Patent ID: 6409117
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: B65H,F16P

Abstract:
A cable winding or pay-off device, comprising:a frame having a first and second leg and a cross-beam connecting the top ends of each of said first and second leg; a mount affixed between each of said first and second leg, said mount adapted for releasably and rotatably securing a reel for winding or paying off cable, said reel having a core longitudinally extending between a first and second flange; a motor adapted for rotating said reel; an arm longitudinally extendible between said flanges and contactable with said reel or with said cable wound about said reel, said arm being translatable in a direction generally parallel with respect to said core of said reel; a sensor coupled to said arm, said sensor adapted to detect the rotational position of said arm relative to the rotational axis of said reel and to output a position signal representative of said rotational position; and a controller having a memory and a processor, said controller adapted to receive said position signal and said processor adapted to compare said position signal to a previously received position signal stored in said memory to determine a rotational position change value of said arm, wherein said controller is adapted to output a position change signal representative of said rotational position change value.