Patent ID: 6811112
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: B65H,B66D

Abstract:
An apparatus for winding cable in adjacent wraps on a drum comprising:a drum to wrap cable thereon, said drum having a rotary encoder to provide signals representative of rotation; a platform disposed adjacent to said drum, said platform having a shuttle receiving said cable and being bidirectionally moved to wrap said cable along said drum; an outboard sensor assembly on said shuttle extending outboard from said shuttle away from said drum to receive an outboard extending portion of said cable, said outboard sensor assembly having an angular sensor to provide signals representative of angular orientation of said outboard extending portion; an inboard sensor assembly on said shuttle extending inboard from said shuttle toward said drum to receive an inboard extending portion of said cable, said inboard sensor assembly having an angular sensor to provide signals representative of angular orientation of said inboard extending portion to said drum; and means on said platform connected to said shuttle for bidirectionally displacing said shuttle and said cable in response to said rotation signals, said outboard angular signals and said inboard angular signals.