Patent ID: 6520447
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A reeling machine for continuous winding of a fibrous web into a jumbo roll, comprising:a reel spool carrying the jumbo roll; a reel drum located proximate to and forming a nip with the jumbo roll; a bearing arrangement including at least one transport arrangement and a guideway rail, said at least one transport arrangement configured to guide said reel spool along said guideway rail; and an air squeeze arrangement located in the lower area of said reeling machine, said air squeeze arrangement being capable of being positioned against said jumbo roll, said air squeeze arrangement including: a supporting profile, a plurality of segmented rolls, and a plurality of bearings, said bearings being positioned eccentrically next to each other on said supporting profile and carrying said segmented rolls, said supporting profile including an interior having a tube, a guide pipe surrounding said tube, a pressure medium from a pressure source contained in said tube, and a plurality of power transmission elements, each said power transmission element centrally supporting said tube to the non-rotating bearing bushing of said plurality of bearings.