Cross-cutting and roll-changeover apparatus for continuous

An apparatus for winding a flexible web continuously moving in a longitudinal travel direction as rolls onto sleeves, the apparatus comprising:

• means for holding a sleeve and rotating it about an axis at a winding station for winding the web onto the sleeve;
• means upstream of the winding station in the direction at a changeover station for holding a fresh sleeve adjacent the continuously moving web;
• a shell juxtaposed with the fresh sleeve in the changeover station and forming therewith a gap;
• means for cross-cutting the web adjacent an end of the gap and forming on the web a trailing end and a leading end, whereby the trailing end travels to the winding station for winding on the sleeve therein;
• means for drawing air into the end of the gap and thereby aspirating the leading end into the gap;
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• means for electrostatically adhering the leading end to the fresh sleeve in the changeover station.