Patent AU-2013203971-B2 (AU)
Title: A winding machine and winding cage for a helically wound pipe
Inventor: DUNCAN ROY
IPC: B29C63/00
Filed: 2013-03-22
Granted: 2016-01-14
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date W O 2013/138868 A1 26 September 2013 (26.09.2013) W I P 0 I P C T (51) International Patent Classification: (72) Inventors: DUNCAN, Roy; 587 Grand Junction Road, B29C 63/32 (2006.01) F16L 55/18 (2006.01) Gepps Cross, South Australia 5094 (AU). CENTOFANTI, B29C 53/78 (2006.01) F16L 55/162 (2006.01) Paul; 587 Grand Junction Road, Gepps Cross, South Aus (21) International Application Number: tralia 5094 (AU). PCT/AU2013/000300 (74) Agent: MADDERNS; GPO Box 2752, Adelaide, S.A. (22) International Filing Date: 5001 (AU). 22 March 2013 (22.03.2013) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (25) Filing Language: English kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (26) Publication Language: English BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, Fl, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (30) Priority Data: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, 2012901163 22 March 2012 (22.03.2012) AU KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, 2012901162 22 March 2012 (22.03.2012) AU ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, (71) Applicant: SEKISUI RIB LOC AUSTRALIA PTY NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, LTD [AU/AU]; 587 Grand Junction Road, Gepps Cross, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, South Australia 5094 (AU). TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. [Continued on next page] (54) Title: A WINDING MACHINE AND WINDING CAGE FOR A HELICALLY WOUND PIPE (57) Abstract: A winding cage for winding a helically wound pipe from an elongate ribbed strip having opposed joinable edge portions is disclosed. The winding cage includes: a curved primary frame, the curved primary frame describing a primary arc of at least 120 de grees; a strip guiding assembly disposed around and supported by the curved primary frame, the strip guiding assembly arranged to guide a strip around a helical path, the strip guiding assembly defining a strip path, the strip path forming at least a portion of a helix having a longitudinal axis; and a plurality of arms spread circumferentially around and extending from the curved primary frame in a direction having a component parallel to the longitudinal axis, the arms forming part of the strip guiding assembly and arranged to support respective guide sub-assemblies. Figure 5b W O 2 0 13 /13 8 8 6 8 A l lll|l| lll Illl Il1||||I|||||||||I|||III|||V|||||||I||I |||I||||||||||||||||||||| (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, Published: UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, - with international search report (Art. 21(3)) EE, ES, Fl, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK,