IP Library Granted Patent US 12,454,431
Granted Patent B2
US 12,454,431 · App. 18/008,132 · Granted Oct 28, 2025

Base paper roll supply device, base paper roll supply method, and device for manufacturing cardboard sheet

Inventor: Hideki Mizutani (Hyogo, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
B65H19/126B65H2701/1762
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,454,431
App. No.
18/008,132
Granted
Oct 28, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A base paper roll supply device includes: a first stand rotatably supporting a rear-liner base paper roll and a rear-liner replacement base paper roll; a second stand rotatably supporting a core base paper roll and a core replacement base paper roll; and a third stand rotatably supporting a front-liner base paper roll and a front-liner replacement base paper roll. The first stand, the second stand, and the third stand are arranged in order along a supply direction in which the rear liner, the core, and the front liner are supplied. At the first stand, the rear-liner replacement base paper roll is arranged at an upstream side in the supply direction with respect to the rear-liner base paper roll, and at the third stand, the front-liner replacement base paper roll is arranged at a downstream side in the supply direction with respect to the front-liner base paper roll.

Claims (32)

1 . Paper roll handling equipment comprising:

a first mill roll stand that rotatably supports a paper roll for top liner and a paper roll for top liner replacement;

a second mill roll stand that rotatably supports a paper roll for medium paper and a paper roll for medium paper replacement; and

a third mill roll stand that rotatably supports a paper roll for bottom liner and a paper roll for bottom liner replacement,

wherein the first mill roll stand, the second mill roll stand, and the third mill roll stand are disposed in order along a supply direction of supplying a top liner, a medium, and a bottom liner,

in the first mill roll stand, the paper roll for top liner replacement is disposed on an upstream side in the supply direction with respect to the paper roll for top liner, and

in the third mill roll stand, the paper roll for bottom liner replacement is disposed on a downstream side in the supply direction with respect to the paper roll for bottom liner,

wherein the first mill roll stand is capable of moving the paper roll for top liner and the paper roll for top liner replacement toward the supply direction, and

the third mill roll stand is capable of moving the paper roll for bottom liner and the paper roll for bottom liner replacement toward a direction opposite to the supply direction.

2 . The paper roll handling equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the first mill roll stand is capable of sending out the top liner from the paper roll for top liner toward a direction opposite to the supply direction, and

the third mill roll stand is capable of sending out the bottom liner from the paper roll for bottom liner toward the supply direction.

3 . The paper roll handling equipment according to claim 2 , wherein a rotation direction of the paper roll for top liner by the first mill roll stand and a rotation direction of the paper roll for bottom liner by the third mill roll stand are opposite directions.

4 . The paper roll handling equipment according to claim 1 , wherein a rotation direction of the paper roll for top liner and a rotation direction of the paper roll for top liner replacement by the first mill roll stand are the same direction, and

a rotation direction of the paper roll for bottom liner and a rotation direction of the paper roll for bottom liner replacement by the third mill roll stand are the same direction.

5 . The paper roll handling equipment according to claim 1 , wherein in the second mill roll stand, the paper roll for medium paper replacement is disposed on the upstream side or the downstream side in the supply direction with respect to the paper roll for medium paper.

6 . The paper roll handling equipment according to claim 1 , wherein on one side in a direction intersecting the supply direction, a carry-in line for carrying in the paper roll for top liner replacement, the paper roll for medium paper replacement, and the paper roll for bottom liner replacement to the first mill roll stand, the second mill roll stand, and the third mill roll stand is provided, and a carry-out line for carrying out the used paper roll for top liner, the used paper roll for medium paper, and the used paper roll for bottom liner from the first mill roll stand, the second mill roll stand, and the third mill roll stand is provided.

7 . The paper roll handling equipment according to claim 6 , wherein a splice preparation unit that provides adhesive parts to tips of outer surfaces of the top liner, the medium, and the bottom liner in the paper roll for top liner replacement, the paper roll for medium paper replacement, and the paper roll for bottom liner replacement is provided on an upstream side of the carry-in line.

8 . A cardboard sheet manufacturing apparatus comprising:

the paper roll handling equipment according to claim 1 ;

a single facer that manufactures a single-faced cardboard sheet by bonding the top liner to the corrugated medium; and

a double facer that manufactures a cardboard sheet by bonding the bottom liner to the medium side of the single-faced cardboard sheet.

9 . A paper roll handling method that includes

a first mill roll stand that rotatably supports a paper roll for top liner and a paper roll for top liner replacement,

a second mill roll stand that rotatably supports a paper roll for medium paper and a paper roll for medium paper replacement, and

a third mill roll stand that rotatably supports a paper roll for bottom liner and a paper roll for bottom liner replacement,

in which the first mill roll stand, the second mill roll stand, and the third mill roll stand are disposed in order along a supply direction of supplying a top liner, a medium, and a bottom liner,

the method comprising:

moving the paper roll for top liner replacement along the supply direction to supply the paper roll for top liner replacement to a position adjacent to the paper roll for top liner; and

moving the paper roll for bottom liner replacement along a direction opposite to the supply direction to supply the paper roll for bottom liner replacement to a position adjacent to the paper roll for bottom liner,

wherein the first mill roll stand is capable of moving the paper roll for top liner and the paper roll for top liner replacement toward the supply direction, and

the third mill roll stand is capable of moving the paper roll for bottom liner and the paper roll for bottom liner replacement toward a direction opposite to the supply direction.

10 . The paper roll handling method according to claim 9 , wherein after completion of splice preparation of providing adhesive parts to tips of the top liner, the medium, and the bottom liner in the paper roll for top liner replacement, the paper roll for medium paper replacement, and the paper roll for bottom liner replacement, the paper roll for top liner replacement, the paper roll for medium paper replacement, and the paper roll for bottom liner replacement are transported to the first mill roll stand, the second mill roll stand, and the third mill roll stand.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2022
From: MIZUTANI, HIDEKI
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 062192/0166 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-098428 · Jun 5, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230286766A1 · Sep 14, 2023
References Cited (17)
US 3282764A · Goettsch · 1966 [cited by examiner]
US 4919353A · Isowa et al. · 1990 [cited by applicant]
US 12080194B1 · Drummond · 2024 [cited by examiner]
US 20030080235A1 · Sato · 2003 [cited by examiner]
US 20050016690A1 · Gmeiner · 2005 [cited by examiner]
US 20080251211A1 · Akiyama · 2008 [cited by examiner]
US 20150007942A1 · Hung · 2015 [cited by examiner]
US 20150360436A1 · Ohira · 2015 [cited by examiner]
US 20190018629A1 · Seay · 2019 [cited by examiner]
US 20200118262A1 · Takemoto · 2020 [cited by examiner]
US 20240343014A1 · Sakamoto · 2024 [cited by examiner]
JP 2008247513A · 2008 [cited by applicant]
JP 2012158430A · 2012 [cited by applicant]
JP 5675394B2 · 2015 [cited by applicant]
International Search Report and Written Opinion of International Application No. PCT/JP2021/018358 mailed Jul. 13, 2021; 10pp. [cited by applicant]
Extended European Search Report for European Application No. 21817178.3 dated Aug. 29, 2024; 8pp. [cited by applicant]
Office Action for Japanese Application No. 2020-098428 mailed Aug. 8, 2023; 6pp. [cited by applicant]