Patent ID: 6027067
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A surface winder for winding rolls of web material on cores comprising:a pair of horizontal parallel rolls aligned in side by side relation in a horizontal plane for supporting a core and web roll wound thereon;a fixed frame carrying one of said rolls for rotation about a fixed horizontal axis;a first motor on said fixed frame positioned below said one roll for driving said one roll for rotation;spaced aligned longitudinal rails carried in fixed relation, and extending horizontally on said winder;a movable frame carrying the other of said rolls for rotation about an axis aligned parallel with the axis of said one roll and being suspended in depending relation from and positioned beneath said rails for longitudinal movement in a horizontal plane toward and away from said fixed frame;a second motor on said movable frame and positioned below said other roll for driving said other roll for rotation; andpower operated spreading means progressively moving said movable frame away from said fixed frame during winding.