# US 12,191,072 B2 · Coil component manufacturing apparatus and coil component manufacturing method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,191,072 B2 - Document ID: US12191072B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/745,675 - Filed: 2022-05-16 - Published: 2022-11-17 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2021-05-17 - Assignees: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yasuhiro Itani; Ryo Narahara; Seiji Karimori - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12191072B2 ## CPC - H01F 41/082: Devices for guiding or positioning the winding material on the former - H01F 41/07: Twisting - H01F: MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES ## Abstract A coil component manufacturing apparatus for winding a twisted portion of wires at a desired position of a core. A coil component manufacturing apparatus including a nozzle through which a plurality of wires can be inserted, a wire twisting mechanism that holds a core, rotates the core relative to the nozzle in a direction of twisting the wires, and forms a twisted portion in which the wires are twisted between the nozzle and the core, a wire winding mechanism that holds the core, rotates the core relative to the nozzle in a direction of winding the twisted portion is wound around the core, and winds the twisted portion around the core, and a guide member positioned closer to the core than the nozzle. The guide member guides the twisted portion to a predetermined position of the core when the twisted portion is wound around the core. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A coil component manufacturing apparatus comprising: a nozzle configured to receive a plurality of wires; a wire twisting mechanism configured to hold a core, rotate the core-relative to the nozzle in a direction of twisting the plurality of wires, and form a twisted portion in which the plurality of wires are twisted between the nozzle and the core; a wire winding mechanism configured to hold the core, rotate the core relative to the nozzle in a direction of winding the twisted portion around the core, and wind the twisted portion around the core; and a guide positioned closer to the core than the nozzle, the guide being configured to guide the twisted portion to a predetermined position of the core when the twisted portion is wound around the core. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The coil component manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guide is positioned between the nozzle and the core when the twisted portion is wound around the core. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The coil component manufacturing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the guide has a groove having a V-shaped section through which the twisted portion passes. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The coil component manufacturing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: a guide driving mechanism that is configured to move the guide in an axial direction of the core when the twisted portion is wound along the axial direction of the core. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The coil component manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guide has a groove having a V-shaped section through which the twisted portion passes. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The coil component manufacturing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the guide has a cylindrical body, and the groove extends in a circumferential direction on a side face of the cylindrical body. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The coil component manufacturing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the guide is rotatably held about an axis of the cylindrical body. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The coil component manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a guide driving mechanism that is configured to move the guide in an axial direction of the core when the twisted portion is wound along the axial direction of the core. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The coil component manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guide includes two guides, and the two guides are positioned on opposite sides of the twisted portion when the twisted portion is wound around the core, and are configured to guide the twisted portion to a predetermined position of the core. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The coil component manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a nozzle height adjustment mechanism that is configured to relatively adjust a distance between the nozzle and the core. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The coil component manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the nozzle includes a plurality of nozzle portions through which the plurality of wires are to be inserted respectively, and the apparatus further includes an inter-nozzle distance adjustment mechanism that is configured to adjust a distance between the plurality of nozzle portions. ### Claim 12 A coil component manufacturing method comprising: passing a plurality of wires through a nozzle to connect starting ends of the plurality of wires to an external electrode of a core; rotating the core in a direction of twisting the plurality of wires and forming a twisted portion in which the plurality of wires are twisted between the nozzle and the core; and relatively rotating the nozzle and the core in a direction of winding the twisted portion around the core, and winding the twisted portion around the core while guiding the twisted portion to a predetermined position of the core with a guide positioned closer to the core than the nozzle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The coil component manufacturing method according to claim 12, wherein in the winding of the twisted portion around the core, the twisted portion is guided to the predetermined position of the core while the guide is rotated about an axis of the guide. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The coil component manufacturing method according to claim 13, wherein in the winding of the twisted portion around the core, the guide is moved in an axial direction of the core to guide the twisted portion to the predetermined position of the core. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The coil component manufacturing method according to claim 13, wherein the guide includes two guides, and in the winding of the twisted portion around the core, the twisted portion is guided to the predetermined position of the core with the two guides positioned on opposite sides of the twisted portion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The coil component manufacturing method according to claim 12, wherein in the winding of the twisted portion around the core, the guide is moved in an axial direction of the core to guide the twisted portion to the predetermined position of the core. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The coil component manufacturing method according to claim 12, wherein the guide includes two guides, and in the winding of the twisted portion around the core, the twisted portion is guided to the predetermined position of the core with the two guides positioned on opposite sides of the twisted portion. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The coil component manufacturing method according to claim 12, wherein a distance between the nozzle and the core is relatively adjusted in at least one of the forming of the twisted portion or the winding of the twisted portion around the core. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The coil component manufacturing method according to claim 12, wherein the nozzle includes a plurality of nozzle portions through which the plurality of wires are to be inserted respectively, and in the forming of the twisted portion, a distance between the plurality of nozzle portions is adjusted. ### Claim 20 A coil component manufacturing apparatus comprising: a nozzle configured to receive a plurality of wires; a first chuck configured to hold a core, rotate the core in a direction of twisting the plurality of wires, and form a twisted portion in which the plurality of wires are twisted between the nozzle and the core; a second chuck configured to hold the core, rotate the core relative to the nozzle in a direction of winding the twisted portion around the core, and wind the twisted portion around the core; and a guide positioned closer to the core than the nozzle, the guide being configured to guide the twisted portion to a predetermined position of the core when the twisted portion is wound around the core.