US 4,072,176 A · Automatic wire handling and wrapping apparatus

Abstract

Disclosed is an automatic wire handling and wrapping apparatus wherein wire from a continuous feed supply is sequentially prepared and wrapped between terminals of an electrical terminal board or the like to form a connection therebetween. The wrapping is accomplished for sequential terminals by a single wire wrapping head. The unique wire handling apparatus and bit accomplish the transfer of wire to the required positions to the right and left of the wrapping bit without wasteful loss of wire in control functions or loss of control of the wire ends. Further, the unique loading characteristic of the device allows for loading of the wire wrapping bit close to the terminal thereby avoiding excessive wire loop between the terminals. The wire wrapping head may be mounted on an X-Y table for transport between terminals and the wire wrapping device is capable of moving in the direction in and out or Z direction from the terminal to accomplish the wrap at any desired level on the terminal pin.

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Dependent claims

A wire wrapping apparatus for interconnecting electrical terminals comprising:

a rotary wire wrapping tool;
a means for feeding insulated wire of an indeterminate length to said tool;
means for receiving and loading said wire on said tool including clamp means separate from but adjacent said tool;
stripping means separate from but adjacent said tool for removing the wire insulation;
cutting and gripping means for cutting to length and securing sequentially alternate ends of the wire;
and
said cutting and gripping means is mounted for rotation about an axis offset from and adjacent to said rotary wire wrapping tool and is rotated separately from said rotary wire wrapping tool.

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A wire wrapping apparatus for interconnecting electrical terminals comprising:

a rotary wire wrapping tool having a wire wrapping bit;
a means for feeding insulated wire of an indeterminate length to said wrapping bit;
a means for receiving and loading said wire on said wrapping bit;
clamp means separate from but adjacent to said wrapping bit for securing said insulated wire;
stripping means separate from but adjacent to said wrapping bit for removing the wire insulation;
said stripping means being located on the opposite side of said wrapping bit from said clamp means;
cutting and griping means adjacent to said stripping means for cutting said insulated wire to length and securing alternate ends of the wire during the wire wrapping sequence;
said gripping means, said wrapping bit, said stripping means, and said cutting and clamping means having at least one operating position lying in a straight line such that the insulated wire may be conveniently disposed through the operating position;
said wrapping bit having a first loading position in said one operating position;
and
said wrapping bit having a second wrapping position substantially perpendicular to said first loading position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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