Apparatus for winding pilot lines
AssigneeHydra Dyne Corporation
InventorRobert W. Goode
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided for winding elongated material in the form of pilot lines upon axially aligned drums rotatably mounted on a self-contained mobile trailer which has a horizontal rail extending longitudinally thereof in spaced parallel relation to the coaxial drums. A bull wheel or capstan device is slidably mounted for reciprocation upon the rail to guide and advance each pilot line onto the peripheral winding surface of each drum.
Claims6
A portable reeling apparatus for winding elongated material upon a plurality of take-up elements mounted in side by side relationship (for rotation), each element being rotatable about (parallel axes) a horizontal axis in a substantially vertical plane parallel to the planes of rotation of the other elements, comprising:
- a base for supporting the take-up elements;
- means for rotating said take-up elements;
- elongated guide means mounted on said base spaced from and parallel to the axis of each of said elements;
- a bull wheel unit for receiving and advancing the elongated material toward a selected one of the take-up elements;
- means for slidably mounting said bull wheel unit for rectilinear movement on said guide means;
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- drive means operable to position said bull wheel unit at desired positions along said guide means and to produce reciprocating movement of the bull wheel unit along the guide means relative to any selected one of said take-up elements for level winding the elongated material onto the selected one of said take-up elements as the elongated material is pulled by the bull wheel unit and the take-up element is rotated to store the elongated material.
An apparatus for reeling pilot lines, of the kind used in facilitating the stringing of transmission conductors, onto a plurality of drums mounted in side by side relationship, each element being rotatable about a horizontal axis in a substantially vertical plane parallel to the planes of rotation of the other elements, comprising:
- a wheeled carrier and means for rotatably supporting the drums on the carrier;
- a plurality of take-up drive wheels, each positioned adjacent an associated drum and in frictional engagement therewith for imparting rotary motion thereto;
- an elongated guide rail rigidly mounted on said carrier spaced from and parallel to the axis of each of the drums mounted thereon, said guide rail having a hingedly mounted front end section for swinging toward said axis of each of said drums;
- first and second bull wheels arranged in spaced parallel axial alignment for receiving spaced sections of pilot line therearound;
- first and second hydraulic motors coupled to said bull wheels for unidirectional synchronous rotation of said bull wheels to advance the pilot line received therearound;
- a carriage for slidably mounting said bull wheels and said motors upon said rail for rectilinear movement thereupon;
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- drive means operable to position said carriage and bull wheels on the guide rail and produce reciprocating movement of the carriage and bull wheels along the guide rail relative to any selected one of said plurality of drums for level winding the pilot line onto the selected one of the drums as the pilot line is pulled by the bull wheels and the selected drum is rotated by the associated drive capstan to store the pilot line.
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