Wire forming apparatus

A wire forming apparatus that feeds a wire to a forming space at a leading end of a wire guide and processes the wire into a desired shape using a plurality of tools that are radially arranged, the apparatus comprising:

• a rotary table that is rotatably supported by a table body and can rotate to change relative positions of the tools with respect to the wire guide, the tools being able to be attached to and detached from the rotary table;
• a table driving mechanism that is supported by the table body and rotates the rotary table;
• a slide tool unit that is attached to the rotary table and supports a slide tool capable of sliding toward the wire guide, of the plurality of tools;
• a tool slide mechanism that is supported by the table body and transmits a driving force for sliding the slide tool to the slide tool unit;
• a rotation tool unit that is attached to the rotary table and supports a rotation tool capable of rotating around a tool shaft, of the plurality of tools;
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• a tool rotation mechanism that is supported by the rotary table and transmits a driving force for rotating the rotation tool around the tool shaft to the rotation tool unit,
• wherein the tool slide mechanism has a single first motive power transmission member that is rotatably supported by the table body, and the first motive power transmission member transmits a common driving force for sliding one or more slide tool and rotation tool attached to the rotary table, and
• wherein the tool rotation mechanism has a single second motive power transmission member that is rotatably supported by the rotary table, and the second motive power transmission member transmits a common driving force for rotating one or more rotation tool attached to the rotary table.