1. A device for handling a rubber-containing product web intended for the manufacture of a tire, of the type comprising:
an endless belt for conveying the web, which belt is guided and driven by a set of rollers (R1 to R8) rotatably mounted about axes parallel to a direction, termed the transverse direction, at least some of these rollers (R1 to R8) separating a carrier strand of the belt, which is intended to carry the web, from a return strand (24R) of the belt;
a reel for winding the web, which reel is arranged above the carrier strand and rotatably mounted about an axis substantially parallel to the transverse direction; and,
means for temporarily diverting the path of the carrier strand between a normal path of the carrier strand, substantially tangential to the reel, and a temporary path for winding the carrier strand around a sector of the reel that is more than 90\xb0.
2. The device according to claim 1, wherein, in its temporary path, the carrier strand winds around a sector of the reel ranging between 120 and 160\xb0.
3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the carrier strand is elongated between its normal and temporary paths, the belt comprising a compensation strand whose length varies conversely to the length of the carrier strand.
4. The device according to claim 3, wherein the diverting means comprise a diverting roller rotatably mounted about an axis parallel to the transverse direction, and means for translationally moving this diverting roller orthogonally to the transverse direction, between an inoperative position and an active position in which it diverts the path of the carrier strand, these means for moving the diverting roller preferably comprising a cylinder actuator, the set of guide and drive rollers comprising a compensation roller that guides the compensation strand and is connected to means for translationally moving this compensation roller orthogonally to the transverse direction.
5. The device according to claim 1, comprising means for transversely cutting the web that are arranged upstream of the reel.
6. The device according to claim 4, comprising means for transversely cutting the web that are arranged upstream of the reel, and comprising means for controlling the means for moving the diverting roller and means for moving the compensation roller as a function of at least one parameter selected from a measurement of the speed of movement of the belt and a status parameter of the means for transversely cutting the web.
7. The device according to claim 1, comprising means for moving the reel parallel to a plane perpendicular to the transverse direction.
8. The device according to claim 5, and comprising means for movie the reel parallel to a plane perpendicular to the transverse direction, particularly comprising a cylinder actuator and comprising means for controlling the means for moving the reel as a function of at least one parameter selected from a measurement of the pressure exerted on the belt by the reel, and a status parameter of the means for transversely cutting the web.
9. An installation for the manufacture of rubber-containing product webs intended for the manufacture of a tire, of the type comprising
means for longitudinally cutting a raw rubber-containing product web into adjacent product webs,
one or more devices for handling the product web, and
means for guiding said webs towards the respective handling device or devices, wherein the at least one handling device is one according to claim 1.
10. The installation according to claim 9, wherein, in the case where it comprises a plurality of handling devices, the latter are offset in terms of height relative to one another.
11. A method for producing a reel onto which is wound a rubber-containing product web intended for the manufacture of a tire, of the type comprising a step of attaching a free end of the web to the empty reel, wherein the attachment step is carried out using the means for temporarily diverting the path of the carrier strand that belong to a handling device according to claim 1.
12. The device according to claim 4, wherein the means for moving the compensation roller comprise a cylinder actuator.
13. The device according to claim 7, wherein the means for moving the reel comprise a cylinder actuator.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An instrument panel configured to releasably hold a cable, the cable configured to connect to an electrical device, the instrument panel configured to attach to a vehicle body structure, the instrument panel comprising:
an outer edge extending axially along the instrument panel;
an opening disposed along the outer edge, the opening configured to receive a portion of the cable;
an elongated member extending axially from the outer edge to a free end so as to partially enclose the opening, the elongated member operable to support the weight of the cable within the opening; and
a finger disposed adjacent the free end of the elongated member, finger extending generally orthogonal from the elongated member, the finger operable to retain the cable on the elongated member, the finger positioning the cable with respect to the instrument instrument panel so as to prevent the cable from being trapped between the substrate and the vehicle body structure.
2. The instrument panel as set forth in claim 1, wherein the instrument panel includes a side end having a mounting portion, and wherein the vehicle body structure is an instrument panel reinforcement bar, the mounting portion configured to attach to the instrument panel reinforcement bar, and wherein the opening is disposed adjacent the mounting portion of the instrument panel and the electrical device is disposed on the instrument panel reinforcement bar so as to be positioned to receive the cable when the instrument panel is attached to the instrument panel reinforcement bar.
3. The instrument panel as set forth in claim 1, wherein the instrument panel is formed from a material selected from the group comprising sheet metal, thermoplastic, and polyurethane.