摘要 |
<p>A handling unit (1) is movable along a transport path (10) and comprises a rotatable reel (5) for coiling/uncoiling of cord-like goods. The reel comprises an axle (8) provided with a coupling element in at least one end, said element being connected to a driving device (50) in a coiling station or to a braking device (40) in an uncoiling station. The transport path (10) connects a plurality of coiling/uncoiling stations with a buffer storage (220) for handling units in an integrated handling system comprising one or several production lines (201,202) for cord-like goods, preferably for communication cable or power cable. The transport path includes turntables (121), carriages for parallel movement (101), bypassing units (217) and lifts (131) to provide passages for the units (1) from one part of the path (10) to other parts (110,120,130). A control unit (384) attached to a host computer (380) controls the movement of handling units on the transport path and the engagement and disengagement of units to and from driving and braking devices in the stations.</p> |