Apparatus for accumulating a filiform element such as an optical

Details Apparatus for accumulating a filiform element such as an optical Apparatus for accumulating a filiform element such as an optical

1987-03-24

1988-09-27

Gilreath, Stanley N.

Winding, tensioning, or guiding

Coil holder or support

Spool or core

19159R, 28289, 242 82, 242 83, B65H 5400, B65H 5480

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047736070

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus accumulating a filiform element in order to absorb differences in input and output travel speeds of the element, without tangling and damaging the element. Mechanical means located above an accumulation container draw the filiform element at the input speed and wind the filiform element in layers of coils stacked on the bottom of the container following an epicycloid or hypocycloid path. Two stationary concentric rings, respectively, attached to and suspended above the bottom of the container, guide the filiform element unwound at the output speed through the bottom of the container to the outside. The apparatus is particularly designed for a very fine and fragile filiform element such as an optical fiber, and is inserted between a multifibering machine and a cabling line.

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patent: 4158253 (1979-06-01), Gaghan et al.

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