High speed dual head on-line winding apparatus

US5803394A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Windings, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Frank W. Kotzur · Mahopac, US
• Donald A. Woodbridge · Austin, US
• Thomas H. Rosenkranz · Dover Plains, US
• David Franklin · Somerville, US
• George Taylor Richey · Hopewell Junction, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 4, 1997
• Grant date: Sep 8, 1998
• Expiry date: Jun 4, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65H2701/31
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

High speed traversing mechanism and method for winding filamentary material onto a rotating mandrel, wherein an indexer including a crank arm rotatable about a pivot point; a connecting rod connected to the crank arm at a second pivot point; a traverse guide connected to the connecting rod at a third pivot point located on the center line of the traverse guide and the traverse guide reciprocating within a support with rotation of the crank arm; the pivot point is positioned at a point on said center line spaced from the third pivot point; the connecting rod forming a given angle with the center line; the indexer means rotating the rotatable crank arm to displace the traverse guide along the center line within the support; and controlling the indexer to wind the filamentary material onto the mandrel.