Patents by Inventor Jan Kornelis Grashuis
Jan Kornelis Grashuis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9527255Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly and a method for manufacturing a green tire and/or a green air spring. The device comprises a template having a shaping surface (2) for placing a tire component thereon comprising a layer of unvulcanized rubber for the green tire and/or green air spring. The shaping surface (2) is provided with an attachment surface (9) for at least temporarily retaining at least a leading section of the tire component. The attachment surface (9) comprises a number of adhering surface sections (3) with non-adhering surface sections (4) placed in between them, wherein the non-adhering surface sections (4) are at least partially receded with respect to the adhering surface sections (3). In one embodiment the attachment surface (9) comprises a substantially saw-tooth-shaped cross-section.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: VMI HOLLAND B.V.Inventors: Martin De Graaf, Jan Kornelis Grashuis, Johan Gerard Van Beek
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Patent number: 9199423Abstract: The invention provides a method and a device for manufacturing a breaker ply package for a green tire, wherein a rubber band is supplied by a supply device (35) that can be moved between a first position and a second position, wherein the supply device can be moved between a first position in which the supply device is set for supplying the continuous rubber band at a supply direction which with the conveyance direction includes a first angle that equals the first cord angle, and a second position in which the supply device is set for supplying the continuous rubber band at a supply direction which with the conveyance direction includes a second angle that equals the second cord angle, wherein the second angle is not equal to the first angle.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2012Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: VMI HOLLAND B.V.Inventors: Jan Kornelis Grashuis, Wiebe Herman Ten Wolde, Erik Harm Jan Teule, Kees Janszen
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Patent number: 8881785Abstract: Tire building drum having a turn-up mechanism for use in building an unvulcanized tire using rubber tire components, having two sets of turn-up arms (14), wherein each set of arms is connected to an axially shiftable arm support (17). The tire building drum is provided with means on the one hand for shifting the arm supports in a first direction to move the sets of turn-up arms axially towards each other, wherein the arras are tiltable in radial planes from a starting position to a tilting position, and on the other hand for in a second direction, opposite the first direction, shifting the arm supports to move the arms axially apart from the tilting position into the starting position. The tire building drum is provided with a pneumatic detection device (20) (23) for detecting whether at least one of the moving parts, such as the arms or the clamping device, are in the starting position, and for giving a detection signal indicating whether or not the arms are in the starting position.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2010Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: VMI Holland B.V.Inventors: Martin De Graaf, Antonie Slots, Gerrit Mulder, Gerrit Rodijk, Jan Kornelis Grashuis
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Publication number: 20140196834Abstract: The invention provides an assembly and a method for manufacturing a green tyre. The assembly comprises a building drum (52), an extrusion device (75) for extruding a strip (70) of an unvulcanized rubber, a transfer drum (72) for helically winding the strip (70) of the unvulcanized rubber thereon into a layer of rubber material, and a cutting device (76) for at least substantially in axial direction severing the layer of rubber material, wherein the transfer drum (72) is movable between a first position near the extrusion device (52) and a second position near the building drum (52) for transferring the layer of rubber material from the transfer drum (72) to the building drum (52).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: July 17, 2014Inventors: Jan Kornelis Grashuis, Antonie Slots
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Publication number: 20140190618Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly and a method for manufacturing a green tyre and/or a green air spring. The device comprises a template having a shaping surface (2) for placing a tyre component thereon comprising a layer of unvulcanized rubber for the green tyre and/or green air spring. The shaping surface (2) is provided with an attachment surface (9) for at least temporarily retaining at least a leading section of the tyre component. The attachment surface (9) comprises a number of adhering surface sections (3) with non-adhering surface sections (4) placed in between them, wherein the non-adhering surface sections (4) are at least partially receded with respect to the adhering surface sections (3). In one embodiment the attachment surface (9) comprises a substantially saw-tooth-shaped cross-section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2012Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: VMI HOLLAND B .V.Inventors: Martin De Graaf, Jan Kornelis Grashuis, Johan Gerard Van Beek
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Patent number: 8585389Abstract: Device (1) for manufacturing a rubber strip material comprising cord material. The device comprises an extruder (4) with an integrated gear pump (13) with adjustable pump speed and with a conveying screw for extruding unvulcanised rubber around the cord material for the purpose of producing a continuous rubber strip. The device furthermore comprises a control unit (15) for adjusting the pump speed of the gear pump, a measuring unit (16) for measuring the height and the width of the rubber strip and for emitting a measuring signal indicative of the measured height and width. The measuring unit can be connected to the control unit for adjusting the pump speed of the gear pump for emitting the measuring signal to it, wherein the pump speed of the gear pump can be controlled by the control unit at least based on the measuring signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2008Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: VMI Holland B.V.Inventors: Jan Kornelis Grashuis, Cornelis Wouteres Janszen
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Publication number: 20130206321Abstract: Method and assembly for manufacturing a green tyre using a building drum (1) and a transfer device (3). The method comprises a step of arranging and forming a first tyre component assembly for the green tyre on a building drum (1), a step of placing the transfer device (3) around the building drum, a removal step of the first tyre component assembly for the green tyre being removed from the building drum (1) by the transfer device (3). After the removal step second tyre components for the same green tyre are arranged on the building drum (1), followed by a step of placing the transfer device (3) around the building drum (1), and a step of placing the first tyre component assembly on the second tyre components.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2011Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: VMI HOLLAND B.V.Inventors: Jan Kornelis Grashuis, Martin De Graaf, Fredrik Jaap Wemerman
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Publication number: 20130205590Abstract: The invention provides a method and a device for manufacturing a breaker ply package for a green tyre, wherein a rubber band (51) is supplied by a supply device (35) that can be moved between a first position and a second position, wherein the supply device can be moved between a first position in which the supply device is set for supplying the continuous rubber band (51) at a supply direction which with the conveyance direction (T) includes a first angle that equals the first cord angle, and a second position in which the supply device is set for supplying the continuous rubber band (51) at a supply direction which with the conveyance direction (T) includes a second angle that equals the second cord angle, wherein the second angle is not equal to the first angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2012Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: VMI HOLLAND B .V.Inventors: Jan Kornelis Grashuis, Wiebe Herman Ten Wolde, Erik Harm Jan Teule, Kees Janszen
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Publication number: 20110315322Abstract: Tyre building drum having a turn-up mechanism for use in building an unvulcanised tyre using rubber tyre components, having two sets of turn-up arms (14), wherein each set of arms is connected to an axially shiftable arm support (17). The tyre building drum is provided with means on the one hand for shifting the arm supports in a first direction to move the sets of turn-up arms axially towards each other, wherein the arras are tiltable in radial planes from a starting position to a tilting position, and on the other hand for in a second direction, opposite the first direction, shifting the arm supports to move the arms axially apart from the tilting position into the starting position. The tyre building drum is provided with a pneumatic detection device (20) (23) for detecting whether at least one of the moving parts, such as the arms or the clamping device, are in the starting position, and for giving a detection signal indicating whether or not the arms are in the starting position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Inventors: Martin De Graaf, Antonie Slots, Gerrit Mulder, Gerrit Rodijk, Jan Kornelis Grashuis
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Publication number: 20100112112Abstract: Device (1) for manufacturing a rubber strip material comprising cord material. The device comprises an extruder (4) with an integrated gear pump (13) with adjustable pump speed and with a conveying screw for extruding unvulcanised rubber around the cord material for the purpose of producing a continuous rubber strip. The device furthermore comprises a control unit (15) for adjusting the pump speed of the gear pump, a measuring unit (16) for measuring the height and the width of the rubber strip and for emitting a measuring signal indicative of the measured height and width. The measuring unit can be connected to the control unit for adjusting the pump speed of the gear pump for emitting the measuring signal to it, wherein the pump speed of the gear pump can be controlled by the control unit at least based on the measuring signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2008Publication date: May 6, 2010Inventors: Jan Kornelis Grashuis, Cornelis Wouteres Janszen