Device for depositing material in the form of wire comprising at least one wire spool and at least one system indicating the filling level of the spool
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorMatthieu Sicre
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Abstract
A device for depositing material in the form of wire including a coil of wire configured to pivot around an axis of rotation as well as at least one indication system including a support, at least one rod oriented in a direction secant to the axis of rotation, a pad connected to the first end of the rod and configured to bear against a wire wound on the coil of wire, a sliding link configured to allow the rod to translate in the secant direction, as well as a return element configured to translate the rod in the direction of the axis of rotation, the rod occupying a position according to a level of filling the coil. This solution makes it possible to obtain a passive type indication system.
Claims11
A device for depositing material formed as a wire, comprising:
- a structure,
- a depositing head supported by the structure,
- a wire spool configured to supply wire to the depositing head and to pivot about an axis of rotation, and
- at least one indication system configured to indicate a filling level of the wire spool;
- wherein the indication system comprises:
- a support integral with the structure,
- a spindle extending between first and second ends thereof in a second direction transverse to the axis of rotation,
- a pad connected to the first end of the spindle and configured to bear against a wire wound onto the wire spool,
- a slide link configured to allow the spindle to be relocated in the second direction, and
- a restoring element configured to relocate the spindle in a direction of the rotational axis, said spindle occupying a position which depends on a filling level of the wire spool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.