Stranding unit for a stranding machine and basket for a stranding unit

A stranding unit for a stranding machine, comprising:

• a stranding axis;
• at least one basket;
• a cage in which said at least one basket is disposed for receiving a reel having strand material wound thereon;
• a plurality of frame bearing elements;
• a stand having a frame disposed to extend in a circumferential direction around the stranding axis and around said cage, said cage mounted on said frame by said plurality of frame bearing elements and being rotatable around the stranding axis;
• and
• eccentric pins, said frame bearing elements are each fastened to said frame by one of said eccentric pins.

A stranding unit for a stranding machine, comprising:

• a stranding axis;
• at least one basket;
• a cage in which said at least one basket is disposed for receiving a reel having strand material wound thereon said cage having a plurality of cage plates disposed perpendicularly to the stranding axis and each of said cage plates having a basket opening formed therein into which said basket is inserted;
• a plurality of frame bearing elements;
• and
• a stand having a frame disposed to extend in a circumferential direction around the stranding axis and around said cage, said cage mounted on said frame by said plurality of frame bearing elements and being rotatable around the stranding axis.