WO2000064797A1 - Storage and transportation device - Google Patents
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- WO2000064797A1 WO2000064797A1 PCT/AU2000/000356 AU0000356W WO0064797A1 WO 2000064797 A1 WO2000064797 A1 WO 2000064797A1 AU 0000356 W AU0000356 W AU 0000356W WO 0064797 A1 WO0064797 A1 WO 0064797A1
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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
- B65H75/00—Storing webs, tapes, or filamentary material, e.g. on reels
- B65H75/02—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks
- B65H75/18—Constructional details
- B65H75/22—Constructional details collapsible; with removable parts
- B65H75/2245—Constructional details collapsible; with removable parts connecting flange to hub
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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
- B65H75/00—Storing webs, tapes, or filamentary material, e.g. on reels
- B65H75/02—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks
- B65H75/18—Constructional details
- B65H75/22—Constructional details collapsible; with removable parts
- B65H75/2218—Collapsible hubs
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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
- B65H75/00—Storing webs, tapes, or filamentary material, e.g. on reels
- B65H75/02—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks
- B65H75/18—Constructional details
- B65H75/22—Constructional details collapsible; with removable parts
- B65H75/2254—Constructional details collapsible; with removable parts with particular joining means for releasably connecting parts
- B65H75/2272—Constructional details collapsible; with removable parts with particular joining means for releasably connecting parts releasably connected by relative rotatable movement of parts, e.g. threaded or bayonet fit
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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
- B65H75/00—Storing webs, tapes, or filamentary material, e.g. on reels
- B65H75/02—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks
- B65H75/18—Constructional details
- B65H75/22—Constructional details collapsible; with removable parts
- B65H75/2254—Constructional details collapsible; with removable parts with particular joining means for releasably connecting parts
- B65H75/2281—Snap-fit connections
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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
- B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
- B65H2701/50—Storage means for webs, tapes, or filamentary material
- B65H2701/51—Cores or reels characterised by the material
- B65H2701/512—Cores or reels characterised by the material moulded
- B65H2701/5122—Plastics
Definitions
- This invention relates to an apparatus for storage and transportation of elongate coilable members such as tubing, cables and
- the invention is concerned with a demountable cable reel.
- empty reels are prone to damage during storage and transportation.
- circular end flanges are removable from the spool, and in some cases the spool itself is demountable to a more compact shape. Many of these
- demountable cable reels rely upon elongate bolts extending via the
- French Patent Application 88 04881 describes a demountable
- European Patent Application 91121835.2 (Publication No. 0491400 A1 ) describes a demountable cable reel having core elements bolted at opposite ends to the opposed end flanges.
- integrally formed flange/spool members interconnect intermediate the
- Australian Patent 442191 describes a cable reel comprising a pair of circular end flanges, each with an array or radial slots spaced about a
- Core elements comprising a disc like member with
- a cylindrical spool acts as
- demountable cable reels having circular end flanges and non-demountable cylindrical spools are described in US Patents 5868348, 5743486, 5242129, 5660354 and 5727752.
- Demountable cable reels having planar flanges and demountable
- Patent 592112, Australian Patent 442191 and Australian Patent 224780 are not considered sufficiently robust for larger capacity cables.
- a demountable reel for elongate coilable objects comprising:-
- end flanges each including an inwardly
- a generally cylindrical spool comprising two or more spool elements, each said spool connecting boss and said spool being engagable by axial alignment of complementary engagement members
- said reel being characterised in that
- an end flange may be removably replaced by a substitute end flange with an elongate object coiled in situ about said spool.
- each said end flange includes reinforcement means adjacent a perimetral rim member.
- said spool connecting boss may be recessed below an inner face of said flange.
- said spool connecting boss projects outwardly from an inner face of said flange.
- said boss includes a central shaft aperture.
- each said flange may include a plurality of radially
- tensionable members extending between opposed flanges.
- said radially spaced apertures include reinforcing means.
- said spool may comprise two or more separate elements
- said spool may comprise two or more spool elements
- said spool elements may include axially extending reinforcing members. Additionally or alternatively said elements may include radially extending reinforcing elements.
- said reinforcing elements are integrally formed adjacent an inner surface of said spools elements.
- Said spool elements preferably comprise shouldered end portions.
- said complementary engagement members associated with said flanges comprise a plurality of circumferentially spaced radially oriented projections and/or recesses on said boss.
- the complementary engagement means associated with said spool elements comprise circumferentially spaced radially oriented projections
- the spool and respective flanges may be releasably secured by
- At least one cam member is provided to wedgingly engage
- cam member may be operative in a radial direction.
- stop means is provided to limit relative rotation between said spool and respective flanges.
- releasable locking means is provided to prevent disengagement between said spool and a respective flange.
- said locking means is adapted to prevent relative rotation between said spool and a respective flange when said complementary
- said locking means is actuable from an exterior region of each said flange.
- FIG. 1 shows elements of a cable reel spool according to the invention
- FIG. 2 shows one embodiment of a cable reel end flange
- FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of a cable reel end flange
- FIG. 4 shows schematically the alignment of engagement members of an end flange and a spool
- FIG. 5 shows an exploded reel assembly
- FIG. 6 shows a partial cross sectional engagement between a spool and the flange of FIG. 3;
- FIG. 7 shows a partial cross sectional engagement between a spool and the flange of FIG. 2;
- FIG. 8 shows a plan view of the engagement between a spool and a flange
- FIG. 9 shows one embodiment of the connection means of a spool
- FIG. 10 shows an alternative embodiment of the connection means of a spool element
- FIG. 11 shows yet another embodiment of a connection means of a spool element
- FIG. 12 shows still another embodiment of a connection means of a spool element
- FIG. 13 shows a partial inner view of a spool element
- FIG. 14 shows a reinforcing insert for a flange
- FIG.15 shows a part cross sectional view of engagement between a flange and a spool
- FIG. 16 shows one embodiment of a flange locking means
- FIG. 17 shows a flange
- FIG.18 shows a part cross sectional view of a reinforced flange rim.
- spool elements 1 , 2 have a keyed rib 3 on one edge and
- Each spool element has a smooth arcuate outer surface 5 and
- arcuate end walls 6 comprising a series of alternately spaced teeth 7 and
- FIGS. 2 and 3 show alternative embodiments of an end flange 9 having a spool supporting boss 10 and a central shaft aperture 11.
- the boss 10 is located in a recess 12a in inner flange
- boss 10 comprises a cylindrical base 13 with a spaced array of teeth 7a extending radially from the outer end of base 13 to form a recessed region between teeth 7 and flange wall 12.
- FIG. 4 shows schematically the engagement of a cylindrical spool
- Apertures 15 are optionally provided in teeth 7a, the purpose of which apertures 15 will be described later.
- FIG. 5 shows an exploded view of a cable reel assembly
- teeth 7a of flange 9 are located behind teeth
- FIG. 6 is a part cross sectional view of the securement of flange 9 of FIG. 3 to spool 14.
- FIG. 7 is a part cross sectional view of the securement of flange 9
- FIG. 8 is a plan view of the assembly shown in FIG 6 with the teeth 7 of spool 14 engaged behind teeth 7a of flange 9 with apertures 15 in teeth 7a aligned with apertures 15a in teeth 7 aligned to receive an elongate bolt (not shown) if required.
- Apertures 15, 15a permit the use of tensionable bolts between
- FIG. 9 shows an alternative form of connection for spool elements.
- one edge 20 of spool element 21 is formed with a V- shaped channel 27 having spaced apertures 22 therein.
- the opposite edge 23 is formed with a complementary V-shaped
- channel 27 and rib 24 guides the headed pins 25 into alignment with
- FIG. 10 shows an alternative means of connecting spool elements.
- each spool element 28 is formed with alignable abutments 29, 30, one abutment 29 having a
- FIG. 11 shows a modification to the embodiment of FIG. 1.
- FIGS. 12, 12a and 12b shows yet another means of connecting spool elements.
- one edge 40 of a spool element 41 is provided with spaced apertures 42 to receive deformable head pins 43 mounted on
- deformable barbed pins 45 On the inner side of flap 44 are deformable barbed pins 45, which, when the two spool elements are rotated together about hinged flap 44,
- FIG. 12a shows a variation wherein the heads of pins 43 are
- FIG. 12 also shows optional reinforcing ribs 52 extending axially along the inner wall 53 of spool element 41 and radially extending ribs 54 also or alternatively extending along inner wall 53.
- FIG. 13 shows schematically a transversely extending reinforcing rib 55 extending between opposed end walls 56 of a spool element 57.
- FIG. 14 shows a steel reinforcing element 60 which may be employed in the flanges of larger capacity cable reels according to the
- the reenforcing element comprises a central shaft reinforcing tube 61 , a plurality of radially spaced webs 62 and retaining plates 63 for tensionable bolts not shown which extend between opposed reel flanges.
- Retaining plates 63 have keyhole apertures 64 for ease of inserting and connection of the tensionable bolts.
- the reinforcing element 60 is placed into an injection moulding die for the reel flange and is encapsulated in the moulding
- FIG. 15 shows a port cross sectional view of a reel assembly
- diameter boss 72 comprises a larger diameter portion 72a and a smaller
- FIG. 16 shows a locking means to prevent disengagement between the end flange and a spool of a cable reel.
- tab 82 lies against the outer face 84
- FIG. 17 shows a variation in flange design incorporating reinforcing ribs 90 extending radially between boss 91 and the inner wall 92 of a recess 93 in flange 94.
- Buttressed ribs 95 reinforce the region oft he join between the floor
- cavities 97 are
- tabs are accessible from the outer face of opposed flanges to release the
- FIG. 18 shows a means of reinforcing the outer rims of flanges on
- the rim 103 as shown has oppositely
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AU39483/00A AU3948300A (en) | 1999-04-22 | 2000-04-20 | Storage and transportation device |
EP00918593A EP1185477A1 (en) | 1999-04-22 | 2000-04-20 | Storage and transportation device |
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