US 12,365,557 B2
Center drive unwind system
Cory L. Schubring, De Pere, WI (US)
Assigned to BW CONVERTING, INC., Green Bay, WI (US)
Filed by BW Converting, Inc., Green Bay, WI (US)
Filed on Feb. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/110,435.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/321,171, filed on Mar. 18, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0294946 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B65H 19/18 (2006.01); B65H 19/12 (2006.01); B65H 21/00 (2006.01); B65H 16/04 (2006.01); B65H 19/20 (2006.01)
CPC B65H 19/1863 (2013.01) [B65H 19/123 (2013.01); B65H 19/1836 (2013.01); B65H 21/00 (2013.01); B65H 16/04 (2013.01); B65H 19/20 (2013.01); B65H 2301/41358 (2013.01); B65H 2301/41726 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4175 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4621 (2013.01); B65H 2301/46312 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for unwinding reels in an unwinding system, the method comprising the steps of:
(i) loading a first reel comprising a convolutely wound web material into a first unwind position,
(ii) unwinding the web of the first reel in the first unwind position,
(iii) moving a splicing unit toward the first unwind position until there is sufficient space to allow a further reel to be loaded into a second unwind position,
(iv) loading a second reel comprising a convolutely wound web into the second unwind position,
(v) splicing the web from the first reel to the second reel, and
(vi) cutting the web of the first reel.