摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a web joining apparatus for joining one end (leading end) of a second web used for connection, to one end (trailing end) of a first web conveyed. ! SOLUTION: A web joining apparatus comprises a frame body 2 formed from a rigid body. The apparatus has, in an upper space part 6a, a first suction unit 3a that can be moved upward or downward and can attach or separate a web, and a first web cutting unit 4a that runs in the width direction of the web and has a first cutting blade 7a for cutting the web. The apparatus has, in a lower space part 6b, a second suction unit 3b that can be moved upward or downward and can attach or separate the web, and a second web cutting unit 4b that runs in the width direction of the web and has a second cutting blade 7b for cutting the web. The first suction unit 3a, second suction unit 3b, first web cutting unit 4a, and second web cutting unit 4b are provided so as to have a line-symmetrical positional relation having a web conveyance position L |