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US 2022/0388805 A1Published application
Spool unloading device
AssigneeInnovative Automation, Inc.
InventorsMichael LALONDE, Zac CUTT, Michael SUTTON, Robert DORION
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Abstract
A spool unloading device comprising: a spindle; a first bulk spool of material is mounted on the spindle, wherein the spindle is rotatably controlled to dispense the material; a series of pulleys for receiving the unspooled material such that a variable length of the material is stored within the device before exiting the device to an upstream equipment; and a drive mechanism for indexing the unspooled material exiting the spool unloading machine at a controlled rate.
Claims16
A spool unloading device comprising:
- a spindle;
- a first bulk spool of material is mounted on the spindle, wherein the spindle is rotatably controlled to dispense the material;
- a series of pulleys for receiving the unspooled material such that a variable length of the material is stored within the device before exiting the device to an upstream equipment;
- and
- a drive mechanism for indexing the unspooled material exiting the spool unloading machine at a controlled rate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.