Stabilizing centre core for stabilizing a coil of duct or cable
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
InventorsMikael Larsson, Torbjörn Nilsson
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a stabilizing center core for stabilizing a coil of duct or cable. The stabilizing center core comprises a center tube having a first and a second end. A first plate element is arranged at the first end of the center tube, and a second plate element is arranged at the second end of the center tube. The center core further comprises at least three third plate elements extending between the first plate element and the second plate element and arranged at angular distances around a circumference of the center tube, whereby a duct or cable that is wound around the stabilizing center core is supported by the third plate elements.
Claims17
A stabilizing center core for stabilizing a coil of duct or cable, said stabilizing center core comprising:
- a center tube having a first end and a second end;
- a first plate element arranged at said first end of said center tube;
- a second plate element arranged at said second end of said center tube;
- characterized in that
- said stabilizing center core further comprising:
- at least three third plate elements extending between said first plate element and said second plate element and arranged at angular distances around a circumference of said center tube, whereby a duct or cable that is wound around the stabilizing center core is supported by said third plate elements.
A method for winding up a duct or cable on a stabilizing center core, the stabilizing center core comprising:
- a center tube having a first end and a second end;
- a first plate element arranged at said first end of said center tube;
- a second plate element arranged at said second end of said center tube;
- characterized in that said stabilizing center core further comprises at least three third plate elements extending between said first plate element, and said second plate element and arranged at angular distances around a circumference of said center tube, whereby a duct or cable that is wound around the stabilizing center core is supported by said third plate elements and
- said method comprising:
- arranging a first gable element at a first end of a center tube,
- arranging a second gable element at a second end of said center tube,
- arranging supporting elements carried by at least one of said first and second gable elements, between two circumferentially neighboring third plate elements;
- winding up said duct or cable on said stabilizing center core, whereby said duct or cable is at least partly supported by said first and second supporting elements;
- applying a securing element, which is arranged to secure the wound duct or cable on the stabilizing center core;
- and
- removing said first and second gable elements, whereby said duct or cable is supported by said third plate elements.
A duct or cable package unit, comprising:
- a stabilizing center core comprising:
- a center tube having a first end and a second end;
- a first plate element arranged at said first end of said center tube;
- a second plate element arranged at said second end of said center tube;
- characterized in that said stabilizing center core further comprises at least three third plate elements extending between said first plate element, and said second plate element and arranged at angular distances around a circumference of said center tube, whereby a duct or cable that is wound around the stabilizing center core is supported by said third plate elements;
- an elongated duct or cable that is wound around the stabilizing center core;
- and
- a securing element, which is arranged to secure the wound duct or cable on the stabilizing center core.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.