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US 10,766,060 B2Granted
Grooved wire and system and method for manufacturing grooved wire
AssigneeUnarco Industries, Inc.
InventorsDaniel P. McDonald, Bobby D. Peters
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for manufacturing grooved wire are provided. A set of rollers may form grooves on an outermost surface of a wire along an axial distance of the wire. The set of rollers may include a first roller and a second roller. The first and second roller may include groove-fabricating portions aligned circumferentially around a radial face of each of the rollers. The first roller and second roller, via the groove-fabricating portions, may form grooves on the outermost surface of the wire along the axial direction of the wire.
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A device for forming grooves along an axial direction of a wire, said device comprising:
- a set of grooving rollers, the set of grooving rollers comprising:
- a first grooving roller configured to rotate in a first direction and comprising a first groove-fabricating portion aligned circumferentially around a radial face of the first grooving roller and oriented in a third direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the wire;
- a second grooving roller configured to rotate in a second direction opposite the first direction and comprising a second groove-fabricating portion aligned circumferentially around a radial face of the second grooving roller and oriented in the third direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the wire;
- wherein the first groove-fabricating portion of the first grooving roller and the second groove-fabricating portion of the second grooving roller are configured to form grooves on an outermost surface of the wire along the axial direction of the wire, wherein the first groove-fabricating portion of the first grooving roller extends substantially halfway along the outermost face of the wire, wherein the second groove-fabricating portion of the second grooving roller extends substantially halfway along the outermost face of the wire, and wherein the first fabricating portion of the first grooving roller and the second groove-fabricating portion of the second grooving roller substantially surround a circumference of the wire;
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- a set of finishing rollers positioned downstream of the set of grooving rollers, the set of finishing rollers comprising:
- a first finishing roller configured to rotate in the first direction and comprising a first wire-finishing portion aligned circumferentially around a radial face of the first finishing roller and oriented in the third direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the wire;
- a second finishing roller configured to rotate in the second direction opposite the first direction and comprising a second wire-finishing portion aligned circumferentially around a radial face of the second finishing roller and oriented in the third direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the wire;
- wherein, via the first wire-finishing portion and the second wire-finishing portion, the first finishing roller and the second finishing roller are configured to smooth the grooves on the outermost surface of the wire formed by the first grooving roller and the second grooving roller.
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A device for forming grooves along an axial direction of a wire, said device comprising:
- a set of grooving rollers, the set of grooving rollers comprising:
- a first grooving roller configured to rotate in a first direction and comprising a first groove-fabricating portion aligned circumferentially around a radial face of the first grooving roller and oriented in a third direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the wire;
- a second grooving roller configured to rotate in a second direction opposite the first direction and comprising a second groove-fabricating portion aligned circumferentially around a radial face of the second grooving roller and oriented in the third direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the wire;
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- a set of finishing rollers positioned downstream of the set of grooving rollers, the set of finishing rollers comprising:
- a first finishing roller configured to rotate in the first direction and comprising a first wire-finishing portion aligned circumferentially around a radial face of the first finishing roller and oriented in the third direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the wire;
- a second finishing roller configured to rotate in the second direction opposite the first direction and comprising a second wire-finishing portion aligned circumferentially around a radial face of the second finishing roller and oriented in the third direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the wire;
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- wherein the first groove-fabricating portion of the first grooving roller extends substantially halfway along an outermost face of the wire, wherein the second groove-fabricating portion of the second grooving roller extends substantially halfway along the outermost face of the wire, and wherein the first fabricating portion of the first grooving roller and the second fabricating portion of the second grooving roller substantially surround a circumference of the wire to form grooves on the outermost surface of the wire along the axial direction of the wire;
- wherein, via the first wire-finishing portion and the second wire-finishing portion, the first finishing roller and the second finishing roller are configured to smooth the grooves on the outermost surface of the wire formed by the first grooving roller and the second grooving roller;
- and wherein a ratio of a depth of the grooves to a diameter of the wire is about 0.027-0.059.
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A device for forming grooves along an axial direction of a wire, said device comprising:
- a set of upstream rollers positioned towards an upstream entry point of the device, wherein the set of upstream rollers comprises a first roller and a second roller, wherein the first roller and the second roller comprise a groove-fabricating portion;
- a set of downstream rollers positioned towards a downstream exit point of the device, wherein each downstream roller of the set of downstream rollers comprises a wire-finishing portion;
- wherein the first roller groove-fabricating portion and the second roller groove-fabricating portion comprise a groove-forming projection configured to form grooves on an outermost surface of the wire along the axial direction of the wire and wherein the wire-finishing portion is configured to smooth the grooves formed on the outermost surface of the wire by the first roller groove-fabricating portion and the second roller groove-fabricating portion;
- wherein the first roller groove-fabricating portion and the second roller groove-fabricating portion in the set of upstream rollers each extend substantially halfway around a circumference of the surface of the wire substantially covering the circumference of the wire;
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- wherein the wire-finishing portion of the set of downstream rollers extend substantially halfway around a circumference of the surface of the wire substantially covering the circumference of the wire.
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