Patent ID: 6676064
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
An apparatus for initiating the winding on a roll of at least one web arriving from a conveyance direction, comprising:a primary winding roll; secondary driving means for driving the web in a web path; cutting means; and switching means for switching the web driven in said web path by said secondary driving means to said primary winding roll; wherein:cutting means are mounted on said switching means; said switching means comprise diverting means for contacting the web, said diverting means being located opposite to said primary winding roll with respect to the web driven by said secondary driving means and said switching means being movable towards said primary winding roll, so as to intersect said web path, whereby the web is cut by said cutting means and caused to be wound on said primary winding roll; said diverting means comprise two parts contacting the web according to two longitudinally spaced regions, said two parts being able to position on opposite sides of said primary winding roll; and said diverting means are movable at least till the proximity of said primary winding roll so that they cause the web to contact substantially a half of a circumference of said primary winding roll.