US Patent:
20130099042, Apr 25, 2013
Inventors:
Robert K. Dorosko - Wilmington NC, US
Colin F. Kelemen - Wilmington NC, US
Assignee:
GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS, LLC - Wilmington NC
International Classification:
B65H 75/44
B65H 75/48
B65H 75/18
US Classification:
242376, 242407, 242389, 242395, 242390, 242377
Abstract:
A take-up spool may include a first plurality of rollers arranged in a left handed helical pattern, a second plurality of rollers below the first plurality of rollers and arranged in a right handed helical pattern, a third plurality of rollers arranged in an S-shaped pattern, the third plurality of rollers being arranged between the first and second plurality of rollers, a guide configured to move vertically, the guide being arranged at a first side of the first plurality of rollers, and a clamp configured to move vertically, the clamp being arranged at a second side of the first plurality of rollers..
