Patent ID: 7356983
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: B65H,D07B

Abstract:
1. A spiraling apparatus for applying reinforcement, comprising: a rotatable deck having a deck plate that includes first and second sides; a plurality of first spools rotatably attached to the first side of the deck plate, the first spools including a reinforcement wound thereon; a plurality of second spools rotatably attached to the second side of the deck plate, the second spools including reinforcement wound thereon; a tension regulating device adapted to regulate tension in the reinforcement as the reinforcement is removed from the first and second spools during rotation of the deck; and a control system for controlling operation of the spiraling apparatus, the control system including a sensor and a controller, the sensor configured to monitor an operating parameter of the first and second spools and to provide a signal indicative of the monitored parameter, the controller configured to receive the signal from the sensor and to regulate tension in the reinforcement through operation of the tension regulating device based on the monitored operating parameter of the first and second spools.