Fixed position machine for coiling down a cable

A fixed position machine for coiling down a cable in successive layers inside a circular tank having a vertical axis, said machine comprising:

• a hollow column vertically situated on the axis of the tank, a horizontal arm mounted for rotation on said column above said tank;
• means including an inlet curve of fitted rolls, for passing a cable to be coiled down under the tank and around said inlet curve of fitted rolls and up through the hollow column;
• a guide pulley mounted at a fixed location on said arm for rotation about a horizontal axis above said column, said cable passing up through said hollow column being leaved about said guide pulley such that said guide pulley deflects the cable to cause it to run horizontally along the arm after emerging from the top of the column;
• a carriage mounted on said arm for movement horizontally along said arm towards and away from said guide pulley, said carriage including a motor for driving said carriage along said horizontal arm;
• a drive pulley mounted to said carriage for rotation about a horizontal axis at the level of said guide pulley and being in line therewith and receiving said cable passing over said guide pulley;
• a motor on said carriage for rotating said drive pulley about its axis;
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• said cable passing about said drive pulley and deflected vertically downwardly into said tank at a selectable point within said tank.