Patent ID: 9624068
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B65H,H01F

Claim:
1. A winding machine for use with delicate linear media, comprising: a wind-from spool configured to store delicate linear media; a first motor configured to move the delicate linear media from the wind-from spool; a wind-to spool, said wind-to spool being the spool onto which at least a portion of the delicate linear media removed from the wind-from spool is to be wound; a second motor for rotating the wind-to spool to wind the delicate linear media onto the wind-to spool; at least one support interconnected to the wind-from spool that allows the wind-from spool to at least one of move laterally and angulate to selectively control the angle of the delicate linear media with respect to the wind-to spool; a wire tensioning system for sensing the axial tension in the delicate linear media during operation of the winding machine, said wire tensioning system comprising a tensiometer and only a single tension sensor wheel; a system controller to receive the sensed axial tension and to control the first and second motors to maintain a desired axial tension in the delicate linear media; and wherein during operation the delicate linear media is not exposed to a bend having a diameter less than 22 inches.