Strip continuous supply apparatus and method

• US 7,156,340 B2
• Filed: 09/23/2004
• Issued: 01/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Komori Corporation
• Original Assignee: Komori Corporation
• Inventors: Shiraishi, Yoshihide, Noguchi, Kazushi
• Primary Examiner(s): Rivera; William A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dondero; William E.
• Application Number:
  US10/947,179
• Publication Number:
  US 20050077417A1
• Time in Patent Office: 831 Days
• Field of Search: 242/554.3, 242/555.1, 242/555.3, 242/555.5, 242/563, 242/554, 242/554.6, 242/559.2, 242/555.7
• US Class Current: 242/555.5
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 38/18 Handling of layers or the laminate
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 41/00 Arrangements for controlling or monitoring lamination processes; Safety arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 19/1821 the replacement web being accelerated or running prior to splicing contact
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 19/1868 The roll support being of the turret type
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2513/11 angular
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2553/51 Encoders, e.g. linear

Abstract

A feeding apparatus comprises a rotatably supported turret arm for supporting a new web roll and an old web roll, and a turret arm turning motor for rotating the turret arm, and splices a web of the new web roll to a web of the old web roll, thereby continuously supplying a web. The feeding apparatus further comprises a web roll diameter measuring distance meter, provided at a position opposed to the circumferential surface of the new web roll when the new web roll stops at a diameter measuring position, for measuring the distance to the new web roll; and a control device for determining the diameter of the new web roll in accordance with an output from the distance meter, and driving the turret arm turning motor in accordance with the determined diameter of the new web roll to move the new web roll to a splicing standby position.

Claims

1. A strip continuous supply apparatus, comprising:

a turret arm, supported rotatably, for supporting a new web roll and an old web roll;

a turret arm drive device for rotating said turret arm, and adapted to splice a strip of said new web roll to a strip of said old web roll, thereby continuously supplying a strip;

a distance measuring device, provided at a position opposing a circumferential surface of said new web roll when said new web roll stops at a diameter measuring position, for measuring a distance to said new web roll; and

a control device for determining a diameter of said new web roll in accordance with an output from said distance measuring device, and also driving said turret arm drive device in accordance with said determined diameter of said new web roll, determined on the basis of an output of the distance measuring device, to move said new web roll to a splicing standby position.

2. The strip continuous supply apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a turret arm rotation angle detection device for detecting a rotation angle of said turret arm,

wherein said control device drives said turret arm drive device, and stops said turret arm drive device in accordance with an output from said turret arm rotation angle detection device to move said new web roll to said splicing standby position.

3. The strip continuous supply apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a turret arm rotation angle detection device for detecting a rotation angle of said turret arm,

wherein said control device drives said turret arm drive device, and stops said turret arm drive device in accordance with an output from said turret arm rotation angle detection device to move said new web roll to said diameter measuring position.

4. The strip continuous supply apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a new web roll detection device for detecting said new web roll,

wherein if said determined diameter of said new web roll is larger than a certain value, said control device drives said turret arm drive device, and stops said turret arm drive device in accordance with an output from said new web roll detection device to move said new web roll to said splicing standby position.

5. The strip continuous supply apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said new web roll detection device is a transmission photosensor, provided in a direction intersecting a transport path of said new web roll transported by said turret arm, for detecting an outside diameter of said new web roll at said splicing standby position.

6. The strip continuous supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said distance measuring device is a distance meter using an ultrasonic wave or light.

7. The strip continuous supply apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said light includes laser.

8. A strip continuous supply method in a strip continuous supply apparatus, comprising:

providing a turret arm, supported rotatably, for supporting a new web roll and an old web roll;

providing a turret arm drive device for rotating said turret arm, and adapted to splice a strip of said new web roll to a strip of said old web roll, thereby continuously supplying a strip;

measuring a distance from a position opposing a circumferential surface of said new web roll to said circumferential surface of said new web roll when said new web roll stops at a diameter measuring position, thereby determining a diameter of said new web roll; and

driving said turret arm drive device in accordance with the determined diameter of said new web roll, determined on the basis of the measured distance to the circumferential surface of the new web roll, to move said new web roll to a splicing standby position.

9. The strip continuous supply method according to claim 8, further comprising:

detecting a rotation angle of said turret arm; and

stopping said turret arm drive device in accordance with a detected value of said rotation angle to move said new web roll to said splicing standby position.

10. The strip continuous supply method according to claim 8, further comprising:

detecting a rotation angle of said turret arm; and

stopping said turret arm drive device in accordance with a detected value of said rotation angle to move said new web roll to said diameter measuring position.

11. The strip continuous supply method according to claim 8, further comprising:

detecting said new web roll if said diameter of said new web roll is larger than a certain value; and

stopping said turret arm drive device in accordance with the detection of said new web roll to move said new web roll to said splicing standby position.