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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7832677 | Method and an apparatus for controlling a nip profile of a reeling nip A method and an apparatus for controlling the cross-directional nip profile of a reeling nip in a reeler, in which the reeling nip is arranged by means of a reeling core or a growing machine reel and at least one loop of an endless supporting member continuous in th... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7516915 | Double driving roll winding device for continuous rolling machine with controlled application load of the driving rolls A continuous rolling machine for web materials includes two independent driving rolls (4 and 5) co-operating with a take-up reel (3A, 3B). A winding method with controlled application load of the driving rolls is also disclosed. At least ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7497399 | Process and winding machine for winding a material web Process and apparatus for winding a material web onto a reel spool to produce a wound reel. The process is performed in the apparatus and includes producing the material web, online smoothing of the produced material web, guiding the smoothed material web over a ree... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7484686 | Process for winding a web substrate A process for adjusting a property of a web substrate is disclosed. The steps include: (a) providing a nip load profile; (b) providing a calender load profile; (c) providing a desired first physical characteristic of the web substrate; (d) providing a desired second... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7344105 | Method of controlling the winding of a roll of web material A method controls the response rate and profile of a variable parameter. The method determines an error value for a first variable parameter as the difference between a first parameter set point and a first parameter analog value. An output, controlled by a first va... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7293735 | Roll storage system for guiding sheet members A roll storage system for guiding a number of sheet members. The roll storage system includes a housing that encloses a supply roll and a storage roll. The supply and storage roll are rotatably mounted for guiding a storage film between them. A guide member is also ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278603 | Method for transferring a feed strip of a material web onto a winding device A winding apparatus for transferring a web from a carrier drum to a spool. Pressure between the spool and the carrier drum is higher in the area of the feed strip of the web by applying a higher contact force, or by orienting the spool and drum at an angle to one an... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7261252 | Apparatus and method for winding of webs The apparatus for winding at least one web (1), on a winding roll (2), comprises at least a first roll (3), a second roll (4) and a third roll (5) parallel to one another and to said winding roll (2), said apparatus having a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7156339 | Apparatus and method for winding of webs The apparatus for winding at lest one web (1), on a winding roll (2), comprises at least a first roll (3), a second roll (4) and a third roll (5) parallel to one another and to said winding roll (2), said apparatus having a ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7073744 | Method and apparatus for winding a material web Apparatus for winding a material web includes one of a spool and a reel. A carrier drum forms a winding nip with the spool or the reel. The material web is guided over the carrier drum. Primary arms guide the spool or the reel when the spool or the reel is in a prim... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055776 | Device for continuous winding of webs A device for continuous winding of webs on winding shafts onto winding rollers consisting of arms supporting the winding shaft, a pressure roller that can be engaged on the winding shaft or winding core, a knife separating the web during the roller change, and of a ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7018475 | Device, method and arrangement for pressing two axis-parallel rollers approachable to one another in a device for producing and/or treating a web of material Two axially parallel rolls are pressed against each other in a device for producing and/or treating a moving material web. Sensor elements are arranged in the force transmission path running from the force-producing elements via the rolls, outside roll bodies of the... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6952939 | Apparatus and method for controlling the weight of fabric produced by a textile machine, in particular by a circular knitting machine An apparatus (1) is provided to control the weight of fabric produced by a textile machine (2), comprising weighting means (11) of every single fabric piece directly associated to the textile machine dedicated to the manufacture of the same. A p... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6923400 | Process and device for continuous reeling of a pulp sheet A process for continuous reeling of a pulp sheet, particularly a paper sheet, where the sheet runs over a reel drum and is later wound on a winding unit. The pressing force in the nip between the horizontal reel and the reel drum being measured without any losses du... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6913223 | Paper machine reel-up with reel nip loading measurement A reel-up having pivoting first members mounted on carriages where the first members engage the bearing housings of a reel spool. The first members are mounted between stops which limit their maximum deflection. A load cell is positioned on each carriage, the pivoti... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6887343 | Filter coating, winding, finishing and manufacturing system A coating system (66, 68), winding system (158), finishing system (274, 276) and manufacturing system (FIGS. 6, 7, 22-29) is provided for spiral-wound fluted filter media (74, 130). ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6604703 | Method and winder for continuous winding of a material web A method is provided using a winder to afford precise adjustment, preferably control of the progression of line force between the reel drum and the wound roll despite unevenness in the surface contour of the wound roll, and ensures that no air entrapment ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6575396 | Method and device in winding of a web A web roll is wound (11) by passing the web onto a core (12) via a pressure nip (N) formed between a winding drum (10) and the roll (11), whereby the core (12) is supported by chucks (14) mounted on roll support arms (13). The pressing-nip force in the ni... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6550713 | Device in connection with reel-up of a web A device for use in a reel-up of a paper web, the reel-up including a reeling cylinder mounted on bearings to guide a web on to a reeling axle. The device includes an actuator and a control member for setting and controlling the distance between the reeli... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6536705 | Process and winding machine for winding a material web Process and apparatus for winding a material web onto a reel spool to produce a wound reel. The process includes producing the material web, online smoothing of the produced material web, guiding the smoothed material web over a reel drum and through a ni... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6444093 | Method in a treatment process of a paper web and treatment device for a paper web In the treatment process of a paper web, the paper web travels via a surface journalled rotatable, such as a peripheral surface of a cylinder or a roll, and the treatment process is controlled with an adjustment and control unit. The bearing arrangement u... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6402082 | Winding machine and process for winding a material web Apparatus and process for winding a material web into a wound roll on a winding core. The apparatus includes a press roll, movable press roll bearings coupled to the press roll, and a pressing device positioned to press the press roll against the wound ro... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6325321 | Process for operating a reel winding device, a reel winding device, and a measuring device Process for winding a reel and a reel winding apparatus, as well as a measuring apparatus. The process includes determining the driving forces at the locations of the introduction of the driving force onto the reel, and determining a difference between th... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6311922 | Method and apparatus for winding a material web A winding machine and process for winding a material web onto a reel. The material web is guided around a carrying drum, in which a nip is formed between the carrying drum and the reel. One of the reel and the carrying drum may be cyclically inclined in r... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6205369 | Nip pressure sensing system A roll sensing system for measuring the pressure distribution and nip width in a nip roll press. The sensing system comprises a strip having sensors thereon, the strip being placed in a nip press, for sensing the pressure at several locations therealong. ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6179242 | Press roll unit for reel-up of paper cutter A press roll unit for a roll-up of a paper cutter has two adjacent rolls. A belt or plurality of belts is wound around the rolls to operatively interconnect them. An electric motor inside at least one roll drives the roll unit. The belt or plurality of be... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6102313 | Method and apparatus for producing coreless rolls of sheet material and a coreless roll of material A roll of sheet material, such as plastic film wrap, having an inner layer wound at low tension and an outer layer wound under greater tension provides a coreless roll. Eliminating the need for a core reduces the cost of producing rolls of sheet material,... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6047917 | Reel-up A reel-up in which paper is reeled up on reeling drums to form paper reels is provided. The reel-up comprises two stand members provided with stand rails to support the reeling drum. A secondary system consisting of first and second secondary units for re... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6036137 | Apparatus and method for winding paper Apparatus and method for winding paper onto a parent roll includes a rotatable reel spool onto which the paper web is wound and a reel drum over which the paper web is guided and which contacts the parent roll to form a nip at which the paper is wound ont... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6019306 | Roll winding device Roll winding device that includes an unwinding station and a winding station and method for winding at least one winding roll. At least one of the unwinding station and the winding station includes a pivotable rotational axis adapted to pivot between a su... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5996926 | Winding apparatus with air-cushion roll support An apparatus for winding a web onto a roll has a pair of support rollers extending along respective substantially parallel horizontal axes and defining an upwardly open cradle holding the roll, a bottom plate extending axially underneath the rollers, and ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5931406 | Method and winder for the continuous winding of a material web A winder is proposed for continuously winding a paper, while forming a wound reel on a spool, having a contact pressure drum, which forms a winding nip with the wound reel and is rotatably arranged on a lifting table, which can be displaced vertically or ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5924647 | Winding machine A winding machine for winding up webs, possibly longitudinally divided webs, and preferably paper webs. The winding machine comprises two support rollers which support, in a winding bed, the roll to be produced. During the winding process, the web running... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5899405 | Winding machine for winding a traveling web of paper The winding machine of the invention includes two parallel wound web roll support rollers which are spaced apart and on which the roll being wound is supported. The gap between the support rollers and below the supported wound roll is to be pressurized. A... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5848756 | Method and device for the continuous winding up of a moving web A method and device for the winding up of a moving web of paper (9) on a reel spool (11), as large a part as possible of the developing wound roll (12) having a high degree of winding hardness (WH), characterized by the fact that a relatively soft interme... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5839689 | Air box for web carrier rolls and having a connecting wall An air box for use beneath a pair of carrier rolls or a roll winder for a web. The air box disposed beneath the carrier rolls has first and second side walls generally sealed respectively at each of the carrier rolls. The paper web passes beneath one of t... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5829709 | Winding machine A winding machine for winding up webs, possibly longitudinally divided webs, and preferably paper webs. The winding machine comprises two support rollers which support, in a winding bed, the roll to be produced and of which possibly one or both comprise c... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5779182 | Method and device for winding a material web A method and device for winding a material web, such as a paper web, onto a spool or equivalent through a winding nip formed between a cylinder, roll or equivalent and the roll that is being formed. The transfer of air taking place through the winding nip... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5713534 | Continuous web winding apparatus A web winding and severing apparatus using a linear carriage arrangement wherein the cores are positioned relative to feed to a winding drum in a bilateral manner such that a core is always adjacent to the drum ready to receive the leading edge of the web... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5611500 | Reel wound roll load sensing arrangement A mechanism and method for the continuous winding of a web of paper into rolls including a shear type load cell for measuring the horizontal component of the reactive force on the winding drum with the output of the load cell being used to control the nip... | 03/18/1997 |
