high ratio, which inhibits the growth of stems, at least during an initial growth period when the stems and leaves become distinguishable from each other.

Abstract: A bead forming apparatus including: a rotatable drum having a plurality of divided bodies dividedly arranged along a circumference and being adapted to be wrapped therearound with a belt-shaped bead filler having a short base and two other long sides in an annular shape; a plurality of erection arms provided along the circumference and swingably supported by the divided bodies of the rotatable drum so as to erect the bead filler by swinging the erection arms; and a swing device for swinging the erection arms; and a plurality of slide members provided as contact portions of the erection arms that come into contact with the bead filler so that the bead filler can be radially slidable relative to the erection arms.

Abstract: A bead ring bonding cord winding apparatus includes a feed roller that feeds a bead ring, which is formed by winding a wire a multiple number of times, in a circumferential direction of the bead ring, a gripping member that grips an initiating end of a bonding cord, and a rotation member that rotates past an inner side and an outer side of the bead ring while holding the bonding cord. In the bead ring bonding cord winding apparatus, while the bead ring is fed in the circumferential direction, the rotation member is rotated past the inner side and the outer side of the bead ring to spirally wind the bonding cord around the bead ring. The gripping member is located at an upstream side of the rotation member in the feeding direction of the bead ring.

Abstract: The bead ring winder winds a cord around the circumference of a former by rotating a rotation shaft to form a bead ring. The former includes a fixed segment, which is fixed to the rotation shaft, and a separated segment, which is coupled to the fixed segment to be movable toward and away from the fixed segment, so that the former is configured to be able to increase and decrease the circumference length of the former. The bead ring winder includes a setting member, which can be replaced to set a separated distance of the separated segment from the fixed segment when changing the winding diameter of a bead ring to be formed, and a fastening plate and a fastening bolt, which fasten the separated segment to the fixed segment.

Abstract: A winding apparatus winds a wire around the circumference of a circular former and lays out the wire in an arrangement of columns and rows to form a bead ring. A roller for pressing a wire positioned on the circumference of the former is located on an apparatus frame and movable in a direction along the columns of the wire and a direction along the rows of the wire. A circular cam having cam surfaces is supported by a camshaft that rotates in synchronism with rotation of the former. A cam follower is engaged with the cam surfaces of the cam and moved integrally with the roller in the direction along the columns of the wire and the direction along the rows of the wire. Thus, the cam surfaces act to move the roller in the direction along the columns of the wire.

Abstract: A winding device is provided with a rotor that rotates past an inner side and an outer side of an annular bead ring, which is fed in a circumferential direction, while holding a binding cord to wind the binding cord around the bead ring. The rotor includes a pushing member that elastically pushes the binding cord against the bead ring.

Abstract: A winding unit is formed in an annular pattern along the outer circumferential surface of a rotary body rotatable about a shaft. The winding unit has multiple alignment grooves in which a wire is wound and turns of the wire are aligned. The winding unit is provided with an ungrooved part formed to straddle the alignment grooves.

Abstract: A winding machine includes a first rotary body to be rotated by a rotary shaft, and a second rotary body to rotate on the same axis as the first rotary body and at the same speed as the first rotary body. The winding machine further includes a cylinder to open and close the first and second rotary bodies relative to each other. An outer circumferential surface of at least one of the first and second rotary bodies in a part where the first and second rotary bodies join is provided with a groove in which a bead ring is to be formed by winding a wire.

Abstract: A bead ring winding device forms a bead ring by winding a wire fed to the circumference of a former, which is coupled to, in a removable manner, and supported by a rotation shaft. The bead ring winding device includes a guide and a driving member. The guide guides a bearing so that the bearing can be lifted and lowered. The bearing supports the rotation shaft. The driving member lifts and lowers the bearing along the guide. When the former is replaced with another former of a different diameter, the bearing is lifted or lowered with the driving member so that the upper end of the former is arranged at a fixed position.

Abstract: A grasping device for a bead ring grasps the bead ring formed of a wire wound around an annular winding unit provided on the outer circumferential surface of a rotary body while fixing a beginning and a termination of the wire. The grasping device includes an upper grasping unit that grasps an upper part of the bead ring and a lower receiver that receives a lower part of the bead ring. The upper grasping unit is formed of a pair of grasping bodies that can be released from each other and closed relative to each other so as to clamp the upper part of the bead ring therebetween. The lower receiver is formed of a receiving recessed part that receives the lower end of the bead ring.

Abstract: A bead ring winding device includes a traverse mechanism (12) formed of a rotary body (21), a traverse roller (35), and an air cylinder (44). The rotary body (21) is rotatable about a rotary shaft and has an outer circumferential surface provided with an annular winding unit (23) for wire winding. The traverse roller (35) makes a fit to a wire (W) wound by the winding unit (23) to align turns of the wire (W) in juxtaposition in a direction in which the rotary shaft extends. The air cylinder (44) applies biasing force to the traverse roller (35) in a direction in which the wire (W) is pressed. The winding unit (23) has a bottom surface of a tapered shape. The traverse mechanism (12) includes a cam member (63) having a sloping cam surface (63a). The sloping cam surface (63a) guides the traverse roller (35) such that the traverse roller (35) traverses parallel to a tapered surface (24a) of the winding unit (23).

Abstract: In a bead wire winding and forming device, a guide mechanism guiding a bead wire to a former is supported to be movable in a tangential direction of the former and includes a movable body capable of clamping and unclamping the bead wire, a guide body supported on the movable body to be swingable in a plane parallel to a rotational axis of the former and having a guide portion for guiding the bead wire in the tangential direction of the former, and a restriction member for allowing the swing motion of the guide body when the movable body is at a retracted position but for restricting the swing motion of the guide body when the movable body is at an advanced position.

Abstract: A body ply turn-up device for turning up at least one width-end portion of a body ply expanded into a toroidal shape includes a plurality of arm components movable in the axial direction of an operating shaft and pivotable radially of the operating shaft. Guide members are respectively supported on an end portion of each arm component and coil springs are interposed in respective spaces between guide members. Elastic members respectively cover the outer surfaces of the coil springs for performing pressing at spaces between spiral wire portions thereof when the arm components are pivoted radially outward of the operating shaft. Alternatively, the guide portions include portions which are smaller than the inner diameter of the coil spring and which extend to positions nearly touching each other at a center in a lengthwise direction of each coil spring in a state that the arm components are contracted.

Abstract: A tire vulcanization forming mold and a tire manufacturing method using the same. In the forming mold, a plurality of segment blocks divided in a circumferential direction are equal in circumferential length and are formed with tread forming patterns of plural kinds on which blades for forming tread patterns on a tire are arranged in different arrays. The segment blocks formed with the tread forming patterns of the plural kinds are arranged randomly in the circumferential direction to constitute the mold of a ring shape covering a whole circumference of the tire.