US2039915A

US2039915A - Reeling machine

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Publication number: US2039915A
Application number: US757045A
Authority: US
Inventors: Glen R Mccoy
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1934-12-11
Filing date: 1934-12-11
Publication date: 1936-05-05
Anticipated expiration: 1953-05-05

Description

G. R. MCCOY REELING MACHINE May 5, 1936.

Filed Dec. 11, 1934 Patented May 5, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE REELING MACHINE Glen R. McCoy, Wayland, Iowa Application December 11, 1934, Serial No. 757,045

2 Claims. (01. 242-414) This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in reeling machines.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a reeling machine wherein wire, rope, cables and the like are wound and unwound from reels with a brake device for the reel controlled in its operation by the length or strand of rope from the reel, the brake device becoming operative when tension on the strand is relieved for bringing the reel to rest so that the extended strand will not become entangled or knotted but will remain in a substantially taut condition.

A further object of the invention is to provide a reeling machine of the foregoing character wherein the reel embodies radiating or spider arms with the outer ends of several adjacent arms at one side of the reel provided with adjustable ends to permit positioning thereof relative to supports of the reel for the wound wire or the like whereby the latter as a coil may be removed from or placed upon a reel.

With the above and other objects in view that will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing:-

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a reeling machine constructed in accordance with the present invention, being partly broken away to illustrate the mounting of a reel upon the shaft of the machine;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view;

Figure 3 is a front elevational view, showing the brake operating device having an arm con trolled by a wire or other strand located for wardly of each reel;

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1, with the brake shoe illustrated by dotted lines in its inoperative position with wire being unwound from the reel;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view of a part of a reel, showing the adjustable arms at the outer ends of a pair of side legs or spiders of the reel; and

Figure 6 is a perspective view of an adjustable arm.

The reeling machine is of such character that the same may be mounted on a truck or other conveyance, or be ground supported and may be constructed of any material desired, the framework thereof being illustrated as being of angle iron construction and of any size desired, embodying four vertical standards supported at their lower ends by a pair of parallel base bars I I that are connected by cross braces. The upper ends of the standards ID are connected by bars l3. A bar l4 extends between the standards l0 at each side of the frame structure at points spaced from the upper end thereof for the support of bearings IS in which a shaft I6 is journalled, the shaft extending laterally at each side of the frame structure for the support of a reel ll. Each reel comprises a tubular hub I8 mounted 1 on the laterally projecting end of the shaft l6 and is anchored to said shaft in any convenient manner, such as by means of a stud screw l9 as shown in Figure 1 that passes through the hub is for engagement with the shaft. Radial or

spider arms

20 and 2| project from each end of the hub l8, and the aligned arms at opposite ends of the hub being connected together at spaced relations to their outer ends by supporting bars 22 upon which the cable or like material is wound. The outer ends of the arms 2| at one side of the reel are provided with movable sections to permit the placement or removal of a wire coil or the like onto and from the reel [1, and as shown more clearly in Figs. 5 and 6 the movable section 2I-a at the outer end of each arm 2| is provided with a slot 23 intermediate its ends and with which the thumb screw 24 carried by the arm 2| is associated. The inner end of the arm section 2 la is provided with a fork 25 to engage the pin 26 on the arm 12l for holding the section 21a aligned with the arm. The outer end of the arm 2| is provided with a side opening strap or clip 21 beneath which the movable arm section 2Ia is adapted to be disposed to aid the thumb screw and fork connection in holding the section Zla aligned with the arm 2 I. By loosening the thumb nut 24 and shifting the arm section 2 l a by means of the screw and slot connection, the fork 25 is disengaged from the pin 26 and the arm section 2 la swung to a position inwardly of the outer end of the arm 2| and as will be understood from an inspection of Figure 3, a wire or other coil may be readily removed from the reel H.

The brake device embodies a disk or drum 28 fixed to the shaft [6 intermediate its ends and centrally of the frame structure and with which a brake shoe is associated. A supporting bar 29 extends between a pair of vertical standards ID at opposite sides of the frame structure for the support of a brake lever 30 that is pivotally mounted thereon as at 3 I. The brake lever 30 extends above the brake drum 28 and carries an arched brake shoe 32 for engagement with the brake drum that is normally influenced in a direction for engagement with the brake drum by means of a spring 7 33 attached at one end to the brake lever 30 and having its other end connected to an arm 34 that is anchored as at 35 to a cross bar I2 of the frame structure. The brake lever 30 carries a forwardly directed arm 36 projecting forwardly of the frame structure that is guided in its vertical movement by a pair of vertical and spaced guide bars 31 anchored to the cross bar I 3 at the head of the frame structure and also anchored to a cross bar 38 extending between a pair of vertical standards 0 at opposite sides of the frame structure, this arrangement being clearly illustrated in Figure 3. The forward end of the arm 36 is provided with a cross head 39 with a ring or loop 40 at each end thereof respectively aligned with the reels 11.

The wire or like material 4| wound on the reel I IV has the free end or strand 4 la thereof extended through a loop 40 of the brake lever and while pulling tension is placed on the strand Ma, the arm 36 is elevated as indicatedby dotted lines in Figure 4 to raise the brake lever 30 to disengage the brake shoe 32 from the brake drum 28 and during which time wire may be freely unwound from the reel. As soon as pulling tension is relieved on the strand 4 la, the brake lever 30 is lowered by means of the spring 33 to cause the brake shoe to engage the brake drum and arrest rotary movement of the reel. The brake is entirely automatic in operation and only the desired amount of wire is wound from the reel so that when pulling strains on the strand 4|a are relieved, movement of the reel is arrested so that wire or like materials will not become entangled or distorted. It is also intended to use the device as a reeling machine for placing wire or like material on the reels I! and in such instances, the reels are manually rotated by means of the handle 42 that may be attached to one of the arms 20 as shown in Figures 1 and 2. It is also to be understood that the reels may be of different sizes if desired.

From the above detailed description of the invention, it is believed that the construction and operation thereof will at once be apparent, and. while there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. In a reel of the character described, a hub, arms radiating therefrom, coil supports extending between the arms at the opposite sides of the reel, a movable section at the outer ends of two adjacent arms, a screw and slot connection be-( tween the movable section and arm and a pin and fork connection between the inner end of the movable section and arm for holding them in alinement.

2. In a reel of the character described, a hub, arms radiating therefrom, coil supports extending between the arms at the opposite sides of the reel, the outer ends of a pair of arms at one side of the reel carrying adjustable tips, a pin and slot connection between the tip and arm, one end of the tip being bifurcated and a pin on the arm adapted to be received in the bifurcated end for holding the tip aligned with the arm and retaining a coil on the reel.

GLEN R. MCCOY.