Patent ID: 6682623
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A device for gluing a tail edge of a roll of wound web material, comprising: a feed path for said roll; along said path a station for unwinding and positioning the tail edge of the roll; in said unwinding and positioning station a first movable member and a second movable member which make contact with said roll during unwinding and positioning of the tail edge of the roll and which define a roll position in which unwinding and positioning of the tail edge is performed, the feed path extending between said first movable member and said second movable member and passing through a nip defined therebetween; a glue dispenser comprising a glue reservoir and a dispensing element which is movable along a dispensing path and which is immersed in glue and, moving upwards, dispenses glue for gluing of the tail edge; wherein said dispensing path and said first movable member and said second movable member are positioned so that the dispensing path intersects a surface of the roll which is in a condition positioned in contact with said first movable member and said second movable member.