Winding method and apparatus
AssigneeAshe Controls, Ltd.
InventorKeith Fordham
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Abstract
A running web of sheet material (2) is wound onto a roll (8). An empty core (30) is arranged at a transfer position to receive the web when the roll (8) is completed. A wrap roller (20) is moved so as to draw the web upstream of the core (30) around a portion of the circumference of the core. A head assembly (40) of a cross-cut mechanism then advances, wrapping the web upstream of the core (30) around the core. A spring loaded blade (52) is then advanced so as to cut the web and to force the end of the web into the inrunning nip between the wrap roller and the core. The head assembly and the wrap roller are then withdrawn to their standby positions and the core (30) moved from the transfer position to a running position while the completed roll (8) is unloaded.
Claims13
A method for winding a sheet material, comprising:
- deflecting the path of a running web of the material to run between a wrap roller and a reel onto which the web is to be wound, and then around a portion of the circumference of the reel;
- cutting the running web at a point downstream from the reel;
- and
- inserting the cut end of the web between the reel and the wrap roller.
An apparatus for winding a sheet material, comprising:
- a reel onto which a web of the sheet material is to be wound;
- a wrap roller which is movable relative to the reel to deflect a running web to run between the wrap roller and the reel and then around a portion of the circumference of the reel;
- and
- a cutter for cutting the running web at a point downstream from the reel and inserting the cut end of the web between the reel and the guide roller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.