Patent · US Expired

Reel system

US3985313A · kind A · utility

12Cited by
3References
8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 29, 1975
Grant dateOct 12, 1976
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Expiry dateJul 29, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2701/1846
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A reel system, especially for rolling up strip steel, in which a rotatable housing is provided which has two circumferentially spaced spindles extending therefrom parallel to the axis of the housing, a gear in the housing is provided for each spindle and each spindle can be clutched to the housing or to the respective gear. A motor on the outside of the housing drives a gear meshing with the first mentioned gears while a ring gear on the housing meshes with a motor driven pinion for rotation of the housing. The housing carries clamp arms actuatable for clamping a wound up reel on each spindle. The arrangement permits each spindle to be positioned selectively in reeling up position for winding up a reel while the other spindle is positioned for discharging a reel previously wound up thereon.

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