US 11,718,956 B2
Cable stranding apparatus employing a hollow-shaft guide member driver
David Wesley Chiasson, Edmonton (CA); Craig Miller Conrad, Hickory, NC (US); Jonathan Edward Moon, Greensboro, NC (US); Mark Wade Petersen, Pfafftown, NC (US); and David Henry Smith, Hickory, NC (US)
Assigned to Corning Optical Communications LLC, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Feb. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/679,414.
Application 17/679,414 is a continuation of application No. 16/875,061, filed on May 15, 2020, granted, now 11,268,238.
Application 16/875,061 is a continuation of application No. 15/831,825, filed on Dec. 5, 2017, granted, now 10,683,610, issued on Jun. 16, 2020.
Application 15/831,825 is a continuation of application No. 14/563,346, filed on Dec. 8, 2014, granted, now 9,845,573, issued on Dec. 19, 2017.
Application 14/563,346 is a continuation of application No. 13/442,104, filed on Apr. 9, 2012, granted, now 8,904,743, issued on Dec. 9, 2014.
Application 13/442,104 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/571,052, filed on Sep. 30, 2009, granted, now 8,161,721, issued on Apr. 24, 2012.
Application 12/571,052 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/571,104, filed on Sep. 30, 2009, granted, now 8,161,722, issued on Apr. 24, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2022/0178075 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. D07B 3/00 (2006.01); D01H 13/00 (2006.01); D07B 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC D07B 3/005 (2013.01) [D01H 13/00 (2013.01); D07B 7/14 (2013.01); D07B 7/145 (2013.01); D07B 2201/2035 (2013.01); D07B 2201/2044 (2013.01); D07B 2207/4095 (2013.01); D07B 2301/15 (2013.01); D07B 2301/251 (2013.01); D07B 2301/3583 (2013.01); D07B 2301/4083 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
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1. An SZ stranding apparatus comprising:
a rotatable drive shaft defining an axial shaft hole therein;
a guide member disposed in the axial shaft hole, wherein the guide member is fixed to the drive shaft so as to rotate therewith; and
a positional feedback device that provides information about the rotational position of the guide member; and
inductively-driven rotors that surround and are configured to drive rotation of the drive shaft;
wherein the SZ stranding apparatus is configured to receive a plurality of optical fibers and perform SZ-stranding of the optical fibers to form an SZ-stranded assembly.