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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1987
Vincent L Allard, Staines, GB;
Henry Gallard, Perivale, GB;
BICC Public Limited Company, London, GB;
Abstract
Apparatus for winding cable on to a spool comprises a movable table (11) on which at least three spools may be located. The table is mounted substantially horizontally such that the spools may be located thereon with their longitudinal axes substantially vertically upright. The table is movable between three positions; a loading position (12) where an empty spool is loaded on to the table; a winding position (13) where a spool is rotated and cable (2) is wound on to the spool; and an unloading position (14) where a wound spool is removed from the table. There is also provided first lifting means (15) for loading a spool on to the table, second lifting means (16) for removing a spool from the table, means (30) for loading the cable on to a spool, means (38) for cutting the cable, and a programmable controller adapted to control the sequence of operations.