Uniform width payout hole
US5470026A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H54/10
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Method and apparatus for winding filamentary on a mandrel rotatable about a spindle axis of rotation and a traverse reciprocating with respect to the mandrel to wind the filamentary material in a figure 8 coil configuration with a payout hole extending radially from the inner to the outer wind of the coil; controlling the rotation of the mandrel about the spindle axis of rotation; controlling the reciprocating movement of the traverse with respect to the rotation of the mandrel to wind the filamentary material on the mandrel in the coil of a figure 8 configuration to form the radial payout hole having a substantially constant diameter.
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