Abstract The disclosure herein relates to reel driving mechanism and particularly to the actual drive arrangement which is intended to increase the life of the various components as to the usual phases thereof by making possible the adjustment of the actual drive wear surfaces with respect to reel end peripheries so that long life is obtained by shifting the wear surfaces to uniformly provide for the wear thereof. The arrangement is best availed of in a reel driving mechanism wherein the reel is lifted into position and by suitable arrangement possibly forcibly engaged with the friction drive surface, thus accentuating wear under some circumstances, but since the wearing surfaces are adjustable with respect to the drive imposed thereupon, such surfaces can be most usefully availed of and the lives extended thereby.
In a reel loader of the class described, in combination, a main frame, means on the frame to lift and position a reel having reel ends with respect thereto and drive means for said reel comprising a cylindrical spool member connected to the drive means, cylindrical collar means mounted on said spool member and shiftable therealong, said collar means having a resilient friction drive surface extending therearound for engagement with a reel end in response to operation of the lift means aforesaid, and means to adjustably fix the collar means comprising fastener means engaging the collar means and spool member in the positions to which the collar means is shifted, whereby driving engagement of the collar means and reel ends may be correspondingly adjusted.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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In a reel loader of the class described, in combination, a main frame, means on the frame to lift and position a reel having reel ends with respect thereto and drive means for said reel comprising a cylindrical spool member connected to the drive means, cylindrical collar means mounted on said spool member and shiftable therealong, said collar means having a resilient friction drive surface extending therearound for engagement with a reel end in response to operation of the lift means aforesaid, and means to adjustably fix the collar means comprising fastener means engaging the collar means and spool member in the positions to which the collar means is shifted, whereby driving engagement of the collar means and reel ends may be correspondingly adjusted.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The combination as claimed in claim 1, wherein the collar means comprises a pair of substantially identical parts having fastener engaging openings at the ends, the friction drive surface extends between the openings, and the spool member is formed with a series of fastener receiving openings spaced therealong, said fastener engaging and receiving openings being arranged to provide for longitudinal adjusted positioning of the collar means and for end-for-end reversal and connection for drive transmission, and fastener means in said openings.