Patent US3684148A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
← Back to Patent Explorer
US3684148A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Turning device for deflecting moving flexible webs of paper of plastic film

Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1970-10-13
•
Granted: 1972-08-15
•
Expires: 1990-10-13
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

Abstract According to the invention, a turning device for deflecting moving flexible webs comprises a curved surface about which the web can be passed and which is defined by a plurality of individual supporting elements formed from curved shafts having a rotatable covering of which the web-supporting portions are movable at the same speed as and in the same direction as the web. In this way, the web can be passed over the supporting elements along a helical line corresponding to the required deflection angle without having to slide over the curved surface defined by the supporting elements. Positive guiding of the individual supporting elements is not necessary and therefore there will be no appreciable wear and the device will not give rise to frequent interruptions in production.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hartmut Upmeier

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 01:41
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H23/00; B65H23/04; B65H23/32; B65H2301/00; B65H2301/30; B65H2301/34; B65H2301/342; B65H2301/3423

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim 71 words
A turning device for deflecting moving flexible webs, comprising a curved surface having web-supporting portions about which the web can be passed, said curved surface comprising a plurality of individual supporting elements, each of said supporting elements comprising a shaft having a curved axis and a covering arranged to rotate round said axis, said web-supporting portions being movable at the same speed as and in the same direction as the web.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 71 words
A turning device for deflecting moving flexible webs, comprising a curved surface having web-supporting portions about which the web can be passed, said curved surface comprising a plurality of individual supporting elements, each of said supporting elements comprising a shaft having a curved axis and a covering arranged to rotate round said axis, said web-supporting portions being movable at the same speed as and in the same direction as the web.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the shafts are helically curved and mounted so as to extend transversely to the direction of web movement where the web passes thereabout.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 29 words
A device according to claim 1, further including a rotatable cylinder and wherein the shafts are substantially arcuately curved and mounted on said rotatable cylinder to extend circumferentially thereto.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 24 words
A device according to claim 3, wherein the shafts are curved to substantially semi-circular shape and alternately arranged on opposite sides of the cylinder.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 30 words
A device according to claim 1, further including individual rollers and wherein each rotatable covering comprises a flexible tube supported on the associated shaft by individual ones of said rollers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 13 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the rotatable covering comprises individual rollers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 11 words
A device according to claim 6, wherein the rollers are barrel-shaped.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 74 words
A turning deviCe for deflecting moving flexible webs, comprising a curved surface about which the web can be passed and which is defined by a plurality of individual supporting elements formed from curved shafts having a rotatable covering of which the web-supporting portions are movable at the same speed as and in the same direction as the web, said shafts being substantially arcuately curved and mounted on said rotatable cylinder to extend circumferentially thereto.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 74 words
A turning deviCe for deflecting moving flexible webs, comprising a curved surface about which the web can be passed and which is defined by a plurality of individual supporting elements formed from curved shafts having a rotatable covering of which the web-supporting portions are movable at the same speed as and in the same direction as the web, said shafts being substantially arcuately curved and mounted on said rotatable cylinder to extend circumferentially thereto.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 24 words
A device according to claim 8, wherein the shafts are curved to substantially semi-circular shape and alternately arranged on opposite sides of the cylinder.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 30 words
A device according to claim 8, further including individual rollers and wherein each rotatable covering comprises a flexible tube supported on the associated shaft by individual ones of said rollers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 13 words
A device according to claim 8, wherein the rotatable covering comprises individual rollers.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 11 words
A device according to claim 11, wherein the rollers are barrel-shaped.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US1273926A Cited
US3583621A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1975-08-15 1976-02-14 1976-08-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1979-08-15 1980-02-14 1980-08-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1983-08-15 1984-02-14 1984-08-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag