Method and apparatus for winding fiber on a spool
AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorsDavid A. Bednarczyk, Steven L. Bertz, Sally A. Murphy
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Abstract
A continuous length of fiber from a fiber supply is wound onto first and second sections of a spool by an apparatus and method that collect a first portion of the continuous length of fiber from the fiber supply, wind the collected first portion onto the first section of the spool, and wind a second portion of the continuous length of fiber onto the second section of the spool.
Claims23
An apparatus for winding a continuous length of fiber from a fiber supply onto first and second sections of a spool, the apparatus comprising:
- a first device that collects a first portion of the continuous length of fiber from the fiber supply and winds the collected first portion onto the first section of the spool outside the flange;
- and
- a second device that winds a second portion of the continuous length of fiber onto the second section of the spool inside the flange.
A method of winding a continuous length of fiber from a fiber supply onto first and second sections of a spool, the method comprising the steps of:
- preliminarily winding a first portion of the continuous length of fiber to collect the first portion from the fiber supply while a second portion of the continuous length of fiber remains at the fiber supply;
- winding the collected first portion onto the first section of the spool while the second portion remains at the fiber supply;
- and
- winding the second portion of the continuous length of fiber from the fiber supply onto the second section of the spool.
An apparatus for winding a first portion of a continuous length of fiber from a fiber supply onto an object, the apparatus comprising:
- a reel that rotates to collect the first portion of the continuous length of fiber while a second portion of the continuous length of fiber remains at the fiber supply;
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- a carriage that rotatably supports the reel and that causes the reel to revolve around the object to wind the collected first portion of the continuous length of fiber onto the object while the second portion remains at the fiber supply.
A method of winding a first portion of a continuous length of fiber from a fiber supply onto an object, the method comprising the steps of:
- preliminarily winding a first portion of the continuous length of fiber to collect the first portion from the fiber supply while a second portion of the continuous length of fiber remains at the fiber supply;
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- winding the collected first portion onto the object while the second portion remains at the fiber supply.
An apparatus for winding a continuous length of fiber from a fiber supply onto first and second section of a spool, the apparatus comprising:
- a first device that collects a first portion of the continuous length of fiber from the fiber supply and winds the collected first portion onto the first section of the spool;
- a second device that winds a second portion of the continuous length of fiber onto the second section of the spool;
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- a moving mechanism that moves the first device toward and away from said spool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.