Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Strand guide – Oscillatable or reciprocable
Patent
1989-08-02
1990-09-25
Gilreath, Stanley N.
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Strand guide
Oscillatable or reciprocable
B65H 5700
Patent
active
049587838
ABSTRACT:
A cable or wire guide for a system for guiding a cable or wire (1) onto a drum or reel, the guide being characterized in that it comprises two rollers (9, 10) disposed on either side of the normal advance axis of the cable or wire, the rollers being carried at the ends of two symmetrical rocker arms (16, 18) rocking about fixed shafts (17, 19) disposed symmetrically about the advance axis, the rocker arms being connected to each other at the above-mentioned ends by means of a spring (15) urging the ends towards each other, and being hinged at their opposite ends (21, 24) to symmetrical correcting rods (20, 23) hinged to the head (7) of a rectangular slide (26) engaged with a small amount of play in a slideway (27) of width slightly greater than the width of the slide, such that the rollers bear against the cable to guide it even if the cable is angularly offset relative to its normal advance axis, while nevertheless allowing the rollers to move apart from each ther whenever the cable present a diameter defect (3).
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ALCATEL N.V.
Gilreath Stanley N.
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