Intermediate storer disc for apparatus for stranding a twisted unit of a cable

Claim 2

In apparatus for stranding a twisted unit of a cable in different directions of stranding, an intermediate pulloff disc comprising a storage surface for the twisted unit having an altitude, an axis of revolution and a plurality of spaced grooves formed in the storage surface of said disc and extending in the direction of the axis of revolution for at least part of the altitude of said storage surface; and a tumbling deflector ring having a plurality of spaced teeth extending therefrom and engaged in the grooves of said storage surface for displacing a section of twisted unit stored on said storage surface.

Claim 3

An intermediate pulloff disc as claimed in claim 1, wherein said grooves are equidistantly spaced from each other, the distance between next-adjacent grooves being equal to the width of a groove.

Claim 4

An intermediate pulloff disc as claimed in claim 1, wherein the teeth of said deflector ring are equidistantly spaced from each other and each of said teeth is engaged in a corresponding one of said grooves.

Claim 5

An intermediate pulloff disc as claimed in claim 1, wherein said storage surface is of cylindrical configuration and said deflector ring is of annular configuration.

Claim 6

Apparatus for stranding a twisted unit of a cable in different directions of stranding, comprising a plurality of cable elements; a takeup point for forming a twisted unit from said cable elements; a payout point; and intermediate pulloff means positioned between said takeup point and said payout point engaging said twisted unit, said intermediate pulloff means rotating said twisted unit about an axis of rotation a number of twists between said takeup point and said payout point and providing a different direction of stranding of the twisted unit for individual section lengths, said intermediate pulloff means comprising an intermediate pulloff disc having a storage surface for the twisted unit, an axis of revolution, a plurality of spaced grooves formed in the storage surface of said disc and extending in the direction of said axis of revolution for at least part of the altitude of said storage surface and a tumbling deflector ring having a plurality of spaced teeth extending therefrom and engaged in the grooves of said storage surface for displacing the section of the twisted unit stored on said storage surface, a takeup reel at the takeup point for supplying the twisted unit to the storage surface of said pulloff disc in the direction of the axis of rotation of said intermediate pulloff means and a payout reel at the payout point and on the axis of rotation of said intermediate pulloff means for removing the twisted unit from the storage surface of said pulloff disc in the direction of said axis of rotation.

Claim 7

Apparatus for stranding a twisted unit of a cable in different directions of stranding, comprising a plurality of cable elements; a takeup point for forming a twisted unit from said cable elements; a payout point; and intermediate pulloff means positioned between said takeup point and said payout point engaging said twisted unit, said intermediate pulloff means rotating said twisted unit about an axis of rotation a number of twists between said takeup point and said payout point and providing a different direction of stranding of the twisted unit for individual section lengths, said intermediate pulloff means comprising an intermediate pulloff disc having a storage surface for the twisted unit, an axis of revolution, a plurality of spaced grooves formed in the storage surface of said disc and extending in the direction of said axis of revolution for at least part of the altitude of said storage surface and a tumbling deflector ring having a plurality of spaced teeth extending therefrom and engaged in the grooves of said storage surface for displacing the section of the twisted unit stored on said storage surface, a takeup reel at the takeup point for supplying the twisted unit to the storage surface of said pulloff disc in the direction of the axis of rotation of said intermediate pulloff means and a payout reel at the payout point and on the axis of rotation of said intermediate pulloff means for removing the twisted unit from the storage surface of said pulloff disc in the direction of said axis of rotation.

Claim 8

Apparatus for stranding a twisted unit of a cable in different directions of stranding, comprising a plurality of groups of cable elements; a plurality of takeup points each for forming a twisted unit from the cable elements of a corresponding one of said groups of cable elements; a plurality of payout points each cooperating with a corresponding one of said takeup points; a plurality of parallel-operating intermediate pulloff means each positioned between a corresponding cooperating takeup point and payout point and engaging a corresponding twisted unit, each of said intermediate pulloff means rotating the corresponding twisted unit about an axis of rotation a number of twists between the corresponding takeup point and the corresponding payout point and providing a different direction of stranding of the corresponding twisted unit for individual section lengths, each of said intermediate pulloff means comprising an intermediate pulloff disc having a storage surface for the twisted unit, an axis of revolution, a plurality of spaced grooves formed in the storage surface of said disc and extending in the direction of said axis of revolution for at least part of the altitude of said storage surface and a tumbling deflector ring having a plurality of spaced teeth extending therefrom and engaged in the grooves of said storage surface for displacing the section of the twisted unit stored on said storage surface, a takeup reel at the corresponding takeup point for supplying the corresponding twisted unit to the storage surface of said pulloff disc in the direction of the axis of rotation of said intermediate pulloff means and a payout reel at the corresponding payout point and on the axis of rotation of said intermediate pulloff means for removing the corresponding twisted unit from the storage surface or said pulloff disc in the direction of said axis of rotation; an additional takeup point for forming a resultant twisted unit from the twisted units of said plurality of intermediate pulloff means; an additional payout point; and additional intermediate pulloff means operating in series with said plurality of intermediate pulloff means positioned between the additional takeup point and the additional payout point and engaging the resultant twisted unit, said additional intermediate pulloff means comprising an additional intermediate pulloff disc having a storage surface for the resultant twisted unit, an axis of revolution, a plurality of spaced grooves formed in the storage surface of said disc and extending in the direction of said axis of revolution for at least part of the altitude of said storage surface and a tumbling deflector ring having a plurality of spaced teeth extending therefrom and engaged in the grooves of said storage surface for displacing the section of the resultant twisted unit stored on said storage surface, an additional takeup reel at the additional takeup point for supplying the resultant twisted unit to said additional intermediate pulloff means in the direction of the axis of rotation of said additional intermediate storer and an additional payout reel at the additional payout point and on the axis of rotation of said additional intermediate pulloff means for removing the resultant twisted unit from said additional intermediate pulloff means in the direction of said axis of rotation.

Claim 9

Apparatus for stranding a twisted unit of a cable in different directions of stranding, comprising a plurality of groups of cable elements; a plurality of takeup points each for forming a twisted unit from the cable elements of a corresponding one of said groups of cable elements; a plurality of payout points each cooperating with a corresponding one of said takeup points; a plurality of parallel-operating intermediate pulloff means each positioned between a corresponding cooperating takeup point and payout point and engaging a corresponding twisted unit, each of said intermediate pulloff means rotating the corresponding twisted unit about an axis of rotation a number of twists between the corresponding takeup point and the corresponding payout point and providing a different direction of stranding of the corresponding twisted unit for individual section lengths, each of said intermediate pulloff means comprising an intermediate pulloff disc having a storage surface for the twisted unit, an axis of revolution, a plurality of spaced grooves formed in the storage surface of said disc and extending in the direction of said axis of revolution for at least part of the altitude of said storage surface and a tumbling deflector ring having a plurality of spaced teeth extending therefrom and engaged in the grooves of said storage surface for displacing the section of the twisted unit stored on said storage surface, a takeup reel at the corresponding takeup point for supplying the corresponding twisted unit to the storage surface of said pulloff disc in the direction of the axis of rotation of said intermediate pulloff means and a payout reel at the corresponding payout point and on the axis of rotation of said intermediate pulloff means for removing the corresponding twisted unit from the storage surface or said pulloff disc in the direction of said axis of rotation; an additional takeup point for forming a resultant twisted unit from the twisted units of said plurality of intermediate pulloff means; an additional payout point; and additional intermediate pulloff means operating in series with said plurality of intermediate pulloff means positioned between the additional takeup point and the additional payout point and engaging the resultant twisted unit, said additional intermediate pulloff means comprising an additional intermediate pulloff disc having a storage surface for the resultant twisted unit, an axis of revolution, a plurality of spaced grooves formed in the storage surface of said disc and extending in the direction of said axis of revolution for at least part of the altitude of said storage surface and a tumbling deflector ring having a plurality of spaced teeth extending therefrom and engaged in the grooves of said storage surface for displacing the section of the resultant twisted unit stored on said storage surface, an additional takeup reel at the additional takeup point for supplying the resultant twisted unit to said additional intermediate pulloff means in the direction of the axis of rotation of said additional intermediate storer and an additional payout reel at the additional payout point and on the axis of rotation of said additional intermediate pulloff means for removing the resultant twisted unit from said additional intermediate pulloff means in the direction of said axis of rotation.