B - Operations – Transporting – 65 – H
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
65
H
B65H 63/00 (2006.01) B65H 43/00 (2006.01) F16P 3/14 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2309399
The present invention includes systems and methods for monitoring the spooling area of a rotatable reel for winding or unwinding an elongated material, for example, a cable. The monitoring system has a detector for sensing the presence and position of a cable surface or object or operator positioned between the detector and the reel. The detector can control rotation of the reel directly, or send a position signal to a computer where the position signal indicates the detected presence and/or position. The computer can have a memory and/or a processor for respectively storing and analyzing the position signal. The computer is operative to compare the position signal to previously received position signals to determine a condition, for example, the amount of cable on the reel, the presence of any object, and/or the existence of a safety-threatening condition. The computer can generate an output signal for use in, for example, controlling the reel speed and/or torque, or the application of brakes.
Gary James M.
Gilmet Lance G.
Mcgirr John J. Jr.
Petersen Mark W.
Witz Brian S.
Gowling Lafleur Henderson Llp
Siecor Operations Llc
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