Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Helical or random winding of material – Including wound package or empty spool handling
Patent
1999-01-12
2000-07-11
Walsh, Donald P.
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Helical or random winding of material
Including wound package or empty spool handling
B65H 5422, B65H 6704
Patent
active
06086009&
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for intercepting, damping and feeding a cable, wire, line or the like rolled up into a coil, which coil is intended to be fed in the radial direction of the coil. The invention also relates to a method for intercepting, damping and feeding a cable, wire, line or the like rolled up into a coil, which coil is intended to be fed in the radial direction of the coil, wherein the cable or the like is wound on a winding means to form a coil, whereafter the cable or the like is cut when the desired length has been rolled up, whereafter the coil is separated from the winding means and the coil is allowed to free fall under the influence of gravity in the radial direction of the coil.
According to SE-B-371 630, an apparatus is known in the prior art for winding a cable or the like. The cable is rolled up on a winding means to form a coil. A back and forth moving guide means distributes the cable evenly over the axial extent of the coil. When a desired length of cable has been rolled up on the winding means, the cable is cut by means of a moving means which moves the cable towards a knife. Thereafter the coil is removed from the winding means and allowed to fall free under the influence of gravity down into a wrapping in the shape of a cardboard box.
According to the above prior art technique the cardboard box holds the coil together so that the cable does not unwind or become deformed. It has, however, for cost reasons and from the environmental point of view been shown to be unsuitable to use a cardboard box as wrapping. It is more appropriate to package the rolled-up coil in a thin foil wrapping of, for example, reusable plastic or to completely eliminate the requirement for a wrapping surrounding the coil.
The problem which is the basis for the present invention is how to intercept the coil during free fall without the coil being deformed or unwound.
Another problem which is the basis for the invention is how to, after rolling up of the cable, shorten the end or arrange the end of the cable to lie against the coil.
A further problem which is a basis for the invention is how to turn the coil for out-feeding.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
These problems are solved according to the invention through the apparatus comprising first and second support rollers which are rotatably arranged on first and second arms, respectively, which arms are pivotable about first and second axes of rotation respectively, the support rollers and arms being symmetrically arranged around an axis of symmetry which passes through the geometric central axis of the coil, symmetric control of the arms.
The method for solving the above mentioned problems is characterized according to the invention position, intercept the coil, the coil during the fall, braking and damping the movement of the coil, second position, support roller being rotated so that the cut-off end of the cable is minimized, coil, around the coil, away from the binding means, and being moved synchronously with a controlled movement to a sunken third position, during which movement the distance between the support rollers increases to a distance which is greater than the diameter of the coil, whereafter the coil leaves the support rollers with the help of the force of gravity.
When the coil has left the support rollers, the coil is received in a turning cassette, which comprises two maneuverable legs which hold the coil in the circumferential direction and a number of transport rollers which support the coil in the axial direction, which turning cassette is turned approximately 85.degree. about a shaft which is perpendicular to the geometric central axis of the coil, after which rotation the turning cassette has an inclination of approximately 5.degree., which inclination permits the coil to roll on the transport rollers out of the turning cassette.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention is described more closely with reference to the embodiment shown on the appended drawings, where
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Arnheden Rolf
Gahn Bernt
Skalleberg Oystein
Skaltek AB
Walsh Donald P.
Webb Collin A.
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