US 12,700,720 B2 · Transmission line advancement system with transmission line speed adjustment

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the installation of transmission lines with a transmission line advancement system. The transmission line advancement system is configured to install a variety of transmission lines into a conduit, pipe, duct, or the like, including fiber optic cables and electrical transmission lines. Furthermore, the present disclosure generally relates to a transmission line speed adjustment system for synchronizing a first location speed and a second location speed, a method for synchronizing a transmission line first location speed with a transmission line second location speed, and another transmission line speed adjustment system for synchronizing a first location speed and a second location speed.

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Dependent claims

A transmission line speed adjustment system for synchronizing a first location speed and a second location speed comprising:

a conduit configured to receive a transmission line from a first location at the first location speed and guide the transmission line to a speed measurement device coupled to the conduit;
an advancement device configured to receive the transmission line from the speed measurement device and apply an advancement force to the transmission line to advance the transmission line at the second location speed;
the speed measurement device configured to slide relative to the advancement device when the first location speed is not equal to the second location speed;
and
a speed measurement device sensor configured to indicate a position of the speed measurement device and a corresponding speed of the transmission line at a second location relative to the first location.

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A method for synchronizing a transmission line first location speed with a transmission line second location speed comprising:

using a conduit, receiving a transmission line from a first location and guiding the transmission line at a first location speed to a speed measurement device;
using the speed measurement device, receiving the transmission line from the conduit at a speed measurement device first end and guiding the transmission line to an advancement device coupled to a speed measurement device second end, wherein the speed measurement device is configured to measure a first location force at the speed measurement device first end and a second location force at the speed measurement device second end;
using the speed measurement device, comparing the first location force and the second location force;
and
using the advancement device, adjusting the transmission line second location speed until the speed measurement device indicates that a difference between the first location force and the second location force are within an optimal position tolerance.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Transmission line advancement system with transmission line speed adjustment

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Transmission line advancement system with transmission line speed adjustment

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Abstract

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