EP0166884A1 - Method and apparatus for splicing successive web rolls - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to a method of, and apparatus for, feeding a continuous web of paper or like material into a rotary press or other machine. More specifically the invention concerns such a method and apparatus featuring the automatic splicing of successive rolls of web without the need for suspending the feeding of the web into the rotary press or the like.
- U.S. Patent No. 4233104 describes and claims apparatus constructed to carry the zero speed method into practice.
- the apparatus broadly comprises an infeed mechanism for feeding a web into a consuming or processing machine, a splicer mechanism incorporated with the infeed mechanism for splicing successive rolls of the web, and a web storage mechanism interposed between the infeed mechanism and the consuming or processing machine for holding a required length of the web for delivery to the consuming or processing machine during the splicing of successive web rolls.
- the infeed mechanism has a pair of roll holder arms medially pivoted for joint rotation.
- the roll holder arms carry old and new web rolls on their opposite ends, and the splicer mechanism therebetween.
- the splicer mechanism includes a pair of nip rolls movable toward and away from each other and having suction ports created therein. Upon decrease of its radius to a prescribed degree the old web becomes locked against rotation to discontinue the payoff of the web therefrom and hence to allow this web to be spliced to the new web.
- the web storage mechanism operates to feed the web length that has been stored therein into the consuming or processing machine.
- the new web roll has attached to its leading end a piece of tape having adhesive layers on its opposite faces. This taped end of the new web is held by suction against one of the nip rolls of the splicer mechanism.
- the old web is wrapped around the other nip roll on its way toward the web storage mechanism.
- the old and new webs can therefore be joined together via the adhesive tape by pressing the nip rolls against each other.
- the old web is cut off from its roll by a knife positioned adjacent the nip rolls. Then the infeed mechanism resumes the feeding of the web from the new roll.
- the speed matching method also dictates the use of an infeed mechanism comprising a pair of rotatable roll holder arms, but of no web storage mechanism.
- the roll holder arms rotatably carry old and new web rolls on their opposite ends.
- the roll holder arms extend approximately vertically, with the old web roll held above and the new web roll below.
- the roll holder arms are turned approximately 180 degrees, so that the new web roll comes above and the old one comes below.
- a speed matching mechanism including a drive roll which is movable into and out of peripheral contact with the new web roll.
- the drive roll revolves the new web roll about its own axis at a peripheral speed equal to the running speed of the old web traveling therepast.
- a retractable splicer mechanism which, when in its working position, guides the old web thereover so as to pass substantially tangentially of the new web roll.
- the splicer mechanism presses, with a brush incorporated therein, the old web against an adhesive region at the leading end of the new web. Then the old web is severed from its roll by a knife disposed adjacent the splicer brush.
- the infeed mechanism commences the payoff of the web from the new roll whereas the splicer mechanism returns to its retracted position.
- the zero speed and speed matching schemes have their own drawbacks.
- the old and new webs are joined together by the pair of nip rolls spaced from their rolls. This requires the manual threading of the leading end of each new web, with an adhesive tape attached thereto, between the nip rolls, thus making difficult the full automation of the apparatus.
- the adhesive tape moreover, must be attached to the new web roll on the splicer mechanism; it cannot be applied to new web rolls preparatory to their mounting on the apparatus.
- the apparatus embodying the speed matching scheme requires the expensive speed matching mechanism for precisely synchronizing the peripheral speed of the new web roll with the running speed of the old web.
- the speed matching method is also more difficult to practice than the zero speed method.
- the successive web rolls are likely to be spliced improperly, or not spliced at all, if the leading end of the new web roll comes off during the rotation of the roll or if its peripheral speed does not equal to the running speed of the old web by reason of, for example, the eccentricity of the new web roll. Further the old web has a considerable length of its portion trailing behind the region where it is adhered to the new web.
- this trailing end portion should be reduced to a minimum so as not to interfere with the operation of the web consuming or processing machine. It is also a disadvantage of the speed matching method that the adhesive region or regions on the leading end of each new web must be of very complex pattern in order to afford a firm bond to the old web, since the webs are spliced while running. The preparation of such complex adhesive regions is of course a troublesome and time consuming job which is difficult of automation.
- the prior art web feeders built on both the zero speed and the speed matching schemes have an additional problem in common with regard to the alignment of the successive web rolls.
- the aforesaid pair of roll holder arms have two pairs of opposed chucking cones on their opposite ends for engagement in the respective hollow cores of the old and new web rolls.
- a still further problem with the prior art concerns the means for preventing the end of each web roll from coming off the roll.
- Taping is the usual expedient to this end.
- the web end must readily come off the roll when spliced to the old web.
- the conventional practice has been to apply relatively wide, strong tape to each web roll to prevent the loosening of its end during transportation and handling.
- the strong tape is peeled off the web roll just before its use, and narrower, easier-to-break tape is applied in several spaced apart positions across the web end.
- the narrower rape as heretofore used has been too weak to hold the web end against the roll and has been easy to break during the handling of the roll as for mounting the same on the pair of roll holder arms.
- the present invention overcomes the weaknesses of, and derives strengths from, the known zero speed scheme and speed matching scheme in providing an improved method of, and apparatus for, positively and accurately splicing rolls of web one after another and continuously feeding the web into a desired web consuming or processing machine.
- the method and apparatus in accordance with the invention are based upon an improved version of the zero speed scheme as both old and new webs are held stationary during splicing.
- the invention solves the problem of how to automatically align the successive web rolls in splicing them, in order to assure proper consumption or processing by the web consuming or processing machine.
- the invention makes it possible to firmly hold the end of each web roll in position on the roll during its transportation and handling but, nevertheless, to allow the web end to readily come off the roll on being spliced to the old length of web.
- ⁇ an old web roll and a new web roll are rotatably mounted on the opposite ends of a pair of roll holder arms which are medially pivoted for joint rotation.
- the roll holder arms are held in a first preassigned angular position as the web from the old web roll is fed into a desired web consuming or processing machine via a web storage mechanism in which a prescribed length of the web from the old web roll is normally stored.
- the roll holder arms are turned from the first to a second preassigned angular position where the web from the old web roll travels close to the periphery of the new web roll.
- the new web roll is revolved relative to the roll holder arms through an angle required to bring an adhesive region on the leading end of the new web to a prescribed position opposite to the old web traveling past the new web roll. Then, with the old web roll locked against rotation relative to the roll holder arms, the old web is pressed against the adhesive region on the new web roll.
- the new web roll starts feeding the web consuming or processing machine, which has been fed from the web storage mechanism during the splicing operation.
- the old web may be cut off from its roll after having been spliced to the new web.
- the improved method of this invention combines the advantages of the conventional zero speed scheme and speed matching scheme and eliminates their disadvantages, making it possible to firmly splice successive web rolls and uninterruptedly feed the web into a desired web consuming or processing machine through a full automatic sequence.
- the apparatus comprises an infeed mechanism for feeding a continuous web from successive rolls to a web consuming or processing machine, a splicer mechanism for splicing the successive web rolls in coaction with the infeed mechanism, and a web storage mechanism interposed between the infeed mechanism and the web consuming or processing machine for feeding the latter during the splicing of the successive web rolls.
- the infeed mechanism includes a pair of roll holder arms arranged in parallel spaced relation to each other and medially pivoted for joint rotation. An old web roll and a new web roll are rotatably mounted on the opposite ends of the roll holder arms.
- the infeed mechanism further comprises first drive means for controllably revolving the roll holder arms, second drive means for controllably revolving each of the old and new web rolls relative to the roll holder arms, sensor means for sensing an adhesive region on the leading end of the new web and for causing the second drive means to revolve the new web roll until the adhesive region thereon comes opposite to the old web traveling past the new web roll, and brake means for controlling the rotation of each of the old and new web rolls.
- the splicer mechanism is normally held retracted away from the roll holder arms.
- the splicer mechanism is moved from the retracted position to a working position for pressing the web from the old web roll against the adhesive region on the new web roll.
- the apparatus in accordance with the invention broadly comprises an infeed mechanism 1 and a web storage mechanism 2.
- the infeed mechanism 1 delivers a continuous web W of paper or the like by splicing successive web rolls Rl and R2 in coaction with a splicer mechanism 25.
- the web storage mechanism 2 Interposed between this infeed mechanism 1 and a web consuming or processing machine, not shown, the web storage mechanism 2 normally holds in storage a prescribed length of the web W from the infeed mechanism, for feeding the web consuming or processing machine during the splicing of the successive web rolls.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 Reference is directed to.both FIGS. 1 and 2 in order to discuss the construction of the infeed mechanism 1. It has a pair of side frames 3 supporting a rotary shaft 4 extending horizontally therebetween.
- the rotary shaft 4 has fixedly mounted thereon a pair of roll holder arms 8a and 8b in parallel spaced relation to each other.
- Rotatably supported between the opposite ends of the roll holder arms 8a and 8b are the old web roll Rl, from which the web W is being fed into the unshown consuming or processing machine, and the new web roll R2 to be spliced to the web from the old web roll.
- the driven gear 5 meshes with a drive pinion 6 on the output shaft of a motor drive unit 7.
- This motor drive unit functions to controllably revolve the roll holder arms 8a and 8b via the shaft 4, so that it will hereinafter be referred to as the arm motor.
- the left hand roll holder arm 8a has a pair of roll support mechanisms 10 on its opposite ends
- the right hand roll holder arm 8b has a pair of roll support mechanisms 9 on its opposite ends.
- the two pairs of roll support mechanisms 9 and 10 conjointly support, and control the rotation of, the old Rl and new R2 web rolls.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged detail view of one of the roll support mechanisms 10 on the left hand roll holder arm 8a. Included is a spindle 13 rotatably mounted in a sleeve 11 which is slidably engaged in an opening formed through the roll holder arm g a and which is constrained to linear reciprocation relative to the roll holder arm 8a toward and away from the other roll holder arm 8b.
- the spindle 13 has its left hand or outer end coupled to a clutch motor 15 (i.e. an electric motor with a clutch) which is supported by the sleeve 11 for joint back-and-forth travel therewith.
- a clutch motor 15 i.e. an electric motor with a clutch
- the sleeve 11 has a series of rack teeth lla formed thereon for engagement with a pinion 17 rotatably mounted to the roll holder arm 8a.
- This pinion 17 meshes with another set of rack teeth formed on the output shaft of a fluid actuated cylinder 19 on the roll holder arm 8a.
- each roll support mechanism 9 on the other roll holder arm 8b is essentially identical in construction with each roll support mechanism 10 except for an electromagnetic brake 16 used in place of the clutch motor 15.
- the roll support mechanism 9 also comprises a spindle 14 having a chucking cone 22 on its inner end and coupled at its outer end to the electromagnetic brake 16, a sleeve 12 rotatably fitted over the spindle 14 and having a series of rack teeth 12a in engagement with a pinion 18, and a fluid actuated cylinder 20 for imparting bidirectional rotation to the pinion 18.
- each opposed pair of roll support mechanisms 9 and 10 rotatably hold one web roll therebetween by the engagement of their chucking cones 21 and 22 in the hollow core of the web roll.
- the chucking cones are readily engageable in and disengageable from the web roll core by the extension and contraction of the fluid actuated cylinders 19 and 20.
- the clutch motor 15 and electromagnetic brake 15 control the rotation of the web roll relative to the roll holder arms 8a and 8b in a manner to be detailed subsequently.
- the rotary shaft 4 has two pairs of support arms 23 rigidly mounted thereon in the vicinities of its opposite ends. Extending in the opposite directions from the rotary shaft 4, and in right angular relation to the pair of roll holder arms 8a and 8b, the two pairs of support arms 23 rotatably support guide rolls 24 between their distal ends.
- the guide rolls 24 extend parallel to the rotary shaft 4. During splicing operation either of these guide rolls functions to guide the web from the old web roll Rl to the splicer mechanism 25, as in FIG. 1.
- the splicer mechanism 25 is illustrated in detail in FIG. 5. It includes a pair of parallel spaced frame members 26 mounted each at one end to the respective side frames 3 of the infeed mechanism 1 for joint pivotal motion about a horizontal axis above the roll holder arms 8a and 8b. Supported between the pair of opposed frame members 26 are a splicer brush 27, a cutter 28, and two guide rolls 29 and 30.
- the splicer brush 27 is mounted via support arms 33 on a rotary shaft 32 thereby to be pivoted toward and away from the new web roll when the latter is in the position of FIGS. 1 and 2.
- the cutter 29 takes the form of a strip of suitable material, having a cutting edge along one of its opposite longitudinal sides for severing the old web after it has been spliced to the new web roll.
- This cutter is likewise mounted on another rotary shaft 34 for pivotal motion between working and retracted positions relative to the frame members 26.
- These brush shaft 32 and cutter shaft 34 are to be rotated bidirectionally by suitable actuators such as solenoids, not shown.
- the guide roll 29 extends between the distal, free ends of the frame members 26, so that it functions to guide the web from the old web roll Rl only when the splicer mechanism 25 lies in the working position depicted by the solid lines in FIG. 1.
- the other guide roll 30 Extending between the proximal ends of the frame members 26, on the other hand, the other guide roll 30 is concentric with the aligned pivots of the frame members. Consequently the guide roll 30 serves to guide the web from either,the old Rl or new R2 web rolls regardless of whether the splicer mechanism 25 is in the working or a retracted position, the latter position being indicated by the phantom lines in FI G . 1.
- the splicer mechanism 25 has a pair of fluid actuated cylinders 31 pivotally linked to its frame members 26. These cylinders operate to move the splicer mechanism between the working and retracted positions of FIG. 1.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 A reference back to FIGS. 1 and 2 will reveal that a light source 40 and photodetector 41 are mounted to the respective side frames 3 of the infeed mechanism 1 in opposed relation to each other.
- the light source 40 emits a coherent beam of light which normally impinges upon the photodetector 41, with the result that the actuating cylinders 31 of the splicer mechanism 25 are held contracted to maintain the splicer mechanism in the retracted position.
- the cylinders 31 extend to swing the splicer mechanism 25 from the retracted position to the working position.
- a limit switch not shown, senses the movement of the splicer mechanism 25 to the working position and sets the cylinders 31 out of operation.
- the rotary shaft 4 of the infeed mechanism 1 has two switch actuator studs 42 and 43 on its left hand end with a circumferential spacing of 180 degrees and with some axial spacing.
- Arranged in juxtaposition for actuation by the switch actuator studs 42 and 43 are Microswitches 44 and 45 connected in circuit with the arm motor 7 and clutch motors 15.
- the arm motor 7 sets the pair of roll holder arms 8a and 8b out of rotation, and one of the clutch motors 15 operates to revolve the new web roll R2 in a predetermined direction.
- FIG. 1 indicates at 50 a phototube for optically sensing the adhesive region T, FIG. 7 on the new web roll R2 on the roll holder arms 8a and 8b from the difference in reflectivity.
- a magnetic sensor can be used instead of the phototube 50.
- a piece of magnetic tape is applied to the region T.
- the phototube 50 is electrically connected to any suitable control circuit which may comprise a rotary encoder 240 and pulse counter 241.
- the rotary encoder 240 mounted to the spindle 13, FIG. 3, of each roll support mechanism 10, the rotary encoder 240 generates a succession of pulses when energized by the phototube 50 upon its detection of the adhesive region T on the new web roll R2.
- the pulse counter 241 counts the number of the incoming encoder output pulses.
- the pulse counter 241 Upon counting a predetermined number of the input pulses the pulse counter 241 causes the corresponding one of the clutch motors 15 to terminate the rotation of the new web roll R2 in coaction with the corresponding one of the electromagnetic brakes 16. Thereupon the adhesive region T on the new web roll R2 will lie opposite to the web extending therepast from the. old web roll Rl or, more precisely, will come to a position of register with the splicer brush 27 of the splicer mechanism 25 in its working position, as will be explained in more detail in the subsequent description of operation.
- the web storage mechanism 2 seen in FIG. 1 can be of conventional design. As illustrated, the web storage mechanism has a pair of opposed side frames 51, one shown, between which there are supported a set of fixed guide rolls 52 and a set of movable guide rolls 54.
- the movable guide rolls 54 are mounted to a floating carriage 53 for up and down motion toward and away from the fixed guide rolls 52.
- the web W paid off by the old web roll R l is threaded in a zigzag fashion over the fixed and movable guide rolls 52 and 54.
- a known position control mechanism is coupled to the floating carriage 53 for controllably moving the same up and down.
- the floating carriage 53 travels upward when the rate of web delivery from infeed mechanism 1 to storage mechanism 2 exceeds the rate of web delivery from storage mechanism to consuming or processing machine, and downward when the other way around.
- Normally the floating carriage 53 is held in the most elevated position for storing a predetermined length of the web W, which is to be fed out into the consuming or processing machine during the next web splicing operation.
- the tension sensor roll 56 senses the tension of the web W from infeed mechanism 1 to storage mechanism 2 and causes one of the electromagnetic brakes 16, FIGS. 2 and 4, to brake the rotation of the old web roll Rl accordingly.
- the nip roll 58 is to be moved into frictional engagement with the high speed feed roll 57 via the web W.
- the feed roll 57 is to be set into rotation at high speed to pull the web from the new web roll at a rate greater than the rate of web delivery from storage mechanism 2 to consuming or processing machine.
- the storage mechanism 2 can again store the required extra length of the web therein despite the uninterrupted web delivery therefrom to the consuming or processing machine.
- FIGS. I through 5 The operation of the apparatus constructed as in FIGS. I through 5 will be best understood by reference to FIGS. 6A through 6D. The following operational description of the apparatus is intended also to serve as a detailed disclosure of the method of this invention.
- FIG. 6A represents the apparatus in a state just after the splicing of a new web roll.
- This web roll, designated Rl will hereinafter be called the old web roll since the web is being delivered therefrom to the consuming or processing machine via the web storage mechanism 2.
- the pair of roll holder arms 8a and 8b are now in their first preassigned angular position, which is shown to be approximately vertical, and the old web roll Rl is caught between the upper ends of the roll holder arms.
- the splicer mechanism 25 is retracted.
- the floating carriage 53 of the web storage mechanism 2 is in the most elevated position, so that the full required length of the web is stored in the storage mechanism.
- FIG. 6A further shows a new web roll R 2 mounted between the lower ends of the roll holder arms 8a and 8b.
- the new web roll it may be placed on a suitable carriage and held in position between the lower ends of the roll holder arms. Then, by activating the cylinders 19 and 20, FIGS. 2 through 4, on the lower ends of the roll holder arms, the corresponding chucking cones 21 and 22 are forced into engagement in the opposite ends of the hollow core of the new web roll.
- the arm motor 7, FIG. 2 is set into rotation to revolve the roll holder arms 8a and 8b in the clockwise direction, as viewed in FIG. 6A, around the rotary shaft 4 to a second preassigned angular position given in FIG. 6B.
- the switch actuator studs 42 and 43 on the rotary shaft 4 activates the corresponding one of the Microswitches 44 and 45 thereby setting the arm motor 7 out of rotation.
- the old web roll Rl In the second preassigned angular position of the roll holder arms 8a and 8b, the old web roll Rl approximately underlies the new web roll R2.
- the web from the old web roll Rl passes close to the periphery of the new web roll R2, by being guided by the guide roll 24 on one of the support arms 23 on the rotary shaft 4 and the guide roll 30 of the splicer mechanism 25, as it travels toward the web storage mechanism 2.
- the second preassigned angular position is so determined that the spacing between the periphery of the new web roll R2 and the old web traveling therepast is from five to 15 millimeters.
- the new web roll R2 has the adhesive region T on the leading end of the web.
- the adhesive region may be formed by attaching a suitable length of tape that has adhesive layers on its opposite faces to the leading end of the web so as to extend along its edge in the axial direction of the roll. Further, as shown also in FIG. 7, several pieces of narrower adhesive tape t are affixed to the roll to hold the leading web end in position thereon.
- the clutch motor 15 associated with the new web roll R2 is energized to revolve the new web roll until the adhesive region T thereon comes opposite to the phototube 50.
- the circuit comprising the rotary encoder 240 and pulse counter 241 causes the clutch motor 15 to revolve the new web roll Rl in the clockwise direction through an angle 81 that has been determined in accordance with the radius of the new web roll.
- the adhesive region T on the new web roll R2 comes to the preassigned position opposite to the old web traveling past the new web roll.
- the splicer mechanism 25 has been swung from the retracted position to the working position as in FIG. 6B.
- the noted preassigned position of the adhesive region T corresponds exactly to the splicer brush 27 of the splicer mechanism 25 in its working position.
- the old web roll Upon further decrease in the radius of the old web roll Rl with the continued web delivery therefrom, the old web roll becomes locked against rotation by the electromagnetic brake 16 associated therewith. Thereupon the floating carriage 53 of the web storage mechanism 2 starts descending to allow the stored extra length of the web to be fed into the consuming or processing machine.
- the splicer brush 27 is activated by the unshown solenoid or the like to press the old web against the adhesive region T on the new web roll R2.
- the cutter 28 likewise activated to cut off an excess length of the old web behind the adhesive region T to which it has been attached.
- FIG. 6C shows the apparatus in a state upon completion of the splicing operation.
- the splicer mechanism 25 has been retracted.
- the floating carriage 53 of the web storage mechanism 2 is still in its lowermost position since it has been feeding the web consuming or processing machine during the splicing operation.
- the infeed mechanism 1 has resumed web delivery from the new web roll R2
- the storage mechanism 2 is incapable of storing the web unless, as has been mentioned, the rate of web delivery from infeed mechanism to storage mechanism is higher than that from storage mechanism to consuming or processing machine.
- the nip roll 58 is shown pressed against the high speed feed roll 57 via the web from the new web roll R2.
- the feed roll 57 rotates to deliver the web to the storage mechanism 2 at a higher rate than that of web consumption or processing by the consuming or processing machine.
- the floating carriage 53 of the storage mechanism 2 starts ascending with the commencement of the high speed web-delivery from the infeed mechanism 1.
- FIG. 6D the floating carriage 53 is shown subsequently returned to its most elevated position upon completion of the storage of the required length of the web in the storage mechanism 2.
- the nip roll 58 moves away from the high speed feed roll 57, and the latter terminates the high speed web delivery from the infeed mechanism 1.
- the tension sensor roll 56 causes the electromagnetic brake 16 associated with the web roll R2 to control its rotation for normal web delivery to the consuming or processing machine.
- the apparatus repeats the foregoing cycle of operation for splicing the successive web rolls and uninterruptedly feeding the continuous length of web into the desired consuming or processing machine. It will be appreciated that the method and apparatus of this invention make possible the positive splicing of the successive web rolls as, during such splicing, the old web roll is held against rotation, and the adhesive region on the new web roll is automatically moved to the predetermined angular position opposite to the old web extending past the new web roll. No web manipulation is necessary.
- the invention thoroughly overcomes the above enumerated drawbacks of the known zero speed method and speed matching method.
- FIG. 8 illustrates an alternative arrangement for automatically adjusting the angular position of the ad- hesvie region on each new web roll to the brush of the splicer mechanism 25.
- the new web roll R2 has a readily optically recognizable mark M attached to one of its opposite ends in a position corresponding to that of the adhesive region thereon.
- two phototubes 46 are mounted to one of the roll holder arms 8a and 8b, as indicated also in FIG. 2.
- this: modified embodiment proposes the detection of the mark M on the new web roll by either of the two phototubes 46 instead of the direct sensing of the adhesive region as in the preceding embodiment.
- the new web roll R2 is revolved about its own axis by one of the clutch motors 15.
- the revolution of the new web roll R2 may be arrested after it has turned through a preset angle 82 following the detection of the mark M by one of the phototubes 46. Then the adhesive region on the new web roll will be positioned opposite to the brush of the splicer mechanism 25.
- a phototube 47 is mounted to one of the frame members 26 of the splicer mechanism 25 for sensing the mark M attached to the new web -roll R2 as in the embodiment of FIG. 8.
- the rotation of the new web roll about its own axis may be arrested immediately upon detection of the mark M by the phototube 47.
- FIGS. 10 through 15 are devoted to a second preferred form of the apparatus in accordance with the invention.
- This second preferred form features facilities for automatically aligning successive web rolls, or eliminating their relative displacement in the width direction of the web, preparatory to splicing them.
- the alternative apparatus also broadly comprises an infeed mechanism, a splicer mechanism, and a web storage mechanism.
- the splicer mechanism and web storage mechanism can be identical with those of the embodiment of FIGS. 1 through 7, the infeed mechanism only will be described in detail.
- the modified infeed mechanism is generally labeled 1 in FIG. 10. It has the pair of side frames 3 supporting the rotary shaft 4 therebetween as in the preceding embodiment.
- the pair of roll holder arms 8a and 8b are mounted on the rotary shaft 4 for movement toward and away from each other while being capable of joint rotation with the rotary shaft.
- a rack 60 on the rotary shaft and a hand-driven pinion 61 on each roll holder arm is provided for such axial motion of each roll holder arm relative to the rotary shaft 4 .
- the rack 60 meshes with the pinion 61.
- a pair of adjustable roll support mechanisms 62 and 63 are mounted on the opposite ends of the left hand roll holder arm 8a. These roll support mechanisms coact with a complementary pair of roll support mechanisms 99 and 100 on the right hand roll holder arm 8b in adjustably varying the axial positions of the web rolls between the roll holder arms.
- the adjustable roll support mechanism 62 on the left hand roll holder arm 8a includes a sleeve 64 slidably received in a transverse bore 65 defined in one end of the roll holder arm.
- the sleeve 64 has a key 66 embedded therein and slidably engaged in a keyway 65a in the roll holder arm 8a, so that the sleeve 64 is constrained to longitudinal sliding motion relative to the roll holder arm 8a toward and away from the other roll holder arm 8b.
- a spindle 68 is rotatably mounted in the sleeve 64 via a pair of bearings 67. Projecting inwardly, or toward the other roll holder arm 8b, out of the sleeve 64, one ned of the spindle 68 rigidly carries a chucking cone 69 thereon.
- the outer end of the sleeve 64 is closed and integrally provided with a threaded rod 70 in coaxial relation thereto.
- the threaded rod 70 is engaged in a tapped bore 72a defined axially through a driven gear 72 rotatably supported by a support structure 71 affixed to the roll holder arm 8a.
- the driven gear 72 meshes with a drive pinion 74 on the output shaft of a motor drive unit 73 mounted to the roll holder arm 8a.
- the other adjustable roll support mechanism 63 on the left hand roll holder arm 8a is of like construction. It comprises a spindle 76 carrying a chucking cone 75 and received in a sleeve 164, and a motor drive unit 77 for adjustably moving the spindle 76 back and forth with the sleeve 65 via intermeshing gears 78 and 79.
- FIG. 11 also shows in detail one of the complementary pair of roll support mechanisms 99 and 100 on the right hand roll holder arm 8b.
- the illustrated representative roll support mechanism 99 includes a sleeve 80 slidably received in a transverse bore 82 defined in one end of the roll holder arm 8b.
- the sleeve 80 has a key 83 embedded therein and slidably engaged in a keyway 82a in the roll holder arm 8b, so that the sleeve is restrained from rotation relative to the roll holder arm but is slidable longitudinally relative to the same toward and away from the other roll holder arm 8a in a direction parallel to the rotary shaft 4.
- the sleeve 80 has a set of rack teeth 84 formed longitudinally thereon to mesh with a pinion 85.
- This phinion is rigidly mounted on a shaft 85a rotatably mounted on the roll holder arm 8b.
- the shaft 85a has another pinion 88 nonrotatably mounted thereon, which pinion meshes with a rack 87 coupled to an air cylinder 86 on the roll holder arm 8b.
- a spindle 90 is rotatably mounted in the sleeve 80 via a pair of bearings 89.
- the spindle 90 carries a chucking cone 91 on its inner end in opposed relation to the chucking cone 69 of the adjustable roll support mechanism 62.
- the outer end of the spindle 90 is coupled to a motor drive unit 93 via an electromagnetic clutch 92, which are both mounted on the sleeve 80 for joint back and forth travel therewith.
- the other roll support mechanism 100 on the right hand roll holder arm 8b is of like configuration. It comprises a spindle 98 carrying a chucking cone 97 and rotatably received in a sleeve 81, an air cylinder 94 acting on the sleeve 81 via the rack and pinion mechanism, and a motor drive unit 96 coupled to the spindle 98 via an electromagnetic brake 95.
- the old web roll Rl is shown supported by the adjustable support mechanism 62 and the opposed complementary roll support mechanism 100, with their chucking cones 75 and 97 engaged in the opposite ends of the hollow core 102 of the old web roll.
- the new web roll R2 is likewise supported by the other adjustable roll support mechanism 62 and the opposed complementary roll support mechanism 99, with their chucking cones 69 and 91 engaged in the opposite ends of the hollow core 101 of the new web roll.
- the new web roll is to be adjustably moved axially by the motor drive unit 73 into alignment with the old web roll.
- the air cylinder 86 (94) of the complementary roll support mechanism 99 (100) functions to constantly bias the chucking cone 91 (97) leftwardly or inwardly, toward the opposed chucking cone 69 (75).
- the new web roll R2 can be moved into alignment with the old web roll Rl merely by controlling the rotation of the motor drive unit 73 of the adjustable roll support mechanism 62 depending upon the relative axial positions of the old and new web rolls.
- Such controlled rotation of the motor drive unit 72 (77) requires, first of all, the measurement of the relative distances land 1 b between either of the roll holder arms, 8a in this case, and the opposed ends of the old Rl and new R2 web rolls. Then the motor drive unit 73 (77) may be controlled according to the difference, if any, between the two distances 1 a and 1 b to adjust the axial position of the new web roll R2 to that of the old web roll Rl.
- FIG. 10 further illustrates electronic circuit for ascertaining the relative distances 1 a and 1 b between the roll holder arms 8a and the opposed ends of the web rolls Rl and R2 and for controlling the motor drive units 73 and 77 accordingly.
- a pair of sensors 103 and 104 such as ultrasonic sensors or phototubes mounted to the inside surface of the roll holder arm 8a in symmetrical positions with respect to its axis of rotation, in opposed relation to the ends of the new R 2 and old Rl web rolls respectively. If ultrasonic sensors are used as the sensors 103 and 104 they are connected in circuit with signal converters 105 and 106, respectively, of identical design.
- the converters 105 and 106 are both coupled to a control circuit 107 comprising a comparator 108 and motor control circuit 109.
- the comparator 108 compares the outputs from the signal converters 105 and 106 with each other, the signal converter outputs being representative of the outputs from the sensors 103 and 104, and delivers to the motor control circuit 109 an output signal corresponding to the difference, if any, between the signal converter outputs.
- the motor control circuit 109 causes the required one of the motor drive units 73 and 77 to rotate in a required direction so that the distances 1 and 1 may become equal.
- FIG. 13 illustrates in more detail an example of sensor 103 and an example of signal converter 105, it being understood that the other sensor 104 and signal converter 106 can be of like configurations.
- the sensor 103 has an ultrasonic pulse transmitter 112 for radiating ultrasonic waves directed toward one of the end faces of the web roll R2, and a receiver 113 for receiving the ultrasonic waves reflected back from the web roll.
- the signal converter 105 includes an ultrasonic pulse generator 111 for delivering ultrasonic pulses to the transmitter 112 of the sensor 103 in response to periodic pulses from their generator 110, an amplifier 114 for amplifying the received ultrasonic pulses from the receiver l13 of the sensor 103, a gate 115 connected to input the periodic pulses from the generator 110, the amplified replica of the received ultrasonic pulses from the amplifier 114, and clock pulses from a clock pulse generator 116, and a counter 117 for counting the output pulses from the gate 115.
- the output from the counter 117 is fed to the comparator 108 of the control circuit 107, to which comparator is also applied the output from a counter in the other signal converter 106.
- each new web roll R2 is to have its axial position adjusted to that of the old web roll Rl immediately on being mounted on the pair of roll holder arms 8a and 8b, while these arms are in the first preassigned angular position depicted in FIG. 6A.
- the operation of the apparatus is analogous with that of the embodiment of FIGS. 1 through 7 which has been discussed with particular reference to FIGS. 6A through 6D.
- FIGS. 10 and 13 The electronic circuit of FIGS. 10 and 13 is set into operation upon mounting of the new web roll R2 on the pair of roll holder arms 8a and 8b.
- the new web roll is shown supported by the adjustable roll support mechanism 62 and complementary roll support mechanism 99.
- the sensor 103 and signal converter 105 Associated with the adjustable roll support mechanism 62 are the sensor 103 and signal converter 105 shown in detail in FIG. 13. The operation of these sensor and signal converter will be better understood by referring to the waveform diagram of FIG. 14.
- the gate 115 of the signal converter 105 inputs the received ultrasonic pulses from the amplifier 114, the periodic pulses from the generator 110, and the clock pulses from the clock 116.
- the gate 115 permits the selective passage of the clock pulses therethrough, becoming open upon receipt of each periodic pulse from the generator 110 and closed upon receipt of each set of received ultrasonic pulses from the amplifier 114.
- the counter 117 counts the number of each train of output pulses from the gate 115 and delivers a corresponding output, which is representative of the distance 1 a between new web roll R2 and roll holder arm 8a, to one of the inputs of the comparator 108 of the control circuit 107.
- the motor control circuit 109 causes the motor drive unit 73 to rotate in a predetermined direction such that the sleeve 64 of the adjustable roll support mechanism 62 travels rightwardly, as viewed in FIGS. 10 and 11, together with the spindle 68 rotatably mounted therein.
- the new web roll R2 travels rightwardly with the spindle 68 against the bias of the air cylinder 86 of the roll support mechanism 99 acting on the spindle 70 carrying the right hand end of the new web roll.
- the motor control circuit 109 sets the motor drive unit 73 out of rotation when the distance 1 a becomes equal to the distance 1 b . Now the two rolls Rl and R2 have been aligned.
- the motor control circuit 109 responds to the output from the comparator 108 by causing the motor drive unit 73 to rotate in a direction opposite to the aforesaid predetermined direction. Thereupon, with the retraction of the sleeve 64 of the adjustable roll support mechanism 62 into the bore 65 in the roll holder arm 8a, the new web roll R2 travels leftwardly under the bias of the air cylinder 86.
- the motor drive unit 73 is set out of rotation when the distance 1 a becomes equal to the distance l b .
- phototubes could be used instead of the ultrasonic sensors in the above embodiment.
- the signal converters are not needed and the difference between the distances 1 and 1 b are detected on the basis of the difference in light quantity which the receivers receive respectively.
- FIGS. 16 through 22 illustrate still another preferred form of the apparatus in accordance with the invention, which features a perforating mechanism seen at 120 in FIGS. 16 and 17.
- the perforating mechanism 120 is used for perforating one or more pieces of adhesive tape attached to each new web roll to retain the leading end of the web in position thereon, as pictured at Ta in FIG. 18.
- the adhesive tape Ta will hereinafter be referred to as the web end retainer tape.
- FIG. 18 three pieces of web end retainer tape Ta are shown attached to the unused web roll R2 across the leading edge E of the web.
- the web end retainer tape is wider, and can be sturdier, than the tape t, FIG. 7, attached to each new web roll intended for use with the two foregoing forms of the apparatus in accordance with the invention.
- each piece of web end retainer tape Ta has a central nonadhesive region 121 positioned across the leading web edge E, and a pair of adhesive regions 122 on opposite sides of the nonadhesive region whichare attached to the web. Additional tape having adhesive layers on its opposite surfaces is attached to the leading end of the web, as indicated by the phantom outline designated T in FIG. 19, in overlying relation to parts of the web end retainer tape Ta in order to provide the adhesive region for use in splicing the new web roll to the old web.
- the web end retainer tape Ta Being wider and sturdier than the tape heretofore used to this end, the web end retainer tape Ta is not to easily break during the transportation of the web rolls or at the time of their mounting on the roll holder arms. However, the web retainer tape should readily break when each new web roll is spliced to the old by the method and apparatus of this invnetion. This becomes possible by creating a line of perforations or small incisions, as seen at 123 in FIG. 19, in each piece of web end retainer tape Ta by the perforating mechanism 120 after mounting the web roll in position on the apparatus.
- the perforations 123 are formed in the nonadhesive region 121 of the web end retainer tape Ta so as to extend along the edge E of the rolled web. Thus perforated, the web end retainer tape will tear easily after the splicing of the web roll via the adhesive region T thereon.
- perforating mechanism 120 While the perforating mechanism 120 appears in FIGS. 16 and 17, its details will be better understood from a study of FIGS. 20 through 22. It includes a pair of guide rods 143 extending horizontally in parallel spaced relation to each other, in a direction parallel to the rotary shaft 4, FIG. 16, carrying the pair of roll holder arms 8a and 8b, and having their opposite ends bracketed at 137 to the pair of side frames 3 of the apparatus.
- a carriage 144 Slidably mounted on the guide rods 143 is a carriage 144 carrying a rotary perforator 162 together with means for automatically moving the same between working and retracted positions on the carriage.
- wire rope 146 having its opposite ends both anchored to a lug 145 on the carriage and extending along a pair of pulleys 148 on the respective brackets 137. While the left hand pulley 148, as seen in FIGS. 20 and 22, is mounted directly on the corresponding one of the brackets 137, the right hand pulley 148 is mounted on the output shaft of a'motor drive unit 150 which is supported upstandingly on the other bracket 137 via a mount 151. The bidirectional rotation of the motor drive unit 150 results in the back and forth travel of the carriage 144 along the guide rods 143.
- the carriage 144 has an L-shaped carrier arm 153 depending therefrom.
- a fluid actuated cylinder 155 of the double acting type is pivotally supported at its head end by a pivot 154 and so is disposed in a generally upright attitude.
- the cylinder 155 has a piston rod 156 extending downwardly therefrom and terminating in a coupling member 157, which is pin jointed at 158 to one of the angled arms of a bell crank 159.
- This bell crank is pivoted at the apex of its two arms on the extreme end of the L-shaped carrier arm 153 by a pin 160.
- the aforesaid rotary perforator 162 is rotatably mounted on the distal end of the other arm 159a of the bell crank 159 via a shaft 161.
- the rotary perforator 162 is in the form of a wheel having a series of teeth 162a on its periphery.
- the teeth 162a are to be incised into the web end retainer tape Ta on each new web roll R2 supported by the roll holder arms as in FIG. 16, thereby creating a line of perforations therein.
- the L-shaped carrier arm 153 has also mounted thereon a phototube BS for optically sensing the three pieces of web end retainer tape Ta on the new web roll R2.
- the phototube BS is electrically connected to a cylinder control 165 of largely conventional make which controls the delivery of pressurized fluid to the opposed fluid chambers of the cylinder 155 in response to the output from the phototube.
- the cylinder control 165 has a built-in timer, not shown, for a purpose yet to be described.
- the contraction and extension of the cylinder 155 results, of course, in the movement of the rotary perforator 162 into and out of perforating engagement with the web end retainer tape Ta on the new web roll R2.
- FIG. 16 It will be understood from a consideration of FIG. 16 that, although not specifically illustrated, the other details of construction of the FIGS. 16 through 22 apparatus are substantially analogous with those of the two preceding forms of the apparatus.
- the new web roll R2 with the web end retainer tape Ta attached in place thereto is mounted on the pair of roll holder arms 8a and 8b while these are in the first preassigned angular position of FIG. 6A or 6D.
- the roll holder arms are turned to the second preassigned angular position of FIG. 6B, as has been stated in conjunction with the embodiment of FIGS. 1 through 7.
- FIG. 16 also shows the roll holder arms in this second preassigned angular position, with the new web roll R2 held opposite to the web traveling from the old web roll Rl past the splicer mechanism 25.
- the motor drive unit 150 is set into rotation in a predetermined direction to cause the rightward travel of the carriage 144 along the guide rods 143. Traveling rightwardly with the carriage 144, the phototube BS delivers to the cylinder control 165 a signal indicative of the presence or absence of the three pieces of web end retainer tape Ta thereunder. Since the rotary perforator 162 lags behind the phototube BS during the rightward travel of the carriage 144, the unshown timer built into the cylinder control 165 causes contraction of the cylinder 155 upon lapse of a preset length of time following the detection of each piece of web end retainer tape by the phototube BS.
- the bell crank 159 Upon contraction of the cylinder 155 the bell crank 159 is pivoted in a counterclockwise direction, as seen in FIG. 20, thereby causing the rotary perforator 162 to cut into the detected piece of web end retainer tape and hence to create the line of perforations 123, FIG. 19, in its nonadhesive region 121 by rolling thereover.
- the cylinder control 165 causes the cylinder 155 to extend for moving the rotary perforator out of engagement with the web roll.
- the perforating mechanism 120 repeats'the foregoing operation upon detection of each of the successive pieces of web end retainer tape Ta by the phototube BS. After the rotary perforator 162 has perforated all the web end retainer tape pieces, the motor drive unit 150 is reversed in rotation to move the carriage 144 back to the initial position, where a limit switch, not shown, is activated to set the motor drive unit out of rotation.
- the new web roll R2 is revolved about its own axis, as by one of the clutch motors 15 seen in FIG. 2, through a predetermined angle 63, FIG. 16, in a clockwise direction as seen in this latter figure.
- This clockwise rotation of the new web roll through the predetermined angle is intended to bring the adhesive region T thereon to a position of register with the splicer brush 27 of the splicer mechanism 25. Therefore, as has been explained with reference to FIGS. 6B and 6C, the new web roll can then be spliced to the web traveling therepast from the old web roll Rl.
- the leading end of the new web will readily come off the roll on being spliced to the old web as then the pieces of web end retainer tape Ta will tear along the lines of perforations 123.
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- This invention relates to a method of, and apparatus for, feeding a continuous web of paper or like material into a rotary press or other machine. More specifically the invention concerns such a method and apparatus featuring the automatic splicing of successive rolls of web without the need for suspending the feeding of the web into the rotary press or the like.
- Although the method and apparatus of this invention have particular utility in conjunction with web-fed rotary presses, they lend themselves to use with a web coater, corrugator, or any other machine which either consumes or processes continuous webs. Thus, hereinafter in this specification and in the claims appended thereto, all such machines to which the invention finds applications will be generally referred to as "web consuming or processing machines". Further the terms "old web" and "old web roll" will be used herein and in the claims appended hereto to mean the web and roll, respectively, that have been being consumed or processed. The terms "new web" and "new web roll" signify the fresh web and roll, respectively, that are to be, or being, spliced to the old web or roll.
- Two methods have been known for splicing successive rolls of web without suspending the feeding of the web into the consuming or processing machine. One is called the "zero speed method", such that the old and new rolls of web are both held out of rotation during splicing. The other is the "speed matching method" wherein the new web roll is revolved at a peripheral speed equal to the running speed of the old web for splicing them at zero relative speed. A more extensive discussion of these prior art splicing methods follows.
- U.S. Patent No. 4233104 describes and claims apparatus constructed to carry the zero speed method into practice. The apparatus broadly comprises an infeed mechanism for feeding a web into a consuming or processing machine, a splicer mechanism incorporated with the infeed mechanism for splicing successive rolls of the web, and a web storage mechanism interposed between the infeed mechanism and the consuming or processing machine for holding a required length of the web for delivery to the consuming or processing machine during the splicing of successive web rolls.
- The infeed mechanism has a pair of roll holder arms medially pivoted for joint rotation. The roll holder arms carry old and new web rolls on their opposite ends, and the splicer mechanism therebetween. The splicer mechanism includes a pair of nip rolls movable toward and away from each other and having suction ports created therein. Upon decrease of its radius to a prescribed degree the old web becomes locked against rotation to discontinue the payoff of the web therefrom and hence to allow this web to be spliced to the new web. During the subsequent splicing operation the web storage mechanism operates to feed the web length that has been stored therein into the consuming or processing machine.
- The new web roll has attached to its leading end a piece of tape having adhesive layers on its opposite faces. This taped end of the new web is held by suction against one of the nip rolls of the splicer mechanism. The old web is wrapped around the other nip roll on its way toward the web storage mechanism. The old and new webs can therefore be joined together via the adhesive tape by pressing the nip rolls against each other. The old web is cut off from its roll by a knife positioned adjacent the nip rolls. Then the infeed mechanism resumes the feeding of the web from the new roll.
- The speed matching method, on the other hand, also dictates the use of an infeed mechanism comprising a pair of rotatable roll holder arms, but of no web storage mechanism. The roll holder arms rotatably carry old and new web rolls on their opposite ends. During normal feeding operation the roll holder arms extend approximately vertically, with the old web roll held above and the new web roll below. Upon decrease in the radius of the old web roll to a predetermined degree the roll holder arms are turned approximately 180 degrees, so that the new web roll comes above and the old one comes below.
- Disposed above the roll holder arms is a speed matching mechanism including a drive roll which is movable into and out of peripheral contact with the new web roll. At the time of splicing, the drive roll revolves the new web roll about its own axis at a peripheral speed equal to the running speed of the old web traveling therepast.
- Also disposed adjacent the roll holder arms is a retractable splicer mechanism which, when in its working position, guides the old web thereover so as to pass substantially tangentially of the new web roll. As the peripheral speed of the new web roll becomes equal to the running speed of the old web as above, the splicer mechanism presses, with a brush incorporated therein, the old web against an adhesive region at the leading end of the new web. Then the old web is severed from its roll by a knife disposed adjacent the splicer brush. Thus the infeed mechanism commences the payoff of the web from the new roll whereas the splicer mechanism returns to its retracted position.
- The zero speed and speed matching schemes, as practiced heretofore, have their own drawbacks. In the apparatus built on the zero speed scheme the old and new webs are joined together by the pair of nip rolls spaced from their rolls. This requires the manual threading of the leading end of each new web, with an adhesive tape attached thereto, between the nip rolls, thus making difficult the full automation of the apparatus. The adhesive tape, moreover, must be attached to the new web roll on the splicer mechanism; it cannot be applied to new web rolls preparatory to their mounting on the apparatus.
- The apparatus embodying the speed matching scheme, on the other hand, requires the expensive speed matching mechanism for precisely synchronizing the peripheral speed of the new web roll with the running speed of the old web. The speed matching method is also more difficult to practice than the zero speed method. The successive web rolls are likely to be spliced improperly, or not spliced at all, if the leading end of the new web roll comes off during the rotation of the roll or if its peripheral speed does not equal to the running speed of the old web by reason of, for example, the eccentricity of the new web roll. Further the old web has a considerable length of its portion trailing behind the region where it is adhered to the new web. The length of this trailing end portion should be reduced to a minimum so as not to interfere with the operation of the web consuming or processing machine. It is also a disadvantage of the speed matching method that the adhesive region or regions on the leading end of each new web must be of very complex pattern in order to afford a firm bond to the old web, since the webs are spliced while running. The preparation of such complex adhesive regions is of course a troublesome and time consuming job which is difficult of automation.
- The prior art web feeders built on both the zero speed and the speed matching schemes have an additional problem in common with regard to the alignment of the successive web rolls. The aforesaid pair of roll holder arms have two pairs of opposed chucking cones on their opposite ends for engagement in the respective hollow cores of the old and new web rolls.
- No alignment problem would occur if all the web rolls had their webs rolled in the same axial position on the hollow cores. Actually, however, some axial displacement of the webs on the cores is usual. Should these web rolls be spliced with the axial displacement of the webs uncorrected, the successive lengths of the web would have corresponding lateral displacement. Let us consider the case where the web is fed into an offset printing press. Passing between the blanket cylinders of the press, the laterally displaced length of the web would be caught between the ink piles of the cylinders and so might partly be cut off, or at least the image would be printed out of place on the web.
- Conventionally, therefore, it has been the duty of a pressman to visually examine the axial position of each new web roll on its core and, as required, to manually shift the web roll axially on the core. The manual labor, of course, runs counter to the desired higher production of the press.
- A still further problem with the prior art concerns the means for preventing the end of each web roll from coming off the roll. Taping is the usual expedient to this end. The web end, however, must readily come off the roll when spliced to the old web. The conventional practice has been to apply relatively wide, strong tape to each web roll to prevent the loosening of its end during transportation and handling. The strong tape is peeled off the web roll just before its use, and narrower, easier-to-break tape is applied in several spaced apart positions across the web end. However, the narrower rape as heretofore used has been too weak to hold the web end against the roll and has been easy to break during the handling of the roll as for mounting the same on the pair of roll holder arms.
- The present invention overcomes the weaknesses of, and derives strengths from, the known zero speed scheme and speed matching scheme in providing an improved method of, and apparatus for, positively and accurately splicing rolls of web one after another and continuously feeding the web into a desired web consuming or processing machine. The method and apparatus in accordance with the invention are based upon an improved version of the zero speed scheme as both old and new webs are held stationary during splicing.
- More specifically the method and apparatus in accordance with the invention are well calculated to allow full automation of the web splicing and feeding operations.
- Further the invention solves the problem of how to automatically align the successive web rolls in splicing them, in order to assure proper consumption or processing by the web consuming or processing machine.
- Still further the invention makes it possible to firmly hold the end of each web roll in position on the roll during its transportation and handling but, nevertheless, to allow the web end to readily come off the roll on being spliced to the old length of web.
- According to the improved method of this invention, summarized in brief, `an old web roll and a new web roll are rotatably mounted on the opposite ends of a pair of roll holder arms which are medially pivoted for joint rotation. The roll holder arms are held in a first preassigned angular position as the web from the old web roll is fed into a desired web consuming or processing machine via a web storage mechanism in which a prescribed length of the web from the old web roll is normally stored. Toward the end of the web delivery from the old web roll, the roll holder arms are turned from the first to a second preassigned angular position where the web from the old web roll travels close to the periphery of the new web roll. Then the new web roll is revolved relative to the roll holder arms through an angle required to bring an adhesive region on the leading end of the new web to a prescribed position opposite to the old web traveling past the new web roll. Then, with the old web roll locked against rotation relative to the roll holder arms, the old web is pressed against the adhesive region on the new web roll. Thus spliced onto the old web, the new web roll starts feeding the web consuming or processing machine, which has been fed from the web storage mechanism during the splicing operation. As required, the old web may be cut off from its roll after having been spliced to the new web.
- Thus the improved method of this invention combines the advantages of the conventional zero speed scheme and speed matching scheme and eliminates their disadvantages, making it possible to firmly splice successive web rolls and uninterruptedly feed the web into a desired web consuming or processing machine through a full automatic sequence.
- Another aspect of the invention concerns apparatus for use in the practice of the above outlined method. The apparatus comprises an infeed mechanism for feeding a continuous web from successive rolls to a web consuming or processing machine, a splicer mechanism for splicing the successive web rolls in coaction with the infeed mechanism, and a web storage mechanism interposed between the infeed mechanism and the web consuming or processing machine for feeding the latter during the splicing of the successive web rolls. The infeed mechanism includes a pair of roll holder arms arranged in parallel spaced relation to each other and medially pivoted for joint rotation. An old web roll and a new web roll are rotatably mounted on the opposite ends of the roll holder arms. The infeed mechanism further comprises first drive means for controllably revolving the roll holder arms, second drive means for controllably revolving each of the old and new web rolls relative to the roll holder arms, sensor means for sensing an adhesive region on the leading end of the new web and for causing the second drive means to revolve the new web roll until the adhesive region thereon comes opposite to the old web traveling past the new web roll, and brake means for controlling the rotation of each of the old and new web rolls. The splicer mechanism is normally held retracted away from the roll holder arms. Immediately after the roll holder arms are turned from the first to the second preassigned angular position, as has been stated in the summary of the inventive method, the splicer mechanism is moved from the retracted position to a working position for pressing the web from the old web roll against the adhesive region on the new web roll.
- The apparatus of the above broad construction is believed to represent the best mode of carrying out the inventive method. Its operation can of course be fully automated, and no difficulties such as those encountered heretofore and pointed out earlier in this specification will occur in the operation of the apparatus.
- The above and other features and advantages of this invention and the manner of attaining them will become more apparent, and the invention itself will best be understood, from a study of the following description and appended claims, with reference to the attached drawings showing some preferable embodiments of the invention.
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- FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic representation of the general organization of the apparatus constructed in accordance with the novel concepts of this invention;
- FIG. 2 is an elevation of the apparatus as seen from the left hand side of FIG. 1, the view showing only the infeed mechanism of the apparatus;
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary elevation, partly sectioned for clarity, of one of the pair of roll holder arms together with one of the pair of roll support mechanisms mounted thereon, in the infeed apparatus of FIG. 2;
- FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3 but showing the other of the pair of roll holder arms together with one of the other pair of roll support mechanisms mounted thereon;
- FIG. 5 shows in perspective and on an enlarged scale the splicer mechanism seen in FIG. 1;
- FIGS. 6A through 6D are a series of diagrammatic representations similar to FIG. 1 and explanatory of the operation of the apparatus;
- FIG. 7 shows in perspective a roll of web suitable for use with the apparatus of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 8 is a diagrammatic representation of alternate means for bringing an adhesive region on the new web roll to a position opposite to the splicer mechanism;
- FIG. 9 is a similar representation of additional means alternative to the means of FIG. 8;
- FIG. 10 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2 but showing another preferred form of the apparatus in accordance with the invention, which features means for aligning the successive web rolls, the apparatus being shown together with associated electronic control circuit in block diagrammatic form;
- FIG. 11 is an enlarged, fragmentary elevation, partly sectioned for clarity, of the pair of roll holder arms together with one of the web rolls mounted thereon in the apparatus of FIG. 10, -the view showing in particular the modified roll support mechanisms for adjustably varying the axial position of the web roll between the roll holder arms;
- FIG. 12 is a section taken along the line XII-XII in FIG. 11;
- FIG. 13 is a block diagram of the electronic circuit for ascertaining the distance between one of the roll holder arms and the opposed end of one of the web rolls mounted thereon in the apparatus of FIG. 10;
- FIG. 14 is a diagram of waveforms useful in explaining the operation of the circuit of FIG. 13;
- FIG. 15 shows two lengths of web spliced with their relative lateral displacement uncorrected;
- FIG. 16 is a view somewhat corresponding to FIG. 1 but.showing still another preferred form of the apparatus in accordance with the invention, which features means for perforating pieces of tape attached to the leading web end of each new web roll, in order to assure ready tearing of the tape pieces upon splicing of the new web to the old web;
- FIG. 17 is a fragmentary left hand side elevation of the apparatus fo FIG. 16;
- FIG. 18 shows in perspective a web roll intended for use with the apparatus of FIG. 16;
- FIG. 19 is an enlarged, fragmentary elevation of the web roll of FIG. 18;
- FIG. 20 is an enlarged elevation, partly broken away for illustrative convenience, of the tape perforating mechanism in the apparatus of FIG. 16;
- FIG. 21 is a section through the tape perforating mechanism, taken along the line XXI-XXI of FIG. 20; and
- FIG. 22 is a top plan, with a part broken away to reveal other parts, of the tape perforating mechanism of FIG. 20.
- The apparatus in accordance with the invention broadly comprises an
infeed mechanism 1 and aweb storage mechanism 2. Theinfeed mechanism 1 delivers a continuous web W of paper or the like by splicing successive web rolls Rl and R2 in coaction with asplicer mechanism 25. Interposed between thisinfeed mechanism 1 and a web consuming or processing machine, not shown, theweb storage mechanism 2 normally holds in storage a prescribed length of the web W from the infeed mechanism, for feeding the web consuming or processing machine during the splicing of the successive web rolls. - Reference is directed to.both FIGS. 1 and 2 in order to discuss the construction of the
infeed mechanism 1. It has a pair of side frames 3 supporting arotary shaft 4 extending horizontally therebetween. Therotary shaft 4 has fixedly mounted thereon a pair ofroll holder arms roll holder arms - The right hand end of the
rotary shaft 4, as seen in FIG. 2, projects beyond one of theside frame 3 and has a driven gear 5 nonrotatably mounted thereon. The driven gear 5 meshes with adrive pinion 6 on the output shaft of amotor drive unit 7. This motor drive unit functions to controllably revolve theroll holder arms shaft 4, so that it will hereinafter be referred to as the arm motor. - Also as shown in FIG. 2, the left hand
roll holder arm 8a has a pair ofroll support mechanisms 10 on its opposite ends, and the right handroll holder arm 8b has a pair ofroll support mechanisms 9 on its opposite ends. The two pairs ofroll support mechanisms - FIG. 3 is an enlarged detail view of one of the
roll support mechanisms 10 on the left handroll holder arm 8a. Included is aspindle 13 rotatably mounted in a sleeve 11 which is slidably engaged in an opening formed through the roll holder arm ga and which is constrained to linear reciprocation relative to theroll holder arm 8a toward and away from the otherroll holder arm 8b. Thespindle 13 has its left hand or outer end coupled to a clutch motor 15 (i.e. an electric motor with a clutch) which is supported by the sleeve 11 for joint back-and-forth travel therewith. The right hand or inner end of thespindle 13, on the other hand, rigidly carries a chuckingcone 21 for engagement in one end of the usual hollow core of each web roll. The sleeve 11 has a series of rack teeth lla formed thereon for engagement with apinion 17 rotatably mounted to theroll holder arm 8a. Thispinion 17 meshes with another set of rack teeth formed on the output shaft of a fluid actuatedcylinder 19 on theroll holder arm 8a. - A study of FIG. 4 in comparison with FIG. 3 will reveal that each
roll support mechanism 9 on the otherroll holder arm 8b is essentially identical in construction with eachroll support mechanism 10 except for anelectromagnetic brake 16 used in place of theclutch motor 15. Thus theroll support mechanism 9 also comprises aspindle 14 having a chuckingcone 22 on its inner end and coupled at its outer end to theelectromagnetic brake 16, a sleeve 12 rotatably fitted over thespindle 14 and having a series ofrack teeth 12a in engagement with apinion 18, and a fluid actuatedcylinder 20 for imparting bidirectional rotation to thepinion 18. - It is now seen.that each opposed pair of
roll support mechanisms chucking cones cylinders clutch motor 15 andelectromagnetic brake 15 control the rotation of the web roll relative to theroll holder arms - With reference back to FIGS. 1 and 2 the
rotary shaft 4 has two pairs ofsupport arms 23 rigidly mounted thereon in the vicinities of its opposite ends. Extending in the opposite directions from therotary shaft 4, and in right angular relation to the pair ofroll holder arms support arms 23 rotatably support guide rolls 24 between their distal ends. The guide rolls 24 extend parallel to therotary shaft 4. During splicing operation either of these guide rolls functions to guide the web from the old web roll Rl to thesplicer mechanism 25, as in FIG. 1. - The
splicer mechanism 25 is illustrated in detail in FIG. 5. It includes a pair of parallel spacedframe members 26 mounted each at one end to the respective side frames 3 of theinfeed mechanism 1 for joint pivotal motion about a horizontal axis above theroll holder arms opposed frame members 26 are asplicer brush 27, acutter 28, and two guide rolls 29 and 30. - For pressing the web from the old web rolls Rl against an adhesive region on the new web roll R2, the
splicer brush 27 is mounted viasupport arms 33 on arotary shaft 32 thereby to be pivoted toward and away from the new web roll when the latter is in the position of FIGS. 1 and 2. Thecutter 29 takes the form of a strip of suitable material, having a cutting edge along one of its opposite longitudinal sides for severing the old web after it has been spliced to the new web roll. This cutter is likewise mounted on anotherrotary shaft 34 for pivotal motion between working and retracted positions relative to theframe members 26. Thesebrush shaft 32 andcutter shaft 34 are to be rotated bidirectionally by suitable actuators such as solenoids, not shown. - The
guide roll 29 extends between the distal, free ends of theframe members 26, so that it functions to guide the web from the old web roll Rl only when thesplicer mechanism 25 lies in the working position depicted by the solid lines in FIG. 1. Extending between the proximal ends of theframe members 26, on the other hand, the other guide roll 30 is concentric with the aligned pivots of the frame members. Consequently theguide roll 30 serves to guide the web from either,the old Rl or new R2 web rolls regardless of whether thesplicer mechanism 25 is in the working or a retracted position, the latter position being indicated by the phantom lines in FIG. 1. - The
splicer mechanism 25 has a pair of fluid actuatedcylinders 31 pivotally linked to itsframe members 26. These cylinders operate to move the splicer mechanism between the working and retracted positions of FIG. 1. - A reference back to FIGS. 1 and 2 will reveal that a
light source 40 andphotodetector 41 are mounted to the respective side frames 3 of theinfeed mechanism 1 in opposed relation to each other. Thelight source 40 emits a coherent beam of light which normally impinges upon thephotodetector 41, with the result that theactuating cylinders 31 of thesplicer mechanism 25 are held contracted to maintain the splicer mechanism in the retracted position. As the new web roll R2 on theroll holder arms light source 40, thecylinders 31 extend to swing thesplicer mechanism 25 from the retracted position to the working position. A limit switch, not shown, senses the movement of thesplicer mechanism 25 to the working position and sets thecylinders 31 out of operation. - It will be observed from FIG. 2 the
rotary shaft 4 of theinfeed mechanism 1 has twoswitch actuator studs switch actuator studs arm motor 7 andclutch motors 15. Upon actuation of either of theMicroswitches studs arm motor 7 sets the pair ofroll holder arms clutch motors 15 operates to revolve the new web roll R2 in a predetermined direction. - FIG. 1 indicates at 50 a phototube for optically sensing the adhesive region T, FIG. 7 on the new web roll R2 on the
roll holder arms phototube 50, a magnetic sensor can be used. In this case, a piece of magnetic tape is applied to the region T. Thephototube 50 is electrically connected to any suitable control circuit which may comprise arotary encoder 240 andpulse counter 241. Mounted to thespindle 13, FIG. 3, of eachroll support mechanism 10, therotary encoder 240 generates a succession of pulses when energized by thephototube 50 upon its detection of the adhesive region T on the new web roll R2. Thepulse counter 241 counts the number of the incoming encoder output pulses. Upon counting a predetermined number of the input pulses thepulse counter 241 causes the corresponding one of theclutch motors 15 to terminate the rotation of the new web roll R2 in coaction with the corresponding one of theelectromagnetic brakes 16. Thereupon the adhesive region T on the new web roll R2 will lie opposite to the web extending therepast from the. old web roll Rl or, more precisely, will come to a position of register with thesplicer brush 27 of thesplicer mechanism 25 in its working position, as will be explained in more detail in the subsequent description of operation. - The
web storage mechanism 2 seen in FIG. 1 can be of conventional design. As illustrated, the web storage mechanism has a pair of opposed side frames 51, one shown, between which there are supported a set of fixed guide rolls 52 and a set of movable guide rolls 54. The movable guide rolls 54 are mounted to a floatingcarriage 53 for up and down motion toward and away from the fixed guide rolls 52. The web W paid off by the old web roll Rl is threaded in a zigzag fashion over the fixed and movable guide rolls 52 and 54. - A known position control mechanism, not shown, is coupled to the floating
carriage 53 for controllably moving the same up and down. The floatingcarriage 53 travels upward when the rate of web delivery frominfeed mechanism 1 tostorage mechanism 2 exceeds the rate of web delivery from storage mechanism to consuming or processing machine, and downward when the other way around. Normally the floatingcarriage 53 is held in the most elevated position for storing a predetermined length of the web W, which is to be fed out into the consuming or processing machine during the next web splicing operation. - Disposed upstream of the zigzag web passageway in the
storage mechanism 2 are two guide rolls 55, atension sensor roll 56, a highspeed feed roll 57, and anip roll 58. Thetension sensor roll 56 senses the tension of the web W frominfeed mechanism 1 tostorage mechanism 2 and causes one of theelectromagnetic brakes 16, FIGS. 2 and 4, to brake the rotation of the old web roll Rl accordingly. After each splicing operation, when the floatingcarriage 53 is lowered, thenip roll 58 is to be moved into frictional engagement with the highspeed feed roll 57 via the web W. Thereupon thefeed roll 57 is to be set into rotation at high speed to pull the web from the new web roll at a rate greater than the rate of web delivery fromstorage mechanism 2 to consuming or processing machine. Thus thestorage mechanism 2 can again store the required extra length of the web therein despite the uninterrupted web delivery therefrom to the consuming or processing machine. - . The operation of the apparatus constructed as in FIGS. I through 5 will be best understood by reference to FIGS. 6A through 6D. The following operational description of the apparatus is intended also to serve as a detailed disclosure of the method of this invention.
- FIG. 6A represents the apparatus in a state just after the splicing of a new web roll. This web roll, designated Rl, will hereinafter be called the old web roll since the web is being delivered therefrom to the consuming or processing machine via the
web storage mechanism 2. The pair ofroll holder arms - The
splicer mechanism 25 is retracted. The floatingcarriage 53 of theweb storage mechanism 2 is in the most elevated position, so that the full required length of the web is stored in the storage mechanism. - FIG. 6A further shows a
new web roll R2 mounted between the lower ends of theroll holder arms cylinders cones - Toward the completion of the web delivery from the old web roll Rl, when its radius decreases to a prescribed degree, the
arm motor 7, FIG. 2, is set into rotation to revolve theroll holder arms rotary shaft 4 to a second preassigned angular position given in FIG. 6B. Upon revolution of the roll holder arms through the required angle one of theswitch actuator studs rotary shaft 4 activates the corresponding one of theMicroswitches arm motor 7 out of rotation. - In the second preassigned angular position of the
roll holder arms guide roll 24 on one of thesupport arms 23 on therotary shaft 4 and theguide roll 30 of thesplicer mechanism 25, as it travels toward theweb storage mechanism 2. The second preassigned angular position is so determined that the spacing between the periphery of the new web roll R2 and the old web traveling therepast is from five to 15 millimeters. - As has been stated with reference to FIG. 7, the new web roll R2 has the adhesive region T on the leading end of the web. The adhesive region may be formed by attaching a suitable length of tape that has adhesive layers on its opposite faces to the leading end of the web so as to extend along its edge in the axial direction of the roll. Further, as shown also in FIG. 7, several pieces of narrower adhesive tape t are affixed to the roll to hold the leading web end in position thereon.
- Then, in the state of FIG. 6B, the
clutch motor 15 associated with the new web roll R2 is energized to revolve the new web roll until the adhesive region T thereon comes opposite to thephototube 50. After the detection of the adhesive region by the phototube the circuit comprising therotary encoder 240 andpulse counter 241 causes theclutch motor 15 to revolve the new web roll Rl in the clockwise direction through an angle 81 that has been determined in accordance with the radius of the new web roll. Thus the adhesive region T on the new web roll R2 comes to the preassigned position opposite to the old web traveling past the new web roll. By this time thesplicer mechanism 25 has been swung from the retracted position to the working position as in FIG. 6B. The noted preassigned position of the adhesive region T corresponds exactly to thesplicer brush 27 of thesplicer mechanism 25 in its working position. - Upon further decrease in the radius of the old web roll Rl with the continued web delivery therefrom, the old web roll becomes locked against rotation by the
electromagnetic brake 16 associated therewith. Thereupon the floatingcarriage 53 of theweb storage mechanism 2 starts descending to allow the stored extra length of the web to be fed into the consuming or processing machine. Following the cessation of the web delivery from the old web roll Rl thesplicer brush 27 is activated by the unshown solenoid or the like to press the old web against the adhesive region T on the new web roll R2. Immediately after the activation of the splicer brush thecutter 28 is likewise activated to cut off an excess length of the old web behind the adhesive region T to which it has been attached. - FIG. 6C shows the apparatus in a state upon completion of the splicing operation. The
splicer mechanism 25 has been retracted. The floatingcarriage 53 of theweb storage mechanism 2 is still in its lowermost position since it has been feeding the web consuming or processing machine during the splicing operation. Although theinfeed mechanism 1 has resumed web delivery from the new web roll R2, thestorage mechanism 2 is incapable of storing the web unless, as has been mentioned, the rate of web delivery from infeed mechanism to storage mechanism is higher than that from storage mechanism to consuming or processing machine. - Thus, in FIG. 6C, the
nip roll 58 is shown pressed against the highspeed feed roll 57 via the web from the new web roll R2. Thefeed roll 57 rotates to deliver the web to thestorage mechanism 2 at a higher rate than that of web consumption or processing by the consuming or processing machine. The floatingcarriage 53 of thestorage mechanism 2 starts ascending with the commencement of the high speed web-delivery from theinfeed mechanism 1. - In FIG. 6D the floating
carriage 53 is shown subsequently returned to its most elevated position upon completion of the storage of the required length of the web in thestorage mechanism 2. The nip roll 58 moves away from the highspeed feed roll 57, and the latter terminates the high speed web delivery from theinfeed mechanism 1. Then, sensing the tension of the web, thetension sensor roll 56 causes theelectromagnetic brake 16 associated with the web roll R2 to control its rotation for normal web delivery to the consuming or processing machine. - It will be noted from FIG. 6D that the
roll holder arms - The apparatus repeats the foregoing cycle of operation for splicing the successive web rolls and uninterruptedly feeding the continuous length of web into the desired consuming or processing machine. It will be appreciated that the method and apparatus of this invention make possible the positive splicing of the successive web rolls as, during such splicing, the old web roll is held against rotation, and the adhesive region on the new web roll is automatically moved to the predetermined angular position opposite to the old web extending past the new web roll. No web manipulation is necessary. Thus the invention thoroughly overcomes the above enumerated drawbacks of the known zero speed method and speed matching method.
- FIG. 8 illustrates an alternative arrangement for automatically adjusting the angular position of the ad- hesvie region on each new web roll to the brush of the
splicer mechanism 25. The new web roll R2 has a readily optically recognizable mark M attached to one of its opposite ends in a position corresponding to that of the adhesive region thereon. For sensing this mark M twophototubes 46 are mounted to one of theroll holder arms phototubes 46 instead of the direct sensing of the adhesive region as in the preceding embodiment. - After the
roll holder arms studs rotary shaft 4 with the corresponding one of theMicroswitches clutch motors 15. The revolution of the new web roll R2 may be arrested after it has turned through apreset angle 82 following the detection of the mark M by one of thephototubes 46. Then the adhesive region on the new web roll will be positioned opposite to the brush of thesplicer mechanism 25. - In another modified arrangement given in FIG. 9 a
phototube 47 is mounted to one of theframe members 26 of thesplicer mechanism 25 for sensing the mark M attached to the new web -roll R2 as in the embodiment of FIG. 8. In this case the rotation of the new web roll about its own axis may be arrested immediately upon detection of the mark M by thephototube 47. - FIGS. 10 through 15 are devoted to a second preferred form of the apparatus in accordance with the invention. This second preferred form features facilities for automatically aligning successive web rolls, or eliminating their relative displacement in the width direction of the web, preparatory to splicing them. The alternative apparatus also broadly comprises an infeed mechanism, a splicer mechanism, and a web storage mechanism. However, since the splicer mechanism and web storage mechanism can be identical with those of the embodiment of FIGS. 1 through 7, the infeed mechanism only will be described in detail.
- The modified infeed mechanism is generally labeled 1 in FIG. 10. It has the pair of side frames 3 supporting the
rotary shaft 4 therebetween as in the preceding embodiment. In this alternate embodiment, however, the pair ofroll holder arms rotary shaft 4 for movement toward and away from each other while being capable of joint rotation with the rotary shaft. Provided for such axial motion of each roll holder arm relative to therotary shaft 4 is arack 60 on the rotary shaft and a hand-drivenpinion 61 on each roll holder arm. Therack 60 meshes with thepinion 61. By manually revolving thepinion 61,,therefore, each roll holder arm is adjustably movable toward and away from the other on therotary shaft 4. - A pair of adjustable
roll support mechanisms roll holder arm 8a. These roll support mechanisms coact with a complementary pair ofroll support mechanisms roll holder arm 8b in adjustably varying the axial positions of the web rolls between the roll holder arms. - As drawn on an enlarged scale in FIG. 11, the adjustable
roll support mechanism 62 on the left handroll holder arm 8a includes asleeve 64 slidably received in atransverse bore 65 defined in one end of the roll holder arm. Thesleeve 64 has a key 66 embedded therein and slidably engaged in akeyway 65a in theroll holder arm 8a, so that thesleeve 64 is constrained to longitudinal sliding motion relative to theroll holder arm 8a toward and away from the otherroll holder arm 8b. Aspindle 68 is rotatably mounted in thesleeve 64 via a pair ofbearings 67. Projecting inwardly, or toward the otherroll holder arm 8b, out of thesleeve 64, one ned of thespindle 68 rigidly carries a chuckingcone 69 thereon. - The outer end of the
sleeve 64 is closed and integrally provided with a threaded rod 70 in coaxial relation thereto. The threaded rod 70 is engaged in a tapped bore 72a defined axially through a drivengear 72 rotatably supported by asupport structure 71 affixed to theroll holder arm 8a. The drivengear 72 meshes with adrive pinion 74 on the output shaft of amotor drive unit 73 mounted to theroll holder arm 8a. - Thus the bidirectional rotation of the
motor drive unit 73 results in the back and forth travel of thesleeve 64 relative to theroll holder arm 8a in a direction parallel to therotary shaft 4. Thespindle 68 with its chuckingcone 69 also travels back and forth with thesleeve 64. - As will be noted by referring back to FIG. 10, the other adjustable
roll support mechanism 63 on the left handroll holder arm 8a is of like construction. It comprises aspindle 76 carrying a chuckingcone 75 and received in asleeve 164, and amotor drive unit 77 for adjustably moving thespindle 76 back and forth with thesleeve 65 via intermeshing gears 78 and 79. - FIG. 11 also shows in detail one of the complementary pair of
roll support mechanisms roll holder arm 8b. The illustrated representativeroll support mechanism 99 includes asleeve 80 slidably received in atransverse bore 82 defined in one end of theroll holder arm 8b. Thesleeve 80 has a key 83 embedded therein and slidably engaged in akeyway 82a in theroll holder arm 8b, so that the sleeve is restrained from rotation relative to the roll holder arm but is slidable longitudinally relative to the same toward and away from the otherroll holder arm 8a in a direction parallel to therotary shaft 4. - As will be seen also from FIG. 12, the
sleeve 80 has a set ofrack teeth 84 formed longitudinally thereon to mesh with apinion 85. This phinion is rigidly mounted on ashaft 85a rotatably mounted on theroll holder arm 8b. Theshaft 85a has anotherpinion 88 nonrotatably mounted thereon, which pinion meshes with arack 87 coupled to anair cylinder 86 on theroll holder arm 8b. - A
spindle 90 is rotatably mounted in thesleeve 80 via a pair ofbearings 89. Thespindle 90 carries a chuckingcone 91 on its inner end in opposed relation to the chuckingcone 69 of the adjustableroll support mechanism 62. The outer end of thespindle 90 is coupled to amotor drive unit 93 via anelectromagnetic clutch 92, which are both mounted on thesleeve 80 for joint back and forth travel therewith. - With reference again to FIG. 10 the other
roll support mechanism 100 on the right handroll holder arm 8b is of like configuration. It comprises aspindle 98 carrying a chuckingcone 97 and rotatably received in a sleeve 81, anair cylinder 94 acting on the sleeve 81 via the rack and pinion mechanism, and amotor drive unit 96 coupled to thespindle 98 via anelectromagnetic brake 95. - In FIG. 10 the old web roll Rl is shown supported by the
adjustable support mechanism 62 and the opposed complementaryroll support mechanism 100, with theirchucking cones hollow core 102 of the old web roll. The new web roll R2 is likewise supported by the other adjustableroll support mechanism 62 and the opposed complementaryroll support mechanism 99, with theirchucking cones - With the old Rl and new R2 web rolls thus mounted on the opposite ends of the pair of
roll holder arms motor drive unit 73 into alignment with the old web roll. The air cylinder 86 (94) of the complementary roll support mechanism 99 (100) functions to constantly bias the chucking cone 91 (97) leftwardly or inwardly, toward the opposed chucking cone 69 (75). Thus the new web roll R2 can be moved into alignment with the old web roll Rl merely by controlling the rotation of themotor drive unit 73 of the adjustableroll support mechanism 62 depending upon the relative axial positions of the old and new web rolls. - Such controlled rotation of the motor drive unit 72 (77) requires, first of all, the measurement of the
relative distances land 1b between either of the roll holder arms, 8a in this case, and the opposed ends of the old Rl and new R2 web rolls. Then the motor drive unit 73 (77) may be controlled according to the difference, if any, between the twodistances - FIG. 10 further illustrates electronic circuit for ascertaining the
relative distances roll holder arms 8a and the opposed ends of the web rolls Rl and R2 and for controlling themotor drive units sensors roll holder arm 8a in symmetrical positions with respect to its axis of rotation, in opposed relation to the ends of the new R2 and old Rl web rolls respectively. If ultrasonic sensors are used as thesensors signal converters converters control circuit 107 comprising acomparator 108 andmotor control circuit 109. Thecomparator 108 compares the outputs from thesignal converters sensors motor control circuit 109 an output signal corresponding to the difference, if any, between the signal converter outputs. In response to the comparator output themotor control circuit 109 causes the required one of themotor drive units distances - FIG. 13 illustrates in more detail an example of
sensor 103 and an example ofsignal converter 105, it being understood that theother sensor 104 andsignal converter 106 can be of like configurations. Thesensor 103 has anultrasonic pulse transmitter 112 for radiating ultrasonic waves directed toward one of the end faces of the web roll R2, and areceiver 113 for receiving the ultrasonic waves reflected back from the web roll. - The
signal converter 105 includes anultrasonic pulse generator 111 for delivering ultrasonic pulses to thetransmitter 112 of thesensor 103 in response to periodic pulses from theirgenerator 110, anamplifier 114 for amplifying the received ultrasonic pulses from the receiver l13 of thesensor 103, agate 115 connected to input the periodic pulses from thegenerator 110, the amplified replica of the received ultrasonic pulses from theamplifier 114, and clock pulses from aclock pulse generator 116, and acounter 117 for counting the output pulses from thegate 115. The output from thecounter 117 is fed to thecomparator 108 of thecontrol circuit 107, to which comparator is also applied the output from a counter in theother signal converter 106. - In the apparatus constructed as above described with reference to FIGS. 10 through 13, each new web roll R2 is to have its axial position adjusted to that of the old web roll Rl immediately on being mounted on the pair of
roll holder arms - The electronic circuit of FIGS. 10 and 13 is set into operation upon mounting of the new web roll R2 on the pair of
roll holder arms roll support mechanism 62 and complementaryroll support mechanism 99. Associated with the adjustableroll support mechanism 62 are thesensor 103 andsignal converter 105 shown in detail in FIG. 13. The operation of these sensor and signal converter will be better understood by referring to the waveform diagram of FIG. 14. - As has been stated, the
gate 115 of thesignal converter 105 inputs the received ultrasonic pulses from theamplifier 114, the periodic pulses from thegenerator 110, and the clock pulses from theclock 116. Thegate 115 permits the selective passage of the clock pulses therethrough, becoming open upon receipt of each periodic pulse from thegenerator 110 and closed upon receipt of each set of received ultrasonic pulses from theamplifier 114. Thecounter 117 counts the number of each train of output pulses from thegate 115 and delivers a corresponding output, which is representative of thedistance 1a between new web roll R2 and rollholder arm 8a, to one of the inputs of thecomparator 108 of thecontrol circuit 107. - Concurrently with the above operation of the
sensor 103 and signal converter 105 a similar operation takes place with theother sensor 104 andsignal converter 106. This signal converter delivers to the other input of the comparator 108 a signal representative of thedistance 1b between old web roll Rl and rollholder arm 8a. - If the outputs from both
signal converters motor control circuit 109 holds themotor drive unit 73 of the adjustableroll support mechanism 62 out of rotation. - If the output from the
signal converter 105 is less than the output from theother signal converter 106, the distance 1a is smaller than the distance lb. Then, in response to the corresponding output from thecomparator 108, themotor control circuit 109 causes themotor drive unit 73 to rotate in a predetermined direction such that thesleeve 64 of the adjustableroll support mechanism 62 travels rightwardly, as viewed in FIGS. 10 and 11, together with thespindle 68 rotatably mounted therein. The new web roll R2 travels rightwardly with thespindle 68 against the bias of theair cylinder 86 of theroll support mechanism 99 acting on the spindle 70 carrying the right hand end of the new web roll. Themotor control circuit 109 sets themotor drive unit 73 out of rotation when thedistance 1a becomes equal to thedistance 1b. Now the two rolls Rl and R2 have been aligned. - If the output from the
signal converter 105 is more than the output from theother signal converter 106, thedistance 1a is greater than thedistance 1b. Then themotor control circuit 109 responds to the output from thecomparator 108 by causing themotor drive unit 73 to rotate in a direction opposite to the aforesaid predetermined direction. Thereupon, with the retraction of thesleeve 64 of the adjustableroll support mechanism 62 into thebore 65 in theroll holder arm 8a, the new web roll R2 travels leftwardly under the bias of theair cylinder 86. Themotor drive unit 73 is set out of rotation when thedistance 1a becomes equal to the distance lb. - Should the successive web rolls be spliced with their relative axial positions left uncorrected on the roll holder arms, the meeting ends of the old and new webs would be displaced laterally as in FIG. 15, where Wo and Wn denote the old and new webs respectively. This would give rise to the noted difficulties in the printing press or other machine into which the web is being fed. The apparatus of FIGS. 10 through 14 with its roll aligning mechanism obviates such difficulties and makes unnecessary the conventional manual aligning of the successive web rolls.
- It will of course be understood that the above described adjustment of the axial position of the new web roll by the adjustable
roll support mechanism 62 and complementaryroll support mechanism 99 is by way of example only. When the old web roll Rl seen in FIG. 10 is used up and replaced by a new web roll, the axial position of this new web roll will be adjusted by the other adjustableroll support mechanism 63 and omplementaryroll support mechanism 100. - It will also be seen that phototubes could be used instead of the ultrasonic sensors in the above embodiment. In that case the signal converters are not needed and the difference between the
distances - FIGS. 16 through 22 illustrate still another preferred form of the apparatus in accordance with the invention, which features a perforating mechanism seen at 120 in FIGS. 16 and 17. The
perforating mechanism 120 is used for perforating one or more pieces of adhesive tape attached to each new web roll to retain the leading end of the web in position thereon, as pictured at Ta in FIG. 18. The adhesive tape Ta will hereinafter be referred to as the web end retainer tape. In FIG. 18 three pieces of web end retainer tape Ta are shown attached to the unused web roll R2 across the leading edge E of the web. The web end retainer tape is wider, and can be sturdier, than the tape t, FIG. 7, attached to each new web roll intended for use with the two foregoing forms of the apparatus in accordance with the invention. - As shown on an enlarged scale in FIG. 19, each piece of web end retainer tape Ta has a central
nonadhesive region 121 positioned across the leading web edge E, and a pair ofadhesive regions 122 on opposite sides of the nonadhesive region whichare attached to the web. Additional tape having adhesive layers on its opposite surfaces is attached to the leading end of the web, as indicated by the phantom outline designated T in FIG. 19, in overlying relation to parts of the web end retainer tape Ta in order to provide the adhesive region for use in splicing the new web roll to the old web. - Being wider and sturdier than the tape heretofore used to this end, the web end retainer tape Ta is not to easily break during the transportation of the web rolls or at the time of their mounting on the roll holder arms. However, the web retainer tape should readily break when each new web roll is spliced to the old by the method and apparatus of this invnetion. This becomes possible by creating a line of perforations or small incisions, as seen at 123 in FIG. 19, in each piece of web end retainer tape Ta by the
perforating mechanism 120 after mounting the web roll in position on the apparatus. Theperforations 123 are formed in thenonadhesive region 121 of the web end retainer tape Ta so as to extend along the edge E of the rolled web. Thus perforated, the web end retainer tape will tear easily after the splicing of the web roll via the adhesive region T thereon. - While the
perforating mechanism 120 appears in FIGS. 16 and 17, its details will be better understood from a study of FIGS. 20 through 22. It includes a pair ofguide rods 143 extending horizontally in parallel spaced relation to each other, in a direction parallel to therotary shaft 4, FIG. 16, carrying the pair ofroll holder arms - Slidably mounted on the
guide rods 143 is acarriage 144 carrying arotary perforator 162 together with means for automatically moving the same between working and retracted positions on the carriage. For the movement of thecarriage 144 along theguide rods 143 there is providedwire rope 146 having its opposite ends both anchored to alug 145 on the carriage and extending along a pair ofpulleys 148 on therespective brackets 137. While theleft hand pulley 148, as seen in FIGS. 20 and 22, is mounted directly on the corresponding one of thebrackets 137, theright hand pulley 148 is mounted on the output shaft ofa'motor drive unit 150 which is supported upstandingly on theother bracket 137 via amount 151. The bidirectional rotation of themotor drive unit 150 results in the back and forth travel of thecarriage 144 along theguide rods 143. - The
carriage 144 has an L-shapedcarrier arm 153 depending therefrom. On the carrier arm 153 a fluid actuatedcylinder 155 of the double acting type is pivotally supported at its head end by apivot 154 and so is disposed in a generally upright attitude. Thecylinder 155 has apiston rod 156 extending downwardly therefrom and terminating in acoupling member 157, which is pin jointed at 158 to one of the angled arms of abell crank 159. This bell crank is pivoted at the apex of its two arms on the extreme end of the L-shapedcarrier arm 153 by apin 160. The aforesaidrotary perforator 162 is rotatably mounted on the distal end of theother arm 159a of the bell crank 159 via ashaft 161. - The
rotary perforator 162 is in the form of a wheel having a series ofteeth 162a on its periphery. Theteeth 162a are to be incised into the web end retainer tape Ta on each new web roll R2 supported by the roll holder arms as in FIG. 16, thereby creating a line of perforations therein. - With particular reference to FIG. 20 the L-shaped
carrier arm 153 has also mounted thereon a phototube BS for optically sensing the three pieces of web end retainer tape Ta on the new web roll R2. The phototube BS is electrically connected to acylinder control 165 of largely conventional make which controls the delivery of pressurized fluid to the opposed fluid chambers of thecylinder 155 in response to the output from the phototube. Thecylinder control 165 has a built-in timer, not shown, for a purpose yet to be described. The contraction and extension of thecylinder 155 results, of course, in the movement of therotary perforator 162 into and out of perforating engagement with the web end retainer tape Ta on the new web roll R2. - It will be understood from a consideration of FIG. 16 that, although not specifically illustrated, the other details of construction of the FIGS. 16 through 22 apparatus are substantially analogous with those of the two preceding forms of the apparatus.
- The new web roll R2 with the web end retainer tape Ta attached in place thereto is mounted on the pair of
roll holder arms splicer mechanism 25. - In the second preassigned angular position of the
roll holder arms perforating mechanism 120. Thecarriage 144 of the perforating mechanism is now assumed to be in the extreme left hand position, as viewed in FIGS. 17, 20 and 22, on theguide rods 143. - Then the
motor drive unit 150 is set into rotation in a predetermined direction to cause the rightward travel of thecarriage 144 along theguide rods 143. Traveling rightwardly with thecarriage 144, the phototube BS delivers to the cylinder control 165 a signal indicative of the presence or absence of the three pieces of web end retainer tape Ta thereunder. Since therotary perforator 162 lags behind the phototube BS during the rightward travel of thecarriage 144, the unshown timer built into thecylinder control 165 causes contraction of thecylinder 155 upon lapse of a preset length of time following the detection of each piece of web end retainer tape by the phototube BS. Upon contraction of thecylinder 155 the bell crank 159 is pivoted in a counterclockwise direction, as seen in FIG. 20, thereby causing therotary perforator 162 to cut into the detected piece of web end retainer tape and hence to create the line ofperforations 123, FIG. 19, in itsnonadhesive region 121 by rolling thereover. Upon lapse of another preset length of time, when therotary perforator 162 has completed the perforation of the particular piece of web end retainer tape, thecylinder control 165 causes thecylinder 155 to extend for moving the rotary perforator out of engagement with the web roll. - The
perforating mechanism 120 repeats'the foregoing operation upon detection of each of the successive pieces of web end retainer tape Ta by the phototube BS. After therotary perforator 162 has perforated all the web end retainer tape pieces, themotor drive unit 150 is reversed in rotation to move thecarriage 144 back to the initial position, where a limit switch, not shown, is activated to set the motor drive unit out of rotation. - Immediately following the perforation of all the web end retainer tape pieces, the new web roll R2 is revolved about its own axis, as by one of the
clutch motors 15 seen in FIG. 2, through apredetermined angle 63, FIG. 16, in a clockwise direction as seen in this latter figure. This clockwise rotation of the new web roll through the predetermined angle is intended to bring the adhesive region T thereon to a position of register with thesplicer brush 27 of thesplicer mechanism 25. Therefore, as has been explained with reference to FIGS. 6B and 6C, the new web roll can then be spliced to the web traveling therepast from the old web roll Rl. The leading end of the new web will readily come off the roll on being spliced to the old web as then the pieces of web end retainer tape Ta will tear along the lines ofperforations 123. - In connection with the above embodiment incorporating the
perforating mechanism 120, attention is again called to the fact that the lines ofperforations 123 are cut in thenonadhesive regions 121 of the web end retainer tape pieces Ta, which regions are positioned across the leading edge E of the rolled web. Accordingly the web end retainer tape pieces will tear easily despite some possible error in the positioning of the tape pieces with respect to therotary perforator 162 in the circumferential direction of the web roll, only if the perforations are formed in the nonadhesive regions of the tape pieces. - It is to be understood that the three forms of the apparatus, as well as the modifications thereof, selected to exemplify the present invention have been disclosed with the thought of pictorially presenting the improved principles of uninterruptedly feeding a continuous web of paper or like material into any desired web consuming or processing machine by splicing successive web rolls. A variety of additional modifications and alterations will readily occur to one skilled in the art to conform to system requirements or design preferences without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the following claims.
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