Apparatus for winding armatures
AssigneeMechaneer, Inc.
InventorsRobert D. George, Robert C. Gray
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Abstract
A double-flier armature winding machine includes a pair of opposing non-rotating winding chucks or forms for engaging the armature core. Each winding form is supported by a bearing mounted on a rotary flier assembly which is mounted on a shaft supported for both rotary and axial movement. Each winding form supports a wire deflector finger for pivotal movement in response to axial movement of an actuator carried by the flier assembly. While the flier assembly is rotating, each actuator is movable axially relative to its corresponding flier assembly by actuation of a fluid cylinder to insure engagement of a wire lead with a predetermined tang on the armature commutator.
Claims13
In apparatus for automatically winding coils of wire on an armature core mounted on a shaft supporting a commutator and for connecting wire leads to the commutator, said apparatus including a rotary shaft, a winding form member positioned adjacent the armature core, a flier assembly supported for rotation with said shaft and relative to said form member, and a movable wire deflector member associated with said form member, the improvement comprising a deflector member actuator carried by said flier assembly for rotation therewith and movable in an axial direction relative to said shaft, and means for moving said actuator in said axial direction while said flier assembly is rotating to effect movement of said wire deflector member relative to said form member.
In apparatus for automatically winding coils of wire on an armature core mounted on a shaft supporting a commutator having hook-shaped tangs and for connecting wire leads to the commutator tangs, said apparatus including a shaft supported for both rotary and axial movement, a flier assembly mounted on said shaft for movement therewith and including an arm supporting a wire guide roller, a nonrotating winding form member supported by said flier assembly for axial movement therewith and adapted to grip an armature core, and a movable wire lead deflector member supported by said form member, the improvement comprising a deflector member actuator carried by said flier assembly for rotation therewith and movable in an axial direction relative to said flier assembly and said shaft, said actuator including means for engaging said deflector member on said form member, and power operated means for moving said actuator in an axial direction while said flier assembly is rotating to effect movement of said wire lead deflector member relative to said form member.
In apparatus for automatically winding coils of wire on an armature core mounted on a shaft supporting a commutator having hooklike tangs to which wire leads extending from the coils are attached to the commutator, said apparatus including a shaft supported for rotation and axial movement, a flier assembly mounted on said shaft for rotation and axial movement therewith and including an outwardly projecting arm supporting a wire guide member, a non-rotating winding form member supported by said flier assembly for axial movement with said shaft and said flier assembly to effect gripping and releasing of the armature core, and a wire deflector member supported for pivotal movement by said form member, the improvement comprising an actuator carried by said flier assembly for rotation therewith and movable in an axial direction relative to said shaft and said flier assembly, means for pivoting said wire deflector member in response to axial movement of said actuator, and non-rotating power operated means for moving said actuator axially relative to said flier assembly while said flier assembly is rotating to effect pivoting of said wire deflector member relative to said form member during the winding operation.
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