Patent ID: 7559182

Claim:
An apparatus for placing end shields on ends of paper, pulp, or board reels in connection with packing, comprising: at least one first conveyor for transporting the reels in a first direction parallel to their axes; an inner end shield placing device next to the at least one first conveyor for placing an inner end shield on at least one end of a reel; a means positioned downstream of the at least one first conveyor for changing a travel direction of the reel relative to the first direction of travel after the placing of the inner end shields on the reels and before placing outer end shields on the reel; an outer end shield placing device for placing at least one outer end shield on at least one end of the reel; and an end-shield magazine in which at least one of inner end shields and outer ends shields are collected, wherein the end-shield magazine is located within an operating area of the end shield placing devices.