Abstract: The operation for fastening the end portion of a cord-like body is facilitated, the operation is capable of being automated and the end of the cord-like body is capable of being secured in reliable fashion. A window for receiving a resilient cord retainer is formed near the outer circumference of at least one flange of flanges provided on both ends of a winding drum. The cord retainer comprises a central retaining finger, a pair of fixing fingers, one provided on either side of the central retaining finger, and a connecting piece interconnecting the retaining finger and fixing fingers. Distal ends of the fixing fingers and the connecting piece are abutted against upper and lower edges, respectively, of the window from outside the flange, and the distal end portions of the fixing fingers are crimped and secured by a folded-back portion on the outer circumference of the flange.

Abstract: A method of winding optical fiber onto a spool is disclosed. The method includes varying a target tension applied to a fiber as the fiber accumulates onto the spool such that the percent change in lateral load is greater than about −3.4% for each change of about 0.25″ in pack radius. The disclosed invention also includes varying the target tension such that the change in lateral load per change in pack radius comprises an amount greater than about −18.0 N/M2. Additionally the invention includes varying the target tension applied to the optical fiber as the fiber accumulates onto the spool, such that the target tension applied to the fiber at the end of winding fiber onto the spool is at least about 0.1 % or greater than the target tension at the start of winding fiber onto the spool.

Abstract: The winding machine for a continuously running yarn includes a machine housing (1), a supporting arm (12) projecting from an upper part of the machine housing; two bobbin spindles (6,7) for respective bobbins sleeves (8,9); traversing units for the bobbin spindles in the supporting arm (12); a contacting roller (13); drive motors for the bobbins spindles, the contacting roller (13) and the traversing units (14) and an electronic device including an inverter for supplying the drive motors with electrical energy. The electronic device, the supporting arm, the contacting roller and the bobbins spindles are all on the same side of the machine housing. In order to provide improved cooling the flat control housing (19) for the electronic unit is separately mounted below the supporting arm (12) near the feet (2,3) of the winding machine and has the cooling ribs (20) facing the bobbins so that an air flow is produced over the cooling ribs during operation because of motion of the bobbins.

Abstract: A winding device (1) for a textile machine producing cheeses (8), having a cheese drive mechanism (5) acting on a tube receiving plate (6), a separately driveable yarn cross-winding device (10), and a support and clamping roller (9), in frictional contact with the cheese (8) during winding operation. A braking device (20) is assigned for braking the support and clamping roller (9) when the winding operation is interrupted.

Abstract: Random wound yarn packages are produced at a winding station of a winding machine having a friction roller for driving the yarn package being wound by: winding yarn onto an initially empty bobbin core with the friction roller to form a finished random wound yarn package; and, during the winding, continuously (i) detecting with sensors a value representative of the angular velocity of the yarn package and a value representative of the angular velocity of the friction roller, and (ii) calculating a value representative of yarn application of the yarn package being wound, which is indicative of yarn package quality, based on the detected values. The yarn application value can be calculated based on a number of revolutions of the yarn package or based on a winding time of the winding process, and the yarn application values can be recorded as a function of time for later reference or display.

Abstract: A yarn winding method and apparatus which is able to suppress vibrations of the package being formed, and which includes a package support spindle and a contact roll which engages the surface of the package. The support spindle and the contact roll are moveable relative to each other during the build of the package so as to accommodate its increasing size, and the mounting structure for the package support spindle or the contact roll is sequentially gripped and released so that the relative movement occurs discontinuously.

Abstract: A method for removing wires from a bale of waste cardboard and paper material that is compacted in vertical layers with wires running at right angles to the layers and in vertical planes. A cutting blade is moved downwardly through the wires and bale of waste material to separate a forward portion of the bale of waste material from the remainder of the bale of waste material and from the cut wires. The cut wires are gathered ahead of and beneath the bale of waste material into a bundle with opposed pairs of hook blades moved toward one another to interdigitate in overlapping relation to grasp the bundle of wires in a wire-receiving recess. A rotating fork is inserted into the wire receiving recess to coil the cut wires and pull them free from the bale of waste material as the bale of waste material is moved forward. The recess is cleared by withdrawing the fork from the coil and pushing the coiled wire with a pushing finger clear of the recess.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dyed-yarn winding method wherein specified length control operates to wind a specified length of a dyed-yarn y without dyeing specks to a winding package Pw, and then cuts the dyed-yarn to remove a dyed-yarn having dyeing specks and remaining an a dyed-yarn supply package Ps. Since the specified length control prevents that part of a dyed-yarn that has dyeing specks from being wound to a winding package, an operation for removing such a part from the winding package can be omitted.

Abstract: An apparatus for winding material (such as cable, rope or paper or plastic webs) cable about a small reel from a large supply reel in which the cable is stored in bulk includes two arm units. One arm unit contains a first major arm section. A reel is carried between the distal ends thereof. Each arm unit also contains a minor arm extension. Each arm extension is connected to the major arm section by a vertical pin. There is a base. On that base, there are two upright brackets that are spaced apart. One bracket supports a first major arm section and the second bracket supports the second major arm section. There is a pivot on each bracket so that the major arm section can pivot up and down sort of like a modified teeter totter. Furthermore, the distal ends of the major arm sections can move either closer together or further apart. The inner ends of the major arm sections are connected to minor arm extensions by a vertical pin pivot. A cone is rotatably secured to the distal end of each major arm section.

Abstract: Cored wire is spirally wound on a storage reel with fixed space between each spiral in a given layer. Alternate layers are wound across the preceding layer in the same manner until the reel is full.

Abstract: A yarn winding apparatus for winding a plurality of continuously advancing yarns into cross wound packages, and which includes a rotatable revolver which mounts a pair of winding spindles which are alternately moved between a winding position and a doffing position. A beam-like carrier supports a yarn traversing mechanism and a sensor roll for each package being formed, and the drive electronics and the control electronics are combined in a control unit which is mounted on the outer end portion of the length of the carrier.

Abstract: A process and structure for transferring a wound coil disposed around a first mandrel onto a second mandrel. The first mandrel is radially expandable between first and second outer diameters and the coil is wound onto the first mandrel when in its larger, first outer diameter which is larger than the diameter of the second mandrel. The two mandrels are disposed in side-by-side coaxial relationship and the diameter of the first mandrel is reduced for reducing the radial stress of the wound coil against the first mandrel for facilitating movement of the coil off the first mandrel and onto the second mandrel.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a continuous method for the production of retarded pharmaceutical compositions by an extrusion process. A mixture of an active material, a low and high melting lipid or lipoid components is introduced by means of an extruder screw conveyor into a preheated extruder and brought to a temperature which is at most about 4.degree. C. above the melting temperature of the low melting component at a pressure of about 200 to about 600 kPa(N/m.sup.2). The mass is extruded through a nozzle plate with a nozzle diameter of about 1.2 to about 4 mm and subsequently cooled, and if desired, granulated.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing wires from a bale of waste cardboard and paper material that is compacted in vertical layers with wires running at right angles to the layers and in vertical planes, sawing downwardly through the wires and bale to separate a forward portion of the bale from the remainder of the bale and from the cut wires, gathering the cut wires ahead of and beneath the bale into a bundle with opposed pairs of hook blades moved toward one another to interdigitate in overlapping relation, grasping the bundle in a wire-receiving recess with a rotating fork to coil the cut wires and pull them free from the bale, and clearing the recess by withdrawing the fork and pushing the coiled wire with a pushing finger clear of the recess.

Abstract: Apparatus that controls its cable on its cable take-up drum, the apparatus ncluding pressure rollers supported by flexible spring steel members, a flexible spring steel member around each end of the cable take-up drum, two ends of each flexible member being pulled together by a pair of adjustable links, the pressure rollers applying pressure on the cable as the cable is being wound on to or off of the cable take-up drum.

Abstract: A sidewinder draw machine (16) has a capstan (20) that is selectively engageable with a frame (26) for rotation with the capstan (20). The frame (26) is mounted on a turntable which is rotatably mounted on a platform (30). The platform has a lower tier (34) mounted on a base (36) for pivotable motion between a horizontal and vertical position. The platform also has an upper tier (32) that is both pivotable and slidable with respect to the lower tier (34) such that the frame can be reoriented to provide ease in unloading a coil bundle (90) formed thereon.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for forming wire bundles from a plurality of wire or cable is provided. A plurality of wires are withdrawn from a rack and simultaneously measured by a linear counter, The wires are cut at various positions to provide a bundle having beginning and ending points for the bundle as desired, A driven pulling spool is used to guide the bundle along a desired path, The pulling rope is preferably attached to the bundle by an inflatable bladder. Rollers for guiding the cable include flared end flanges with diameters equal to the shaft diameter of the roller.

Abstract: A fiber-optic gyro includes a source of light and a coil of optical fiber with multiple turns. The coil is rotatable about an axis of sensitivity and optically couples light from the source to the coil to create counter-propagating light beams within the coil. The counter-propagated light beams produce an output signal indicative of the coil rotation rate, which is fed to a photodetector. The multiple turns of the coil vary in size on both sides of the mid-point of the fiber that forms the coil, and these multiple turns are collapsed in the direction of the axis of the coil.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for simultaneously winding two lengths of plastic pipe onto a single coil is provided, wherein a first length of pipe is extruded and wound onto a first spool, and subsequently a second length of pipe is extruded and wound onto a second spool simultaneously with the first length of pipe from the first spool.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for reeling cables, wires and other flexible members. A first side frame and a second side frame are moveable relative to each other to receive and support a reel between them. Each side frame includes a cradle defining at least part of a pintle aperture for receiving a respective pintle. Each pintle is rotatably mounted on a linkage assembly, and extends through a respective pintle aperture toward the opposing frame, and is moveable in at least two directions within a vertical plane relative to the adjacent cradle for aligning the pintle with a center hole of a reel. A lift motor is coupled to both side frames for substantially simultaneously moving both side frames relative to the ground, and in turn driving the cradles into engagement with the pintles to lift the pintles and a reel supported on the pintles above ground.

Abstract: Apparatus (10) for unwinding a flexible cable (C) from a storage reel (S) on which the cable is wound. The cable is wound onto a take-up drum (50). An arm mechanism (60) engages the cable and wraps it about the drum. A mechanism (64) is provided for continuously rotating the arm mechanism, this rotation unwinding a length of cable from the storage reel at the same time another length of cable is wound onto the take-up drum. In addition, a mechanism (66) is provided for simultaneously moving the arm mechanism longitudinally with respect to the drum for the cable to be wound onto the drum along the entire length thereof.

Abstract: The invention discloses a highly visible marker buoy of the self-setting type the anchor line of which may be power wound to facilitate retrieval of the buoy after use; the marker buoy is equipped with spin indicators to prove that the anchor line is descending to the bottom of a body of water; fluorescent and phosphorescent materials are provided to increase both daytime and nighttime visibility.

Abstract: A winding apparatus with a guidance device comprises a winding drum, a guidance device, and a case. The winding drum can provide spring back force by installing a spiral spring so as to recoil a wire to lap over the winding drum. The guidance device which comprises a driving guide axle, a driven guide axle, and a transmission installation and the winding drum are disposed in the case. The driving and driven guide axles each provides a helical groove spiralling in opposite direction for the guidance of the wire passing through to spirally lap over the winding drum during recoiling. In which, the spring back force of the winding drum during reverse rotation will be transmitted to drive the driving and driven guide axles to rotate in opposite direction by the transmission installation.

Abstract: A device used for winding line from a bulk supply onto a reusable spool. The empty spool is placed on a shaft having a plate on one end to hold the spool and a threaded portion on the other end. Then, the shaft is positioned through a sleeve with an integral plate for holding the spool. The sleeve rests in a bearing member supported by a base. A hub with internal threads screws onto the shaft pulling the two plates together. Once the spool is held tightly between the two plates, the hub engages the sleeve and the spool begins to rotate with the hub, sleeve, plates, and shaft.