Wire reel unwind assembly including wire reel mounting unit
US5732899A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H57/14
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A selectively rotatable wire reel unwind assembly is provided including a plurality of conveniently and compactly arranged reel mounting positions, a readily controllable, rotation resistive, wire reel unwind unit, and a sliding, position selective, wire guide unit. The reel unwind assembly comprises: a rigid unwind assembly frame; a rotatable unwind assembly post mounted to the unwind assembly frame and rotatable about a postal axis of rotation; at least one reel mounting unit fixed to the assembly post and including a plurality of reel mounting positions, the reel mounting positions defining a plurality of reel axes, the plurality of reel axes lying substantially in a reel axis plane, and the reel axis plane being oriented perpendicular to the postal axis of rotation; a reel axle positioned in a corresponding one of the reel mounting positions; a rotatable reel unit coupled to the reel axle so as to be rotatable about the reel axle; a rotation resistive surface and a reel unit mounting mechanism arranged to vary a degree of resistive contact between the rotatable reel unit and the rotation resistive surface; a wire guide track incorporated in the rigid unwind assembly frame; and,…
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