Cable switching device
First Claim
1. In a system for winding a partly flexible elongate body (2), such as a cable, selectively on one of a first rotatable take-up drum (3) and a second rotatable take-up drum (4), a switching device for switching the elongate body from one of said drums to the other for take-up, said switching device comprising a pivotable guide arm (13) for supporting the elongate body (2) and adapted to be directed to the first (3) or, alternatively, the second (4) drum, as selected, or to a cutting device (20), said guide arm (13) comprising a nose portion (18) movable into and out of the selected drum (4 or 3), a clamping member (15, 16, 19) in the guide arm (13) for temporary clamping of said elongate body (2), said cutting device (20) being adapted to cut the elongate body at a given distance from the guide arm nose portion (18), and a catch arm (25) adapted to be inserted into the selected drum (4 or 3) through a suitable opening (23) in one of the sides (24) of the selected drum so as to take the cut-off free end (22) of the elongate body from the nose portion (18) inside the selected drum (4 or 3), and transfer it to a grapple (32) outside the selected drum (4 or 3), said grapple (32) being adapted to hold the free end (22) and rotate together with the selected drum (4 or 3) during the subsequent winding of the elongate body (2) onto the selected drum.
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Abstract
A cable switching device to be used when switching from a first rotatable drum (3) to a second rotatable drum (4) for take-up of a cable (2) or the like. The cable switching device comprises a pivotable guide arm (13) supporting the cable (2) and adapted to be directed to the first (3) or, alternatively, the second (4) drum, or to a cutting device (20), a guide arm (13) comprising a nose portion (18) movable into and out of the drum (4 or 3), a clamping member (15, 16, 19) in the guide arm (13) for temporary clamping of the cable (2), the cutting device (20) being adapted to cut the cable at a given distance from the guide arm nose portion (18), and a catch arm (25) adapted to be inserted into the drum (4 or 3) through a suitable opening (23) in one of the drum sides (24) so as to take the cut-off free cable and (22) from the nose portion (18) inside the drum (4 or 3) and transfer it to a grapple (32) outside the drum (4 or 3), the grapple (32) being adapted to hold the cable end (22) and rotate together with the drum (4 or 3) during the subsequent winding of the cable (2) onto the drum.
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- 1. In a system for winding a partly flexible elongate body (2), such as a cable, selectively on one of a first rotatable take-up drum (3) and a second rotatable take-up drum (4), a switching device for switching the elongate body from one of said drums to the other for take-up, said switching device comprising a pivotable guide arm (13) for supporting the elongate body (2) and adapted to be directed to the first (3) or, alternatively, the second (4) drum, as selected, or to a cutting device (20), said guide arm (13) comprising a nose portion (18) movable into and out of the selected drum (4 or 3), a clamping member (15, 16, 19) in the guide arm (13) for temporary clamping of said elongate body (2), said cutting device (20) being adapted to cut the elongate body at a given distance from the guide arm nose portion (18), and a catch arm (25) adapted to be inserted into the selected drum (4 or 3) through a suitable opening (23) in one of the sides (24) of the selected drum so as to take the cut-off free end (22) of the elongate body from the nose portion (18) inside the selected drum (4 or 3), and transfer it to a grapple (32) outside the selected drum (4 or 3), said grapple (32) being adapted to hold the free end (22) and rotate together with the selected drum (4 or 3) during the subsequent winding of the elongate body (2) onto the selected drum.
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