Apparatus for wrapping a compound-curved conductor bar
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsJochen Haeusler, Manfred Schmirl, Dietmar West
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Abstract
An apparatus is described for wrapping a compound-curved conductor bar. It includes a winding head which is provided with a motor-driven winding ring equipped with rolls carrying insulating tape. According to the invention, the revolving winding ring is held in five degrees of freedom. For purposes of positioning it relative to the compound-curved conductor bar to be wrapped, the winding ring is adjustable in three orthogonal coordinate directions and can be tilted about two mutually orthogonal axes. The winding head carries a sensing device for measuring its change of position relative to the conductor bar to be wrapped and furnishing correction signals.
Claims11
An apparatus for wrapping a compound-curved conductor bar with insulation material which comprises:
- a. a winding head including,
- i. a guide ring,
- ii. a winding ring supported by said guide ring, said winding ring adapted to revolve within said guide ring,
- iii. at least one roll, for carrying said insulation material, positioned on said winding ring, and
- iv. sensing means, positioned on said winding head, for measuring the change of position of said winding head relative to said conductor bar to thereby provide correctional signals proportional to the relative position between the two;
- and
- b. means responsive to said correctional signals for adjusting the position of said winding ring such that the plane of said winding ring is maintained substantially perpendicular to the center line of said bar.
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