METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WRAPPING MULTIPLE TAPES UPON AN ELONGATED STRUCTURE

摘要

A machine for winding a supply package of tape material to be helically wrapped about the length of an elongated structure the machine having means for supporting the package in rotation as it is being traverse wound and means spaced apart from the supporting means for the package for guiding the tape when being advanced from a supply of tape to a package being wound, and means for reciprocating the guiding means in a direction extending substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the package supporting means to cause the tape to be traverse wound upon the package, the improvement comprising tape guiding means having a plurality of passages each of which is adapted to receive a different one of a plurality of tapes to be traverse wound in one of the predetermined conditions, the passages in the guiding means extending substantially parallel to one another and being positioned with respect to one another in correspondence to a selected one of the predetermined conditions, the passages of the guiding means enabling the plurality of tapes to be delivered to the package in accordance with a selected one of the predetermined conditions to be traverse wound to form the package.