DEVICE FOR REELING WIDTHS OF MATERIAL

Abstract: A device (W R ) for reeling widths of material, in which the roll (8) being formed is held between tension heads (22,22) borne on carrier arms (20,20), which device reels the roll (8) with central drive. The drive is provided by direct-current electromotors of maximum power density mounted in the carrier arms (20,20), in which the stator is faced with permanent magnets made of samarium cobaltate (SmCo₅).

Description: The invention pertains to a device of the type described in the introductory concept of Claim 1, as Known, for example, from DE-A-1449664 Such roll-winding devices are known in various embodiment forms, e.g., in connection with roll-slitting machines, in which a roll the width of the paper machine is divided into several narrower rolls by unreeling the paper from the wide roll, cutting it longitudinally, and rewinding the resulting individual widths into narrower rolls. The longitudinally separated strips are passed around one or two doubling rollers and individually attached to winding tubes, the length of which matches the width of the individual strips concerned; the ends of these winding tubes are held in tension heads, which are located at the upper end of the carrier arms. The tension heads are driven, rotate the winding tube, and thus form the individual narrower rolls, which can be reeled in such a way that, as they are being wound, they are pressed against the doubling rollers with adjustable compressive force, but also freely, i.e., leaving an interval vis-a-vis the doubling roller. As the diameter of the roll increases, the carrier arms, the lower ends of which are pivotably mounted on horizontal axes paralleling the doubling axis, veer away from the doubling rollers. From both theory and practice in the reeling of rolls, it is known that in order to achieve a good reeled structure it is necessary to have the greatest possible center moment. This is especially true for rolls, which are great in both diameter and width, i.e., heavy rolls, and in the case of so-called free reeling, in which the width of material can be applied over only one central moment per winding station. The use of hydraulic drives on the carrier arms is known (US-A-3558073). These provide adequate performance for rolls of minimum dimensions. Nevertheless, they are not favored for use in paper refinement and processing, since there is practically no such thing as a leakproof hydraulic system, so that the danger always exists of the hydraulic oil finding its way onto the paper, which leads to more or less extensive product rejection. The use of electric drives is also known. In order to achieve the required torque, it has heretofore been necessary to use very large electromotors. These electromotors were mounted on the outside of the carrier arms and, due to their overhang, precluded the reeling of rolls narrower than 700 mm, since the carrier arms of a roll could not be brought any closer together. Nevertheless, it is often desirable to reel rolls narrower than 700 mm. The basic objective of the invention is to design a device in keeping with the introductory concept of Claim 1 in such a way that the danger of oil spots on the paper is eliminated and rolls narrower than 700 mm can be reeled with central drive. This objective is realized by way of the invention described in Claims 1 and 2. The basic concept involves the use of a special kind of electromotor, which produces the required torque at such a minimum cross-sectional dimension that the already present cross-sectional dimension of the carrier arm is not exceeded (Claim 1), or that the motor, when it is mounted on the outside of the carrier arm, does not appreciably extend beyond the contour of the latter (Claim 2). It has been shown that, when high-performance magnetomotors are used, essential reduction in size can be achieved despite the high torque requirement. Magnetomotors and rotary-current motors are, in fact, known. However, such motors have not heretofore been designed for the 40-50 kW range at 2000 rpm. The normal rpm range has been about 800. In order to achieve maximum power density, the use of permanent magnets made of samarium cobaltate (SmCo₅) is indicated, since this compound lends itself to the production of the strongest magnetic fields presently known (Claim 3). This material is very hard and difficult to work. Consequently, it is practical that the magnets be of simple geometrical form and that the pole shoes of the stator be faced therewith (Claim 4), especially with cuboidal-shape forms (Claim 5). The affixing of these geometrical magnets can be accomplished by cementing in keeping with Claim 6. The cross-sectional configuration of the carrier arms is usually either circular with a diameter in the order of 200 mm or square with comparable side lengths. It has been shown that it is possible to fabricate direct-current magnetomotors with the necessary power density with external cross-sectional dimensions in the range of 150-180 mm, which can then be mounted in such a carrier arm so as to require no additional space or on the outer side of the carrier arm without the contour of the latter being significantly increased when viewed in a given direction. Experience has shown that electromotors of the design described here can attain a torque of 200-220 N-m at 2000 rpm (Claim 8). This represents approximately a fourfold increase of the performance level of conventional direct-current motors of the same size. Additional advantages as to dimension and performance are realized when the carrier arm also serves as the housing for the electromotor or vice versa (Claim 9). The exterior wall then serves simultaneously as the mounting site for the tension heads and the functional parts of the electromotor. An embodiment example of the invention is illustrated schematically in the appended drawings. Figure 1 depicts, in a simplified side view, a device in keeping with the invention. Figure 2 is a view of the carrier arms of a partial roll along line II-II in Figure 1. Figure 3 is a schematic, longitudinal cross section along line III-III in Figure 4 through the end of a motor for use in keeping with the invention. Figure 4 is a schematic cross section along line IV-IV in Figure 3. The roll-slitting machine (100) shown as an embodiment example in Figure 1 is used for the multiple, longitudinal cutting of a paper-machine width of paper (10) and reeling the resulting strips into narrower partial rolls (7, 8). The roll-slitting machine (100) encompasses a portal like machine frame (1) with a cutting station (S) in its upper section, which has, for each longitudinal cutting operation, a pair of circular, plate-like cutting blades (2, 3) working in unison, which are arranged horizontally along side each other, and between which the width of paper (10) is passed vertically by means of redirection rollers (4, 5). After departing the cutting station, the width of paper (10) consists of the desired number of separated, partial strips (10′, 10″) running alongside each other, which are directed around a doubling roller (6) located beneath the cutting station (S). The partial rolls (7, 8) are reeled on the doubling roller (6). The doubling roller (6) is designed as a vacuum roller, so that, after removal of the finished partial rolls (7, 8), the arriving ends of the partial widths (10′, 10″) can be secured. A reeling device (W R ) is described below; the reeling devices (W R ) are the mirror images thereof. The reeling device (W R ) is positioned to the right of the doubling roller (6) and incorporates two carrier arms (20), which are spaced a certain distance apart in the direction of the axis of the doubling roller (6) and are pivotably mounted at their lower ends on flushly aligned swivel trunnions (21). At their upper ends the carrier arms (20) bear flushly aligned tension heads (22) with opposing tension trunnions (23), which fit into the ends of a cardboard or steel winding tube (24), onto which the partial roll (8) is reeled. The swivel trunnion (21) of each carrier arm (20) is mounted in a slide (25), which is displaceable on guide tracks (26, 27) in the base of and extending the full width of the machine. By means of an unillustrated positioning device, the slides (25) can be positioned at any selected location across the width of paper (10). While the swivel trunnion (21) is mounted on the upper end of the slide (25), the lower end bears, via a trunnion (28), a pivotably mounted, hydraulic swivel cylinder (30), whose piston rod (29) engages with bearing arms (31) at the lower end of the carrier arm (20). Activation of the swivel cylinder (30) can cause the carrier arm (20) to rotate clockwise, as indicated in Figure 1, while the winding axis (9) represented by the axis of the tension trunnions (23) describes the arc (11) shown in broken outline in Figure 1. In the position illustrated in Figure 1, the carrier arm (20) is at the beginning of a reeling cycle. A carrier arm (20) of the reeling device (W R has been appropriately positioned, whereupon the winding tube (24) is placed onto the tension head (23) either manually or by a suitable contrivance and, by advancing the other carrier arm (20) at the other end, is engaged by its tension trunnion (23). With the carrier arm (20) in the position shown in Figure 1, the winding tube (24) is in the immediate vicinity of the doubling roller (6). A partial strip (10′) is fed around the doubling roller (6) and its free end is glued or otherwise adhered to the winding tube (24). Then the tension trunnions are set into rotary motion by a central drive to initiate the reeling operation. The partial roll (8) can be held against the doubling roller (6) with a certain compressive force supplied by the swivel cylinder (30), or it can also be freely reeled. In any case, the drives of the tension trunnions (9) of the doubling roller (6) and the cutting station (S) are under coordinated control. The drive is slowly accelerated until the full reeling speed is reached. The partial roll (8) then becomes larger and larger and is ultimately released, as illustrated in Figure 1, when the desired diameter has been reached. The reeling device (W L ) is positioned at the left side of the doubling roller (6) and is inwardly offset opposite the reeling device (W R ) in the plane of the drawing in Figure1 at a distance representing the width of a partial roll. It serves to wind the partial roll (7) from partial width (10′). The offset of the reeling device (W R , W L ) in the axial direction of the doubling roller (6) and the reeling on both sides of the doubling roller (6) are conditioned by the fact that, as can be seen in Figure 2, the carrier arms (20)project beyond the leading edges of the partial rolls (7, 8), while the partial rolls (7, 8) themselves are in direct axial alignment. Due to space limitations, not all of the partial rolls (7, 8) can be reeled on the same reeling axis, rather they must be reeled in alternating sequence in the axial direction on both sides of the doubling roller (6). Usually, there are several reeling devices (W L , W R ) on each side. The drive of the tension trunnions (23) is accomplished by electromotors (40) mounted in each carrier arm with their axis, i.e., their motor shaft (12), in longitudinal alignment with the carrier arm (20), which motors power an angular gear indicated only schematically in Figure 2. The electromotors are direct-current magnetomotors of a special design with high power density (based on the average), which, despite their minimum thickness of, e.g., 125-180 cm, fulfill the high torque requirements developed during the acceleration and reeling of the heavy partial rolls with diameters as great as 1500 mm. The thickness of the electromotors (40) is so slight that they can be readily installed inside the carrier arms (20), so that the carrier arms (20) can simultaneously serve as the housing for the electromotors (40). As far as their occupying space is concerned, their outward projection is nil and they in no way obstruct the positioning of the slides (25) with the carrier arms (20), which otherwise imposes a lower limit on the width of the partial rolls (7, 8). The construction of the electromotors (40) is shown schematically in Figures 3 and 4. Mounted on the motor shaft (12) is an armature (14) of conventional design consisting of a sheet-metal packet with armature windings (15), which have been omitted from Figure 4, in which the entire armature is represented by a simple circle. Significant is the design of the pole shoes (16), which are faced on their entire surface opposite the armature (14) with cuboidal shaped pieces (17) of samarium cobaltate (SmCo₅). Samarium cobaltate is a permanent-magnet material of the highest quality, although it is very difficult to work. Simple forms can be produced at less cost, e.g., the cuboidal form somewhat like bricks. The concave partial cylinder surface (18) of the pole shoe (16) is uniformly covered with the glued-on shaped pieces (17), while the longitudinal orientation of these shaped pieces is in the axial direction. As may be clearly seen in Figure 4, the width of the individual shaped pieces (17) is so minimum that the resulting lining agrees quite well with the outer periphery of the armature (14). In the case of the embodiment example, the length of the shaped pieces (17) of the magnetic material is about 20 mm, the width about 8 mm. By virtue of this construction of the electromotor (40), with a power output of 40-50 kW at 2000 rpm a torque of 200-220 N-m can be provided despite the minimum external dimension of the electromotor on the order of 15-18 cm.

Claims: Device for reeling width of paper, foil, and the like into roll, with two parallel, laterally separated carrier arms (20), which carrier arms bear at one end tension head (22) for securing a roll (7,8) to be reeled, which tension head aligns flushly on and is rotatable upon a winding axis (9) and is individually driven by an electromotor (40) associated with the carrier arm concerned, characterized by the fact that the electromotor (40) is a direct-current magnetomotor of high power density (based on the average), the axis (12) of which parallels the longitudinal orientation of the carrier arm (20), and which is mounted inside the carrier arm (20). Device for reeling width of paper, foil, and the like into roll, with two parallel, laterally separated carrier arms (20), which carrier arms bear at one end tension head (22) for securing a roll (7,8) to be reeled, which tension head aligns flushly on and is pivotable upon a winding axis (9) and is individually driven by an electromotor (40) associated with the carrier arm concerned, characterized by the fact that the electromotor (40) is a direct-current magnetomotor of high power density (based on the average) with a cross-sectional dimension essentially the same as that of the carrier arm, the axis (12) of which parallels the longitudinal axis of the carrier arm (20), and which is mounted on and immediately alongside the carrier arm (20). Device according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized by the fact that the electromotor contains permanent magnets made of samarium cobaltate (SmCo₅). Device according to one of Claims 1-3, characterized by the fact that the pole shoes (16) of the stator are faced with shaped pieces (17) of the permanent-magnet material in simple geometrical form. Device according to Claim 4, characterized by the fact that the shaped pieces (17) are cuboidal. Device according to Claim 4 or 5, characterized by the fact that the shaped pieces (17) are cemented to the pole shoes (16). Device according to one of Claims 1-6, characterized by the fact that the electromotor has an external, cross-sectional dimension of 150-180 mm. Device according to one of Claims 1-7, characterized by the fact that the electromotor (40) develops a torque of 200-220 N-m at 2000 rpm. Device according to one of Claims 1-8, characterized by the fact that the carrier arm (20) also serves as the housing for the electromotor (40) or that the housing of the electromotor (40) also forms the carrier arm (20).

Inventors: GOERNER, BERND, ROSE, VOLKER W., Görner, Bernd
Applicants: BELOIT CORPORATION
Application year: 1989
Main classification: B65H18
IPC codes: B65H18