Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Zwischenspeichern von biegeschlaffem Wickelgut

In a process for the intermediate storage of non-rigid winding material of long length paid out of a feed source, i.e. rope, string, cable or wire, said winding material is reeled onto a cylindrical winding core which is supported in a rotary bearing, is driven, and accepts the winding material in a helical pattern, and the winding material is fed from the winding core to the processing unit. When paid out, the winding material is maintained at a distance from the winding core by a retaining device and is finally taken off from the winding core via a guiding element circulating about the winding core. The process comprises the following steps: a) the starting area of the winding material is defined in the proximity of the discharge-side end area of the winding core, b) the winding matieral is applied to the winding core in a helical pattern through a common rotary movement of the winding core and the guiding element in relation to the retaining device, c) the winding material is remove d from the winding core by a rotary movement of the guiding element about the winding core in the opposite direction to step b).