Electric wire processing apparatus, electric wire processing method, and electric wire holding structure

An electric wire processing apparatus comprising:

• a gripping mechanism that is capable of gripping a part of an electric wire;
• a driving mechanism that drives the gripping mechanism;
• an electric wire winding mechanism that winds the electric wire;
• and
• a rotating mechanism that rotates and drives the electric wire winding mechanism, wherein:
• the electric wire winding mechanism includes:
• a winding drum on which the electric wire is wound,
• an electric wire clip provided on the winding drum to hold a leading end of the electric wire, and
• a holding member that holds an electric wire bundle wound around the winding drum in an annular shape,
• the driving mechanism moves the gripping mechanism, which grips the leading end of the electric wire, toward the electric wire clip to hold the leading end on the electric wire clip,
• the rotating mechanism rotates the winding drum in a state where the leading end of the electric wire is held on the electric wire clip so that the electric wire is wound around the winding drum,
• the holding member holds the electric wire bundle wound around the winding drum in the annular shape,
• the winding drum includes a hollow cylindrical body around which the electric wire is wound,
• the cylindrical body is provided with a notch which is recessed downward in an axial direction of the cylindrical body from an upper end of the cylindrical body in the axial direction, and
• the electric wire clip is accommodated and attached in the notch so that an electric wire pinching direction coincides with a radial direction of the cylindrical body.