Patent ID: 6015114
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
Apparatus for providing insulating material in elongated strip form to a nip between a pair of feed rollers that are respectively rotatable about a pair of parallel feed roller rotation axes comprising:reel holding structure configured to hold a plurality of reels of the strip-form insulating material with a leading end portion of the strip from each reel extending in a cantilevered condition from the reel holding structure;second structure configured to selectively move the reel holding structure relative to the feed rollers so that the cantilevered end portion of any the strip from reel can be made to move sideways relative to the feed rollers and thereby be made to approach the nip between the feed rollers along an axis which is substantially parallel to the feed roller rotation axes; anda guide surface which is stationary relative to the nip between the feed rollers and which is configured to guide into the nip the cantilevered end portion of the strip from any reel that is approaching the nip as a result of operation of the second structure.