Patent ID: 6079661
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A splicing apparatus for an unwinder which is adapted to unwind a roll of web material and advance the web along a path of web movement from an upstream direction to a downstream direction comprising:a first roll support frame for supporting a first roll of web material,a second roll support frame for supporting a second roll of web material,each of the roll support frames being movable from an unwinding position in which a roll on the roll support frame is aligned with said path of web movement and a loading position in which a roll on the support frame is laterally offset from said path,a stationary frame,web supporting means on the stationary frame for supporting a web as the web is advanced along said path,a slitter mounted on the stationary frame upstream of said web supporting means,a web holder movably mounted on each of the roll support frames for movement toward and away from the web supporting means on the stationary frame, each of the web holders being movable to a splicing position in which a web held by the web holder is pressed against a web supported by the web supporting means on the stationary frame.