Web butt splicing device
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorTetsuo Nishikawa
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Abstract
A web butt splicing device for splicing two successive webs by butting the following end of a first roll of web and the leading end of a second roll of web against each other. In the web splicing device, the following end of the first roll of web is cut and is then drawn to and held on the hold surface of a butt splicing table. The leading end of the second web roll is cut on a provisionally positioning table to the shape of the following end of the first web roll, is then carried to the butt splicing table by a carrying device and is butt spliced to the following end of the first web roll. Therefore, according to the web splicing device, the webs can be butt spliced together without recourse to a manual operation.
Claims8
A web butt splicing device for splicing a first roll of web to a second roll of web by butting the following end of the first roll of web against the leading end of the second roll of web using an adhesive tape, said device comprising:
- a butt splicing table including a hold surface for attracting and positioning said first roll of web and a cutting device for cutting said following end of said first roll of web into a given shape;
- a guide device for unwinding said leading end of said second roll of web from said second web roll and guiding the same;
- a provisionally positioning table including a hold surface for attracting and holding a web, said table being adapted to hold on said hold surface said leading end of said second roll of web guided by said guide device;
- and,
- a web carrying device including a hold surface for attracting, positioning and holding a web, said device being adapted to attract and remove said leading end of said second roll of web from said hold surface of said provisionally positioning table by means of said hold surface thereof and carry said leading end of said second roll of web to said butt splicing table so as to butt said leading end of said second roll of web against said following end of said first roll of web.
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