Patent ID: 8216412

Claim:
A gluing machine for a gluing a final edge of logs, which are introduced into said gluing machine one after another, said gluing machine comprising: an identification means for identifying said final edge of said logs; an unwinding apparatus, which is associated with said identification means for identifying said final edge of said logs; an opening apparatus for opening and holding said final edge from said log; at least one inclined surface for free rolling of said logs arranged downstream of said unwinding apparatus and upstream of said opening apparatus; a glue transfer apparatus; and a rewinding apparatus, wherein said unwinding apparatus comprises a pair of rollers arranged one on top of the other and spaced apart from each other to create a passage for said logs, said pair of rollers are selective for feeding said logs and for retaining said logs in rotation, wherein only said at least one inclined surface for free rolling of said logs is arranged downstream from said pair of rollers of said unwinding apparatus and upstream of said opening apparatus, and wherein said at least one included surface is arranged upstream of said glue transfer apparatus.