US 11,884,499 B1
Apparatus and methods for variable width turn-up procedures on a paper processing machine
Craig Austin, Jacksonville, FL (US); Peter A. Rodriguez, Jacksonville, FL (US); Jason Rodriguez, Jacksonville, FL (US); and Richard Tyler Cernich, Jacksonville, FL (US)
Filed by Sandar Industries, Inc., Atlantic Beach, FL (US)
Filed on Feb. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/168,498.
Int. Cl. B65H 19/22 (2006.01)
CPC B65H 19/22 (2013.01) [B65H 2301/4146 (2013.01); B65H 2801/84 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for variable width turn-up procedures on a paper processing machine, the apparatus comprising:
a) a transverse turn-up tape track mounted on a first linear bearing and extended across a surface of a first spool for receiving a paper web, wherein said transverse turn-up tape track is sized to contain a turn-up tape and movable along the first linear bearing;
b) a turn-up tape dispenser fixedly attached to a proximal end of a transverse track and movable with the transverse track along the first linear bearing;
c) a track curve attached to a distal end of the transverse track;
d) a movable turn-up tape exit point mounted to a second linear bearing, wherein said second linear bearing is attached to the transverse track; and
e) a brake operable to secure the transverse track in a position relative to the surface of the first spool.