Sleeve, winding device, and method for repeated, successive winding of webs to form reels of material

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12091271-B2
Application number	US-201917057597-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 24, 2019
Priority date	May 24, 2018
Publication date	Sep 17, 2024
Grant date	Sep 17, 2024

Abstract

The invention describes a sleeve for sliding onto and removing from a winding shaft, which comprises a one-piece workpiece defining a cylinder, which workpiece comprises two edge regions each having an edge, the edge regions overlapping one another, the sleeve having a first diameter in a relaxed state, the sleeve in a clamped state having a second diameter which is different from the first diameter, the sleeve in the clamped state experiencing an elastic deformation as compared to the relaxed state.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sleeve for sliding onto and removing from a winding shaft, which comprises a one-piece work piece defining a cylinder, which comprises two edge regions with one edge, respectively, wherein the edge regions overlap one another, wherein the sleeve has a first diameter in a relaxed state, wherein the sleeve has a second diameter in a clamped state, which deviates from the first diameter, and wherein the sleeve experiences an elastic deformation in the clamped state compared to the relaxed state.

2. The sleeve according to claim 1 , characterized in that the edges run in parallel to the main axis of inertia of the sleeve.

3. The sleeve according to claim 1 , characterized in that the edges run helically to the main axis of inertia of the sleeve.

4. The sleeve according to claim 1 , characterized in that the material of the sleeve comprises carbon fiber reinforced plastic.

5. The sleeve according to claim 1 , characterized in that the material of the sleeve comprises at least in part steel.

6. The sleeve according to claim 5 , characterized in that the material of the sleeve comprises at least in part spring steel.

7. A winding device with a winding core and a sleeve for successively winding of material web sections to form reels of material, wherein the reels of material have direct contact with the sleeve, wherein the material webs are displaceable relative to the sleeve, and wherein the sleeve remains in a fixed position during the displacing of the reel of material relative to the winding core, characterized by a sleeve according to claim 1 .

8. A method for successively winding of material web sections to form reels of material, wherein
sleeve is being or is arranged on a winding core while the sleeve is in a relaxed state with a first diameter,
the sleeve is transitioned into a clamped state having a second diameter, wherein the second diameter is larger than the first diameter,
the material web section is wound onto the sleeve to form the reel of material,
the sleeve is transitioned into the relaxed state, again, and
the material web is removed from the sleeve,

characterized in that the sleeve comprises a one-piece work piece defining a cylinder, which comprises two edge regions with one edge, respectively, wherein the edge regions overlap each other, wherein during transitioning of the sleeve from the relaxed state to the clamped state, the distance of the edges is reduced.

Assignees

• Windmoeller & Hoelscher

Inventors

• Sundermann Fabian
• Hoffmann Frank
• Menke Ralf

Classifications

• B65H75/2437

  comprising a fluid-pressure-actuated elastic member, e.g. a diaphragm or a pneumatic tube · CPC title

• B65H75/24

  adjustable in configuration, e.g. expansible · CPC title

• B65H2701/514

  Elastic elements · CPC title

• B65H2301/41828

  in axial direction · CPC title

• B65H2301/414

  Winding · CPC title