Roll support and feed apparatus
AssigneeRoll Systems, Inc.
InventorsR. Langdon Wales, H. W. Crowley
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Abstract
A machine for feeding rolls of web material to a utilization device that is adapted to draw the web material into the utilization device. The roll machine includes a frame carrying a carriage that supports a pair of arms having respective chucks that are adapted to move toward and away from each other for engaging and disengaging with the core of a roll that is being supported and fed. An overhead drive arrangement is used for driving the periphery of the roll in combination with a torque roller for maintaining tension in the web. A gravity loop of the material has its position sensed for control of the drive to the roll in a manner to match the rate of use by the utilization device.
Claims41
Apparatus for supporting and feeding web material from a roll having a support core to a utilization means that draws the web material thereto, said apparatus comprising;
- a frame having a base with wheel means for support and movement of the frame, and upright support means extending from said base at one side thereof,
- arm means including a pair of spacedly disposed arms,
- chuck means supported at the free ends of said arm for receiving the roll core for support of the web material roll,
- means for supporting the arm means from said frame with the arms extending from said upright support means in spaced apart relative parallel position and disposed over the frame base,
- drive means including a drive belt for engaging the outer periphery of the roll to drive the roll,
- means for supporting the drive means from the frame including a support member for support of the drive belt and pivotally connected at one end thereof to said frame at a position over said arms,
- roller means receiving the web material from the roll for support and guiding of the web material between the roll and utilization means,
- means for supporting the roller means at a location from the upright support means and that is over the position where the arms extend from the upright support means,
- and control means for sensing the draw of the web material into the utilization means to in turn control the rate of the drive of the drive means.
In an apparatus for supporting and feeding web material from a roll having a support core, a support device comprising, a pair of arms each carrying a respective chuck for receiving the roll core for support of the web material roll, said roll core being supported only at the core ends without the requirement for a core shaft, and means for supporting said pair of arms including means for moving said arms in unison toward and away from each other to respectively engage and disengage the web material roll, in combination with a frame having a base with wheel means for support and movement of the frame, and upright support means extending from said base at one side thereof and for carrying said support device, said arms positioned relative to said base so as to be disposed over the base, drive means including a drive belt for engaging the outer periphery of the roll and means for supporting the drive means from the frame including a support member for support of the drive belt and pivotally connected at one end thereof to said frame at a position over said arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.