Reel changer having a holder for supporting a material reel with a winding sleeve
AssigneeKoenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsJohannes Matthias Rudolf Repp, Karl Richard Rösch
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Abstract
A reel changer is usable for supporting a reel of material that is wound on a winding sleeve. The reel holder includes a carrier journal and a plurality of driver elements. These driver elements are arranged such that they engage in a front of the winding sleeve. The number of these driver elements which can engage in the front of the winding sleeve can be varied.
Claims18
A reel changer having a holder for supporting a material reel with a winding sleeve, wherein the holder has a support journal and a plurality of driver elements, wherein the driver elements are arranged so as to engage in an end surface of the winding sleeve, characterized in that the plurality of driver elements engaging in the end surface of the winding sleeve can be varied by axially retracting one or more driver elements while maintaining engagement with the end surface of the winding sleeve.
A reel changer having a holder for supporting a material reel with a winding sleeve, wherein the holder has a support journal and a plurality of driver elements, wherein the direction of action of the plurality of driver elements is oriented parallel to a rotational axis of the holder, characterized in that the position of at least one of the driver elements relative to the support journal can be varied by axially retracting said at least one of the plurality of driver elements while maintaining engagement with an end surface of the winding sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.