US1191904A - Wire-reel. - Google Patents

Description

B. F. LUICK.

WIRE REEL.

APPLICATION r|LEn1uLYs.1914. nzNEwED oc1.11.1915.

Patentedy July 18, 1916.

v Eff/flaw BERT F. I'UICK, 0F POMONA, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR, T0 ARTHUR. W. RISHER, 0F SPADRA, CALIFORNIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 118, 1916.

Application filed July 6, 1914, Serial No. 849,098. Renewed October 11, 1915.l Serial No. 55,357.

To @ZZ lwhom it may con/:era:

Bc it known that 1', Bnu'r F. Linen, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pomona, in the county oi Los Angeles, State of California, have invented new and useful improvements in l/Vire-leels,l of which the following is a specification.

T his invention relates to a reel for winding and nnwinding coils of wire.

It is the object of this invention to'provide a reel which is adjustable tosuit coils otvarious sizes and diameters, and to provide a simple and effective means for making such adjustment. A further object is to provide adjusting means by which the coil can be made to fit tight on the reel as portions are unwound therefrom, which can be operated while the rcel is in rotation.

A further object is to provide an expanding reel which is so constructed that the parts will not bind and thereby prevent its etiective operation.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the reel, with parts broken away. Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation with parts removed. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, partly in elevation. Fig. f1 is a detail section of one of the sliding blocks as seen on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2, in the direction indicated by the arrows. l

More sliecilically, (3 indicates a frame which Ais 'formed oi parallel side members 7 and 8 fitted. with hand-holds 9by which it 4may be readily carried; the members 7 and 8 being connected together by transverse beams 10 and l1, and a central beam 12. Mounted on the beam, 12 intermediate its ends is a bearing plate 13 and extending upwardly from this plate 13 is a standard 14, the lower end of which is reduced and passes through the plate 13 and the beam Il2 vand is engaged by a nut 15 on the underside of the beam 12 by which it is held in place.

Revoluloly mounted on the standard 14: and supported on the bearing plate 13 is a hub 16 formed with an outwardly extending flange 17 on its upper edge to which is se'- cured a circular reel. disk 18; the disk 18 being engaged with the flange vl? yby means of bolts 19 which also engage a flange 20 coil of wire supported on the disk 18. The

fiange 23 is provided :to form a blunt edge on the. disk 18 and also toshield a series of rollers 25 revolubly mounted in yokes 26 carried by the rails 7 and 8. The rollers 25, preferably four in number, are spaced equi- `distant around the disk 18 adjacent to and parallel with its outer edge and are normally positioned slightly out of contact with the lower face of thei disk 18 so that the latter will contact therewith when there is sufficient load on the disk to depress its outer edge into contact with the rollers; thc/disk 18 being 'formed ot' sheet metal and having a slight resiliency, but of sufficient rigidity that considerable pressure is necessary in order to compress the plate 18 suliciently to contact theI rollers 25. This. construction is provided for the purpose of preventing bindingr ot the disk 18 as will be later described.

rlhe blocks 24 extend through the slots 22 and are fitted with rollers 27 and 28 on cach side thereof which are adapted to bearvon the upper and lower sides respectively of the disk 18. 'I he outer ends ot' the blocks 2+ are formed with yokes 29 in which are pivoted wire engaging arms 30, the upper ends of which are bent outwardly to copcra'te with thcdisk 1.8 to prevent lateral spreading of a coil of wire carried on the arms 3() when the rcel is disposed in a vertical position. l

livolally connected to the arms 30 a short distance above their pivotal coniwction with the yokcs 2!) are links 81 which extend inwardly and upwardly and are connected at their inner ends to lugs 32 formed on a sleeve 33 slidably mounted on the threzulcd standard 21. Formed on the upper end of' the sleeve, 235i is an annular 'flange 34. which is sldably engaged by an internally threaded sleeve 35 mounted on the stamlard 21- and provided with mind-holes 36 on its opposite sides by means of which it may be rotated to cause it to advance up or down on the standard 21 to spread or retract the arms 30. The connection between the sleeve and the sleeve 35 is detachable and is formed by providing the sleeves 35 with an open slot 3,7 on one side thereof through which the flanges 34 on the sleeve 33 may be passed so that the lower edge of the flange 34 will seatuon an inwardly extending Flange 38 formed on the sleeve immediately below the slot 37. o

As a means for rotating the reel the standard 21 is formed with a squared upper end portion 39 to receive a crank 40 which may be applied and removed as desired. By the use of the crank 10 the. standard 21 and the disk 18 may be rotated independent ot the reel adjusting sleeves 33 and 35 and without eilecting the operation or adjustment of the latter. The upper end of the standard 14 projects beyond the upper end of the stand ard 21 and is threaded to receive a nut 41 which serves to hold the standard 21 in place. n

In the operation of the invention, when it is desired to place a coil of wire on the disk 18 the crank 40 is removed and the arms are retracted as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, by rotating the sleeve in such direction that it will move upwardly on the threaded .standard 21, thereby causing the sleeve to move therewith and` exert an inward pull on the links 31, thus rocking the arms 30 rearwardly on their pivotal connections with the links and the yokes 29. Continued upward movement of the sleeve 35 will operate to cause the blocks 24 to be retracted in their guide slots 22 so as to dispose the rearwardly inclined arms 30 adjacent the standard 21 when it is desired to place a coil of Wire of small diameter on the reel. After the coil of wire has been positioned on the plate 18 around the outer faces of the arms 30 the, sleeve 35 is rotated so as to advance it downwardly on the standard 21 and thereby move the sleeve therewith so as to cause the links 31 to rock the arms 30 outwardly toward their norma-l vertical position, which position is limited by the lower ends of the arms 30 coming in contact with the forward ends of the blocks 24. Continued downward movement of the sleeves 35 and 33 would then cause the arms 3() and blocks 241 to advance simultaneously to position the outer faces of the arms 30 in close contact with the inner periphery of the wire coil.

As it is desirable to have thc wire coil tightly' engaged by the arms il() the threaded sleeve 33 is screwed downwardly so as to exert a considerable outward"pressure on the arms 30 through the links 3l. action tends to bind thc blocks 24 on the plate 18 but this binding action is effectively overcome by reason of the engagement of This the plate and the sleeve 35 screwed down to a point on the standard 21 to obtain the desired pressure of the arms -30 against the inner peripherly of the wire coil that the disk 18 would so tightly clamped against its bearing as to inhibit its rotation.

the wire coil is thus engaged on the disk 18 When by the arms v 30 the rails 7 and 8 are lashed to a post in a vertical position and the wire unwound from its coil. When it is desired to wind the wire on the reel the crank 40 is attached to the threaded standard 39 as shown in Fig: 2. It is manifest, however that the reel may be operated both in winding or unwinding the wire coil when positioned horizontally, as shown in the drawings. f

What claim is:

1. A wire rcel, comprising the combination of a frame, a stationary standard thereon, an externally threaded tubular standard rcvolubly mounted on said stationary stand ard, a disk rigidly aixed to the threaded standard formed with a seriesof radially extending slots, blocks slidably mounted in certain ot said slots, arms pivoted on said blocks, links connecting with said arms above their pivotal yconnection with the blocks, a sleeve slidably mounted on the threaded standard to which the inner ends of said links are pivotally connected, a flange on said sleeve, and a threaded sleeve on said standard formed with an inwardly extending flange detachably engaging the flange on the loose sleeve.

2. In a wire reel, a frame, a revoluble disk on said frame, a plurality of rollers normally positioned out of contact with the underside of saidfdisk and adapted to en-. gage therewith on deflection of the disk under pressure thereon, whereby binding' of the disk is prevented.

A wire reel., con'iprising a frame, a rigid standard thereon, a hub rcvolubly mounted on said standard, a disk supported on said hub, a threaded tubular standard encompassing the stationary standard, sa id threaded standard, disk and hub rigidly 'conf ncctcd together` a plurality of blocks slidbly mounted in radial slots in said disk, .ollers on said blocks engaging the upper and lower surfaces of the disk, pivotcd arms carried by said blocks, a loose sleeve on the threaded standard, links connecting said ico sleeve to the pivoted' erms, a threaded sleeve have hereunto subscribed my name thisnQBrd to move the loose sleeve to rock the arms and shift the blocks.

yIn witness that I claim the foregoing I on said standard connected to the loose day of June, 1914.

BERT F. LUICK.

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