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A REEL-UP AND A METHOD OF REELING
Background of the Invention
This invention relates to a reel-up and a
method of reeling.
A known type of reel-up comprises a reeling
cylinder or first revolving roll supported
stationarily in a frame and a reeling drum or
second revolving roll supported on reeling rails
or equivalent. The first and second revolving
rolls together form a nip. The web passes around
the first revolving roll and through the nip, and
is reeled onto the second revolving roll.
In reeling, for example in Pope-type reeling,
I5 the reeling drum is initially supported on primary
reeling forks and is subsequently transferred to
secondary reeling forks, and the exchange of the
reeling drum from the primary forks onto the
secondary forks causes discontinuity in the
reeling of the web, with resulting broke in the
paper roll bottom, i.e. the paper layers closest
to the reel spool. Therefore it would be
desirable to eliminate the need to transfer the
reeling drum from the primary forks to the
secondary forks and that the initial stage
especially of the reeling should take place in a
standardized situation.
Summary of the Invention
The object of the invention is to provide a
solution for the above problems in the exchange in
reeling. A further object of the invention is to
improve the structure of the roll.
In accordance with a first aspect of the
invention there is provided a method of reeling a
web onto successive reeling drums to form
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respective jumbo rolls, said method comprising
reeling the web onto a first reeling drum at a
reeling position to form a first jumbo roll, the
first reeling drum being driven by center drive
means, when the first jumbo roll is full,
delivering a second reeling drum to a standby
position and accelerating the second reeling drum
to web speed, employing a transfer device to
transfer the first jumbo roll to an exchange
position while the center drive means remain
connected thereto, transferring the second reeling
drum t:o the reeling position, exchanging the web
from t:he first reeling drum to the second reeling
drum, decelerating the first jumbo roll, shifting
the transfer device from the first jumbo roll to
the second reeling drum, and connecting the center
drive means to the second reeling drum.
In accordance with a second aspect of the
invention there is provided a method of reeling a
web onto successive reeling drums to form
respective jumbo rolls, said method comprising
reeling the web onto a first reeling drum at a
reeling position to form a first jumbo roll, the
first jumbo roll being driven by a first center
drive, when the first jumbo roll is full,
delivering a second reeling drum to a standby
position, connecting a second center drive to the
second reeling drum, and accelerating the second
reeling drum to web speed, employing a first
support and transfer device to transfer the first
jumbo roll to an exchange position while the first
center drive remains connected thereto, employing
a second support and transfer device to transfer
the second reeling drum, having the second center
drive connected thereto, to the reeling position,
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decelerating the first jumbo roll, and reeling the
web onto the second reeling drum to form a second
jumbo roll and positioning the first support and
transfer device to receive a third reeling drum at
the standby position.
In accordance with a third aspect of the
invention there is provided a reel-up comprising a
reeling cylinder, means for supporting a reeling
drum at a reeling position relative to the reeling
cylinder so that the reeling cylinder and reeling
drum form a nip for receiving a web being reeled
onto the reeling drum, center drive means for
driving the reeling drum at the reeling position,
transfer means for moving the reeling drum from
the reeling position to an exchange position, and
transfer means for bringing a second reeling drum
to the reeling position.
In accordance with a fourth aspect of the
invention, there is provided a reel-up comprising a
reeling cylinder, means for supporting a reeling
drum in a reeling position relative to the reeling
cylinder so that the reeling drum and the reeling
cylinder form a nip for receiving a~web being
reeled onto the reeling drum, a first support and
transfer device for supporting a first reeling drum
at the reeling position and for transferring the
first reeling drum to an exchange position, and a
second support and transfer device for receiving a
second reeling drum when the first reeling drum is
at the exchange position and delivering the second
reeling drum to the reeling position.
According to the invention, when the jumbo
roll that has been formed on the rails is almost
full, a new reeling drum is brought by means of
transfer members, such as auxiliary forks or
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equivalent, to the exchange position and is
accelerated to the web speed. The reeling-drum
transfer device, which is attached to the rails
and synchronized between the operating side and
the driving side, transfers the reeling drum,
which is connected to the center drive, to the
exchange position. The necessary tension of the
web is produced by means of a torque at the roll
center. The new, pre-accelerated reeling drum is
lowered onto the rails, and the exchange of the
web from the completed jumbo roll to the new
reeling drum is carried out by means of normal
prior art methods, such as bag exchange and side
blowings or equivalent. Hereupon, the full jumbo
roll is slowed down and the reeling-drum transfer
sledges are brought to the new reeling drum, and
the center drive is transferred to the new reeling
drum.
When a full jumbo roll is separated from the
face of the reeling cylinder, there is no nip
contact. In such a case, air tends to enter into
the jumbo roll through the gap between the full
jumbo roll and the arriving web, causing possible
deterioration of the quality of the jumbo roll.
In the solution in accordance with the invention,
this can be prevented by, before the transfer of
the jumbo roll, creating an additional nip, which
is placed preferably at the point at which the
arriving web meets the mantle of the jumbo roll.
This additional nip prevents access of air into
the jumbo roll.
Brief Description of the Drawings
In the following, the invention will be
described in more detail with reference to the
figuresin the accompanying drawings, the invention
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being, however, not supposed to be confined
strictly to the illustrations in said figures. In
the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a
5 reeling arrangement in accordance with the
invention at the stage at which the new reeling
drum is brought into the standby position,
FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of the
reeling arrangement at the stage at which the new
reeling drum is accelerated to the web speed,
FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of the
reeling arrangement at the stage at which the full
jumbo roll is transferred to the exchange position,
FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of the
reeling arrangement at the stage at which the new
reeling drum is connected to the web for reeling
of the web into the new reeling drum,
FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of the
reeling arrangement at the stage at which the full
jumbo roll is slowed down and the transfer device
and the center drive are shifted to the new
reeling drum,
FIG. 6 is a schematic illustration of a
reeling arrangement in accordance with the
invention and in which two center drives are
employed, and
FIG. 7 is a schematic illustration of a
reeling arrangement in accordance with the
invention and in which two center drives and two
support and transfer devices are employed.
Detailed Description
The reel-up shown in FIG.1 comprises a reeling
cylinder 15 and a reeling drum 20, also generally
referred to as a "machine roll", both of which cylinders
are revolving and which form a nip N. The reeling
cylinder 15 is driven to rotate, e.g. by a
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motor (not shown) in the direction indicated by
the arrow S1. The reeling drum 20 is mounted on
rails 10, and it is connected to a center
drive 44, such as an electric or hydraulic motor,
and to a reeling-drum transfer device 45. In the
reel-up shown in FIG. 1 a web W, e.g. of paper, is
fed over the first roll, i.e. the reeling cylinder
15, and passes through the nip N and is reeled
onto the second revolving roll, i.e. the reeling
drum 20.
By means of a support device 40 and a cylinder
41, it is ensured that the reeling drum or the roll
formed thereon is held in contact with the reeling
cylinder and that the reeling drum 20 does not
vibrate during reeling. The jumbo roll 20 is
almost full and, by means of the transfer members
or forks 32, a new reeling drum 22 has been brought
to the standby position. The transfer members 32
grip the bearing housing 22A of the new reeling
drum 22, while the reel spool mantle 22B of the
new reeling drum extends between the transfer
members. A press roll 35 is in a standby position
in proximity to the jumbo roll 20. The press roll
has an axle 35A by which the press roll is
supported on rails 35B. _ One jaw of each auxiliary
fork is movable to allow the auxiliary forks to
open and release the new reeling drum and to
receive a further reeling drum.
At the stage shown in FIG. 2, the jumbo
roll 20 formed on the rails 10 is almost full.
When the jumbo roll 20 is full, the new reeling
drum 22 is brought, by means of auxiliary forks or
equivalent transfer members 32, to the standby
position, and the new reeling drum 22 is
accelerated to the web speed. The press roll 35
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has been accelerated by means of a motor (not
shown) and has been shifted along the rails 35B
into contact with the jumbo roll 20 to create an
additional nip so as to prevent access of air into
the jumbo roll 20. The press roll 35 is brought
into contact with the jumbo roll 20 before the
jumbo roll 20 is separated from the reeling
cylinder 15.
As shown in FIG. 3, the reeling drum 20
transfer device 45, which is mounted on the
rails 10 and synchronized between the operating
(or tending) side of the paper machine and the
driving side thereof, transfers the jumbo roll 20,
which is connected to the center drive 44, to the
exchange position. The necessary tension of the
web is provided by means of a torque M produced at
the roll center by the center drive 44. The
support device 40 with its cylinder 41 is
separated from engagement with the jumbo roll 20
and is returned to its position ready to receive a
new reeling drum 22, which is transferred onto the
rails 10 by means of transfer members, e.g.
auxiliary forks 32.
As shown in FIG. 4, the new, pre-accelerated
reeling drum 22 is lowered onto the rails 10. The
exchange of the web from the jumbo roll to the new
reeling drum is carried out by means of normal
prior art methods. The new reeling drum 22 has
been brought into contact with the cylinder 15,
and the new reeling drum revolves at the web speed
in the direction indicated by the arrow S3. The
support device 40 and cylinder 41 are in contact
with the new reeling drum 22. The full jumbo roll
continues to revolve in its exchange position in
the direction indicated by the arrow S2, in
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engagement with the center drive 44 and the
transfer device 45. By means of the cylinder 41
or equivalent, the reeling drum 22 is
pressed/locked with such a force that the reeling
S drum 22 is not detached, and the friction force
between the rolls 48, 47 or friction faces or
equivalent and the face of the reeling drum 22
prevents vibrations of the reeling drum 22 during
reeling.
As shown in FIG. 5, the full jumbo roll 20 is
slowed down by means of the center drive 44. The
reeling-drum transfer device 45 is brought to the new
reeling drum 22, and the center drive 44 is
transferred to the new reeling drum 22. The
auxiliary forks 32, i.e. the transfer members, have
been returned to their initial position. The
arms 45A of the transfer device 45 have been folded
down below the level of the upper surfaces of the
rails 10 to allow the transfer device to be shifted
back to the reeling position. Reeling of the web
onto the new reeling drum has been started, and
therefore the new reeling drum is shown slightly
larger in FIG. 5 than in FIGS. 1-4. The transfer
device 45 and the center drive 44 are returned to the
new reeling drum 22 for the next exchange.
At the stages shown in FIGS. 2-4, the press
roll 35 has been employed to prevent access of air
into the jumbo roll 20. By means of the press
roll 35, it is also possible to act upon the
structure of the jumbo roll 20. The press roll 35
is brought into contact with the jumbo roll before
the jumbo roll 20 is separated from the reeling
cylinder 15.
According to FIG. 6, it is possible to employ
two center drives 44, 54, for example one drive at
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each side of the reeling arrangement, in which case
it is not necessary to engage the drive in the
middle of the reeling. The necessary nip load can
be provided by means of the support device 40 and
the cylinder 41, which already have a loading
contact before the exchange (FIG. 4). The full
jumbo roll 20 is controlled by the transfer
device 45.
As shown in FIG. 7, the full jumbo roll 20 in
engagement with the first center drive 44 has been
transferred by means of the first transfer and
support devices 50, e.g. the first reeling forks,
to the exchange position. The new reeling drum 22
is in engagement with the second center drive 54,
and its support and transfer from the beginning of
the reeling right to the end is taken care of by
the second support and transfer device 52, e.g. the
second reeling forks. The support and transfer
devices 50 of the full jumbo roll 20 are brought to
the new reeling drum, and the center drive 44 is
engaged with the new reeling drum after the
preceding new reeling drum 22 is full and has been
transferred to the exchange position by means of
the support and transfer device 52. The necessary
nip loading can be provided by means of the support
and transfer devices 50, 52. The full jumbo
roll 20 is controlled by the first support and
transfer devices 50, and the second support and
transfer devices 52 take care of the support and
control of the new reeling drum 22 that is
currently being reeled. The support and transfer
devices 50, 52 preferably consist of reeling forks,
which are fitted in the reel-up arrangement so
that, in the first support and transfer devices 50,
one fork at one end of the reeling drum is placed
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inside the rail 10, whereas the other fork at the
opposite end of the reeling drum is placed outside
the other rail 10, and in the second support and
transfer devices 52, the forks are at opposite
5 sides of the rails 10, as shown in FIG. 7. Then
the two pairs of reeling forks can reciprocate
along the rails 10 without interfering with each
other.
As shown in FIG. 7, the first support and
10 transfer devices 50 and the second support and
transfer devices 52 alternate in being engaged with
the new reeling drum 22 and taking care of the
support and transfer of the reeling drum from the
beginning of the reeling to the end without
exchange. In the exemplifying embodiment of
FIG. 7, two center drives 44, 54 are also employed.
Above, the invention has been described with
reference to some of its preferred exemplifying
embodiments alone. This is, however, not supposed
to confine the invention to these embodiments
alone, but many variations and modifications are
possible within the scope of the invention defined
in the following claims.
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