Method and apparatus for replacing web-like material in a web-like material supplying device

A web-like material supplying apparatus for feeding web-like material adapted to the wound into a reel, along a transport path, the apparatus comprising:

• (a) a reel holding portion onto which said reel is loaded at an upstream end of the apparatus;
• (b) means for gripping one end of said material, said gripping mans being located downstream of said reel holding portion, said gripping means including an attraction surface and a movable member which moves towards and away from said attraction surface;
• (c) a cutter located downstream of said gripping means movable in and out of the transport path for cutting an end portion of the web-like material;
• (d) means for conducting a cut piece of the web-like material to a discharge path outside of the transport path, said conducting means being located downstream of said cutter;
• (e) a paper keep mechanism for holding the material to be cut by said cutter;
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• (f) wherein said cut piece conducting means includes an under guide positioned between said paper keep mechanism and said cutter, said under guide being movable in a direction away from said transport path to direct a cut piece of the web-like material outside the transport path.

A web-like material supplying apparatus for feeding web-like material adapted to be wound into a reel, along a transport path, the apparatus comprising:

• (a) a reel holding portion onto which said reel is loaded at an upstream end of the apparatus;
• (b) means for gripping one end of said material, said gripping means being located downstream of said reel holding portion, said gripping means including an attraction surface and a movable member which moves towards and away from said attraction surface;
• (c) a cutter located downstream of said gripping means movable in and out of the transport path for cutting an end portion of the web-like material;
• (d) means for conducting a cut piece of the web-like material to a discharge path outside of the transport path, said conducting means being located downstream of said cutter;
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• (e) a peeling member located adjacent said reel holding portion for peeling of an end of the web-like material from the reel, said peeling member including a resilient plate adapted to tangentially contact the outer periphery of the reel to separate an end of the material from the remainder of the material.

A web-like material supplying apparatus for feeding web-like material adapted to be wound into a reel, along a transport path, the apparatus comprising:

• (a) a reel holding portion onto which said reel is loaded at an upstream end of the apparatus;
• (b) means for gripping one end of said material, said gripping means being located downstream of said reel holding portion, said gripping means including an attraction surface and a movable member which moves towards and away from said attraction surface;
• (c) a cutter located downstream of said gripping means movable in and out of the transport path for cutting an end portion of the web-like material;
• (d) means for conducting a cut piece of the web-like material to a discharge path outside of the transport path, said conducting means being located downstream of said cutter;
• (e) a peeling member located adjacent said reel holding portion for peeling of an end of the web-like material from the reel;
• (f) a detector for detecting the end of the material;
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• (g) a receiving plate arranged substantially parallel to said peeling member, said detector being located under said receiving plate.

A web-like material supplying apparatus for feeding web-like material adapted to be wound into a reel, along a transport path, the apparatus comprising:

• (a) a reel holding portion onto which said reel is loaded at an upstream end of the apparatus;
• (b) means for gripping one end of said material, said gripping means being located downstream of said reel holding portion, said gripping means including an attraction surface and a movable member which moves towards and away from said attraction surface;
• (c) a cutter located downstream of said gripping means movable in and out of the transport path for cutting an end portion of the web-like material;
• (d) means for conducting a cut piece of the web-like material to a discharge path outside of the transport path, said conducting means being located downstream of said cutter;
• (e) a peeling member located adjacent said reel holding portion for peeling of an end of the web-like material from the reel;
• (f) a detector for detecting the peeling off of the end portion of the material;
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• (g) a receiving plate arranged substantially parallel to said peeling member, said detector being located under said receiving plate.

A web-like material supplying apparatus for feeding web-like material adapted to be wound into a reel, along a transport path, the apparatus comprising:

• (a) a reel holding portion onto which said reel is loaded at an upstream end of the apparatus;
• (b) means for gripping one end of said material, said gripping means being located downstream of said reel holding portion, said gripping means including an attraction surface and a movable member which moves towards and away from said attraction surface, at least part of said attraction surface being inclined to facilitate movement of said movable member;
• (c) a cutter located downstream of said gripping means movable in and out of the transport path for cutting an end portion of the web-like material;
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• (d) means for conducting a cut piece of the web-like material to a discharge path outside of the transport path, said conducting means being located downstream of said cutter.

A web-like material supplying apparatus for feeding web-like material adapted to be wound into a reel, along a transport path, the apparatus comprising:

• (a) a reel holding portion onto which said reel is loaded at an upstream end of the apparatus;
• (b) means for gripping one end of said material, said gripping means being located downstream of said reel holding portion, said gripping means including an attraction surface and a movable member which moves towards and away from said attraction surface, said gripping means being movable toward and away from said reel;
• (c) a cutter located downstream of said gripping means movable in and out of the transport path for cutting an end portion of the web-like material;
• (d) means for conducting a cut piece of the web-like material to a discharge path outside of the transport path, said conducting means being located downstream of said cutter;
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• (e) a press plate located downstream of said reel holding portion, said press plate cooperating with said attraction surface to hold an end of said material when said gripping means is moved away from said reel.