Slitter-winder of a fiber production line
US9187285B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2407/10
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a winder guard in a two-drum winder which combines the web cutting and the winder guard functions to one device. The winder guard is movable in an arcuate path around the front (downstream) winding drum. The winder guard has an upstream edge on which a cutting blade is mounted so as to align with the winder guard, and pass between the two winding drums and then to be bent to engage the rear (upstream) winding drum so as to cut a plurality of partial fiber webs WP slit from a machine web W in a slitter and wrapped around the rear winding drum onto winding cores 14 around which customer rolls 10 are wound. Adequate space beneath the winding drums for maintenance and broke cleanup is provided by winder guard movement along an arcuate path around the front winding drum.
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