A spool unloading device comprising: a spindle; a first bulk spool of material is mounted on the spindle, wherein the spindle is rotatably controlled to dispense the material; a series of pulleys for receiving the unspooled material such that a variable length of the material is stored within the device before exiting the device to an upstream equipment; and a drive mechanism for indexing the unspooled material exiting the spool unloading machine at a controlled rate.

A wiring structure (10) includes: a fixed member (14); a movable member (12) which moves rectilinearly with respect to the fixed member (14); a wire material (16) which connects the movable member (12) and the fixed member (14); a movable guide (18) over which the wire material (16) is stretched and which can move rectilinearly with respect to the fixed member (14); and a movement mechanism (20) which causes the movable guide (18) to move, in conjunction with the rectilinear movement of the movable member (12), rectilinearly in a direction in which the loosening or tightening of the wire material (16) caused by the rectilinear movement of the movable member (12) is offset.

A wiring structure (10) includes: a fixed member (14); a movable member (12) which moves rectilinearly with respect to the fixed member (14); a wire material (16) which connects the movable member (12) and the fixed member (14); a movable guide (18) over which the wire material (16) is stretched and which can move rectilinearly with respect to the fixed member (14); and a movement mechanism (20) which causes the movable guide (18) to move, in conjunction with the rectilinear movement of the movable member (12), rectilinearly in a direction in which the loosening or tightening of the wire material (16) caused by the rectilinear movement of the movable member (12) is offset.

Disclosed is a vertical strip accumulator. The vertical strip accumulator includes an inner drum unit having an inner drum; an outer drum unit installed at an outer side of the inner drum unit; a central drum unit installed at an inner side of the inner drum unit; and an input unit configured to carry a skelp supplied from an uncoiler to the outer drum unit. The outer drum unit includes an outer drum configured to selectively rotate forward and reverse; a first power source configured to provide a power to the outer drum; an outer roller installed to the outer drum; and a first control unit connected to the first power source to control the operation of the first power source. The input unit includes a carrying roller provided in contact with the skelp; a second power source configured to supply a power to the carrying roller; and a second control unit connected to the second power source to control the operation of the second power source.

The present invention relates to a yarn storage device for a yarn processing machine, a method for supplementing a yarn store in said yarn storage device and a yarn processing machine provided with said yarn storage device, wherein the yarn storage device comprises storage units (2, 7) and loading means (3) in order to add yarn in a selected storage unit, wherein at least one storage unit comprises a winding holder (7) that is provided to keep a yarn store in a state wound round a holder body (7c), and wherein preferably yarn is added in windings with a winding diameter (D.sub.1) that is greater than the radial dimensions (D.sub.3) of the holder body (7c).

A cable supply system includes a cable supply device supplying a cable, a cable buffer device storing a portion of the cable supplied from the cable supply device, and a control device controlling a cable storage amount of the cable buffer device. The control device controls the cable storage amount of the cable buffer device according to a cable supply speed of the cable supply device such that a cable output speed output from the cable buffer device is equal to a predetermined speed.

A cable supply system includes a cable supply device supplying a cable, a cable buffer device storing a portion of the cable supplied from the cable supply device, and a control device controlling a cable storage amount of the cable buffer device. The control device controls the cable storage amount of the cable buffer device according to a cable supply speed of the cable supply device such that a cable output speed output from the cable buffer device is equal to a predetermined speed.

Disclosed is a drive wheel set, comprising a common shaft and at least two external rotor motors installed on the common shaft. External rotors of the external rotor motors form drive wheels of the drive wheel set. Also disclosed are a vertical-type wire storage frame, a swing-type wire storage frame, a guide wheel frame, a traction mechanism and a multi-path conveying mechanism using the drive wheel set. The drive wheel set is small in size, occupies less space, and is suitable for a situation where a plurality of motors need to be driven but sufficient space is lacking.

Disclosed is a drive wheel set, comprising a common shaft and at least two external rotor motors installed on the common shaft. External rotors of the external rotor motors form drive wheels of the drive wheel set. Also disclosed are a vertical-type wire storage frame, a swing-type wire storage frame, a guide wheel frame, a traction mechanism and a multi-path conveying mechanism using the drive wheel set. The drive wheel set is small in size, occupies less space, and is suitable for a situation where a plurality of motors need to be driven but sufficient space is lacking.

The invention concerns a capstan reel (10) and a method for transporting an elongated article (6, 6a, 6b, 39, 42, 43, 45a, 47) between a floating vessel (2) and a body of water situated below the vessel, and a vessel applying such a capstan reel. The capstan reel comprises a rotatable cylindrical body (100) for spooling the elongated article around the body's axial axis (11), said body comprising a cylindrical contacting surface (35) for indirectly supporting at least a portion of the elongated article. Furthermore, the capstan reel comprises an endless chain (18) spooled at least partly around the cylindrical body in a helical direction relative to the axial axis of the body, acting as an intermediate layer between the cylindrical contacting surface and the intended elongated article, and a chain transfer guide (17) extending across the axial length of the cylindrical body for guiding the endless chain between a chain exit region (T) in a first axial end region (7a) of the cylindrical body and a chain entry region (E) in a second axial end region (7b), the second axial end region being situated at the opposite axial end of the cylindrical body.