US 4,065,101 AGranted

Torsion spool

OwnerMehmet D. Korkutinventor

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Abstract

A stationary gear is keyed to a center shaft which is supported longitudinally in a frame. Gears identical with the stationary gear mesh therewith as equally spaced satellites therearound. The satellite gears are fixed on respective satellite shafts, which are mounted for rotation in and between a pair of longitudinally spaced plates that are mounted for rotation on the center shaft. Cylinders, on which are defined helical grooves for engaging a line, are keyed to the respective satellite shafts for rotation therewith. The helical grooves of the respective cylinders have a transverse pitch angle per revolutions of the respective cylinders and plates that is a function of the distance between centers of adjacent cylinders and the center angle subtended thereby, the common diameter of center and cylinder gears, and the diameter of the engaging line, that add up closest to "1H" and straight tracking to provide a tracking error of less than 0.1.degree. instead of a usual tracking error of 3.degree..

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Dependent claims

An improved torsion spool for reeling spooling line in and out comprising:

a. a stand secured to supporting structure and extending substantially thereabove;
b. a stationary shaft supported by its ends on said stand;
c. a center gear fixed on said stationary shaft and adjacent and end thereof;
d. a composite drum having circular end plates center mounted on and around said stationary shaft for rotation therearound, said end plates being spaced apart by a plurality of transverse shafts mounted for rotation therein and therebetween without interference with each other, said transverse shafts being mounted intermediate the center and the perimeter of said circular end plates;
e. a plurality of satellite gears, similar to and meshing with said center gear, keyed respectively to said transverse shafts for rotation therewith as said drum end plates rotate around said stationary shaft;
f. a plurality of satellite cylinders fixed to said transverse shafts for rotation therewith, said cylinders having circumferential surfaces defining respectively similar helical grooves and adjustable with respective shafts and satellite gears to position for said grooves of adjacent cylinders to be in helical alignment;
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g. means to rotate said end plates.

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