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Twin station rewinder

  • US 5,226,611 A
  • Filed: 01/16/1992
  • Issued: 07/13/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/16/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A twin station rewinder for rewinding a web of paper into a plurality of logs comprising:

  • a) a transfer station comprising;

    i) a single transfer roll for carrying a continuously travelling web,ii) an upper portion of first and second winding rolls adjacent to and downstream of the transfer roll and alternately receiving the web from the transfer roll, andiii) web severing means adjacent the transfer roll and upstream of the winding rolls for severing the web into segments in connection with a transfer from one winding roll to the other; and

    b) a pair of rewinding station means for rewinding the severed web segments comprisingi) a lower portion of the first and second winding rolls, andii) pivotable diameter control means located downstream of and associated with a respective one of the winding rolls, each diameter control means selectively pivotably positionable with respect to its respective winding roll for controlling the diameter of a log being built at that respective rewinding station.

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