Class 242 | WINDING, TENSIONING, OR GUIDING |
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159 | WOUND STORAGE PACKAGE |
160.1 | Convolute coil (e.g., wound web) |
163 | Interconvolutionary strand delivery |
164 | Strand end feature |
166 | Plural windings |
168 | Distorted winding |
170 | Housing or outer peripheral support |
172 | Strand restraining or snarl preventing means |
174 | Particular winding |
324 | UNWINDING AND REWINDING A MACHINE CONVERTIBLE INFORMATION CARRIER (E.G., MAGNETIC TAPE OR PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM) |
324.1 | Carrier helically or randomly wound (e.g., magnetic wire, edge wound film, etc.) |
325 | Endless coiled carrier (i.e., closed loop) |
325.1 | Wound into superposed coil pair |
325.2 | Having carrier responsive control |
325.3 | Reversible |
326 | Cartridge storage |
327 | Particular coil support |
328 | Unwinding from coil center |
329 | Winding into coil center |
330 | Simultaneously driven carriers (e.g., separate optic and sound webs) |
331 | Intermediate storage (e.g., low inertia bin) |
332 | Including threading |
332.1 | Having particular automated control |
332.3 | Having pneumatic assist |
332.4 | Having leader gripper or coupling |
332.5 | Having rotary extractor (e.g., stripper) |
332.7 | Having carrier to spool attachment means |
333 | Automated stop or reverse |
333.1 | Diverse control signal inputs |
333.2 | Carrier supported signal |
333.3 | Carrier engaging tension sensor |
333.5 | Coil diameter sensor |
333.6 | Coil rotation sensor |
334 | Carrier speed or tension control |
334.1 | Plural speeds |
334.2 | Diverse signal inputs |
334.4 | Tachometer-type signal device |
334.5 | Coil diameter or weight responsive sensor |
334.6 | Carrier tension responsive signal |
335 | Cartridge system (i.e., cartridge work station or cartridge) |
336 | Adaptive or convertible |
337 | Plural (i.e., multiple cartridges per work station) |
338 | With insertion responsive component |
339 | Cartridge ejector |
340 | With particular drive mechanism |
341 | Coil-to-coil cartridge |
342 | With particular drive coupling |
343 | With brake or lock |
344 | With indicator or detector |
345 | With particular coil support |
346 | With particular guide or guard |
347 | With particular housing construction |
348 | Single coil cartridge (e.g., film magazine) |
349 | With particular drive |
350 | Manual |
351 | Nonelectrical motor |
352 | Simultaneous drive to supply and take-up coils |
353 | With yieldable loop former |
354 | Particular linear feeder (e.g., capstan or sprocket) |
355 | With brake or stop |
356 | Alternately or differently driven coils |
357 | With detector or indicator (e.g., length scale) |
358 | Particular frame or frame attachment |
360 | LOOP FORMING (E.G., WINDING A BUNDLE OF WIRE COILS) |
361 | By orbital guide |
362 | By rotatably driven loop collector |
363 | With particular loop or coil transfer mechanism |
364 | UNIDIRECTIONAL WINDING AND UNWINDING |
364.1 | Convolute coil |
364.11 | Partial wrap around plural rotatable supports |
364.4 | Threading |
364.5 | Convertible between variable and fixed number of windings on material support |
364.6 | Variable number of windings on support |
364.7 | Having material accumulation sensor |
364.9 | Rotating winding surface |
365 | Movable material displacement means (e.g., wobble plate) |
365.1 | Material removed axially from winding surface |
365.2 | Single material strand simultaneously wound into or unwound from plural coils |
365.3 | Stationary winding surface (e.g., with flyer) |
365.6 | Fixed number of windings on winding surface (e.g., positive feeder) |
365.7 | Automatic control or regulation of speed of winding surface |
365.8 | Manually adjustable winding surface speed |
365.9 | Manual drive |
366 | Winding drum details |
366.2 | Shifting material axially on support |
366.3 | Distributing material along the support |
366.4 | Particular drive |
370 | REELING DEVICE |
223 | Fishing rod reel |
224 | Axial unwinding (i.e., spinning reel) |
225 | Motor driven |
227 | Spool rotatable to wind |
228 | With guide shiftable between wind and unwind positions |
229 | Spool pivotal between wind and unwind positions |
230 | With winding guide on rotor rearward of spool |
234 | With winding guide on rotor forward of spool |
235 | Rotor drive shifts guide to unwind and wind positions |
236 | With manual actuator to shift guide to unwind position |
241 | With level-winding mechanism |
243 | With brake |
249 | With drive mechanism |
250 | Motor driven |
255 | Multiple drive ratio |
256 | Ratchet-type drive |
257 | With disengageable positive drive components (e.g., a clutch) |
258 | With alternative yieldable mechanism |
259 | Axially engaged |
262 | Reengageable responsive to drive rotation |
263 | Gear pair |
264 | With yieldable drive coupling (e.g., friction or fluid clutch) |
265 | Variable by crank manipulation |
267 | Between drive shaft and crank |
268 | Between drive shaft and gear |
269 | Coaxial with line take-up |
272 | With feed roller |
273 | With level winding |
274 | Line shifts along rotatable cam bar |
275 | Line traction guide wheel |
276 | Manually shifted guide |
277 | Drive mechanism oscillates guide |
278 | Drive mechanism reciprocates guide |
282 | Alternative right or left side drive |
283 | Hand crank feature |
285 | With brake |
286 | Unwinding speed regulator (e.g., anti-backlash brake) |
290 | Spool bearing brake |
291 | Manual pressure control |
295 | Connected to spool by one-way clutch |
296 | Adjustable pressure pawl (e.g., braking clicker) |
297 | Positive |
301 | Radially engaged |
302 | Axially engaged |
305 | With unwinding indicator (e.g., bell or flashing light) |
309 | With line unwinding limiter |
310 | Frame or static component |
311 | Spinning reel frame |
312 | Frame disassembly feature |
316 | Reel support (e.g., reel foot) |
317 | Stub shaft support |
319 | With line or water shield |
320 | With lubrication feature |
321 | With bearing feature |
322 | Spool or spool shaft feature |
323 | Reel attachment |
371 | With spring motor |
372 | Plural springs |
373 | Spring exhibits special torque characteristic |
374 | With auxiliary force rewinding |
375 | Spring attachment |
376 | Particular spool structure |
377 | Particular guide structure |
378 | Multiple windings |
379 | Particular frame or frame carrier |
380 | Material irregularity (e.g., knot) engageable with stop |
381 | Yieldable brake (e.g., friction or fluid) |
382 | Lock against spool unwinding |
382.1 | Material responsive (e.g., automatic lock) |
382.2 | Convertible to emergency locking |
382.3 | Time delay |
382.4 | Predetermined length of material unwound |
382.5 | Alternately engaged locking pawls |
382.6 | Shiftable spool body |
383 | Material speed responsive (e.g., belt sensitive) |
384 | Frame movement responsive (e.g., vehicle sensitive) |
384.1 | With lock prevention or sensitivity reduction |
384.2 | With pivot pawl |
384.3 | Axially movable lock member |
384.4 | Multiply positionable operator |
384.5 | Pendulum operator |
384.6 | Ball operator |
384.7 | Manually operated |
385 | Lock against spool winding |
386 | With orbital wrapping guide |
387 | Axial unwinding |
388 | Multiple windings |
388.1 | Of centrally gripped material |
388.6 | Plural spools or spool portions |
388.9 | Material stored in loops or variable-size coils |
389 | With particular drive (e.g., ratchet drive, motor drive) |
390 | Motor powered |
390.1 | With material length stop |
390.2 | For unwinding |
390.4 | Weight |
390.5 | Fluid |
390.7 | Vehicle motor (e.g., power take-off) |
390.8 | Electric |
391 | Traction driven spool (e.g., ground engaging) |
392 | Spool on vehicle wheel or axle |
393 | Peripherally driven spool |
394 | Releasable spool drive (e.g., clutched spool) |
395 | Manually rotatable crank or wheel |
396 | With brake |
397 | With particular guide or guard |
397.1 | Guide boom or tube |
397.2 | Shiftably mounted guide (e.g., material distributor) |
397.5 | Rotary guide |
398 | With particular frame or frame carrier |
399 | Plural spool positions |
400 | Combined with nonreel device |
401 | Collapsible or knockdown |
402 | With material segment retainer |
403 | Mobile carrier |
404 | Releasable mounting (e.g., separable fastener) |
405 | Hand carried |
406 | With special base or mounting member (e.g., attachment socket or stake) |
407 | With particular spool |
410 | TENSION CONTROL OR BRAKE |
411 | Cyclic material reserve (e.g., irregularly shaped take-up) |
412 | Take-up coil drive control |
412.1 | With supply control |
413 | With material condition sensor |
413.1 | Plural sensors |
413.2 | Coil diameter responsive sensor |
413.3 | Slackness sensor (e.g., photocell or load cell) |
413.9 | Speed of running material sensor |
414 | Power control circuit (e.g., fluid regulating network) |
415 | Transmission control |
416 | Supply controlled |
417 | Reserve loop former |
418 | Feeder associated with coil |
419 | Drag on running material |
419.1 | Slackness sensor |
419.2 | Coil diameter sensor |
419.3 | Pneumatic or magnetic |
419.4 | Clamping |
419.6 | Successive |
419.8 | Rotary |
420 | Supply coil drive control |
421 | Supply coil brake control |
421.1 | Plural sensors |
421.2 | Coil diameter sensor |
421.3 | Coil weight sensor |
421.4 | Speed, torque, or revolutions sensor |
421.5 | Slackness sensor |
422 | Yieldable coil brake |
430 | COMPOSITE ARTICLE WINDING |
431 | Controlled by an electrical property of article |
432 | On internally toothed core (e.g., motor stator) |
432.1 | By endless, flexible shuttle |
432.2 | By compound movement mechanism |
432.6 | Having particular core holder or material guide |
433 | On externally toothed core (e.g., motor armature) |
433.1 | By compound movement mechanism |
433.2 | By rotating core |
433.3 | By orbiting guide |
433.4 | Having particular core holder or material guide |
434 | Through opening in ring-shaped core |
434.1 | By supply coil linked with core |
434.5 | By supply coil cycling through opening |
434.7 | By material end cycling through opening |
434.9 | Having particular core holder or indexing means |
435 | On spherical core |
436 | Modified spherical core or article |
437 | On irregularly shaped core |
438 | For prestressing core |
439 | By orbiting material supply |
439.1 | Material guide disposed about core tip (e.g., terminal winder) |
439.4 | Simultaneous winding |
440 | Sequential winding |
441 | Having mechanism to distribute convolutions |
442 | Handheld wrapping tool |
443 | By rotating core |
443.1 | Simultaneous winding |
445 | Sequential winding |
446 | Having manual drive |
447 | Having mechanism for distributing convolutions |
448 | Having particular workpiece holder |
470 | HELICAL OR RANDOM WINDING OF MATERIAL |
471 | For web material |
472 | On a hand tool (e.g., tatting shuttle or heddle needle) |
472.1 | Untwisted fiber bundle (i.e., sliver) |
472.3 | Of twine mass or ball |
472.5 | To form coreless package |
472.6 | By orbital flyer |
472.7 | On planar form (e.g., card, board) |
472.8 | Plural distinct strands onto single spool (e.g., doubling machine) |
473.4 | Including wound package or empty spool handling |
473.5 | Removing wound package from or loading empty spool onto a winding station |
473.6 | Carriage-mounted handling device |
473.8 | Including additional material manipulation |
473.9 | By ejector |
474 | Loading supply package on or removing empty spool from unwinding station |
474.3 | Alternately or sequentially wound spools |
474.4 | Spools on parallel spindles |
474.8 | Coaxial spools |
475.1 | Joining ends of material (e.g., knotting, splicing) |
475.2 | On carriage movable between plural winding stations |
475.3 | Plural winding stations movable to fixed position joining means |
475.4 | Including particular joining structure or control |
475.5 | Including inspection or detection of material ends or of joined ends |
475.6 | Including particular material end transfer to joining means |
475.7 | Including positioning of material outer end on wound package |
476 | Material outer end removed from package |
476.1 | Including particular material to spool connection |
476.2 | By separate preliminary wind |
476.3 | Preliminary wind overwraps material end |
476.4 | Prior to material introduction to traverse guide |
476.6 | Including particular material end gripper |
476.7 | Distributing material along the package |
476.8 | High frequency, low amplitude traverse superposed on low frequency high amplitude traverse |
476.9 | Rotating take-up having radially movable guide |
477.1 | Preventing package end ridge |
477.4 | Preventing superposed convolutions in successively wound layers (i.e., ribbon breaker) |
477.9 | Traverse speed dependent on direction of motion |
478 | Forming symmetrical layer |
478.1 | Stepwise (i.e., orthocyclic) |
478.2 | With distribution monitor and correction or indication |
478.3 | By relatively reciprocating ring rail having an orbital guide |
478.4 | Long traverse stroke (e.g., wrap wind) |
478.6 | Short traverse stroke shifted along package (e.g., weft wind) |
479.2 | By progressive shifting of constant traverse stroke |
479.3 | Long traverse stroke (e.g., bobbin tapered at both ends) |
479.5 | Short traverse stroke |
480.4 | Progressive variation of guide stroke length (e.g., at least one end of package tapered) |
480.5 | By lever guided in inclined rail |
480.6 | By lever having variable pivot |
480.7 | On double-headed spool |
480.8 | Manually adjustable traverse |
480.9 | Servo-driven guide following moving pattern |
481 | Using fluid (fluid motor or direct fluid action) |
481.2 | Using magnetic device |
481.3 | Endless loop mechanism |
481.7 | Counter moving guides (e.g., pins) striking material |
481.8 | By cam engaging material |
481.9 | Cam is grooved material-receiving spool |
482 | Including auxiliary structure for guiding material across cam groove intersection |
482.1 | Including auxiliary structure for preventing material from moving beyond ends of grooved cam |
482.2 | Wear-resistant groove structure |
482.3 | Split drum |
482.4 | Guide driven by cam and follower |
482.5 | Rotatable guide following stationary cam (e.g., guide on nut on threaded shaft) |
482.6 | Driven by cam-contacting lever |
482.8 | Rotary cam and linearly shifted follower |
483.8 | Guide driven by rotating crank or eccentric |
483.9 | Guide on driven oscillating lever |
484 | By shifting spool |
484.2 | Self traversing (i.e., guide moved by material) |
484.5 | Traverse drive motor mounted on guide |
484.6 | Including particular drive |
484.7 | Associated with sewing machine drive for forming wound package for sewing machine shuttle |
484.9 | Having winding state-controlled stop |
485 | Running material sensor |
485.1 | Having take-up package sensor |
485.2 | Break or exhaust responsive (absence of material) |
485.4 | Thickness variation responsive |
485.5 | Material length responsive |
485.6 | Wound material sensor |
485.9 | Peripheral drive |
486 | And driven spindle |
486.1 | Including details of take-up-contacting drive |
486.2 | Particular holder or support for spool or wound package |
486.3 | Including speed control |
486.4 | Including drive pressure regulator |
486.5 | Manual |
486.6 | Particular drive motor or motor structure |
486.7 | Including speed control |
486.8 | Drive engages spindle |
487 | Manual |
487.1 | And severing |
520 | CONVOLUTE WINDING OF MATERIAL |
521 | With tearing or breaking |
522 | With cutting, perforating, or notching |
523 | Automated control |
524 | Sequential cutting stations |
525 | Longitudinal cutting |
525.1 | Positionally related slitter and winding surface |
525.3 | Includes nonwound strip (e.g., trimming) |
525.4 | Perforating |
525.5 | With particular slitter adjustment |
525.6 | By rotary slitter disk |
526 | Transverse cutting |
528 | Of discrete sheets or articles |
529 | Contracting or expanding spool during winding |
530 | Simultaneous winding |
531 | Sequential winding stations |
532 | With particular material connection to take-up |
532.1 | To take-up leader |
532.2 | Pneumatic assist |
532.3 | Bonded (e.g., adhesive or water) |
532.4 | Material pierced by take-up component |
532.5 | Clamp on take-up |
532.6 | Slotted take-up |
532.7 | With particular threading facility |
533 | With spool loading or coil removal |
533.1 | With particular spool supply hopper |
533.2 | Pivotal transfer device |
533.7 | Axially shifted transfer device |
533.8 | Mobile carrier (e.g., wheeled vehicle) |
534 | Detector, control, or material responsive stop |
535 | With feeder |
535.1 | Deflecting material into coil (e.g., coreless coiling) |
535.2 | Variable or intermittent |
535.3 | Driven with take-up or supply |
535.4 | Endless belt or chain |
535.5 | Special surface (e.g., toothed) |
536 | Winding spaced-apart convolutions |
537 | Irregularly shaped take-up |
538 | With coiled supply |
538.1 | Coordinated drive of supply and take-up coils |
538.2 | With intermediate access station |
538.4 | Light occludent construction (e.g., light sensitive film holder) |
539 | With particular frame |
540 | With particular drive |
541 | Driver engages coil periphery |
541.1 | With spindle driver |
541.2 | Coreless |
541.3 | Endless belt driver |
541.4 | With drive pressure regulator (e.g., nip pressure control) |
542 | Plural drums |
542.3 | With core steering means (e.g., pivotal mounting or guide rail) |
542.4 | Particular drum |
543 | Intermittent |
544 | Variable speed |
545 | With clutch or releasable coupling |
546 | With particular drive input |
547 | Pressure element against coil (e.g., nip pressure member) |
548 | With particular material guide or guard |
550 | UNWINDING |
551 | With attachment to preceding material |
552 | With accumulator |
553 | With lead end modification (e.g., trimming) |
554 | With automated control |
554.1 | Material registration |
554.2 | Cutting |
554.3 | Turret indexing control |
554.4 | Differentiated material portion (e.g., material end, tear, or signal) |
554.5 | Drive or brake control |
555 | Splicing running material (i.e., flying splice) |
556 | With particular splice means (e.g., glue or pressure) |
557 | Mobile unwinding station (e.g., wheeled conveyance) |
558 | With supply coil replenishment |
559 | Supply coil transfer apparatus |
560 | Reserve coil storage |
561 | Static ramp or track |
562 | With material end separator (e.g., doctor blade or jet) |
563 | With detector, indicator, or control |
564 | With drive mechanism |
565 | With unwinding limit |
566 | With particular guide or guard |
570 | COIL HOLDER OR SUPPORT (E.G., SPINDLE, DISPENSER, OR SPOOL) |
571 | Radially expansible or contractile |
571.1 | Inflatable bladder |
571.3 | Spool loading responsive |
571.6 | Rotation responsive |
571.8 | Axially compressed elastic mass |
572 | Longitudinally shiftable operator |
573 | Cam and follower |
573.1 | Surface wedge |
573.2 | Longitudinally spaced cams |
573.9 | Free end spindle |
574 | Shiftable linkage |
575 | Transversely shiftable operator |
575.1 | Split band spreader |
575.2 | Geared segment |
575.3 | Rotatable cam or cam follower |
575.5 | Shiftable linkage |
576 | With particular actuator or contractor |
577 | Individually adjustable segment or spoke |
578 | Axially adjustable |
579 | With material end retainer |
580 | Outer end |
581 | With attractor (e.g., magnet or vacuum) |
582 | Preattached flexible leader |
583 | Adhesive or hook-and-pile fabric |
584 | Material penetrating (e.g., piercing) |
585 | Edge grip pair for strip material |
586 | Clamp |
586.1 | Threaded or cam operator |
586.2 | Separable from coil holder |
586.3 | Bodily displaced |
586.4 | Pivoted |
587 | Apertured |
588 | Randomly oriented coil holder (e.g., portable) |
590 | Mounted coil holder or spindle (e.g., dispenser or mandrel) |
591 | Discrete coil positions |
592 | Infinitely variable coil positions |
593 | Axial material delivery |
594 | Simultaneously available supplies |
595 | Peripheral coil support |
596 | Opposed stub spindles |
596.1 | Spindle on retractable frame arm |
596.4 | Retractable spindle |
596.7 | Particular spindle formation |
596.8 | Particular frame formation |
597 | Free end spindle support (e.g., cantilever) |
597.1 | With releasable coil retainer |
597.5 | Particular spindle formation |
597.7 | Vertical |
597.8 | Particular frame formation |
598 | Spindle disposed between supports |
600 | Spool or core |
601 | With cover |
602 | With convolution or layer separator |
603 | With multiple coiling areas |
604 | Openwork |
605 | Stackable |
606 | With single or dominant flange |
607 | Particular component connection |
607.1 | Hinged or slidable for collapsing |
607.2 | Convertible assembly |
608 | Flange to hub or another flange |
608.1 | Flange rotatable on hub |
608.2 | Mechanical joint or fastener |
608.3 | Discrete fastener (e.g., rivet or staple) |
608.5 | Rotatable joint (e.g., threaded or bayonet fit) |
608.6 | Snap fit |
608.7 | Bendable tab or crimp |
608.8 | Bonded (e.g., welded or cemented) |
609 | Hub components |
610 | Particular material or material treatment |
611 | With brake or drive formation |
612 | With particular bearing formation |
613 | Particular hub or core formation |
614 | Flange feature |
615 | MATERIAL GUIDE OR GUARD |
615.1 | Variable guide path |
615.11 | Fluid suspension |
615.2 | Rotatable |
615.21 | Angled turning guide for a web |
615.3 | With material confining portion |
615.4 | With particular guide surface formation or treatment |
118 | BOBBIN OR SPOOL |
118.1 | Open-work structure |
118.2 | Resilient |
118.3 | Cop-tube type (i.e., headless or single-headed tube) |
118.4 | Double-headed spool |
118.41 | Plural spools axially connected |
118.5 | Head(s) adjustable along axis |
118.6 | Head connections (e.g., bolted) |
118.7 | Spool material feature |
125 | Thread fastener or guide |
127 | SKEIN HOLDER |
128 | STRAND UNWINDING DEVICE |
129 | HOLDER FOR COILED STRAND |
129.1 | STRAND TAKE-UP DEVICE |
129.5 | SUPPORT FOR A STRAND MATERIAL HOLDER |
129.51 | Opposed stub-shafts |
129.6 | Shaft supported at both ends |
129.7 | With axial-position retainer for holder |
129.8 | With brake for holder and/or strand |
130 | For bobbins (i.e., commercial-type strand packages) |
130.1 | With spindle modified for conical bobbin |
130.2 | Vertically suspended spindle |
130.3 | Pinboard (i.e., bobbin-storage tray) |
130.4 | Skewer |
131 | Creel |
132 | Receptacle or trough |
134 | For a spool (i.e., domestic-type strand package) |