US2202204A - Reel - Google Patents

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H. J. HOGUE 2 REEL Filed Feb. 4, 195a 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 \HHHHHHHH I w 8%. QM. M. M 1 Q P E w E: m r N NM k QM ORNEYB Filed Feb. 4, 1938 H. J. HOGUE 2,202,204

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Henry J. llogue, Lakewood, Ohio, assignor of one-third to Charles L. Wasmer and one-third to John C. Wasmer, both of Lakewood, Ohio Application February 4. 1938, Serial No. 188,716

9 Claims. (Cl. 242-128) This invention relates-to reeling, and more particularly to a novel method and apparatus; for continuously supplying wire or bar stock to a .header or other fabricating machine from a bundle or coil of such stock.

An object of my invention is to provide a novel method of reeling by which successive coils of stock can be brought to the unwinding position and the leading end of each succeeding coil connected to the taii end of the preceding coil so that the stock can be supplied continuously and without interruption to a fabricating machine or the like. v J

Another object of my invention is to provide improved reeling apparatus for carrying out themethod just referred to.

A further object of my invention is to provide an improved stock reel embodying a strand guidin'g means of novel arrangement and construction.

My invention may be further briefly summarized as consisting in certain novel steps of. procedure, combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and particularly set out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying sheets of'drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing reeling apparatus constructed according to my invention and which may be used in carrying out my novel Fig. 2 is a front view thereof looking in the direction indicated by line 2-1 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken through the ree las indicated by line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig'. 4..is an enlarged partial sectional view taken through a portion of the mount forthe rotatable strand guiding means, as indicated by line 4-4 of Fig. 2 and Fig. 5 is a partial rear elevation looking toward a portion of the apparatus as'indicated by line 55 of Fig. 4.

Further reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings for a more detailed description'of my improved reeling apparatus and method, but it should be understood that my invention may be embodied in various other forms 0'! similar apparatus, and that my reeling method Figs. 1 and 2, may comprise a frame or mount l0 having rotatable strand guiding means It thereon, and a plurality of coilsupports l2 and Ma which are adapted to be advanced, in succession, into an unwinding position adjacent the frame adjacent the rear end of whereby a continuous strand of bar or wire stock S can be-unwound from the coils l3 and Na and supplied to a header or other fabricating machine IS without interruption. The supports l2 and l2a. may be of any appropriate type or construction but are preferably vehicular in character and, without any limiting intent, may 'be conveniently referred to as trucksBi An important feature of my invention provides .for moving the truck I! away from the unwinding position after unwinding of its coil, preferably though not necessarily by moving this truck past the frame I0 and in the direction of travel of the stock. As contemplated by my method, the truck Ho and its coil l3a may be moved to a position adjacent the truck l2 and, while the coil I3 is thefloor "and an upper or ring portion l8 providing a mount for the rotatable strand guiding means II. The ring portion may-have a relatively large opening Ilia in or adjacent which the strand guiding means may be mounted. The lower or base portion 16 may be constructed with laterally spaced legs l9,so as to provide the frame with an opening 20 of a height and width to permit the free passage of the coil-supporting trucks been removed. k

Each of the trucksmay be in the nature of a lowvehicle having a substantially flat body or platform 2| upon which the coil of stock may rest and apair of wheels 22 at one or both ends -'to facilitate movement of the t'ruck to andfrom wheels, so that the truck will have less tendency for accidental rolling or shifting away from the desired unwinding position. The body of the truck may have a transverse member 25 mounted I2 and In in succession after their coils have thereon adjacent its forward end which 'is adapted to serve as'a stop or retaining memberv to be engaged'by the lower portion of the forward end of the coil l3 for retaining .the latter in an upright or relatively inclined position as shown I in Fig. l. a

Each truck may also be provided with an upright handle 26 which is preferably mounted the truck and may be formed by bending a pipe or bar to substantially the form shown in Fig. 2. The handle 26 may be mounted on the truck by having its ends received in openings or sockets 21 which may be located adjacent the rear end of the body 2|. This handle facilitates the operation of moving the trucks to and from the unwinding position, and also serves as a. rest against which the coil I3 may lean, as shown in Fig. 1. The handle 26 is removable from the truck I2, as by lifting out of the sockets 21, so that the truck can be moved through the frame opening after the coil I3 has been unwound. I

The strand guiding means II, through which the stock S may be drawn while being unwound from the coil I3, may comprise a plate or spider 30 which is supported for relatively free rotation in front of the circular opening I8a of the -ring portion I8 of the frame. The supporting means for the spider. 30 maycoinprise a plurality of grooved rollers 3| which are mounted on the ring portion I8 at circumferentially spaced points 'thereof andfin which the beveled continuous outer edge-or rim 32 of the spider engages. The.

' rollers 3| may be mounted on the ring portion in,

various ways, for example, a suitable spindlecar-ryin'g bracket 34 may. be provided for each roller and may be clamped against the ring portion by screws 35. Each roller may have a pair of anti-friction be rings 36 therein for mounting it on the spindle and mayhave suitable packings 38 for retaining lubricant in the bearings and excluding dust therefrom.

The rollers maybe arranged in pairs, asshown in Fig. 2, with the brackets of the lower pair of rollers more or less permanently connected to the adjustment of .the' brackets for the upper pair. of rollers, the ring portion may have radially extending slots 3! and .40 through which the screws and the spindle 31 extend, respectively, and may also have setscrews 4| which engage the spindle.

To facilitate passage of the stock S through the spider ll I provide the latter with a sheaveor roller 43 which is adapted to be engaged by the stock. This roller may be mounted on the spider in any suitable manner, for example, it may be convolutions of the coil II as the strand is pulled therefrom, I may provide a drum 4! which extends rearwardly from the spider 30 and into the center opening-ofthe coil. This drummay be of length to extend entirely through the coil. The

hollow sheet metal construction, as shown in Fig. 3', and may be of tapered form and of a drum is carried by the spider andis rotatably purpose I provide a spindle 46 which is mounted in the central hub portion 41 of the spider, as by means of the pin 48, and extends rearwardly therefrom. The drum 4! may be mounted on they spindle 4G by means of longitudinally spaced antifriction bearings 49 with which a centralsleeve or hub 50 of the drum cooperates.

To facilitate the handling of the coils and the unwinding of the stock therefrom, it is desirable -or through the coil. As the stock is pulled from tion axis of the spider, the stock causes the spider stock will be. unwound ,into position adjacent the truck I 2 and the tail .5 fduced to a relatively few convolutions, the hanto place the coils on the trucks so that they lean against the handles 26. In order to have the drum enter the relatively inclined coil I3 when the latter is brought to the unwinding position, I prefer to. arrange the drum so that its spindle 6 46 and rotation axis extend downward and rear ward from the frame III at approximately the same angle as that at which the coil leans. In obtaining this inclined position for the drum, I find it desirable to construct the frame l0 so that it inclines rearwardly because this permits the drum to be mounted with its spindle and rotation axis extending rearwardly substantially normal tov the plane in which the spider 30 of the stock guiding means operates;

In the operation of my improved reeling apparatus, the truck I2, having the coil I3 thereon, is moved to the unwinding position at the rear of the frame ill, with the drum 45 extending into the coil l3 by the fabricating machine l5, it passes through the spider 30 in engagement with the rolleror sheave 43, and, because of the eccentric position'of this sheave with respect to the rotato rotate in the mounting rollers 3|. Any tendency for the convolutions of the coil to collapse orjpull-tight will result in such convolutions engaging the surface of the drum 45 and this will merely cause rotation of the drum whereby the without kinking or tangling thereof. f While the coil I3 is being unwound, a second truck I2a with a coil I3a. thereon may be brought end 5| of the coil Iii-may be connected with the leading end 52 of the coil I3a by a suitable weld When the coil I3 has been used up or redle 26 is removed and. the empty truck I2 is then pushed through the frame opening 20 either as a separate operation or by the act of advancing -.the truck I2a and its coil I3a to the unwinding position. During the unwinding of the coil Ila} another truck with a coil thereon is brought to the piston previously occupied by the truck Ila, and the operation of connecting the tail end of the coil with the leading end of the new coil is repeated.- In'this way, coil after coil can be conveniently brought to the reeling apparatus and without interruption and without kinking of the stock.

From the foregoing description and accompanying drawings it will now be readily seen that I .have provided a novel reeling apparatus whereby coils of stock can be unwound in succession wlthout kinking or tangling. It will also be seen that my apparatus and method provide'for: the pas-. sage of the empty trucks through an opening of the frame and the advancing of loaded trucks in succession to bring each succeeding coil to a position to be tacked onto the end of the coil being unwound, whereby a continuous supply of stock is made available and interruptions in the operation of a header or other fabricating machine are avoided.

While I' have illustrated and described my improved reeling apparatus and method in a some- 7 40 can be supplied tothe fabricating machine Ii constitute a departure from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In apparatus of the character described, a frame, a vehicular support adapted to receive a coil of stock thereon and movable over a floor to a position adjacent the frame, and means rotatable on said frame on an axis substantially coaxial with the coil for guiding the stock being unwound from said coil, said frame having an arched portion providing adjacent the floor an opening of a size to permit passage of the vehicular support after unwinding of the coil.

2. In apparatus of the character described, a frame having rotary stock guiding means thereon, a rotatably mounted drum projecting from said frame with its rotation axis extending rearwardly and downwardly from the frame, and means for non-rotatably supporting a coil of stock in inclined relation with its convolutions surrounding the drum.

3. In apparatus of the character described, a frame, a member peripherally supported for rotation relative to the frame and having an eccentrically disposed stock-engaging roller thereon, a drum mounted for rotation with its axis extending rearwardly and downwardly relative to the upright frame inclined rearwardly from a vertical plane and having rotary stock guiding means thereon, a rotatably mounted tapered drum extending rearwardly and downwardly relative to the frame with its rotation axis substantially normal to the plane of said rotary guiding means,

and means for non-rotatably supporting a coil of stock in rearwardly inclined relation with its convolutions surrounding the drum.

5. In apparatus of the character described, a

' frame, a rotatable member peripherally supported on said frame and having guide means engaged by the stock being unwound from a coil on the apparatus, the axis of rotation of said member extending in the general direction of movement of the stock from said coil, a drum carried by porting a. coil of stock so that it surrounds said.

drum, said frame and the coil supporting means being such that the latter may be moved in the general direction of travel of the stock and past bottom thereof, a support movable to a position adjacent the frame and being adapted to non-, rotatably support a coil of stock, and a second support movable to a position adjacent the first support and adapted to non-rotatably support a second coil of stock in position for connection with the end of the first coil, said first support being movable through the frame opening after unwinding of its coil to permit the second support to be advanced with its coil.

8. The method of reeling which comprises mov-, ing a support with a coil thereon to an unwinding position adjacent a frame having stock guiding means thereon and an-opening of a size to permit passage of said support, unwinding the coil by pulling the stock through said guiding means, and moving a second support with a coil thereon to the unwinding position and in the same operation pushing the first support through the frame opening."

9. The method of reeling which comprises moving a support with a coil thereon to an unwinding position adjacent a frame having stock guiding means thereon and an opening of a size to permit passage of said, support, moving a second support with a coil thereon to a position adja: cent the first support and connecting the tail end of the first coil to the leading end of the second coil, unwinding the first coil by pulling the stock through said guiding means, and moving the first support through the frame opening after unwinding of its coil and advancing the second support and its coil to the unwinding position.

' HENRY J. HOGUE. 6o

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