US 6,883,746 B2Granted

Winding device

AssigneeNishimura Seisakusho Co., Ltd.

InventorsAtsumi Murachi, Hideo Miura, Takashi Nakamura

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Abstract

A winding device, comprising a ring-shaped holder disposed concentrically with a winding shaft, a ring-shaped slider fitted onto the outer peripheral surface of the holder, and a plurality of chips disposed at angular intervals on a tapered inclined surface formed on the outer peripheral surface of the slider, wherein a fluid pressure passes through a first flow path in the winding shaft, the slider is moved in the axial direction of the winding shaft by a first piston, each chip is moved in the radial direction of the winding shaft by the inclination surface of the slider and pressed against the inner peripheral surface of the winding core so as to hold the winding core, a second piston is pressed against the end face of the holder by a second flow path independent of the first flow path, and the torque of the winding shaft is transmitted to the holder, slider, chips, and winding core by the friction between the second piston and the holder so as to rotate the winding core.

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Dependent claims

A winding apparatus for winding a web material such as paper, plastic film about a hollow core including an inner surface, said apparatus comprising:

a ringed holder including an outer surface and an end surface and disposed around and coaxially with a shaft for rotation about said shaft;
a ringed slide including an outer surface and fitted onto the outer surface of said holder for movement axially of said shaft;
a tapered surface formed on the outer surface of said slide;
a plurality of tips spaced from each other angularly around said slide and engaged with said tapered surface for movement radially of said shaft;
first and second pistons disposed on opposite sides of said holder in the axial direction of said shaft and inserted into first and second bores respectively;
a first flow path formed in said shaft, fluid pressure being directed into said first bore through said first flow path so that said slide can be moved axially of said shaft by said first piston, said tips being moved and expanded radially of said shaft by said tapered surface to be pressed against the inner surface of said core so as to hold said core;
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a second flow path formed in said shaft independently of said first flow path, fluid pressure being directed into said second bore through said second flow path so that said second piston can be pressed against the end surface of said holder, a torque being transmitted to said holder, said slide, said tips and said core from said shaft by means of a friction generated between said second piston and said holder so that said core can be rotated by said torque.

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