Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Coil holder or support – Spool or core
Patent
1977-05-13
1978-09-26
Hornsby, Harvey C.
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Coil holder or support
Spool or core
242193, G03B 104, B65H 1702
Patent
active
041164016
ABSTRACT:
A dual reel hub assembly for coaxially mounting two independently rotatable confronting reels on an axially inward hub structure and an axially outward hub structure, respectively. The inward and outward hub structures are mounted on a common central spindle with the inward hub structure being freely rotatable while the outward hub structure is fixedly attached to the spindle and spaced from the inward hub structure. Each hub structure includes a reel support shell for supporting an inner surface of an axial opening in a reel. A plurality of radially outwardly extending key pins are aligned parallel to the spindle axis on each reel support shell to mate with one of a plurality of keyways on the inner surface of the axial reel opening. A rotatable locking ring on each hub structure is dimensioned to pass through the axial reel opening and has radially outwardly projecting locking fingers dimensioned to pass through the keyways and equal in number thereto. On the inner hub structure, the locking ring is spring biased toward a circumferential flange located at the opposite end of the hub shell from the locking ring. On the outer hub, the locking ring is spring biased toward a flange segment plate dimensioned to pass through the reel axial opening and having radially outwardly extending flange segments dimensioned to pass through the keyways and equal in number thereto. An actuator assembly in the outer hub selectively connects the inner and outer hub structures to enable the locking rings and flange plate to be positioned either aligned with the keyways or against respective reel faces.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3322364 (1967-05-01), Dekker
patent: 3322365 (1967-05-01), Martin et al.
patent: 3561699 (1971-02-01), Garrett et al.
Evert Donald A.
Nies, deceased Charles W.
Burton Lockwood D.
Halista Mitchell J.
Honeywell Inc.
Hornsby Harvey C.
Jillions John M.
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