Method and device for automatically positioning a flexible elongate member in a storage basket rotatable about a vertical axis
US4145014A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 11, 1977 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B19/22
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This device comprises means for handling a flexible elongate member, in combination with means for automatically controlling said handling means in response to a detected deformation of the loop portion formed by the flexible member near the storage basket, so as to bring this loop portion back to a preselected geometrical configuration.
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