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Automatic lapless butt material splice

  • US 10,457,512 B2
  • Filed: 09/19/2016
  • Issued: 10/29/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A web splicer for on-the-fly splicing of an outgoing web with a replacement web arranged about a replacement roll and having a leading edge, the web splicer comprising:

  • a cutting blade configured to cut the outgoing web to create a trailing edge;

    a bump roller rotatable about a central axis and configured to rotate in communication with the outgoing web, the bump roller arranged proximate to the replacement roll and further configured to press the trailing edge of the outgoing web against a first adhesive surface coupled to the replacement web;

    a splicer backup roller rotatable about a central axis and configured to rotate in communication with the outgoing web; and

    a splicer roller rotatable about a central axis, arranged proximate to the splicer backup roller, and configured to receive a second adhesive surface, the splicer roller configured to selectively press the second adhesive surface against the leading edge of the replacement web and the trailing edge of the outgoing web;

    wherein the web splicer produces a web splice having the first adhesive surface arranged on a first side of the splice and extending across both the leading edge of the replacement web and the trailing edge of the outgoing web, and the second adhesive surface arranged on a second side of the splice and extending across both the leading edge of the replacement web and the trailing edge of the outgoing web.

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