Winder rider roll assembly
US5878975A · kind A · utility
2Cited by
7References
19Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2404/43
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling the tension and position of a web roll being wound from a continuous traveling web, including a pair of winding drums supporting the winding roll in a pocket, positioning a pair of rider rolls with a looped belt span therebetween above the pocket on a beam and first pressing downwardly on the winding roll with a first rider roll, thereafter with the tensioned belt spanning the rider roll and the web roll, and thereafter with the belt and both rider rolls, while controlling the tension in the belt.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.