摘要 |
A roll support assembly for supporting separate supply rolls carrying webs which are to be joined to one another to provide a continuous web supply. The support assembly includes a main support onto which each new supply roll is loaded and in which the roll is supported at its axial ends. The assembly includes an auxiliary support to which a partly expired roll may be transferred to enable a further supply roll to be loaded on to the main support. The auxiliary support incorporates rollers engaging the peripheral surface of the partly expired roll and is mounted movably with respect to the main support such that a partly expired roll may be simultaneously supported by both the main and the auxiliary support.
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