Winding machine for winding a web slit lengthwise

A winding machine adapted simultaneously to wind strips of web onto at least two winding rolls formed on at least two core tubes, respectively, the strips being slit lengthwise from a web and offset relative to each other, said winding machine including a frame having three generally horizontally disposed supporting rollers therein, the longitudinal axes of said supporting rollers being generally parallel to each other, each two adjacent ones of said supporting rollers forming a winding bed therebetween;

• at least two holding assemblies adapted to engage the ends of the respective core tubes;
• and at least two removal means adapted to remove the respective rolls, characterized in that:
• said three supporting rollers are adjacently disposed such that each said winding bed extends above the common center axis plane of its said adjacent rollers, wherein the web strips are supplied from below and into respective said winding beds and against one of said supporting rollers forming their respective said winding beds,
• at least two ejection means are disposed above the center one of said supporting rollers and adapted to move generally simultaneously the rolls from their respective said winding beds and over the adjoining one of the two outermost ones of said supporting rollers,
• said at least two removal means are disposed adjacent to respective outermost ones of said supporting rollers,
• at least two inserting means are disposed above said three supporting rollers and adapted to insert new core tubes into respective said winding beds,
• severing means adapted to sever the web strip when rolled, and
• at least two attaching means adapted to attach new web strips to the new core tubes.