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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2015
NV Bekaert SA, Zwevegem, BE;
Tiehong Yang, Jiangsu, CN;
Zhigao Yu, Jiangsu, CN;
Liu Zhou, Jiangsu, CN;
Lei Gu, Jiangsu, CN;
Wei Shen, Jiangsu, CN;
Bart Vanlandeghem, Kruishoutem, BE;
Tom Gommers, Ghent, BE;
Erwin Vereecken, Kalken, BE;
Ghislain Doornaert, OSA Peninsula, CR;
NV BEKAERT SA, Zwevegem, BE;
Abstract
An apparatus () and a method for measuring residual torsions of an elongated structure () such as a steel cord use a pivot head (). The pivot head () comprises a wheel () adapted to guide an elongated structure (). The wheel () is mounted in the pivot head () to transmit torques exercised by the elongated structure () on the wheel () to the pivot head (). The pivot head () is mounted along a pivotal axis (). This pivotal axis () lies in a plane of the wheel () and comprises the center of the wheel (). Sensors () measure the torque on the pivot head (). The pivotal movement of the pivot head () around the pivotal axis () is limited to an angle range of ±5°, preferably ±3° in order to reach an improved accuracy of the torque measurement.