DEVICE TO PREVENT ENTANGLING FOR FIBER FEED BUFFER Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: fiber feeders. SUBSTANCE: proposed device has buffer to feed fiber from storage spool to feeder installed on arm of robot freely moving in room. Buffer for fiber feeding is provided with fiber brake and at least one movable guide for fiber onto which axial load acts. Fiber is fed from spool through brake and guide towards feeder so that axial load creates fiber buffing between brake and feeder, with variable length of buffer. At least one guide rod designed for directing movable guide of fiber is provided with device braking the fiber movable guide at its downward movement to prevent entangling of fiber fed along movable guide after drop of said movable guide. EFFECT: improved operating properties. 6 cl, 2 dwg