Patent ID: 11878892
Assignee: INFINITY PHYSICS, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  D  H | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A winding machine, comprising:
a wind-off spool adapted to carry linear media;
a wind-on spool adapted to receive the linear media;
a follower subassembly positioned between the wind-off spool and the wind-on spool, comprising:
at least one actuator associated with at least one wind-on guide subassembly, the at least one actuator configured to selectively impart lateral motion, transverse motion, or a combination thereof relative to the wind-on spool onto the at least one wind-on guide subassembly, the at least one wind-on guide subassembly comprising:
a rotary guide actuator,
a linear guide actuator operably interconnected to the rotary guide actuator,
a wind-on guide operably interconnected to the linear guide actuator,
wherein the linear guide actuator provides at least selective movement of an end of the wind-on guide towards or away from the wind-on spool,
wherein the rotary guide actuator provides selective arcuate translation of the end of the wind-on guide; and

wherein the linear media is taken from the wind-off spool and wound onto the wind-on spool to form a magnet, cable, or cable magnet, and wherein selective movement of the linear guide actuator or the rotary guide actuator controls the position of the linear media as it is placed on the wind-on spool.