AU2021105391A4

AU2021105391A4 - A six strand-single core industrial wire rope making machine

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Publication number: AU2021105391A4
Application number: AU2021105391A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Saurabh SARKAR; D. Shahare
Original assignee: Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering; Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College; Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences
Current assignee: Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering; Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College; Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences
Priority date: 2021-08-12
Filing date: 2021-08-12
Publication date: 2021-12-23
Anticipated expiration: 2029-08-12

Abstract

A SIX STRAND-SINGLE CORE INDUSTRIAL WIRE ROPE MAKING MACHINE The present disclosure relates to a rope making machine (100) including a frame (102), a first driving unit (104), a wheel (106) configured with a plurality of first spools (108) having input threads. A transmission system (110) configured between the wheel (106) and the first driving unit (104), and adapted to transmit torque from the first driving unit (104) to the wheel (106). Rotation of the wheel (106) enables twisting of the input threads to form the rope. The transmission system (110) includes one or more first shafts (112) configured with the first driving unit (104), one or more spur gears (114) operatively configured with the one or more first shaft (112), and a second shaft (116) configured to hold the wheel (106), and operatively configured with the one or more spur gears (114) to transmit the torque from the one or more spur gears (114) to the wheel (106). 1/2 122 10818 106 110 124 114 130 120 104 128 12610 116 112 Figure 1

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A SIX STRAND-SINGLE CORE INDUSTRIAL WIRE ROPE MAKING MACHINE

Technical field of invention:

The present disclosure relates to the field of rope wire making, and more particularly the present disclosure relates to a rope wire making machine capable of making different kind of ropes.

Background of the present invention

Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.

Rope making machines are used to make ropes which are widely used in industrial and domestic applications. The ropes can be electrically conductive or can be non-conductive such as cotton and nylon ropes etc. The rope can be a multi strand rope in which multiple strands can be interwoven or twisted with each other to make the final rope. There are various conventional rope making machines are available in the market. It has long been common practice to perform ordinary or round strands of wire rope as they are laid. For this purpose, the laying machine is provided with a rotary preforming head adjacent the closing die. Preforming heads are usually of either the quill or the roller type.

There is, therefore, a need of a rope making machine that is capable of making different type of rope wires, at reduced cost and maintenance complexity.

Objective of the invention:

Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment herein satisfies are as listed herein below.

It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a rope making machine capable of making metal, cotton, and nylon ropes.

It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a rope making machine which is cost effective and easy to use.

It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a rope making machine with reduced hardware components and easy maintenance.

Summary of the invention

The present disclosure relates to the field of rope making machine, and more particularly the present disclosure relates to a rope making machine capable of making different kind of ropes.

An aspect of the present disclosure pertains to a rope making machine. The machine includes a frame, a first driving unit configured on the frame, a wheel configured with a plurality of first spools having input threads. The wheel is operatively configured over the frame. A transmission system configured between the wheel and the first driving unit, and adapted to transmit torque from the first driving unit to the wheel to facilitate rotation of the wheel leading. Rotation of the wheel enables twisting of the input threads to form the rope. The transmission system includes one or more first shafts configured with the first driving unit, one or more spur gears operatively configured with the one or more first shafts, and a second shaft configured to hold the wheel, and operatively configured with the one or more spur gears to transmit the torque from the one or more spur gears to the wheel. The one or more spur gears are adapted to vary the torque transmitted, to the wheel, by the first driving unit.

In an aspect, the frame may be made of C-section channels. In an aspect, the machine may include a one or more second spools configured to receive the rope, and the one or more second spools may be configured with a second driving unit to facilitate the rotation of the one or more second spools. In an aspect, the first driving unit and the second driving unit may include any or combination of a motor, and gears.

In an aspect, In an aspect, the machine comprises one or more pulleys may be configured between the wheel and the one or more second spools, and may be configured to facilitates sooth flow of the rope with a predefined taut.

In an aspect, one or more spur gears may be supported by a vertical plate, and the vertical plate may be configured over the frame. In an aspect, the wheel may be configured to attain a constant speed to facilitate twisting and the formation of rope.

In an aspect, at least one of the plurality of first spools having the input threads may be positioned circumferentially around the wheel with pre-defined distance between two adjacent first spools.

In an aspect, one of the plurality of first spools having the input threads mmay be positioned at center of the wheel. Various objects, features, aspects and advantages of the inventive subject matter will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, along with the accompanying drawing figures in which like numerals represent like components.

Brief description of the drawings

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure. The diagrams are for illustration only, which thus is not a limitation of the present disclosure.

In the figures, similar components and/or features may have the same reference label. Further, various components of the same type may be distinguished by following the reference label with a second label that distinguishes among the similar components. If only the first reference label is used in the specification, the description is applicable to any one of the similar components having the same first reference label irrespective of the second reference label.

FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary representation of the proposed rope making machine, in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.

Detailed description of invention

The following is a detailed description of embodiments of the disclosure depicted in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are in such detail as to clearly communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of detail offered is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details.

The present disclosure relates to the field of rope making machine, and more particularly the present disclosure relates to a rope making machine capable of making different kind of ropes. An embodiment of the present disclosure elaborates upon a rope making machine. The machine includes a frame, a first driving unit configured on the frame, a wheel configured with a plurality of first spools having input threads. The wheel is operatively configured over the frame. A transmission system configured between the wheel and the first driving unit, and adapted to transmit torque from the first driving unit to the wheel to facilitate rotation of the wheel leading. Rotation of the wheel enables twisting of the input threads to form the rope. The transmission system includes one or more first shafts configured with the first driving unit, one or more spur gears operatively configured with the one or more first shafts, and a second shaft configured to hold the wheel, and operatively configured with the one or more spur gears to transmit the torque from the one or more spur gears to the wheel. The one or more spur gears are adapted to vary the torque transmitted, to the wheel, by the first driving unit. In an embodiment, the frame can be made of C-section channels. In an embodiment, the machine can include a one or more second spools configured to receive the rope, and the one or more second spools can be configured with a second driving unit to facilitate the rotation of the one or more second spools.

In an embodiment, the first driving unit and the second driving unit can include any or combination of a motor, and gears. In an embodiment, the machine comprises one or more pulleys can be configured between the wheel and the one or more second spools, and can be configured to facilitate smooth flow of the rope with a predefined taut.

In an embodiment, one or more spur gears can be supported by a vertical plate, and the vertical plate can be configured over the frame. In an embodiment, the wheel can be configured to attain a constant speed to facilitate twisting and the formation of rope.

In an embodiment, at least one of the plurality of first spools having the input threads can be positioned circumferentially around the wheel with pre-defined distance between two adjacent first spools. In an embodiment, one of the plurality of first spools having the input threads can be positioned at center of the wheel.

FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary representation of the proposed rope making machine, in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure. As illustrated, the proposed rope making machine can include a frame 102, a first driving unit 104 which can be configured on the frame 102, a wheel 106 which can be configured with a plurality of first spools 108 having input threads. The wheel 106 can be operatively configured over the frame 102. A transmission system 110 can be configured between the wheel 106 and the first driving unit 104, and can be adapted to transmit torque from the first driving unit 104 to the wheel 106 to facilitate rotation of the wheel 106. Rotation of the wheel 106 can enable twisting of the input threads to form the rope. The transmission system 110 includes first shafts 112 configured with the first driving unit 104, spur gears 114 can be operatively configured with the first shaft 112, and a second shaft 116 can be configured to hold the wheel106, and can be operatively configured with the spur gears 114 to transmit the torque from the spur gears 114 to the wheel 106. The spur gears 114 can be adapted to vary the torque transmitted, to the wheel 106, by the first driving unit 104. The first shafts 112 can include a gear 130 which can be operatively configured with the spur gears 114 to transfer the torque to the spur gears.

In an embodiment, the frame 102 can be made of C-section channels for assembly resulting in a compact structure. The machine 100 can include second spools 118 that can be configured to receive the rope, and the second spools 118 can be configured with a second driving unit 120 to facilitate the rotation of the second spool 118. The first driving unit 104 and the second driving unit 120 can include any or combination of a motor, and gears. The machine 100 can include pulleys 122 that can be configured between the wheel 106 and the second spools 118, and can be configured to facilitate smooth flow of the rope with a predefined taut. The spur gears 114 can be supported by a vertical plate 124, and the vertical plate 124 can be configured over the frame 102.

In an embodiment, the wheel 106 can be configured to attain a constant speed to facilitate twisting and the formation of rope. At least one of the plurality of first spools 108 having the input threads can be positioned circumferentially around the wheel 106 with pre-defined distance between two adjacent first spools 106. One of the plurality of first spools 108 can include input threads that can be positioned at center of the wheel 106. The first driving unit 104 can be mounted on a base 126 which further cam be fixed on the frame 102. The pulleys 122 can be mounted on a vertical side supports 128 to reduce down vibrations. The frame 102 can support all the components and can absorb vibrations to transfer it to the ground.

In an embodiment, the proposed disclosure can elaborate upon manufacturing of wire rope and, in particular, considering a 3 wired strand formation with six strands wound around single cored strand. The proposed machine 100 can be used to make main hard wired rope as well as soft as cotton ropes. This can be achieved using speed variations of the spur gears and tension arrangement using the pulleys 122. The use of varying speed for winding of soft and hard ropes can provide perfection in twisting of the rope obtained. Speed required for hard ropes can be less as compared to soft ropes since metal wires are hard and do not bend easily as compared to soft cotton or nylon ropes. Hence speed of wheel can be a major factor in twisting of strands at a point to form a rope. The speed at the collecting end can also play an important role in maintaining specific or predefined tension of the rope formed. The specific or predefined tension can be applied by using the pulley to maintain the tension at a predefined taut. The very high strength of the rope wires can enable wire ropes to support large tensile forces and to run over sheaves with relatively smaller diameters. The speed of the wheel can also be varied according to type of the rope to be formed. Hence a speed regulator can be used at both the ends i.e. at one or more first spool end and one or more second spool end.

In an embodiment, the present disclosure can use a main motor (also referred as first driving unit 104, herein) on the input side which can be fixed to supply the required torque. Since the first shafts 112 can be coupled with the main motor, it is necessary to mount a coupling with the first shafts 112 to further transfer the rotation motion. Torque amplifying and smooth motion spur gears can be used, where the load is less thus transmission cost can be reduced. Wheel 106 with bracket arrangement can be used to hold the plurality of first spools 108 on input side. The wheel 106 on the second shaft 116 can be allowed to attain a constant speed, which can be utilized for twisting and forming the rope.

Moreover, in interpreting the specification, all terms should be interpreted in the broadest possible manner consistent with the context. In particular, the terms "comprises" and "comprising" should be interpreted as referring to elements, components, or steps in a non exclusive manner, indicating that the referenced elements, components, or steps may be present, or utilized, or combined with other elements, components, or steps that are not expressly referenced. Where the specification claims refer to at least one of something selected from the group consisting of A, B, C ... .and N, the text should be interpreted as requiring only one element from the group, not A plus N, or B plus N, etc.

While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.

Claims

THE CLAIMS DEFINING THE INVENTION ARE AS FOLLOWS

1. A rope making machine (100), the machine comprising; a frame (102); a first driving unit (104) configured on the frame (102); a wheel (106) configured with a plurality offirst spools (108) having input threads, and the wheel (106) is operatively configured over the frame (102); a transmission system (110) configured between the wheel (106) and the first driving unit (104), and adapted to transmit torque from the first driving unit (104) to the wheel (106) to facilitate rotation of the wheel (106), wherein rotation of the wheel (106) enables twisting of the input threads to form the rope, and wherein the transmission system (110) comprising; one or more first shafts (112) configured with the first driving unit (104), one or more spur gears (114) operatively configured with the one or more first shafts (112), and a second shaft (116) configured to hold the wheel (106), and operatively configured with the one or more spur gears (114) to transmit the torque from the one or more spur gears (114) to the wheel (106), and wherein the one or more spur gears (114) are adapted to vary the torque transmitted, to the wheel (106), by the first driving unit (104).

2. The machine (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the frame (102) is made of C-section channels.

3. The machine (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the machine (100) comprises a one or more second spools (118) configured to receive the rope, and the one or more second spools (118) are configured with a second driving unit (120) to facilitate the rotation of the one or more second spools (118).

4. The machine as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first driving unit (104) and the second driving unit (120) comprise any or combination of a motor, and gears.

5. The machine (100) as claimed in claim 3, wherein the machine (100) comprises one or more pulleys (122) configured between the wheel (104) and the one or more second spools (118), and configured to facilitate smooth flow of the rope with a predefined taut.

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