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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441722 | Coil reel hold-down device The present invention generally includes a coil reel hold-down device having a base plate operatively arranged to be secured to a floor and a snubber arm pivotably mounted to the base plate, the snubber arm having a first section and a second section disposed at an ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7427045 | Tape winder and method of processing tape A tape winder includes: a hub, around which a tape is wound overlappingly and which forms a tape roll on the hub; a first guide roller, defining the position of feeding of the tape into the tape roll being formed on the hub while pressing an outer peripheral surface... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7377994 | Method and device for threading a web in the reeling of a paper or board web A web is threaded in the reeling of a paper or board web, by passing a web tail strip (W) into a reeling nip between a reeling drum (10) and a reel spool (12), on which a web roll is formed. The tail strip (W) is passed into the reeling nip by a suctio... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7338006 | Rewinding machine and method for the production of logs, with means to control the final diameter of the logs The rewinding machine comprises a winding roller (5) equipped with a moving axis to remain in contact with a log (R) being formed and allow the diameter of said log to increase. A member to control the action of said roller on the log (R) being formed is asso... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7294232 | Shortened layout from dryer to reel in tissue machine A dry end of a tissue machine is made shorter by close-coupling a reel-up to the drying section and supporting the web from the drying section to the reel-up by a foil or a belt such that web stability is maintained, thus allowing high-speed operation. The foil's do... | 11/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7281678 | Decurl unit and printing device A decurl roller 22 of a decurl unit 20 is an axially rotatable member that eliminates curl of printing paper 24 drawn out of roll paper holders 21b. The decurl roller 22 is pressed by tension springs 23b, which... | 10/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7188798 | Device for continuous winding of webs Device for continuous winding of webs onto winding shafts or winding cores to winding rollers, with a pressure roller supported in a frame that can be engaged on the winding shaft or winding core. This engagement is effected with limited friction and in a sensitive ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182287 | Gripper for residual windings which may be wound from residual strip running from strip plants at the roll end The invention relates to a gripper for residual windings (1), which may be wound from residual strip (2), running from strip plants at the roll end, where said gripper can be pivoted or displaced about a strip plant and which can be embodied for a more... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7124686 | Apparatus for clamping and holding a printing plate on an exposure drum In the field of electronic reproduction technology, an apparatus for clamping and holding a printing plate on the surface of an exposure drum in a printing plate exposer includes a clamping apparatus for the front edge of the printing plate. The clamping apparatus h... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124976 | Apparatus for dispensing sheet material from a roll An apparatus is disclosed for dispensing sheet material from a roll comprising a base supporting a shaft for extending through a core of a roll of the sheet material. A handle is slidably mounted relative to the shaft with a magnetic force located therebetween. The ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7095190 | Arrangement for operating a contact roller and associated method for operating a contact roller An improved arrangement for operating a contact roller (7) and an associated method, characterized inter alia by the following features: a linear motor drive (14) is allocated to the contact roller (7) in order to change positon; a force adjustm... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7028944 | Take-up device for web-shaped materials, especially plastic films In the take-up device for web-shaped materials, especially plastic films, there is at least one bearing unit which acts between the ends of the contact roller on its peripheral compressive surface and supports the contact roller. The contact roller is made with a re... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6988688 | Web winding apparatus having traveling, gimbaled cinch roller and winding method In winding methods, a primary nip formed against a web defines continuing and leading web portions. A secondary nip is formed against and moved along the leading portion, from an outfeed side of the primary nip to an infeed side. The continuing portion and a free en... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6973366 | Production process control system A production process control system, which includes a production process control server controlling production process information of a product and a control terminal controlling production operation of a production facility connected with the production process con... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6917895 | Method for determination of roll density A method for determining roll density in connection with a web reel. A known relation between the length (l), diameter (D), basis weight (b) and density (ρ) of the wound roll, formula (1) is used. Distortions caused in the measurement results by noise and other dis... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6915980 | Winding and cutting machine for rolled paper A winding and cutting machine for rolled paper provided with a roller shaft holding a roll from an inner side, a feeding roller and a feeding aid roller to hold and pull the paper for a predetermined length, and a fixed cutting blade disposed between the feeding rol... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6905090 | Method and device in connection with a reel-up In the method and device in connection with a reel-up of a paper web there is a rotating reel spool (2) around which a reel (R) has been formed from the paper web (W) passed to the reel-up. In the method web (W) passed to the reel is cut, and the surface laye... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6854682 | Apparatus and method for winding of webs Apparatus for winding a web (1) on a winding roll (2), comprises at least a first and a second roll (3, 4) and a third roll (5), said first roll being located on one side and said second roll and said third roll being located on the other... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6786444 | Web winding method and apparatus and contact roller thereof A web winding method for wrapping a web comprising steps of: feeding the web having a thickness of 5 to 70 μm at a speed of 200 to 1000 m/min; wrapping the web around a contact roller of which a coefficient of friction at each axial end surface is lower than that a... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6761329 | Apparatus and method of producing rolls of bags In an apparatus and a method of producing a roll of bags, a bag feeding device is arranged to feed bags one by one to a winding device. The winding device includes a rotating spindle which is arranged to engage with each bag separately to wind the bag on it, so as t... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6719235 | Method and device for producing reels consisting of a large number of flat objects For improving the quality of rolls (4) in which a large number of flat articles (2) are wound onto a roll core with the help of a winding tape (5), a local additional pressure force is exerted on the periphery of the roll (4) under format... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6698680 | Magnetic recording medium winding apparatus and magnetic recording medium winding method A magnetic recording medium winding apparatus for rolling up an original roll of the magnetic recording medium, comprising: an arm member rotatably supporting a pushing roller at one end side thereof and supported turnably around the other end side thereo... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6669818 | Shortened layout from dryer to reel in tissue machine A dry end of a tissue machine is made shorter by close-coupling a reel-up to the drying section and supporting the web from the drying section to the reel-up by a foil or a belt such that web stability is maintained, thus allowing high-speed operation. Th... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6669819 | Device for continuous reeling of a pulp sheet A device 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 horizontal reel with a horizontally adjustable holding device. The horizontally adjustable holding device having sup... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6659388 | Contact roller system of a winding machine for thin strip material A contact roller system of a winding machine for thin strip material has a shaft and pivot levers arranged in a row adjacent to one another on the shaft. The pivot levers have two contact roller segments moveable against slit rolls during a winding proces... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6648264 | Method and apparatus for coiling a metal strip It is adapted such that, when coiling a thin metal strip at high speed, no shape defect owing to a center buckle occurs in the metal strip, thereby intending an improvement in yield. In a method of coiling a metal strip, adapted such that, before the coiling ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6641080 | Method and apparatus for winding a web An apparatus and method is disclosed for winding a web about a central axis and a rotating mandrel to form a roll. A feeding mechanism provides a running web to be wound into a roll. A retainer assembly may be configured for holding the web as it is wound... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6626394 | Method and device in the process of reeling up a paper web The invention relates to a method and apparatus in a reeling process of a paper web. A paper web (PR) is continuously reeled around a reeling core (10) via a roll assembly (T). A first press device arrangement (8) is arranged to move with respect to the f... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6604702 | Method of and apparatus for processing film An apparatus for processing a film has a cutting mechanism for cutting an elongate film, first and second feed mechanisms disposed on respective opposite sides of the cutting mechanism, an inserting mechanism for inserting an end of the film into a spool,... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6536702 | Surface winding on an a-frame winder A strip of sheet material is wound on a spool by a driving belt wrapped around spaced rollers of a surface winder which urge the sheet material into contact with the spool, rotating the spool, and at the same time, applying the sheet material to the spool... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6536337 | Bale wrapping supply roll handling arrangement A large round baler is equipped with a device for wrapping a bale formed in the baling chamber of the baler with a web of plastic sheeting or net wrapping medium. A supply roll of the wrapping medium is located in a box mounted forward of the baling chamb... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6520447 | Reeling machine for continuous winding of a fibrous web A reeling machine is designed for continuous winding of fibrous web, in particular a paper or carton web, into a jumbo roll. An air squeeze arrangement is located in the lower area of the reeling machine which can be positioned against the jumbo roll and ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6474590 | Web winding device A web winding device versatilely adaptable to a web wound on a winding shaft, e.g., physical properties, thickness, width, winding speed, etc. and yielding an optimal wind roll without entrained air. It contains a touch roller disposed in pressure contact... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6450438 | Apparatus and methods for forming a tape pack The invention includes apparatus and methods for forming a tape pack on a drum or the like in aligned formation. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention can include at least one alignment member. The tape pack, as it is formed, can be period... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6431220 | Take-up motion tension and/or pressure control system A take-up control system for controlling a take-up motion included in a loom controls the take-up motion according to the diameter of a roll of cloth being woven on the loom so that a proper tension is exerted on the cloth. A take-up controller included i... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6409118 | Contact rollers for a winding machine Contact roller systems comprising several hollow cylindrical roller segments (2) that are mounted next to each other on the front face side in such a way that they can rotate freely on a continuous shaft (1) are already known per se in winding machines. A... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6382550 | Pressure roller reel-up The pressure roller reel-up for reeling of a web (W) onto a roll (R) contains a roller (1) via which the continuous web (W) entering the reel-up is arranged to wind around a reeling axle (3) arranged rotatably in a reeling position. The reel-up also compr... | 05/07/2002 |
