Abstract: A friction shaft for a slitter has winding tubes disposed on an outer surface thereof to roll unit materials formed by cutting a raw material such as various kinds of paper, fabric, or film with predetermined intervals includes a first rotary shaft, tubes, brake pads, a second rotary shaft, pressing members, first rotary tubes, second rotary tubes, first and second bearings, first elastic members, guide members, second elastic members, and lugs for clamping.

Abstract: An equine bandage wrapping device includes a motor with a rotating drive shaft mounted on a hinged bracket. A forked spindle coupled to the motor engages the bandage. The hinged bracket pivots in response to external force causing a torque on the hinge. The external force is supplied by the user pulling slightly against the bandage while it is secured to the forks. Such force is resisted by a spring disposed between a base plate and the underside of the floating end of the hinged bracket. If sufficient force is applied to overcome the spring force, then the electrical circuit between the motor and power source is closed, resulting in the motor turning on. The circuit is opened by removing the external force to cause the spring to return to its extended position, resulting in the motor stopping movement.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a winder for winding film trims for packaging machines. The winder comprises a drive, a winding mandrel and at least two winding rolls. The disclosure is characterized by an adjustment device for adjusting a torque threshold above which slip occurs between the respective winding rolls and the winding mandrel and/or between the individual winding rolls.

Abstract: A web winding device (not shown) is disposed in a downstream side from a slitter (not shown) in a web transporting direction. Spacers 34 for positioning and winding cores 33 are mounted alternately to a first winding shaft 26 of the web winding device. Each spacer 34 includes a spacer body 57 being in contact with a peripheral surface of the first winding shaft 26 and contact members 58 being in contact with the winding cores 33 on both sides of the spacer body 57. The contact member 58 is held by a contact member holding recess 59 provided in the spacer body 57. A plurality of resin rollers 62 are disposed between the contact member 58 and the contact member holding recess 59. Thereby, the contact member 58 is rotatably held relative to the spacer body 57. Since each winding core 33 can be rotated independently, it is possible to wind webs at a stable winding tension.

Abstract: An arrangement for winding up at least two material webs, in particular film webs, having at least two receiving devices, for the rotatable mounting of at least one winding core each. The receiving devices are transferable between a winding position for winding up at least one material web on the winding core, and a removal or loading position, respectively, for removing at least one winding core which has finished being wound up, or for feeding at least one empty winding core. At least two winding cores are coaxially arranged in the receiving device for simultaneously winding up the material webs on separate winding cores, the winding cores each being rotatably mounted in two bearing sites adjacent to the respective winding core. The receiving device has at least three carrying arms, one winding core each being mounted between two carrying arms.

Abstract: A spool includes a spindle (8a) perpendicularly extending from a major surface (4a) of a base plate (4). A bobbin (16a) is fitted over the spindle (8a). The bobbin (16a) includes a short cylindrical member (18a) and a flange (20a) contacting the major surface (4a) of the base plate (4). A coil of fishing line (22a) is fitted over the bobbin (16a). A short cylindrical member (10a) of a flange member is fitted into the spindle (8a). A flange (12a) is formed along the peripheral edge of the cylindrical member (10a).

Abstract: A plurality of collars are mounted on a takeup shaft for axially pressing and holding a plurality of spools which are mounted on the takeup shaft. The takeup shaft includes an axial thrust groove defined therein. The collars include respective rolling bearings inserted in the thrust groove for preventing the collars from rotating with respect to the takeup shaft. The rolling bearings are rotatably movable in and along the thrust groove.

Abstract: A winding mechanism for winding a narrower web has a drive shaft with a torque transmitting member fixedly mounted thereon, and a holder rotatably mounted on the drive shaft with a spring disposed around an outer circumferential surface of the holder with cushioning members interposed therebetween. Stoppers are disposed respectively in three chambers defined in the holder. A groove is defined in an inner circumferential surface of a winding core around which the narrower web is wound, and the cushioning members are fitted in the groove. A pressing force of the spring is applied through the stoppers to the winding core which is mounted on the holder.

Abstract: A winding device, comprising a ring-shaped holder disposed concentrically with a winding shaft, a ring-shaped slider fitted onto the outer peripheral surface of the holder, and a plurality of chips disposed at angular intervals on a tapered inclined surface formed on the outer peripheral surface of the slider, wherein a fluid pressure passes through a first flow path in the winding shaft, the slider is moved in the axial direction of the winding shaft by a first piston, each chip is moved in the radial direction of the winding shaft by the inclination surface of the slider and pressed against the inner peripheral surface of the winding core so as to hold the winding core, a second piston is pressed against the end face of the holder by a second flow path independent of the first flow path, and the torque of the winding shaft is transmitted to the holder, slider, chips, and winding core by the friction between the second piston and the holder so as to rotate the winding core.

Abstract: A winding apparatus, such as a slitter rewinder, designed to shorten a distance between an unwinding shaft and a winding shaft, thereby downsizing the apparatus and attaining a significant cost reduction. To that end, in unwinding a web from the unwinding shaft, either to wind it onto the winding shaft or to slit it in the elongate direction into plural narrow-width webs and separate them alternately vertically or longitudinally, followed by winding onto respective winding shafts, the unwinding shaft is driven at a preset web speed, the winding shaft is driven at a preset web tension, guide rollers for guiding the web are disposed between the unwinding and winding shafts to thereby leave the guide rollers to rotate freely by contact with the web without their direct driving.

Abstract: A winding mechanism for winding a narrower web has a drive shaft with a torque transmitting member fixedly mounted thereon, and a holder rotatably mounted on the drive shaft with a spring disposed around an outer circumferential surface of the holder with cushioning members interposed therebetween. Stoppers are disposed respectively in three chambers defined in the holder. A groove is defined in an inner circumferential surface of a winding core around which the narrower web is wound, and the cushioning members are fitted in the groove. A pressing force of the spring is applied through the stoppers to the winding core which is mounted on the holder.

Abstract: A winding mechanism for winding a narrower web has a drive shaft with a torque transmitting member fixedly mounted thereon, and a holder rotatably mounted on the drive shaft with a spring disposed around an outer circumferential surface of the holder with cushioning members interposed therebetween. Stoppers are disposed respectively in three chambers defined in the holder. A groove is defined in an inner circumferential surface of a winding core around which the narrower web is wound, and the cushioning members are fitted in the groove. A pressing force of the spring is applied through the stoppers to the winding core which is mounted on the holder.

Abstract: A friction winding shaft for roll cutting and winding machines in which the shaft frictionally engages tubular winding cores for winding of strip-shaped bands or similar items. A plurality of winding rings adjoin each other as disposed on a central drive shaft. In addition spring-biased winding core holders protrude from and are distributed over the outer ring surface in the form of clamping elements. The clamping elements are seated in recesses of the rings and are capable of pivoting around axes that are parallel to the friction winding shaft axis. The recesses are provided with stop surfaces which limit the pivoting movement of the clamping elements. In order to further increase the application possibilities of the friction winding shaft the recesses are sized and arranged in such manner that the clamping elements, in their center positions, form a circular curve in which the clamping element tips have a diameter dt greater than dw the inside diameter of the winding core.

Abstract: In a winding apparatus, such as a slitter rewinder, designed to shorten a distance between an unwinding shaft and a winding shaft thereby downsizing the apparatus and attaining a significant cost reduction. To that end, in unwinding a web from the unwinding shaft, either to wind it onto the winding shaft or to slit it in the elongate direction into plural narrow-width webs and to separate them alternately vertically or longitudinally, followed by winding onto respective winding shafts, the unwinding shaft is driven at a preset web speed, the winding shaft is driven at a preset web tension, guide rollers for guiding the web are disposed between the unwinding and winding shafts thereby to leave the guide rollers in free rotation by contact with the web without their positive driving.

Abstract: The recoiler (1) for recoiling strip-shaped materials for slitting and recoiling machines for the slitting of thin metal strip into individual strips (2) and the recoiling of the individual strips (2) into coils (3) is equipped with a hydraulic device for transmitting a constant torque from the core shaft (4) to the coiling sleeves (16) of the individual coils (3) during the recoiling of the individual strips (2) at a constant strip tension (B).

Abstract: A chuck is mounted on a drive shaft and torque can be transferred to an inner ring (30) of the chuck from the drive shaft. A casing (28) of the chuck surrounds the inner ring and supports four circumferentially-spaced cam elements (40) for gripping and supporting the core. Each cam element comprises a cam pivotably mounted on the housing and operated by a cam roller (58) mounted on the inner ring. Relative rotation of the inner ring and the casing causes the cam roller to move along a cam surface on the underside of its cam and to raise either end of the cam to engage the core. A switching element (80) is housed in a chamber in the casing between each pair of cam elements. Each switching element comprises a detent spring (90) having a central detent and being captive within the chamber (82), and a detent roller (88) mounted on the inner ring.

Abstract: A winding device, comprising a ring-shaped holder disposed concentrically with a winding shaft, a ring-shaped slider fitted onto the outer peripheral surface of the holder, and a plurality of chips disposed at angular intervals on a tapered inclined surface formed on the outer peripheral surface of the slider, wherein a fluid pressure passes through a first flow path in the winding shaft, the slider is moved in the axial direction of the winding shaft by a first piston, each chip is moved in the radial direction of the winding shaft by the inclination surface of the slider and pressed against the inner peripheral surface of the winding core so as to hold the winding core, a second piston is pressed against the end face of the holder by a second flow path independent of the first flow path, and the torque of the winding shaft is transmitted to the holder, slider, chips, and winding core by the friction between the second piston and the holder so as to rotate the winding core.

Abstract: A hose reeler includes a sprinkler head. The hose reeler includes an area and a mechanism to retract and store a hose when the hose is not in use. When the hose is connected to a water supply source, the hose reeler functions as a sprinkler head on the ground or a hand-held sprayer. Another type of a hose reeler includes a sprinkler head and wheels for facilitating the transportation of the hose.

Abstract: The recoiler (1) for recoiling strip-shaped materials for slitting and recoiling machines for the slitting of thin metal strip into individual strips (2) and the recoiling of the individual strips (2) into coils (3) is equipped with a hydraulic device for transmitting a constant torque from the core shaft (4) to the coiling sleeves (16) of the individual coils (3) during the recoiling of the individual strips (2) at a constant strip tension (B).

Abstract: A method and apparatus for winding strip material onto a drum is disclosed. Friction between the surface of the drum and the strip material wound there around, as well as friction between adjacent reels of strip material, may be selectively controlled by controlling the provision of a fluid bed between the strip material and the surface of the drum. Control over this friction allows the individual strips to slip to different degrees relative to the drum on which they are wound. The different amounts of slip permit the strips to be wound on the drum with uniform tension and at a uniform take up speed.

Abstract: Winding device and process for winding wound rolls. The winding device includes a pressure roll axially divided into separate sections and a winding arrangement. The pressure roll is arranged to be placed on the winding arrangement. A coupling device is arranged to axially couple the separate sections together, and a drive unit is arranged to commonly rotatably drive the axially coupled separate sections. The process includes axially coupling the separate sections of the pressure roll together with the coupling device, rotatably driving the axially coupled separate sections, and pressing, at a beginning of a winding procedure, the separate sections of the pressure roll against the wound rolls.

Abstract: A carrier tape recycling apparatus for receiving bare carrier tape from a manufacturing system and for winding the carrier tape onto a plurality of tape reels for reuse. The carrier tape recycling apparatus includes a reel drive mechanism configured to support and rotationally drive a plurality of tape reels such that bare carrier tape dispensed from the manufacturing system may be wound onto the tape reels. The reel drive mechanism provides a slip drive allowing each tape reel disposed in the recycling apparatus to rotate and receive carrier tape independent of other tape reels disposed in the recycling apparatus, so as to compensate for variation in the rate at which carrier tape is supplied to each tape reel disposed in the carrier tape recycling apparatus. The present invention also includes a method of using the recycling apparatus to recycle bare carrier tape dispensed from a manufacturing system.

Abstract: A winding device has a drive shaft having a flange, and a holder rotatably mounted on the drive shaft in covering relation to the flange, for winding the web therearound. The holder has a first torque adjustment plate rotatably mounted on the drive shaft and having a surface disposed in facing relation to a surface of the flange, the first torque adjustment plate supporting a plurality of magnets on the surface thereof, and a second torque adjustment plate rotatably mounted on the drive shaft and having a surface disposed in facing relation to an opposite surface of the flange, the second torque adjustment plate supporting a plurality of magnets on the surface thereof. The winding device is capable of winding relatively wide webs having a large thickness ranging from 100 to 150 &mgr;m, e.g., photographic photosensitive webs (films), with a low tension fluctuation ratio of ±5% or less, while producing large tension easily and stably. The winding device is constructed for easy maintenance.

Abstract: Cores can be engaged and disengaged with a plurality of annular devices fitted over a mandrel. The mandrel has fluid passage communicating with a spaced plurality of radially disposed channels. Pistons in the channels can, in response to fluid pressure, extend outwardly in order to bear on the annular devices. Changes in the volume of fluid inside the fluid passage and the channels are substantially equal to the total displacement of the pistons. Each annular device has an inner ring with at least one camming track rotatably mounted inside an outer ring. The inner ring has an inside portion including a material different from material of said outer ring. The outer ring is fitted inside the core and the inner ring is fitted over the mandrel. A gripping member is fitted in an aperture of the outer ring to move along the camming track. This gripping member is outwardly thrustable through the aperture in accordance with the position of the gripping member in the camming track.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for winding strip material onto a drum is disclosed. Friction between the surface of the drum and the strip material wound there around, as well as friction between adjacent reels of strip material, may be selectively controlled by controlling the provision of a fluid bed between the strip material and the surface of the drum. Control over this friction allows the individual strips to slip to different degrees relative to the drum on which they are wound. The different amounts of slip permit the strips to be wound on the drum with uniform tension and at a uniform take up speed.

Abstract: When an elongate film is initially wound around a core, it is wound under a low winding tension command value T1 corresponding to the length of the core. Then, after the tension is progressively increased at a predetermined rate, the elongate film is wound while its tension is gradually lowered from a high winding tension command value T3.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of forming coreless rolls of pressure sensitive adhesive tape involves the use of a mandrel assembly having a specific circumferential tape supporting segment thereon for winding tape. The circumferential tape supporting segment has a tape engaging surface portion that, in a radial orientation, is compressible yet sufficiently stiff to support the tape as it is successively wound about the mandrel to form a tape roll, and that is sufficiently pliant to permit ready axial removal of a wound tape roll from the shaft. The innermost wrap of pressure sensitive adhesive tape about the mandrel is masked by an adhesive liner. That liner is formed from one portion of a liner/tab segment which had been applied to the tape previously, and prior to winding, the tape is severed, and the remainder of that liner/tab forms an end tab on the outermost end of the previously formed coreless tape roll.

Abstract: A core shaft having lugs protruding from its outer circumference to grip winding cores such as a paper tube is provided, wherein the movement of the lugs within a shell of the shaft is inhibited thereby to secure concentrical gripping of the winding cores with the core shaft and to prevent from decentering and vibration or runout of the winding cores, eventually enabling a smooth winding or unwinding of a sheet material.

Abstract: A plurality of core mounting outer ring members are each rotationally slidably mounted on a corresponding inner ring member having cam surfaces in the outer surface. A rotating drive shaft has radial pistons and rotates the inner ring member by frictional engagement of the pistons displaced by an inflatable bladder. A pluraltiy of strips in one embodiment are between the bladder and teh pistons for providing increased torque on the inner ring member. The outer ring member has a first annular array of bores with core gripping balls resiliently urged radially outwardly to grip a core receiving a winding strip thereabout. A second array of bores in the outer member receive larger core gripping balls which freely displace in the bores. Ramp camming grooves are in the outer surface of the inner ring member, the larger gripping balls are engaged with the grooves and are forced into gripping engagement with the received core when the inner ring member is rotated.

Abstract: A winding device has a drive shaft having a flange, and a holder rotatably mounted on the drive shaft in covering relation to the flange, for winding the web therearound. The holder has a first torque adjustment plate rotatably mounted on the drive shaft and having a surface disposed in facing relation to a surface of the flange, the first torque adjustment plate supporting a plurality of magnets on the surface thereof, and a second torque adjustment plate rotatably mounted on the drive shaft and having a surface disposed in facing relation to an opposite surface of the flange, the second torque adjustment plate supporting a plurality of magnets on the surface thereof. The winding device is capable of winding relatively wide webs having a large thickness ranging from 100 to 150 &mgr;m, e.g., photographic photosensitive webs (films), with a low tension fluctuation ratio of ±5% or less, while producing large tension easily and stably. The winding device is constructed for easy maintenance.

Abstract: A plurality of core mounting ring members are rotationally slidably mounted on a drive shaft which has a central axial bore for receiving settable pressurized air. The ring members have an annular array of bores with core gripping buttons resiliently urged radially outwardly to grip a core receiving a winding strip thereabout. A central groove on an inner surface of each of the ring member is fluid coupled to the gripping button bores and to the drive shaft central bore for urging the buttons outwardly with pressurized air. The button bores are fluid coupled to two annular grooves on each side of the central ring member groove. A chlorinated quad O-ring is in each of the two annular grooves.

Abstract: A multi-carrying-roll winder, and method for winding a material web with a multi-carrying-roll winder. The multi-carrying-roll winder comprises a first carrying roll, a second carrying roll, a loading device, and a controller. The first and second carrying rolls contact a reel upon which a material web is to be wound, such that the first carrying roll is driven to wind the material web onto the reel. An additional loading device contacts a circumference of the reel to additionally drive the reel. A controller adjusts an amount of driving power applied to the reel by each of the first carrying roll, the second carrying roll and the additional loading device.

Abstract: A method of differential rewinding includes mounting a plurality of cores on a shaft (20) formed with a plurality of apertures (21) containing ceramic balls (23) urged outwardly into engagement with the cores by means of an inflatable sleeve (25).

Abstract: A cylindrical shaft has a plurality of radially disposed slots extending longitudinally thereof and opening at the outer surface of the shaft. A radially movable mechanism is disposed within each of the slots. Each mechanism is moved outwardly by an expandable tube. One of the slots opens at a side face of the shaft to provide a side opening through which a track can be inserted into and removed from the slot. Springs bias the track radially inwardly. The track includes an open end through which a support can be inserted into and removed from the track. A two piece retainer retains the track and support in operative position. A plurality of core stops are carried by the support and can be either adjustable longitudinally of the support or fixed to the support. The core stops engage side edges of tubular supports disposed around the shaft for spacing the tubular supports for a winding operation.