Horizontal Winding Parallel Steel Wire Guide Frame
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for winding and unwinding large diameter cable strands on steel reels lead to 'Hula-circles' formation, causing friction, damage, and inefficiency, particularly for long cable strands, which complicates transportation and installation, and increases labor intensity and costs.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a guide frame with a rotating platform, electric hoist, pressure sensors, and programmable logic controller (PLC) to control the winding and unwinding process, ensuring compact and regular arrangement of cable strands, eliminating 'Hula-circles' by precise control of the unwinding and winding operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If large diameter steel reels are used for winding and unwinding cable strands, then the cable strands can be transported and handled, but 'Hula-circles' form causing friction, damage, and operational difficulties
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the large diameter steel reel from the system and replaces it with a guide frame system. The guide frame includes guide rollers that guide the cable strand through a controlled path, eliminating the harmful Hula-circles effect while maintaining operational capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary guide frame system with guide rollers between the cable strand and the ground. This intermediary structure controls the cable strand's path and prevents direct contact with the ground that causes Hula-circles, while still enabling transportation and handling.
2Productivity
If cable strands are wound and unwound on steel reels, then transportation is possible, but friction and damage occur between cable strands and binding bands
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the steel reel from the system and replaces it with a guide frame system. This eliminates the friction and damage that occur between cable strands and binding bands on steel reels, while maintaining transportation efficiency through the guide frame's controlled path.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide frame acts as an intermediary that controls the cable strand's path and prevents harmful friction. The guide rollers provide a controlled guidance mechanism that protects binding bands from damage while enabling efficient transportation.
3Productivity
If long cable strands are handled using traditional reel methods, then transportation can be performed, but labor intensity increases and time limits are affected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the steel reel system and implements a guide frame system that enables more efficient handling of long cable strands. The guide frame's controlled path prevents Hula-circles and reduces the need for continuous reshaping and binding, thereby reducing labor intensity and improving productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide frame system allows for continuous and controlled unwinding and winding operations without the interruptions caused by Hula-circles. This continuous operation reduces labor intensity and improves transportation speed for long cable strands.
4Productivity
If cable strands are unwound from steel reels, then the strands can be deployed, but the original arrangement order is disturbed and reshaping is required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the steel reel and replaces it with a guide frame system that maintains the cable strand's original arrangement order during unwinding. The guide rollers provide controlled guidance that preserves the hexagonal arrangement and eliminates the need for reshaping operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide frame serves as an intermediary that controls the unwinding process and preserves the cable strand's original arrangement. The guide rollers ensure that the strand maintains its structural integrity and arrangement order while being deployed at high speed.
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AI summary
A method for horizontally winding and horizontally unwinding parallel steel wire strands for transport, storage or installation is provided. The method comprises the operation of winding the stranded wire and the operation of unwinding the stranded wire, and includes the following steps: when performing the winding operation, a guiding frame(1) is mounted on the ground, a rotating platform is connected with a rotating shaft (21), the leading end of the wire stranded is passed through the guiding rollers (17) and then is fixed on an inner module (4), and the platform (2) is rotated around the shaft (21); when performing the unwinding operation, the guiding frame (1) is mounted on the ground and one end of the winded stranded wire is pulled out from the guiding rollers (17). The method enables winding the stranded wire with high quality, high working efficiency and low manufacturing cost.