Cable guide for fibres that are combined in cables
AssigneeOerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG
InventorRolf Schröder
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Abstract
In a cable guide for fibers, particularly carbon fibers, which are combined into cables and extend in a transport direction in a transport plane, characterized in that the cable guide comprises a plurality of individual pins for separating said cables consisting of fibers, it is provided that the pins relative to the transport direction of the cables are inclined in the transport direction and together with the transport plane include an angle from 20° to 70°.
Claims8
A cable guide for fibers combined into cables, said fibers extending in a transport direction in a transport plane, said cable guide comprising:
- a traverse bar for being mounted on support structure of the cable guide to extend transverse to the transport direction of the fibers;
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- a plurality of individual pins for separating said cables consisting of fibers, wherein the pins are individually and detachably fastened to the traverse bar and arranged side by side to each other in a direction extending substantially transversely to the direction of transport, wherein said pins relative to the transport direction of the cables are inclined in the transport direction and together with the transport plane include an angle from 20° to 70°;
- wherein the traverse bar comprises at least a first wall extending substantially orthogonally to the pins, the pins pass through respective holes in the first wall of the traverse bar and by a free end are fastened to the traverse bar by a clamping connection on a side of the first wall facing away from the cables;
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- wherein the pins which pass through a respective hole in the first wall can be pulled out from the side of the first wall facing away from the cables and the traverse bar is arranged relative to the transport plane to allow the pins to be exchanged during operation of the cable guide.
A method for guidance of fibers combined into cables, said method comprising:
- transporting the cables in a transport plane in transport direction,
- separating the cables consisting of fibers by a plurality of pins individually and detachably fastened to a traverse bar and arranged side by side to each other in a direction extending substantially transversely to the transport direction, said pins relative to the transport direction of the cables being inclined in the transport direction and together with the transport plane including an angle from 20° to 70°, wherein the traverse bar comprises at least a first wall extending substantially orthogonally to the pins, the pins pass through respective holes in the first wall of the traverse bar and by a free end are fastened to the traverse bar by a clamping connection on a side of the first wall facing away from the cables, and the pins which pass through a respective hole in the first wall can be pulled out from the side of the first wall facing away from the cables;
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- replacing damaged pins with new pins during continued operation of the transporting of the cables.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.