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An automatic machine (5) for coiling down successive layers of cable (2), e.g. part-completed electric cable during manufacture, in a cylindrical storage tank (1) having a vertical axis. The machine comprises: a movable beam (6) to enable coiling down to take place in a selected one of a plurality o

An automatic machine (5) for coiling down successive layers of cable (2), e.g. part-completed electric cable during manufacture, in a cylindrical storage tank (1) having a vertical axis. The machine comprises: a movable beam (6) to enable coiling down to take place in a selected one of a plurality of tanks; a rotary arm (7) suspended from the beam and rotatable about an axis which is movable by the beam into alignment with the axis of said selected tank; a parallelogram linkage (30) fixed to the free end of the rotary arm, said parallelogram linkage including a vertically fixed vertical arm connected to the rotary arm and a vertically movable vertical arm (34) linked to the fixed arm; a cable follower (40) connected to the bottom end of the vertically movable arm by means of a rod (19) articulated thereto; said cable follower being vertically movable by the parallelogram linkage and horizontally movable by said rod; and a cable tractor (15) supported by the parallelogram linkage and serving to regulate the speed of the cable as a function of the inward or outward direction of spiral winding for any given layer.

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An automatic machine for coiling down successive layers of cable in a cylindrical tank having a vertical axis, the improvement wherein the machine comprises: a movable beam to enable coiling down to take place in a selected one from a plurality of tanks; a rotary arm suspended from the beam and rota

An automatic machine for coiling down successive layers of cable in a cylindrical tank having a vertical axis, the improvement wherein the machine comprises: a movable beam to enable coiling down to take place in a selected one from a plurality of tanks; a rotary arm suspended from the beam and rotatable about an axis which is movable by the beam into alignment with the axis of said selected tank; a parallelogram linkage fixed to the free end of the rotary arm, said parallelogram linkage including a vertically fixed vertical arm connected to the rotary arm and a vertically movable vertical arm linked to the fixed arm; a cable follower connected to the bottom end of the vertically movable arm by means of a rod articulated thereto; said cable follower being vertically movable by the parallelogram linkage and horizontally movable by said rod; and a cable tractor supported by the parallelogram linkage and serving to regulate the speed of the cable as a function of the inward or outward direction of spiral winding for any given layer; said members being provided with actuator means such as motors and jacks to enable said movements to be remotely controlled, and with position sensors and motion sensors for sensing data which is applied to a computer for controlling and synchronizing said actuator means.