Metal wire winding apparatus

A winding apparatus for metal wire comprising:

• a winding drum horizontally disposed on a base for winding turns of wire therearound;
• at least one carrier table disposed below said winding drum;
• a carrier guide mounted on said at least one carrier table for guiding said wire turns from said winding drum therealong onto said table, thereby forming a coil of said turns of wire on said table;
• a motor means mechanically connected to said winding drum for rotating said winding drum at a fixed rotational speed;
• an additional motor means mechanically connected to said at least one carrier table for rotating said table independently of said winding drum;
• wherein said rotational speed of said at least one carrier table is periodically varied in a step wise fashion in accordance with the following equation:
• n(t.sub.1 +t.sub.2)=n.sub.1 t.sub.1 +n.sub.2 t.sub.2
• where
• n=the rotational speed of said winding drum;
• n.sub.1 =the maximum rotational speed of said at least one carrier table;
• n.sub.2 =the minimum rotational speed of said carrier table;
• t.sub.1 =the time during which said at least one carrier table rotates at the maximum rotational speed;
• t.sub.2 =the time during which said at least one carrier table rotates at the minimum rotational speed.