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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2000
Joseph Anthony Adcock, Heath, OH (US);
Douglas Brian Mann, Evans, GA (US);
Donald Scarsella, Newark, OH (US);
Eugene V. Galloway, Anderson, SC (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 at a wind angle on the package surface as the package rotates. A rotatable collet receives 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. The collet and the cam for the strand reciprocator are driven by motors. A collet inverter drive and a cam inverter drive control the rotational speed of the collet and cam, respectively. A controller is operatively connected to control the collet and cam inverter drives. A memory device such as a computer provides information to the controller of the waywind and wind angle as a function of package buildup time. An encoder can be operatively connected to each motor to provide feedback information to the controller relating to the rotational speed of the collet and the cam. The wind angle can remain constant while the relative rotational speed of the collet and the cam are varied as a function of package buildup time. Alternatively, the wind angle and the relative rotational speed of the collet and the cam can be varied as a function of package buildup time.