US 12,280,981 B2
Automated filament spooler
Staffan Edstrom, Castle Hill (AU)
Assigned to WINDAK HOLDING AB, Järfälla (SE)
Filed by WINDAK HOLDING AB, Järfälla (SE)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/489,208.
Prior Publication US 2023/0101194 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. B65H 54/22 (2006.01); B65H 54/42 (2006.01); B65H 65/00 (2006.01); B65H 67/04 (2006.01); B65H 75/28 (2006.01); B65B 27/06 (2006.01)
CPC B65H 54/22 (2013.01) [B65H 54/42 (2013.01); B65H 65/00 (2013.01); B65H 67/04 (2013.01); B65H 75/285 (2013.01); B65B 27/06 (2013.01); B65H 2403/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An automated filament spooler for automatically winding a filament on a spool, comprising:
an enclosure;
a conveyor for conveying an empty spool into the enclosure and for conveying a wound spool from the enclosure;
an indexing unit configured and operable for automatically positioning a feeding hole provided on the spool at a location necessary for feeding a free end of the filament onto the spool;
a filament feeding unit configured and operable for automatically feeding the free end of the filament through the feeding hole of the spool; and
a spooling unit configured and operable for automatically gripping the free end of the filament and for rotating the spool to wind the filament onto the spool.