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Variable speed wire spooler

  • US 4,076,182 A
  • Filed: 01/10/1977
  • Issued: 02/28/1978
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/10/1977
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In winding apparatus of the type having driving means for operating a pump, winding means responsive to said driving means for winding material in a coil on a spool, a displacement control valve for varying the speed of said winding means, a swinging arm adapted to contact the outer surface of said coil and to be movable therewith as the diameter of said coil increases, and a rotating shaft non-rotatably affixed to said arm, the improvement, in combination therewith, comprising:

  • (a) lever means non-coaxially attached to said shaft;

    (b) slide means adjustably connected to said lever means;

    (c) speed control means operatively connected between said slide means and said displacement control valve;

    (d) means for adjusting the length of said speed control means;

    (e) a frictional dampening clutch attached to said shaft; and

    (f) adjustable sensing means activated by the rotation of said shaft,whereby a constant linear winding speed of said material may be maintained.

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