Slackness Sensor Patents (Class 242/421.5)
With power control circuit (Class 242/421.6)
Mechanically applied brake (Class 242/421.8)
  • Method and apparatus for controlling the tension of wire being pulled from a wire spool on a bead wire letoff stand
    Patent number: 6457667
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved bead wire letoff assembly and method of operation that controls the tension of wire being pulled from a wire spool mounted to the bead wire letoff assembly. The improved wire letoff assembly can accurately control the rotational speed of the wire spool and incorporates a cam plate and tension arm linkage to control the braking force applied to the wire spool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
    Inventors: Ralph Wayne Golightly, Kenneth David Pruitt, Jr.