Sheet winding apparatus

Claim 1

A sheet winding apparatus with a detection mechanism for detecting incorrect winding of a sheet, said sheet winding apparatus comprising; a housing; a winding drum disposed in said housing and having a first clamp member for clamping the front edge of the sheet and a second clamp member for clamping the rear edge of the sheet; a drum driving means for driving said winding drum at a predetermined speed; a sheet feed means for feeding the sheet toward said first clamp member; a clamp driving means for driving said first and second clamp members so as to clamp the front and rear edges of the sheet fed by said sheet feed means; a cover member movably mounted on said housing for access to said winding drum by opening of said cover member; means for detecting improper clamping of the sheet on said winding drum by movement of the sheet away from said winding drum and into contact with said detecting means comprising an actuator member movably provided at the inside of said cover member, said actuator member being movable by an advancing sheet whose front edge is not correctly clamped by said first clamp member and by opening of said cover member; a sensing means for sensing the movement of said actuator member and outputting a signal; and a stop means for stopping the rotation of said winding drum when said signal is output from said sensing means.