Method and an apparatus for the parallel displacement of a material web
AssigneeTetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
InventorsHenrik Mellquist, Rolf Thulin, Hans Nantin
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for the parallel displacement of a material web (1) are disclosed, in that the material web (1) is, between two driven bending rollers (6,8), caused to form a freely depending bight or loop (11) whose lower end is read-off by a sensing device (12). The sensing device (12) controls the speed of the first bending roller (6), while the second bending roller (8) is driven at constant speed.
Claims10
A method of parallel displacement of a material web, by advancing the material web past a splicing apparatus, over a first, driven bending roller, and over a second, driven bending roller, which is offset in parallel in relation to the first bending roller, comprising causing the material web to form a freely depending bight or loop in the path of material advancement downstream of said splicing apparatus whose lower position is read-off by a sensing device which controls the driving of one of the first and second bending rollers.
An apparatus for parallel displacement of a material web, comprising a storage reel, a first driven bending roller, a second driven bending roller offset in parallel in relation to the first bending roller and to the storage reel such that the material web is disposed between the first and second drive rollers to create a freely depending bight or loop, a sensing device which is disposed to control the speed of one of the bending rollers, and a splicing apparatus positioned between said storage reel and said first driven bending roller to splice said material web from said storage reel.
An apparatus for parallel displacement of a material web, comprising:
- a first roller;
- a second roller offset in parallel relative to said first roller to create a freely depending bight when a material web is disposed between said first and second rollers;
- a sensing device positioned to sense a position of said bight, said sensing device generating a signal usable to control the speed of one of said first and second rollers;
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- a splicing apparatus positioned upstream of said first roller, said splicing apparatus capable of splicing a material web moving toward said first roller from a first storage reel upstream of said splicing apparatus to a material web from a second storage reel upstream of said splicing apparatus and offset parallel to said first storage reel.
A method of controlling the parallel displacement of a material web in an apparatus that advances the material web from a first storage reel, past a splicing apparatus, over a first roller, and over second roller which is offset relative to the first roller, comprising the steps of:
- forming a bight in the material web between the two rollers and in the path of material advancement downstream of said splicing apparatus;
- determining whether said bight extends to at least a lower position;
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- controlling the driving of one of said first and second rollers based upon the result of said determining step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.