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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2020
Igus Gmbh, Cologne, DE;
Jan Hoffmann, Bonn, DE;
IGUS GMBH, Cologne, DE;
Abstract
A winding drum for a line and/or for a line guide device which is adapted to receive and guide at least one line, wherein the drum is rotatable about the longitudinal axis thereof, wherein a first end region of the line and/or line guide device is or can be fixed to the drum and the line and/or line guide device can be wound on to and unwound from the drum by rotation of the winding drum in a winding-on and an unwinding direction about the drum longitudinal axis, wherein there is provided a drive device engaging the winding drum in order upon rotation of the drum in the unwinding direction thereof to exert a return force on the drum for rotation thereof in the winding-on direction. The drive device is in the form of a torsion spring which upon rotation of the drum in the unwinding direction is subjected to torsional stress and by virtue of the torsional stress exerts a torque on the drum for rotation thereof in the winding-on direction and the torsional stress exerts the return force on the drum.