Automated coiling system for post-tension tendon
AssigneeSuncoast Post-Tension, Ltd.
InventorWilliam B. Manson
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Abstract
An automated coiling system for post-tension tendons, comprising a frame, a tendon feed device adapted to introduce a tendon of widely varying length into a coiler assembly, a coiler assembly adapted to grip and coil the tendon within a fixed volume having a predefined diameter; a plurality of wire tying devices adapted to securely tie a wire around the tendon bundle of widely varying diameter in a plurality of predetermined positions and cut the wire after tying; and a tendon ejector device adapted to urge a tied tendon bundle from the coiler assembly.
Claims9
An automated coiling system for post-tension tendons, comprising:
- (a) a frame;
- (b) a tendon feed device adapted to introduce a tendon into a coiler assembly;
- (c) a coiler assembly mounted on the frame and adapted to grip and coil the tendon to form a tendon bundle having a predefined coil diameter;
- (d) a diverter assembly positioned on the tendon feed device to selectively direct the tendon to either the coiler assembly or a second coiler assembly;
- (e) a plurality of wire tying devices mounted on the frame and adapted to securely tie a wire around the tendon bundle in a plurality of predetermined positions and cut the wire after tying, wherein the wire tying device includes a rotatable twisting device to form a twisted tying wire around the tendon bundle;
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- (f) a tendon ejector device mounted on the frame and adapted to urge the tendon bundle from the coiler assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.