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(11) | EP 0 446 901 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Apparatus for continuously supplying film |
(57) An apparatus for continuously supplying a film-type material has a holding mechanism
(24) for holding a new film-type material (16) which is to be connected to a preceding
film-type material (5) running at a predetermined speed, a synchronizing mechanism
(25) for accelerating the holding mechanism (24) to the predetermined speed at which
the preceding film-type material (5) is running thereby synchronizing the movement
of the new film-type material (16) with the running of the preceding film-type material
(5); and a connecting mechanism (26) for connecting the leading end of the new film-type
material (16) to the preceding film-type material (5) running at the predetermined
speed, whereby the new film-type material (16) is connected to the preceding film-type
material (5) without requiring stopping the operation of the apparatus. |