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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasushi Ito, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Ogawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
57 665 ; 226 44 ;
Abstract
A arrangement is provided for paying-out a linear material. The method includes rotating a frame in a direction to pay-out the material; rotating a reel to unwind the material therefrom; utilizing a capstan assembly to restrict a pay-out speed of the material; applying a prescribed tensile force to the material by use of a dancer member disposed near the capstan assembly; detecting a position of the dancer member; and controlling the pay-out speed by the capstan assembly to keep the detected position unchanged.