Machine for rolling newspaper into logs
OwnerReuben O. Dahlstrominventor
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Abstract
A paper rolling machine designed to roll newspaper and scrap paper into burnable logs, which machine has end plates and a central winding roller, tapered and grooved, with a crank arm at its larger end and which roller is removably inserted between the end plates, ancillary spring urged rollers floating in oblong slats in the end plates, which apply constant pressure to the central winding roller on three sides thus accommodating different thicknesses of logs, the machine being capable of being stopped at any stage of operation, and the rolling operation resumed without loss of time, motion and material.
Claims9
A paper roller having spaced relatively braced end supports, a winding roller removably journaled between the end supports, a plurality of spring urged floating rollers journaled between the end supports and opposing the winding roller from remote sides to apply continual pressure thereto, rotary torque input means drivingly connected to the winding roller, said end supports defining elongated guides disposed on remote sides of said winding roller and extending generally radially of the axis of rotation of the latter, bearings mounted in said guides for shifting therealong, the opposite ends of said floating rollers being journaled from said bearings, said bearings at each end support including aligned recessed portions facing outwardly from said winding roller, and an endless spring member trained about each set of corresponding recessed portions yieldingly biasing said bearings, and thus said floating rollers, inwardly along said guides toward said winding roller.
A paper roller having spaced relatively braced end supports, a winding roller removably journaled between the end supports, a plurality of spring urged floating rollers journaled between the end supports and opposing the winding roller from remote sides to apply continual pressure thereto, rotary torque input means drivingly connected to the winding roller, said end supports defining aligned openings through which the opposite ends of said winding roller are received, said supports each further defining front and rear horizontal slots extending forwardly and rearwardly, respectively, of the central opening, and vertical slots disposed beneath the central opening, for the reception of the floating rollers, said floating rollers including bearings on their opposite ends slidably mounted in the corresponding slots, the bearings at each end support having a chamfered portion inwardly of the end support, an endless spring member trained about each set of corresponding chambered portions and urging the floating rollers into constant contact with the winding roller.
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