Patent ID: 6343763
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
Apparatus for winding an elongate material comprising:a support for supporting in a winding position a core onto which the material is to be wound; a drive assembly for causing rotation of the core in the driving position about a longitudinal core axis; a guide for directing the elongate material to the core such that the rotation of the core about the axis acts to wind the material around the core; a traverse drive for effecting relative movement longitudinally of the axis between the core and the guide such that the material is traversed longitudinally of the core as it is wound around the core to form a generally cylindrical package structure; and a rotatable drive head for transporting the package structure from the winding position to a doffing position and simultaneously for transporting an empty core from a supply position to the winding position, the rotatable drive head being arranged for rotation about a head axis substantially at right angles to the axis of the core.