Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Coil holder or support – Spool or core
Patent
1982-11-16
1985-03-12
Taylor, Billy S.
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Coil holder or support
Spool or core
352128, B65H 1748
Patent
active
045040257
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for loading a lengthy tape on a pair of turntables from a plurality of reels. The two turntables are appropriately supported adjacent to each other. The bottom of each turntable supports a large cam having a plurality of indentations defining a multi-lobed path over which a cam follower moves when the turntable is rotated. The cam follower is mounted on one arm of a bell crank of which the other arm supports a pusher member which applies an undulating force to the tape as it is being wound on the turntable. A sensing device is rotatably mounted in the center of each turntable and defines a take-off area for the tape being unwound from the center of the tape supported on the turntable. The sensing device controls a servo-motor which can rotate a half a turn in either direction to control an arm of a second bell crank which has the other arm supporting the first bell crank to shift the position of the first bell crank to thereby adjust the position of the pusher member with respect to the turntable. The surface of each turntable is provided with a plurality of radially extending friction strips and with film stripper rails which radiate outwardly and angularly. A synchronizer device equalizes the rate of the tape unwinding on one of the reels and the rate of the tape being unwound on the other reel. A shut-down control shuts down the operation of the apparatus whenever a break occurs in the tape along the path of its movement in either turntable area.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2378416 (1945-06-01), Like
patent: 3823890 (1974-07-01), Potts
patent: 3913857 (1975-10-01), Threlkeld
patent: 4015790 (1977-04-01), Gelardi et al.
patent: 4169566 (1979-10-01), Boudouris et al.
patent: 4186891 (1980-02-01), Johnson
patent: 4208018 (1980-06-01), Wilkinson
LandOfFree
Apparatus for winding an endless tape does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Apparatus for winding an endless tape, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Apparatus for winding an endless tape will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-703874