US20050161552A1 - Apparatus and method for winding strips of material not intended for processing - Google Patents

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US20050161552A1
US20050161552A1 US10/984,753 US98475304A US2005161552A1 US 20050161552 A1 US20050161552 A1 US 20050161552A1 US 98475304 A US98475304 A US 98475304A US 2005161552 A1 US2005161552 A1 US 2005161552A1
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Frank Grothaus
Dietmar Janz
Matthias Horn
Erich Vogel
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H18/00—Winding webs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H19/00—Changing the web roll
    • B65H19/10—Changing the web roll in unwinding mechanisms or in connection with unwinding operations
    • B65H19/20—Cutting-off the expiring web
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/41—Winding, unwinding
    • B65H2301/414—Winding
    • B65H2301/41419—Starting winding process
    • B65H2301/41422—Starting winding process involving mechanical means
    • B65H2301/414225—Starting winding process involving mechanical means fixed to shaft or mandrel, e.g. clamping or pinching leading edge to shaft or mandrel
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/50—Auxiliary process performed during handling process
    • B65H2301/54—Auxiliary process performed during handling process for managing processing of handled material
    • B65H2301/543—Auxiliary process performed during handling process for managing processing of handled material processing waste material

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  • the invention concerns an apparatus for winding strips of material not intended for processing, in particular within an apparatus for joining a web of material running off a first reel to a web of material running to a second reel, including a rotationally drivable winding element with a receptacle for the webs of material or strips of material not intended for processing.
  • the invention concerns a method for winding strips of material not intended for processing, which occur in particular when joining a web of material running off a first reel to a web of material running to a second reel, including the steps of: passing the web of material or strip of material through a receptacle of a stationary winding element during the operation of joining the webs of material, and, just before completion or upon completion or just after completion of the joining operation, winding the strip of material not intended for processing by rotating the winding element.
  • Apparatuses of the above-mentioned kind occur in particular in apparatuses for changing reels, which include a receptacle for a first reel, a receptacle for a second reel and a device for joining, so-called splicing, a web of material running off the first reel to a web of material running to the second reel.
  • apparatuses are e.g. part of production machines in the cigarette industry, wherein in these apparatuses material webs of cigarette paper, filter paper or the like which are wound on the reels are joined together in automated fashion.
  • the winding element is located in the region of the web of material which is, as it were, threaded into the winding element, namely into a receptacle for webs of material or strips of material not intended for processing.
  • the web of material or strip of material is passed through this receptacle.
  • the winding element is set in rotation after joining.
  • the winding element can have a separating function, namely for separating the strip of material not intended for processing from the web of material, when the winding function takes place just before or just after joining.
  • the known apparatuses and methods have the drawback that the web of material or strip of material can slip out of the receptacle, so that winding is no longer possible.
  • the risk of becoming unthreaded out of the receptacle is particularly high, because material stress arises here.
  • the receptacle is a through-slot running radially to or in the end face of the winding element, so that unhindered passage of the web of material or strip of material in the winding element is ensured.
  • the element for holding the web of material is constructed as a pivot lever.
  • the pivot lever allows reliable fixing of the web of material or strip of material within the receptacle, so that winding of the outgoing web of material after joining the outgoing and incoming webs of material is ensured. Due to the mass inertia of the pivot lever, the pivot lever runs behind rotation of the winding element and so clamps the web of material or strip of material. In other words, the pivot lever remains at a standstill for a moment, while the winding element is already rotating, so that the pivot lever with its free end strikes the wall, namely an inner surface as the stop face of the slot, which lies opposite it and from which it is separated by the strip of material passing through the slot, so that fixing of the strip of material takes place.
  • the pivot lever is a pendulum which is arranged within the slot.
  • the object is achieved by a method with the steps mentioned hereinbefore by the fact that the strip of material is actively held or caught in the receptacle at least during the beginning of rotation of the winding element. This ensures that the strip of material is caught and held in the receptacle, so that right at the beginning of the winding operation the strip of material is prevented from slipping out.
  • FIG. 1 a schematic view of an apparatus for joining webs of material with an apparatus according to the invention for winding strips of material not intended for processing, in a state before the actual joining operation,
  • FIG. 2 a schematic view of the apparatus as in FIG. 1 after the actual joining operation
  • FIGS. 3 a to 3 c an enlarged detail view of the apparatus according to the invention for winding strips of material not intended for processing, in different positions,
  • FIG. 4 a schematic view of a further embodiment of the apparatus according to the invention with means for producing compressed air and a vacuum
  • FIG. 5 a schematic view of a further embodiment of the apparatus according to the invention with a means for producing compressed air, in a state before the actual joining operation, and
  • FIG. 6 a schematic view of the apparatus according to FIG. 5 after the actual joining operation.
  • the apparatuses shown are used for taking up and disposing of strips of material not intended for processing, which are collected by the apparatus, compressed and then put in a take-up container, the so-called firing box.
  • FIG. 1 for a better understanding of the invention as well as to illustrate the apparatus 10 according to the invention for winding strips of material not intended for processing, is shown an apparatus 11 for joining a web of material 13 running off a first reel 12 to a web of material 15 running to a second reel 14 .
  • the web of material 13 running off the almost unwound reel 12 is joined to the incoming web of material 15 of the new, full reel 14 in the region of a joining station 16 by stamping, knurling, gluing or the like.
  • the webs of material 13 and 15 are guided and/or stretched over several rollers 17 .
  • a residual material namely, a strip of material 29 called a remnant, is still wound on the old reel 12 (see e.g. FIG. 2 ).
  • the apparatus 10 is used for compressed take-up and disposal of the strip of material 29 , and for this purpose has a winding element 18 which is rotationally drivable.
  • the winding element 18 is arranged in the region of the web of material 13 and has a receptacle 19 for the web of material 13 or strip of material 29 .
  • the web of material 13 or strip of material 29 is, as it were, threaded in the receptacle 19 designed as a slot.
  • the slot runs radially through the winding element 18 , which can be designed as a rotary body, e.g. drum, roller or the like. In embodiments not shown, the slot can also be made eccentric.
  • a construction of the winding element 18 as a so-called “finger plate”, in which at least two rod-like elements extend as fingers perpendicularly from a base plate in such a way that a slot is formed between the two fingers, is possible.
  • the slot In the rest position or starting position of the winding element 18 , the slot is oriented in the direction of transport (arrow 22 ) of the web of material 13 , so that the web of material 13 is passed without stress and without hindrance through the winding element 18 (see e.g. FIG. 1 ).
  • the winding element 18 For winding the strip of material 29 , which is loose after joining, the winding element 18 is driven in clockwise rotation in this embodiment, so that by continuous rotation the remaining material is collected from the almost completely unwound reel 12 and at the same time compressed. Due to rotation, the strip of material 29 is also caught simultaneously in the winding element 18 . This means that, directly after joining the webs of material 13 and 15 , the strip of material 29 is prevented from springing back. Catching is already achieved by a rotation of about 90° to about 270° until self-locking of the strip of material 29 .
  • FIGS. 3 a to 3 c how holding or catching of the strip of material 29 in the winding element 18 is achieved structurally, is apparent from the sequence of FIGS. 3 a to 3 c .
  • the winding element 18 is shown on a larger scale.
  • the through-slot as a receptacle 19 is made so wide that, in addition to the web of material 13 or in addition to the strip of material 29 , another element 20 is to be arranged on or in the winding element 18 for holding the web of material 13 .
  • the element 20 is arranged in or behind a projection 21 .
  • the projection 21 is formed by a step in the receptacle 19 and designed in such a way that the slot widens in a step shape from the entry of the web of material 13 or strip of material 29 to the exit from the slot in the direction of transport (see arrow 22 in FIG. 3 a ).
  • the slot can also have any other form and shape.
  • the element 20 for holding or catching the web of material 13 or strip of material 29 is designed as a pendulum-like pivot lever 23 , namely, as a pendulum.
  • the pendulum or pivot lever 23 is pivotable about a pivot point 24 , wherein the pivot point 24 is arranged adjacent to the web of material 13 or strip of material 29 , that is, outside the path of transport of the web of material 13 or strip of material 29 .
  • the web of material 13 or strip of material 29 can be pressed against an inner surface 25 of the slot, wherein the inner surface 25 is always arranged on the side of the web of material 13 or strip of material 29 opposite the pivot point 24 .
  • the positions of the pivot point 24 and inner surface 25 accordingly depend on the direction of rotation of the winding element 18 .
  • pivot lever 23 fixes the strip of material 29 on account of the mass inertia of the pivot lever 23 to the inner surface 25 of the slot, so that the web of material 13 or strip of material 29 is prevented from slipping out of/slipping through the receptacle 19 .
  • the pivot lever 23 itself or parts thereof are made of a material having a high weight, preferably metal.
  • the end of the pivot lever 23 opposite the pivot point 24 is provided with a weight.
  • the weight is a metal body 26 which is coated with a rubber coating or the like to increase the coefficient of friction. Any other manner of constructing the pivot lever 23 using ordinary materials is, however, equally possible.
  • the element 20 for holding or catching the web of material 13 or strip of material 29 in the winding element 18 can, however, also be designed differently.
  • a means 27 for producing or applying compressed air in the region of the winding element 18 is provided a means 27 for producing or applying compressed air.
  • the means 27 may be e.g. a nozzle which is connected to a compressed air pipe (not shown).
  • the means 27 is arranged behind the winding element 18 in the direction of transport of the web of material 13 .
  • a means 28 for producing a vacuum On the side of the web of material 13 opposite the means 27 is arranged a means 28 for producing a vacuum.
  • the means 28 can be formed from several component parts.
  • the web of material 13 or strip of material 29 can be held at different positions so that, after joining the webs of material 13 , 15 , winding of the now loose end of the web of material 13 , namely, the strip of material 29 , onto the winding element 18 is possible.
  • the means 27 or 28 may be provided.
  • the means 27 and 28 are made adjustable, so that adjustment of the compressed air and/or vacuum can take place as a function of the material properties and the width of the web of material 13 as well as the speed of transport of the web of material 13 .
  • the means 27 for producing compressed air By subjecting the web of material 13 or strip of material 29 to compressed air, the strip of material 29 can be fixed to an inner surface of the receptacle 19 of the winding element 18 .
  • the means 27 is adjustable in the manner already described.
  • the apparatuses 10 in FIGS. 4 to 6 can optionally be additionally equipped with the pivot lever 23 .
  • Other common elements for fixing webs of material by clamping, tensioning, holding or the like can be used as well.
  • Possibilities here are in particular balls, cylinders or other elements which are arranged movably in a guide, groove or the like of the winding element 18 and, owing to the mass inertia at the start of movement, at least partially slide out of the guide, so that clamping of the web of material 13 , 15 between the element and the opposite inner surface 25 of the slot, which serves as a stop face, is achieved.
  • the outgoing web of material 13 of the old reel 12 must be joined to the incoming web of material 15 of the new, still full reel 14 .
  • this joining operation which is also called splicing and usually carried out by stamping, gluing or knurling, strips of material 29 not intended for further processing occur in particular at the old reel 12 .
  • This strip of material 29 remaining on a core of the reel 12 is also called a remnant and must be taken up and disposed of.
  • the web of material 13 runs through the still stationary winding element 18 by being passed through the slot.
  • the winding element 18 is turned or set in rotation in clockwise direction.
  • the pivot lever 23 undergoes the rotation of the winding element 18 due to its mass inertia only after a delay, namely, only after the web of material 13 or strip of material 29 is clamped between the pivot lever 23 and the inner surface 25 of the receptacle 19 .
  • the strip of material 29 is therefore caught in the winding element 18 and reliably fixed.
  • the strip of material 29 which would otherwise flap loose after separation from the web of material 13 can also be drawn in by a vacuum and so caught.
  • compressed air can be blown onto the strip of material 29 , so that the strip of material 29 is pressed against or round a surface, e.g. an inner surface of the receptacle 19 .
  • Catching or holding the strip of material 29 by a vacuum and compressed air can also be carried out to the pivot lever 23 .
  • a further advantage of the described apparatus 10 lies in that, after complete winding of the remaining material, removal thereof is possible without problems, as the pivot lever 23 or corresponding elements in the respective rest position, that is, hanging down freely in relation to the pivot lever 23 , completely releases the previously clamped strip of material.

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