Winding machine for winding a travel web of paper

Abstract From the Canadian patent

To achieve this object, the winding machine of the invention includes two parallel wound web roll support rollers which are spaced apart and on which the roll being wound is supported. The gap between the support rollers and below the supported wound roll is to be pressurized. A pressure chamber is defined by the support rollers, the wound roll above and from below by a, cross member which bridges over the distance between the support rollers and closes the bottom of the gap. End walls close the ends of the chamber. The cross member is movable between a sealing position where it is in contact with, or at least is sealed with the two support rollers and bridges , the gap between them to an …