EP1893492B1 - Verfahren zum Wickeln von Kabeln - Google Patents

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EP1893492B1
EP1893492B1 EP06742504A EP06742504A EP1893492B1 EP 1893492 B1 EP1893492 B1 EP 1893492B1 EP 06742504 A EP06742504 A EP 06742504A EP 06742504 A EP06742504 A EP 06742504A EP 1893492 B1 EP1893492 B1 EP 1893492B1
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Kevin T. Windak Inc Shea
Daniel Windak Inc. Shelander
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H65/00—Securing material to cores or formers
    • B65H65/005—Securing end of yarn in the wound or completed package
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B25/00—Packaging other articles presenting special problems
    • B65B25/24—Packaging annular articles, e.g. tyres
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B9/00—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, e.g. liquids or semiliquids, in flat, folded, or tubular webs of flexible sheet material; Subdividing filled flexible tubes to form packages
    • B65B9/02—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material between opposed webs
    • B65B9/026—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material between opposed webs the webs forming a curtain

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  • the invention relates to a method for winding cables, wires, cords or other materials of extended length, specifically to a method suitable for packing a spooled product into a plastic film (also called foil) in an automatic or semiautomatic process.
  • a plastic film also called foil
  • winding comprises both “spooling” (i.e., winding cables onto spools, reels, drums, or the like cores) and “coiling” (i.e., winding cables without cores)
  • “cable product” comprises both “spooled product” and "coiled product”.
  • Cable is normally manufactured in great lengths during a continuous process. Most are delivered wound onto spools, drums or reels of various sizes. Fully automatic winding apparatus is developed by and described, e.g., in European Patent No 0754160B1 (owner Windak AB).
  • One way to improve the productivity is to use more than one winding head, i.e., winding the cable onto the drums is carried on in more than one separate location intermittently (in fact, the above patent describes an apparatus with two spooling heads). In such apparatus, while one reel is being wound, the full spool is automatically wrapped with plastic film to secure the cable end and to make the spool ready for delivery.
  • the obvious disadvantage of dual spooling head apparatus over single head apparatus is increased complexity and cost.
  • US 4,905,457 is described a machine for wrapping cylindrical articles in a thermally weldable web.
  • the system automatically guides the free end of a new web downwardly by a deflector connected to the upper jaw member of a double-welding system in which pairs of electrodes are energized to form two seams.
  • JP-A-05 004 627 discloses a method of packaging a finished cable product by moving the product through a band of film stretched between two rotatable shafts.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide a novel method for packing spooled or coiled product into a plastic film that can be used in the cable winding apparatus (including fully automatic and semi-automatic cable winding machines).
  • Advantages of the invention are that the end of the cable of the finished product is fastened quickly and the finished product can be quickly removed from the winding position, making room for the new product. Another advantage is that the packaging method provides a package that will not need further treatment. For example, trademarks and other information pertinent to the product may be preprinted on the film.
  • a coiled product also functions as a dispenser.
  • the film allows access to the inner end of the coil. This end and desired amount of cable can be pulled out of the package from the middle opening of the coil and film. The film and the remaining coil will remain intact until the last of the product is dispensed.
  • the invention achieves this object by providing a method as defined in claim 1.
  • Fig. 1A shows a cable winding apparatus 1, having a frame 2, a conveyor 3 for delivering empty reels 4 into a winding position 5.
  • the winding position comprises several elements, such as a feeding arm for lifting the reel into the right position, an outer pintle for fixing the reel into its winding position, means for fastening the cable to the core of the reel (as described, e.g., EP 0754160 ), cable supplying and measuring means, and cable laying element 6 which is preferably integrated with a cable cutter 7 (see Figs. 2 and 3 ).
  • the apparatus further comprises a conveyor 8, a pair of rotatable shafts 9 and 10 adapted to receive and hold plastic film supply rolls 11 and 12, and the band of film 13, stretched between rotatable shafts 9 and 10.
  • the apparatus also comprises sealing bars 14 and 15 (see Figs. 5 to 7 ), comprising heating elements 16 and 17 (see Figs. 8A and 8B ) and a cutter (see 18 on Fig. 8A and 19 on Fig. 8B ).
  • the apparatus is operated as follows. After the predetermined amount of cable 20 is wound on the reel ( Fig. 2 ), the finished reel 21 is moved away from the winding position with conveyor 8 towards the band of film 13, stretched between the shafts 9 and 10. The finished reel is pushed against the band of film so that the cable is secured ( Fig. 3 ). Then the cable is cut with the cutter 7 (for example, hydraulic cutter may be used), leaving a cable tail 22 with a predetermined length.
  • the cutter 7 for example, hydraulic cutter may be used
  • an empty reel 4 can be moved into winding position 5 and the winding process can star again.
  • the finished reel 21 is moved further against the band of film 13 ( Fig. 4 ), passing the shafts 9 and 10 ( Fig. 5 ).
  • the band covers the reel in the extent of 1/8 to 1/2 of the full circle.
  • sealing bars 14 and 15 are activated and moved towards each other to push the band of film 13 so that the band of film 13 fully surrounds the reel 21 ( Fig. 5 and 6 ).
  • the heating elements 16 or 17 are activated within the sealing bars 14 and 15 to weld the band of film with two substantially parallel welds.
  • the band of film is cut between the two welds, using a cutter (see 18 in Fig. 8A or 19 in Fig. 8B ).
  • the film bend is moved towards the finished reel so the reel and the film bend come into contact prior to reel moving.
  • the reel is then moved forward against the band of film, passing the shafts 9 and 10 as described above.
  • the tension of the film on the reel allows the reel to transfer without loss of integrity and creates this unique package.
  • the film now enclosed in the band of film can additionally be transferred through a shrink tunnel (oven) for the purpose of shrinking the film and creating an even tighter package.
  • Apparatus according to the invention can be used for winding cables with diameters up to 20mm and more.
  • the reel diameter can be up to 1200mm.
  • the film could be a shrink poly or shrink polyetilene with suitable thickness (in one embodiment, the thickness is typically between 1 and 2mm).
  • the cable is fed horizontally and the reel is rotated around a vertical axle
  • the cable can also be fed vertically and the reel rotated around a horizontal axle.
  • the latter is commonly used in dual head winding devices.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Textile Engineering (AREA)
  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Electric Cables (AREA)
  • Manufacture Of Motors, Generators (AREA)

Claims (10)

  1. Eine Methode zur Befestigung des fertigen Kabelendes und zum gleichzeitigen Verpacken des Kabels in der Kabelspulmaschine (1), diese die Methode umfasst folgendes:
    das Bewegen des zwischen zwei Plastikfilm Spulen (11, 12) auf entsprechende drehende Wellen (9, 10) bespannten Films (13) und des fertigen Kabels (21) aufeinander zu, so dass der Film (13) das fertige Kabel (21) berührt und das Kabel (20) an seiner Stelle festhält;
    das Schneiden des Kabels (20), indem das Kabelende (22) eine vordefinierte Länge hat;
    das Bewegen des Films (13) und des fertigen Kabels (21), so dass das fertige Kabel (21) sich mindestens teilweise zwischen zwei drehenden Wellen (9, 10) bewegt bis der Film eine definierte Länge des Kabels (21) abdeckt;
    das Abdecken des fertigen Kabels (21) mit dem Film (13), indem sich zwei entgegengesetzte Schweißarme (14, 15) aufeinander zu bewegen und den Film (13) so weit schieben, dass seine Enden sich treffen;
    das Verbinden von zwei Enden durch zwei Schweißnähte; und
    das Schneiden des Films (13) zwischen zwei Schweißnähten.
  2. Wie im Patentanspruch 1, in dem die vordefinierte Länge etwa 1/8 bis etwa 1/2 des ganzen Kreises beträgt.
  3. Wie im Patentanspruch 1, in dem sich beide Schweißarme (14, 15) aufeinander zu bewegen.
  4. Wie im Patentanspruch 1, in dem sich ein Schweißarm (14, 15) bewegt, wenn der andere Arm steht.
  5. Wie im Patentanspruch 1 bis 4, in dem sich die drehenden Wellen (9, 10) in der Spule des bespannten Films (13) in die Richtung des fertigen Kabels (21) bewegen, indem sie das fertige Kabel (21) festhalten.
  6. Wie im Patentanspruch 1 bis 4, in dem die drehenden Wellen (9, 10) in der Spule des bespannten Films (13) stehen, das fertige Kabel (21) bewegt sich in die Richtung der Spule (ei, 12).
  7. Wie im Patentanspruch 1 bis 4, in dem sich sowohl das fertige Kabel (21) als auch die drehenden Wellen (9, 10) aufeinander zu bewegen.
  8. Wie im Patentanspruch 1 bis 7, in dem das Kabel (20) so geschnitten wird, dass die Länge des Kabelendes (22) kleiner als 1/2 des Durchmessers der oberen Schicht des fertigen Kabels (21) ist.
  9. Wie im Patentanspruch 1 bis 8, in dem die Spulrichtung des Kabel (20) für das Fertigprodukt (21) so gewählt ist, dass das Kabel (20) enger an den gespannten Film (13) gespult wird, wenn das fertige Kabel (21) sich vor dem endgültigen Stopp noch dreht.
  10. Wie im Patentanspruch 1, in dem das fertige Kabel (21) gespult ist.
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