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US 11,834,293 B1Granted
Bobbin loader apparatus and method
OwnerJohn D. Martelli, Chris Beatyinventors
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Abstract
A bobbin loader apparatus and method includes a bobbin connected with a first motor. A thread holder is connected with a second motor where the thread holder is configured to hold thread. A thread guide is connected with a third motor where the thread guide directs thread from the thread holder to the bobbin. A motor controller is connected with the first motor, the second motor and the third motor where the motor controller operates the first motor to turn the bobbin in a first direction and the second motor to turn the thread holder in a second direction such that tension is applied to the thread as thread is added to the bobbin.
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A bobbin loader apparatus comprising:
- a. a bobbin connected with a first motor;
- b. a thread holder connected with a second motor wherein the thread holder is configured to hold thread;
- c. a thread guide connected with a third motor wherein the thread guide directs thread from said thread holder to said bobbin;
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- d. a motor controller connected with the first motor, the second motor and the third motor wherein the motor controller operates the first motor to turn the bobbin in a first direction and the second motor to turn the thread holder in a second direction such that tension is applied to the thread as thread is added to the bobbin and wherein the motor controller, upon receiving input data including bobbin dimensions and thread dimensions, determines the amount of thread a bobbin will hold.
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A bobbin loader apparatus comprising:
- a. a bobbin removably connected with a first motor, wherein the bobbin has a connecting shaft connecting a first end and a second end and wherein the connecting shaft has a length and an outside diameter and the first end and the second end are separated by a width approximately equal to the length of the connecting shaft;
- b. a thread holder connected with a second motor wherein the thread holder is configured to hold thread;
- c. a thread guide connected with a third motor wherein the thread guide directs thread from said thread holder to said bobbin;
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- d. a motor controller connected with the first motor, the second motor and the third motor wherein the motor controller operates the first motor to turn the bobbin in a first direction and the second motor to turn the thread holder in a second direction such that tension is applied to the thread as thread is added to the bobbin and wherein the motor controller operates the third motor such that the thread guide moves back and forth the length of the connecting shaft as thread is added to the bobbin and wherein the motor controller, upon receiving input data including bobbin dimensions and thread dimensions, determines the amount of thread a bobbin will hold.
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A bobbin loader method comprising:
- a. providing a bobbin connected with a first motor, wherein the bobbin has a connecting shaft connecting a first end and a second end and wherein the connecting shaft has a length and an outside diameter and the first end and the second end are separated by a width approximately equal to the length of the connecting shaft;
- a thread holder connected with a second motor wherein the thread holder is configured to hold thread;
- a thread guide connected with a third motor wherein the thread guide directs thread from said thread holder to said bobbin;
- and a motor controller connected with the first motor, the second motor and the third motor wherein the motor controller operates the first motor to turn the bobbin in one direction and the second motor to turn the thread holder in a second direction such that tension is applied to the thread as thread is added to the bobbin and wherein the motor controller operates the third motor such that the thread guide moves back and forth the length of the connecting shaft as thread is added to the bobbin and wherein the motor controller, upon receiving input data including bobbin dimensions and thread dimensions, determines the amount of thread a bobbin will hold and wherein the motor controller, upon receiving input data including the width of the bobbin, the length of the connecting shaft, the outside diameter of the connecting shaft and a diameter of a thread to be added to a bobbin, operates the third motor such that the thread guide moves back and forth along the length of the connecting shaft such that thread is deposited without overlap;
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- b. adding thread to the thread holder, directing thread to the thread guide and from the thread guide to the bobbin.
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