Process for rewinding a web material
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJeffrey Moss Vaughn, Kevin Benson McNeil, Michael James Gworek
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Abstract
The present invention provides for a method for rewinding a web material. The method comprises the steps of: (1) Disposing the web material on a winding spindle, the winding spindle being operatively associated with a winding turret; (2) Cooperatively engaging a contact roll with the winding spindle when the web material is disposed therebetween, the contact roll being operatively associated with the winding turret; and, (3) Adjusting the position of the contact roll upon said winding turret relative to the winding spindle as the web material is being disposed upon the winding spindle.
Claims19
A method for rewinding a web material, said method comprising the steps of:
- disposing said web material on a winding spindle, said winding spindle being disposed upon and operatively associated with a winding turret;
- cooperatively engaging a contact roll with said winding spindle when said web material is disposed therebetween, said contact roll being disposed upon and operatively associated with said winding turret;
- determining a position of said contact roll relative to said winding spindle when said web is disposed therebetween;
- determining a known diameter growth of said web material disposed upon said winding spindle;
- providing an adjustable wind profile by comparing said position of said contact roll relative to said winding spindle with said known diameter growth;
- and,
- adjusting the position of said contact roll relative to said winding spindle as said web material is being disposed upon said winding spindle according to said adjustable wind profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.