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Apparatus for winding filament about three axes of a mandrel
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1968-03-01
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Granted: 1972-10-31
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Expires: 1988-03-01
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus and method for winding fiberglass filament about three axes of a substantially rectangular mandrel. Five basic methods are employed where the filament feeding head is rotatable and reciprocative with respect to the mandrel and where the mandrel is rotatable and reciprocative with respect to the filament feeding head. Similarly, one of the elements can be rotated and the other thereof can be reciprocatable. The winding apparatus includes a supporting table and a series of clamps which are designed to automatically shift and rotate the mandrel to the second and third axis positions for winding about the three axes of the mandrel. A second embodiment of the apparatus employs mandrel tables located at 90* planes with respect to each other. The mandrel tables serve as supports and also as clamping members for changing the position of the mandrel. A plug-in programming mechanism is also provided for operating the apparatus on an automatic basis.
Inventors
- 👤 William D Goldsworthy
- 👤 John A Bunnell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 12:14
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D13/00; B29; B29C; B29C53/00; B29C53/56; B29C53/58; B29C53/76; B29C69/00; B29C69/001; B29C69/002; B29C69/003; B29C70/00; B29C70/04; B29C70/28; B29C70/30; B29C70/34; B29C70/347; B29D; B29D28/00; B29D28/005; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/712
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
Apparatus of the character described comprising frame means, mandrel supporting means carried by said frame means, means carried by said frame means for feeding a continuous filament under tension about a mandrel carried by said mandrel supporting means, and drive means carried by said frame means providing a rotating and reciprocating movement between said mandrel supporting means and said filament feeding means; said drive means including separate drive means for rotating and reciprocating movement operable independently of one another for control of the local thickness of the filament wound on the mandrel; said filament feeding means including a rotatable filament feeding arm having a feeding end axially offset from the axis of rotation thereof; said mandrel supporting means including a mandrel supporting table, means to move said table in a vErtical direction, a downwardly movable mandrel stabilizing member operable to engage the upper end of the mandrel, and opposed movable mandrel supporting means operable to engage opposite sides of the mandrel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
Apparatus of the character described comprising frame means, mandrel supporting means carried by said frame means, means carried by said frame means for feeding a continuous filament under tension about a mandrel carried by said mandrel supporting means, and drive means carried by said frame means providing a rotating and reciprocating movement between said mandrel supporting means and said filament feeding means; said drive means including separate drive means for rotating and reciprocating movement operable independently of one another for control of the local thickness of the filament wound on the mandrel; said filament feeding means including a rotatable filament feeding arm having a feeding end axially offset from the axis of rotation thereof; said mandrel supporting means including a mandrel supporting table, means to move said table in a vErtical direction, a downwardly movable mandrel stabilizing member operable to engage the upper end of the mandrel, and opposed movable mandrel supporting means operable to engage opposite sides of the mandrel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
Apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein said mandrel supporting means includes a hydraulic cylinder providing the movement thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
7 words
Apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein said
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
apparatus defined means for supporting the opposite sides of the mandrel include flange plates rotatable about a horizontal axis slightly offset from the center of gravity of the mandrel thereby allowing the mandrel to rotate 90* about this axis due to gravitational effect.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
apparatus defined means for supporting the opposite sides of the mandrel include flange plates rotatable about a horizontal axis slightly offset from the center of gravity of the mandrel thereby allowing the mandrel to rotate 90* about this axis due to gravitational effect.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein said mandrel supporting table is rotatable about the vertical axis thereof independently of said table moving means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
Apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein said downwardly extending stabilizing member includes cam means providing a 90* rotation thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
136 words
Apparatus of the character described comprising a mandrel having the exterior thereof composed of planar surfaces defining at least two pairs of opposing sides, means for engagingly supporting the mandrel on each of two opposing sides thereof, a filament arm supported for rotation adjacent the periphery of the mandrel about an axis passing through one pair of opposing sides, said filament arm being arranged for reciprocation in the direction parallel to said axis of rotation as to wrap filament on the second pair of opposing sides; means for disengaging the mandrel from the engaging support means and rotating the mandrel with respect thereto as to present the second pair of opposing mandrel sides for engagement with the engaging support means whereby the filament arm is arranged to wrap filament on the first pair of opposing sides.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
136 words
Apparatus of the character described comprising a mandrel having the exterior thereof composed of planar surfaces defining at least two pairs of opposing sides, means for engagingly supporting the mandrel on each of two opposing sides thereof, a filament arm supported for rotation adjacent the periphery of the mandrel about an axis passing through one pair of opposing sides, said filament arm being arranged for reciprocation in the direction parallel to said axis of rotation as to wrap filament on the second pair of opposing sides; means for disengaging the mandrel from the engaging support means and rotating the mandrel with respect thereto as to present the second pair of opposing mandrel sides for engagement with the engaging support means whereby the filament arm is arranged to wrap filament on the first pair of opposing sides.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
65 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 6 wherein the means for rotating the mandrel with respect to the support means comprise means for engaging the mandrel at at least two points so displaced from the center of gravity of the mandrel as to cause the mandrel to rotate under the force of gravity until the second pair of opposing sides are adjacent the support means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
59 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 6 wherein the first pair of opposed mandrel sides join the second pair of opposed mandrel sides at the edges of the sides as to define corners at each juncture of edges; said mandrel including means mounted at said corners for preventing the slipping of filament wound on the mandrel from the mandrel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 7 wherein the filament slip preventing means comprise omnidirectional pegs mounted at the corners of said mandrel to extend outwardly therefrom.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
177 words
Apparatus of the character described comprising frame means, mandrel supporting means carried by said frame means, means carried by said frame means for feeding a continuous filament under tension about a mandrel carried by said mandrel supporting means, first drive means carried by said frame means providing a reciprocating movement between said mandrel supporting means and said filament feeding means, second drive means carried by said frame means providing a rotating movement operable independently of said first drive means, said first and second drive means controlling the local thickness of the filament wound on the mandrel, said filament feeding means including a rotatable filament feeding arm, a feeding end on said feeding arm axially offset from the axis of rotation of said feeding arm, a mandrel supporting table operatively associated with said mandrel supporting means, means to move said table in a vertical direction, a downwardly movable mandrel stabilizing member operable to engage the upper end of the mandrel, and an opposed movable mandrel supporting means operable to engage one opposed vertical side wall of the mandrel.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
177 words
Apparatus of the character described comprising frame means, mandrel supporting means carried by said frame means, means carried by said frame means for feeding a continuous filament under tension about a mandrel carried by said mandrel supporting means, first drive means carried by said frame means providing a reciprocating movement between said mandrel supporting means and said filament feeding means, second drive means carried by said frame means providing a rotating movement operable independently of said first drive means, said first and second drive means controlling the local thickness of the filament wound on the mandrel, said filament feeding means including a rotatable filament feeding arm, a feeding end on said feeding arm axially offset from the axis of rotation of said feeding arm, a mandrel supporting table operatively associated with said mandrel supporting means, means to move said table in a vertical direction, a downwardly movable mandrel stabilizing member operable to engage the upper end of the mandrel, and an opposed movable mandrel supporting means operable to engage one opposed vertical side wall of the mandrel.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
Apparatus defined in claim 10 wherein said mandrel supporting means includes a hydraulic cylinder providing the movement thereof. Pg,76
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
154 words
Apparatus for bidirectionally wrapping a mandrel having a plurality of exterior surfaces comprising: frame means, filament feeding and driving means mounted on said frame means including a central member having an axis, a filament feeding arm operatively joined to said central member in longitudinally sliding relationship, means for rotating said filament feeding arm by rotation of said central member, means for simultaneously reciprocating said filament feeding arm along said central member, and mandrel support means mounted on said frame means in axial alignment with said central member, said mandrel support means being adapted to receive said mandrel and to reposition said mandrel with respect to said filament feeding arm whereby each of said exterior surfaces are provided with a bidirectional filament wrap, said mandrel support means including a vertically movable table, opposed horizontally movable clamping members including rotatable clamping heads, and a stabilizing member movably mounted in axially opposed relationship to said movable table.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
154 words
Apparatus for bidirectionally wrapping a mandrel having a plurality of exterior surfaces comprising: frame means, filament feeding and driving means mounted on said frame means including a central member having an axis, a filament feeding arm operatively joined to said central member in longitudinally sliding relationship, means for rotating said filament feeding arm by rotation of said central member, means for simultaneously reciprocating said filament feeding arm along said central member, and mandrel support means mounted on said frame means in axial alignment with said central member, said mandrel support means being adapted to receive said mandrel and to reposition said mandrel with respect to said filament feeding arm whereby each of said exterior surfaces are provided with a bidirectional filament wrap, said mandrel support means including a vertically movable table, opposed horizontally movable clamping members including rotatable clamping heads, and a stabilizing member movably mounted in axially opposed relationship to said movable table.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
152 words
Apparatus for bidirectionally wrapping a mandrel having a plurality of exterior surfaces comprising: frame means, filament feeding and driving means mounted on said frame means including a central member having an axis, a filament feeding arm operatively joined to said central member in longitudinally sliding relationship, means for rotating said filament feeding arm by rotation of said central member, means for simultaneously reciprocating said filament feeding arm along said central member, and mandrel support means mounted on said frame means in axial alignment with said central member, said mandrel support means being adapted to receive said mandrel and to reposition said mandrel with respect to said filament feeding arm whereby each of said exterior surfaces are provided with a bidirectional filament wrap, said mandrel support means including a vertically movable table, an opposed horizontally movable intermediately engageable member, and a stabilizing member movably mounted in axially opposed relationship to said movable table.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
152 words
Apparatus for bidirectionally wrapping a mandrel having a plurality of exterior surfaces comprising: frame means, filament feeding and driving means mounted on said frame means including a central member having an axis, a filament feeding arm operatively joined to said central member in longitudinally sliding relationship, means for rotating said filament feeding arm by rotation of said central member, means for simultaneously reciprocating said filament feeding arm along said central member, and mandrel support means mounted on said frame means in axial alignment with said central member, said mandrel support means being adapted to receive said mandrel and to reposition said mandrel with respect to said filament feeding arm whereby each of said exterior surfaces are provided with a bidirectional filament wrap, said mandrel support means including a vertically movable table, an opposed horizontally movable intermediately engageable member, and a stabilizing member movably mounted in axially opposed relationship to said movable table.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-10-31 | 1976-05-01 | 1976-10-31 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-10-31 | 1980-05-01 | 1980-10-31 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-10-31 | 1984-05-01 | 1984-10-31 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |