US 12,715,729 B2 · Reeling device

Abstract

In some implementations, a reeling device may receive material via a receiving end of a set of guiding blocks positioned around a reel. The set of guiding blocks are configured with an opening at the receiving end and with one or more inner surfaces configured to guide the material on a path around a surface of the reel. The one or more inner surfaces of the set of guiding blocks are arc-shaped to generally follow the surface of the reel. The reeling device may operate a motor that rotates the reel in a loading direction to facilitate loading the material onto the reel. The set of guiding blocks travel generally away from the surface of the reel based on the material being received and/or the motor operating in the loading direction.

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Dependent claims

A device, comprising:

a reel configured to rotate;
a plurality of guiding blocks, positioned around the reel, configured with an opening at a receiving end between at least two of the plurality of guiding blocks, wherein each of the plurality of guiding blocks has an inner surface configured to guide a received material on a path around a surface of the reel, wherein the plurality of guiding blocks includes a first guiding block and a second guiding block, wherein an exterior surface of the first guiding block intersects with the inner surface of the second guiding block to provide the path around the surface of the reel;
and
a set of force application devices configured to apply force on the plurality of guiding blocks in one or more radially inward directions that are generally towards the reel.

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Reeling device

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