Patent ID: 6142206
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A lap splicing apparatus for lap splicing first and second webs together, with each of said first and second webs alternately constituting a running web and a new web to be spliced to the running web, said apparatus comprising:a frame;a first spindle mounted at a first fixed position on said frame for holding a roll containing the first web thereon;a second spindle mounted at a second fixed position on said frame for holding a roll containing the second web thereon;a single lap splicing device immovably mounted at a fixed position on said frame for lap splicing the first and second webs together with a trailing tail end of the lap splice always being on the same side;a first transfer assembly mounted to the frame for bringing the first web to said lap splicing device, said first transfer assembly including at least one roller mounted to the frame for bringing the first web to said lap splicing device, said at least one roller being oriented to turn said first web by at least one angle, each roller of said first transfer assembly having a longitudinal axis about which the respective roller can be rotated and being fixed in position so as to be movable only for rotation along the respective longitudinal axis thereof; anda second transfer assembly mounted to the frame for bringing the second web to said lap splicing device, said second transfer assembly including at least one roller mounted to the frame for bringing the second web to said lag splicing device, said at least one roller of said second transfer assembly being oriented to turn said second web by at least one angle, each roller of said second transfer assembly having a longitudinal axis about which the respective roller can be rotated and being fixed in position so as to be movable only for rotation along the respective longitudinal axis thereof.