Method of and apparatus for balancing the load of a cabling apparatus
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Nov 23, 1993
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May 11, 1992
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May 11, 1992
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A method of and an apparatus for balancing a multi-bay cabler system when less than all of the cabler frame bays are supplied with a supply bobbin are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a mechanical counterweight system which compensates for a depleting strand supply during operation of the cabler system, thereby equalizing centrifugal loading within the rotating strander frame and maintaining its dynamic balance at full design speed during the cable assembly operation. The counterweight system is installed in a bobbin-carrying cradle of an unused cabler frame bay. According to a first embodiment, the counterweight is driven in a linear path relative to the cradle in a direction normal to the rotational axis of the cabler frame. According to a second embodiment, the counterweight is driven in an arc relative to its supporting cradle. A control system analyzes an out-of-balance condition and effects a repositioning of the counterweight to maintain the rotating cabler frame in dynamic balance as the bobbin supply is payed out from the rotating frame. Alternatively, the control system may include a computer which positions the counterweight based on a control algorithm.
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