Cable installing and adjusting method
US4078298A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 1977 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/5781
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus and method for installing or replacing each of a plurality of cables, each of which is in the form of a loop extending over one of a plurality of sheaves and below a generally horizontally disposed kiln or drum for suspending said kiln or drum from said sheaves for rotation, while the other sheaves and cables support said kiln or drum. Such apparatus includes a connector releasably connecting terminal end portions of said cable for forming said loop, and elements cooperating with such connector and cable for effecting the releasable connection between said portions of each cable, and the seating and tensioning of each newly installed cable to take a share of the load equal to that of each of the other cables while said load is carried by the other cables. The steps of the method include preforming a uniform section of each terminal end portion of the new, or replacement cable between first holding forces applied at the ends of each section with corresponding bends, and then, while so held, said cable is slack-positioned over a sheave and below the kiln or drum to form an endless loop disposed in one plane, and said sections are then held by a second holding force. Thereaf…
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