Apparatus and system for wire feeding
AssigneeBozel North America LLC
InventorRobert HINKLE
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method are provided herein for wire feeding, and more particularly, to an apparatus and system for feeding a plurality of wire strands from wire spools into molten metal for the precise formation of alloys. A system for feeding a plurality of wire strands includes: a first vertically oriented shaft; a first spool defining a groove and attached to and rotated by the first vertically oriented shaft; a first follower assembly and a third follower assembly, where the first follower assembly is configured to engage the first spool on a first side, where the third follower assembly is configured to engage the first spool on a second side.
Claims20
A system for feeding a plurality of wire strands comprising:
- a first vertically oriented shaft;
- a first spool defining a groove and attached to and rotated by the first vertically oriented shaft;
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- a first follower assembly and a third follower assembly, wherein the first follower assembly is configured to engage the first spool on a first side, wherein the third follower assembly is configured to engage the first spool on a second side.
A module for a wire feeder comprising:
- a first spool defining a groove configured to be attached to and rotated by a first vertically oriented shaft;
- a second spool defining a groove configured to be attached to and rotated by a second vertically oriented shaft, parallel to the first vertically oriented shaft;
- a first follower assembly and a second follower assembly, wherein the first follower assembly is configured to engage the first spool on a first side, wherein the second follower assembly is configured to engage the second spool on a first side;
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- a third follower assembly and a fourth follower assembly, wherein the third follower assembly is configured to engage the first spool on a second side, wherein the fourth follower assembly is configured to engage the second spool on a second side.
A system for feeding a plurality of wire strands comprising:
- a first channel, wherein the first channel passes between a groove of a first spool and a first follower assembly, and between a groove of a second spool and a second follower assembly;
- a second channel, wherein the second channel passes between the groove of the first spool and a third follower assembly, and between the groove of the second spool and a fourth follower assembly,
- wherein the first channel and the second channel are parallel to and offset from one another,
- wherein the first spool rotates about a first vertically oriented shaft, wherein the second spool rotates about a second vertically oriented shaft, and wherein the first vertically oriented shaft and the second vertically oriented shaft are parallel to and offset from one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.