Patent ID: 7014032
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. An alignment device for aligning rolls, comprising: a feeding means ( the rolls ( aligned rolls being rolls positioned on the feeding means and advancing along the feeding means with the longitudinal axis longitudinally aligned with the feed direction, misaligned rolls being rolls positioned on the feeding means and advancing along the feeding means with the longitudinal axis non-longitudinally aligned with the feed direction; and a turning means ( each roll being turned, by the turning means, when the roll has the first position with the longitudinal axis extending vertically, to turn the roll from the first position with the longitudinal axis extending vertically to the second longitudinal feed position where the longitudinal axis extends longitudinally, the turning means positioned with respect to the advancing vertically-positioned misaligned rolls and including parts activated to provide a turning action by the parts engaging upper lateral surfaces of the misaligned rolls so that only the vertically-positioned misaligned rolls are turned to provide their axis longitudinally oriented with the longitudinal feed direction.