Apparatus for managing spools of wire in machines for forming components of electrical windings

An apparatus for managing spools of wire in machines for forming components of electrical windings of a type comprising at least one accommodation structure for at least one spool containing the wire, and at least one supporting carriage for said at least one accommodation structure for said at least one spool, said carriage being configured to slide along at least one respective transverse guide of the machine for a transfer of said structure from a first, active configuration for dispensing said wire to a second, unloading configuration, and further comprising at least one magazine for temporarily accommodating at least one spool, on which the wire is wound, placed side by side with said at least one accommodation structure, when the accommodation structure is in said first, active configuration, and at least one temporary storage unit for at least one empty spool, said magazine comprising transfer means which are configured for a transfer of at least one spool arranged therein to said accommodation structure, and the second, unloading configuration being for a delivery of an empty spool to said temporary storage unit by at least one respective unloading actuator.