US 12,344,503 B2
Reel for winding and unwinding a link
Nicolas Malcles, Belley (FR); and Hervé Savarino, Bregnier-Cordon (FR)
Assigned to Conductix Wampfler France, Belley (FR)
Appl. No. 17/620,840
Filed by Conductix Wampfler France, Belley (FR)
PCT Filed Jul. 1, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/068546
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 13, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/001436, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 7, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1907258 (FR), filed on Jul. 1, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0211976 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. B65H 75/14 (2006.01); B65H 75/50 (2006.01)
CPC B65H 75/14 (2013.01) [B65H 75/50 (2013.01); B65H 2701/30 (2013.01); B65H 2701/5114 (2013.01); B65H 2701/51344 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reel for the winding and unwinding of a link, comprising:
a mandrel extending around an axis of rotation of the reel; and
a plurality of pairs of lateral arms extending on both sides of the mandrel, together acting as flanks defining between them a winding volume for the link,
wherein said reel comprises a closed flange attached to the arms constituting one of said flanks, said closed flange having a thickness of between 10 and 40 mm, wherein the mandrel has a thickness of between 20 and 40 mm, and wherein the closed flange is attached to each arm constituting one of the flanks by threaded rods or screws, each threaded rod or screw passing through an oblong hole of the closed flange and an oblong hole of the respective arm, said oblong holes being oriented along substantially orthogonal directions.