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US 10,882,714 B2Granted
Winding head for a torroidal winding machine, torroidal winding machine comprising such a winding head and method
AssigneeSchneider Electric Industries SAS
InventorsFrederic Gery, Philippe Brunel, David Granier, Michel Pelletier
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Abstract
A winding head includes an annular magazine for storing the quantity of wire required to wind a torus, a first mechanism for driving the magazine in rotation, and a traveler for guiding the wire, at the output of the magazine, around the torus. The winding head includes a second mechanism, distinct from the first mechanism, for driving the traveler in rotation, such that the magazine and the traveler can be driven in rotation independently of one another.
Claims11
A winding head for a toroidal winding machine, the winding head comprising:
- an annular magazine configured to store a quantity of wire required to wind a torus;
- a first mechanism configured to drive the magazine in rotation;
- a traveller disposed to overlap the magazine and configured to guide wire from an output of the magazine to wind around the torus;
- and
- a second mechanism, distinct from the first mechanism, configured to drive the traveller in rotation independently of the magazine,
- wherein the traveller is fixed onto a side wall of a wheel mounted coaxially inside the magazine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.