# US 11,027,940 B2 · Winding unit and spiral electric wire manufacturing method

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- Number: US 11,027,940 B2
- Document ID: US11027940B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/389,189
- Filed: 2019-04-19
- Published: 2020-01-02
- Granted: 2021-06-08
- Earliest claimed: 2018-06-28
- Assignees: Yazaki Corporation
- Applicants: Yazaki Corporation
- Inventors: Yasunori Kato; Kazuhiko Takada
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11027940B2

## CPC

- B65H 54/58: Swifts or reels adapted solely for the formation of hanks or skeins (B65H49/30 takes precedence)
- B65H 54/71: Arrangements for severing filamentary materials
- B65H 61/00: Applications of devices for metering predetermined lengths of running material (of general application G01B)
- B65H 2701/36: Wires
- B65H: HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES

## Abstract

A winding device capable of easily winding an electric wire and a method of manufacturing a spiral electric wire are provided. The electric wire delivered by the delivery device is guided by the guide device toward the center portion of the projecting portion. The projecting portion of the winding device has an inclined surface whose outer diameter increases toward the base portion from the tip end on its outer peripheral surface. As a result, the electric wire can be wound around the projecting portion by utilizing the force of the delivery device, and the electric wire can be easily wound up.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A winding unit for winding an electric wire comprising:
a delivery device for delivering the electric wire in a longitudinal direction;
a hold device for holding a winding start portion of the electric wire;
a winding device having a base portion and a projecting portion projecting from the base portion; and
a guide device for guiding the electric wire delivered by the delivery device so as to travel from a tip of the projecting portion toward the base portion,
wherein the projecting portion has an inclined surface whose outer diameter increases toward the base portion from the tip end on an outer peripheral surface thereof,
wherein the guide device guides the electric wire toward the center of the tip, and
wherein while winding, the hold device is positioned between the winding device and the guide device, and the electric wire is wound around the projecting portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The winding unit as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the guide device advances the electric wire along a horizontal direction, and
wherein a projecting direction of the projecting portion is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The winding unit as claimed in claim 2,
wherein the delivery device has a scale function for measuring a delivery length of the electric wire.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The winding unit as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the delivery device has a scale function for measuring a delivery length of the electric wire.

### Claim 5

A method of manufacturing helical electric wire for manufacturing spirally wound helical electric wire comprising the steps of:
a delivery step for delivering an electric wire in a longitudinal direction;
a hold step for holding a winding start portion of the electric wire; and
a guide step for guiding the delivered electric wire,
wherein in the guide step, with respect to a base portion and a projecting portion projecting from the base portion and having an inclined surface whose outer diameter increases toward the base portion from a tip end on an outer peripheral surface thereof, the electric wire is guided toward the center portion of the tip end and advanced toward the base portion from the tip end, and
wherein while winding, a hold device is positioned between a winding device and a guide device, and the electric wire is wound around the projecting portion.