A cable reel assembly 10 for storing an electric vehicle (EV) charging cable 18, has a rotatable reel 12 for storing a cable in a coiled or possibly a spiral configuration, which may form a single winding. A cable restraining cage 14, which may be formed using rollers 24, restrains movement of the cable away from reel during unwinding of the cable, which may be guided using a cable carriage 26 moving along a shaft 30. The assembly may include a spiral separator 20 for separating a cable wound around the reel with a cable receiving space 22 defined by adjacent sections of the spiral separator. The carriage may have an indexing wheel 28 and a tensioning means 36, such as a roller.
Cable reel assembly
2024-05-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B65H HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES , Handhaben von dünnem oder fadenförmigem Gut, z.B. Folien, Bahnen, Kabeln / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / H02G INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES , Verlegen oder Installieren elektrischer Kabel oder Leitungen, Verlegen oder Installieren kombinierter optischer und elektrischer Kabel oder Leitungen |