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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1996
Roy E Smith, Columbus, OH (US);
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc., Summit, IL (US);
Abstract
A moving strand is provided and a size is applied to the strand. A collet is rotated to wind the strand and build a package. The strand is reciprocated with a strand reciprocator to lay the strand in a pattern on the package surface as the package rotates. The strand reciprocator is lubricated with a lubricant which is compatible with the size. There is also provided an apparatus for winding a fiber strand to build a cylindrical strand package having a radially outer surface. The apparatus includes a rotatable collet for receiving the strand to build a package. A strand reciprocator is mounted to guide the strand from edge to edge of the package and to lay the strand in a helical pattern on the package surface as the package rotates. A lubricator for atomizing a lubricant creates a fog of small airborne lubrication particles which are compatible with the size. A lubricant supply manifold is connected to the lubricator for transferring the small airborne particles to predetermined lubrication locations at the winder. These lubrication locations include the cam surface and the grooves provided thereon, the cam bearings and the roller bail bearings.