Roll winding device

US6019306A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Voith Sulzer Finishin GmbH · DE

Inventor

• Dirk Cramer · Duisburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 20, 1998
• Grant date: Feb 1, 2000
• Expiry date: Nov 20, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65H2301/4148
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

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 substantially vertical orientation and a substantially horizontal orientation. The method includes substantially horizontally orienting a rotational axis of at least one of the at least one winding roll and the jumbo roll, pivoting the rotational axis, and substantially vertically orienting the rotational axis.