CONTINUOUS GLASS FIBER STRAND WINDING APPARATUS

摘要

A water jet from a nozzle is laterally directed against a glass fiber strand bridge formed between a loaded spool and an empty spool as a turntable rotatably mounting the two spools is indexed 180.degree. to reverse the positions of the spools between standby and winding stations. The jet is synchronized with the turntable rotation, and cleanly severs the strand so that winding may continue on the empty spool while the loaded spool is removed and replaced with a new empty spool.