Patent ID: 6497383
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A winding apparatus for winding a web on an elongated core comprising:a frame, a first winding roll rotatably mounted on the frame, a second winding roll rotatably mounted on the frame and spaced from the first roll, means on the frame for supplying an elongated moving web from an upstream direction to a downstream direction and into contact with the first roll, a web pinching surface mounted on the frame adjacent the first roll and upstream of the first roll, a core inserter rotatably mounted on the frame, the core inserter including a core-holding portion and a web pinching portion, means for supplying elongated cores, means for moving a core from said core supplying means to the core holding portion of the core inserter, means for applying a longitudinally extending stripe of glue on a core after the core is moved from the core supplying means, the core inserter being rotatable between a first position in which the core holding portion is adjacent the core moving means and a second position in which the core holding portion is adjacent the first winding roll and the web pinching portion is engageable with the web pinching surface for pinching the web against the web pinching surface and thereby severing the web.