Patents by Inventor Walter Dorfel

Walter Dorfel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6338451
    Abstract: In a cross cutting device for a winding machine having at least a first carrier roll (11) wrapped by the web to be wound and a second carrier roll, both carrier rolls forming a winding bed for at least one roll (13) to be wound around a winding core (14), particularly for winding paper in form of one web or several webs in parallel, a cross cutting device to cut through the web after completion of a roll (13) is formed near the front end of a support beam (24) being conductible through a clearance gap (G) between a first and second carrier roll into a cutting position of the cross cutting device which is located at or close to the surface of said first carrier roll (11). Said support beam (24) can be pressed by means of a finished wrapped roll (13) against said wrapped first carrier roll (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Inventors: G. Walter Dörfel, Jürgen Treutner, Donald Gangemi
  • Patent number: 6209818
    Abstract: A rider roll arrangement adapted for use in a web winding device including at least one winding supported during winding, the rider roll arrangement including a rider roll for pressing against the one winding, the rider roll comprising a support beam and a plurality of weighting rollers mounted to the support beam. Each pair of the weighting rollers includes a bracket for mounting the roller on the support beam, and each weighting roller includes two end to end cylinder piston units that are connected to the bracket and that are located entirely within the respective roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Inventors: Jürgen Treutner, G. Walter Dörfel
  • Patent number: 6170777
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a load roll arrangement for loading a winding arrangement with one or several wound rolls on the same axis, during the winding of a web-like material, particularly paper, onto winding cores in a multiple-drum winder wherein support drums form a winding bed, in which the winding arrangement, rotating about its axis, is supported, with a support beam (60), vertically movable dependent upon the wound roll diameter, with a multipart load roll, consisting of a number of load rollers (42), which, individually with respect to the support beam (60), are vertically movable on a mounting arrangement and can be maintained in contact with the wound roll along a nip, with means for the fluid-like, particularly hydraulic, pressing of the load rollers (42) against the winding arrangement, and with an additional adjustment device, by means of which the mounting arrangements (50) of the individual load rollers (42) can be moved to different heights, independently of each other with respect to the sup
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Inventors: G. Walter Dörfel, Bernd Görner
  • Patent number: 6155515
    Abstract: A core-insertion device for a winding machine with at least one support or carrier drum for winding of web-like material to be wound, in particular paper or the like, with a device for feeding cores to a take-up position running approximately parallel to the at least one support or carrier drum(s), with a displacement device for holding, in a detachable way, and displacing the core(s) from the take-up position to a winding position located at the surface of the at least one support or carrier drum(s). The displacement device comprises, firstly, an elongated core carrier having a pivot joint arranged above its center of mass and core-holding device in its lower region, and secondly, an element which can be moved between the take-up position and the winding position for a free-swinging accommodation of the elongated core carrier at its pivot joint and for displacing the core carrier including at least one core from the take-up position to the winding position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Inventors: G. Walter Dorfel, Jurgen Treutner
  • Patent number: 6109559
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a rider roll unit for winding machines with at least one support or carrier drum for winding web-like material to be woundwith at least one rider roll (1) rotatably mounted to a tie-bar (2) for placing the roll (12) to be wound under a load, as a function of its diameterwith pivotably mounted arms (3) to support the tie-bar (2) andwith a drive (9) for pivoting the support arms (3) as a function of the change in diameter of the roll (12) to be wound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Inventors: G. Walter Dorfel, Bernd Goerner
  • Patent number: 6089496
    Abstract: A system to achieve an improved winding structure while winding webs (1, 1', 1" . . . ), especially paper webs, to obtain at least one wound web roll (5, 5', 5" . . . ) on a winding machine, comprises sensors 8A, 9A for determining torque load 8 and rider roll nip load 9, respectively, in order to change the tension remaining in the wound web. The winding machine is of a supporting drum type with at least two supporting drums (2, 3), at least one of these supporting drums preferably has elastic flexible surface (2', 3'). The torque and nip loads 8, 9, respectively, for changing the tension remaining in the wound web roll operate such that the tension of the web (1, 1', 1" . . . ) first decreases at increasing web roll diameter of said at least one web roll (5, 5', 5" . . .) during an initial winding phase, then stays approximately at the same level and, after winding further, decreases further at increasing wound web roll diameter during a final winding phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Beloit Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerhard Walter Dorfel
  • Patent number: 6076762
    Abstract: A rider roller assembly includes a beam being translationally moveable substantially vertically relative to a paper web roll being wound. A rider roller in the assembly includes a plurality of rider roll wheels which are mounted to the beam and are individually pivotable so as to engage the wound roll along a nip line. A plurality of supporting arms are articulately linked with the beam for supporting and individually pivoting the rider roll wheels on a swiveling axis in relation to the beam. The individual rider roll wheels are individually loaded against the paper web roll. Double-acting piston/cylinder units are connected to the rider roll wheels for lifting or compensating the rider roll wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Beloit Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: G. Walter Dorfel, Gaston Boehm, Bernd Gorner
  • Patent number: 5924647
    Abstract: A winding machine for winding up webs, possibly longitudinally divided webs, and preferably paper webs. The winding machine comprises two support rollers which support, in a winding bed, the roll to be produced. During the winding process, the web running through the spacer gap between the two support rollers partially wraps around one of the two support rollers. The winding machine further comprises a space delimited by the two support rollers, the partly formed roll, and this space has sealed closures on its ends and a sealed closure below the spacer gap between the two support rollers. Finally, the winding machine generates excess pressure in this space in order to balance the inherent weight of the roll. The sealed closure below the spacer gap comprises a pivotable side wall which extends substantially over the entire maximum web width of the roll to be produced and whose pivot axis extends approximately parallel to the support rollers axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Beloit Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Walter Dorfel
  • Patent number: 5829709
    Abstract: A winding machine for winding up webs, possibly longitudinally divided webs, and preferably paper webs. The winding machine comprises two support rollers which support, in a winding bed, the roll to be produced and of which possibly one or both comprise casings which can be deformed, preferably to different degrees. During the winding process, the web running through the spacer gap between the two support rollers partially wraps around one of the two support rollers. The winding machine further comprises a space delimited by the two support rollers, the partly formed roll, and this space has sealed closures on its ends and a sealed closure below the spacer gap between the two support rollers. Finally, the winding machine generates excess pressure in this space in order to balance the inherent weight of the roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Beloit Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Walter Dorfel
  • Patent number: 5639045
    Abstract: In order to be able to manufacture large-caliber reels of high quality in a twin drum reel-up, the king rolls (11) and (12) have different diameters and are situated at different elevations. The main load of the reel is carried by the king roll (11), while the king roll (12) contacts the reel (13) with the smallest possible nip pressure which just suffices for transferring the torque difference required for generating the desired winding tension of the reel. The king roll (12) may be lowered as the diameter of the reel increases, namely depending on the fact if the winding shaft (13A) is displaced along a predetermined line of motion (14; 15), preferably a linear vertical or slightly tilted line of motion. An additional center drive which is made possible due to the aforementioned measures may additionally improve the winding result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignee: Beloit Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerhard Walter Dorfel