Patent ID: 7188798

Claim:
A device for continuous winding of webs onto winding shafts or winding cores to winding rollers, comprising: a frame; a pressure roller that can be engaged with the winding shaft or winding core, or the winding roller, respectively; front and rear guides having first ends and second ends, said first ends being pivotally supported on said frame by frame joints; at least one steering rod supporting the pressure roller and pivotally connected to said second ends of said two guides by steering rod joints, said steering rod or one of said guides being equipped with a drive unit to effect substantially horizontal movement of said steering rod with said pressure roller supported thereon; said front guide being nearest the winding roller and said rear guide being shorter in length than the front guide and oriented at an acute angle with respect to said front guide, said guides being pivotally movable on said frame and steering rod joints in response to said movement of said steering rod.