Wire winding and tying machine with magnetized hanking head
AssigneeHanscom-Madex, A.I.E.
InventorMiguel C. Urchaga
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Abstract
A wire winding and tying machine useful in the winding of steel wire strands or the like includes a tie stock dispenser that delivers a pre cut length of tie stock to a platform. A hanking unit picks up the tie stock and delivers it to a position above pre wound strands. The hanking unit includes rockable arms that press the tie stock ends about the wound strands to a position to engage a twister that winds the tie stock about the strands.
Claims7
In a strand hanking apparatus having a winding plate that winds a strand about vertical fingers and delivers a pre cut length of wire over the wound strand that improvement comprising
- (a) means for supporting a pre cut length of wire,
- (b) a reciprocating hanking head adjacent said support means having a magnetized lower surface for gripping said wire with ends protruding,
- (c) rockable clamping arms mounted above and coupled to the hanking head,
- (d) means for moving the head to pick up the pre cut length of wire from the support means and deliver the wire to the wound strand,
- (e) means for lowering the head with the pre cut length of wire magnetically affixed thereto to engage the wound strand,
- (f) means for rocking said arms to engage protruding ends of the wire and locate it partially about the strand and grip the wound strand, and
- (g) twisting means positioned below the winding plate engaging the terminal portions of the wire to complete a tied hank.
In a strand hanking apparatus having a winding plate with wire engaging fingers extending perpendicularly therefrom and means feeding at least a strand to a finger and rotating the plate to wind the strand about the fingers, that improvement comprising
- (a) means for delivering a pre cut length of ferrous wire onto a magnetized transfer platform,
- (b) a hanking head, said head having a magnetized lower surface and rockable clamping arms mounted thereabove,
- (c) means for laterally moving the head from a position over the winding plate to a position over the magnetized transfer platform to pick up the pre cut length of ferrous wire on the magnetized lower surface of the hanking head and return the head to a position over the winding plate,
- (d) means for rocking the arms to engage the ferrous wire and to move the same about the wound strand and to simultaneously grip the wound strand, and
- (e) twisting means positioned below the winding plate engaging the ferrous wire to complete a tied hank.
A wire winding and typing machine for winding a strand having ends into a hank and then individually tying, comprising:
- a hanking head with a pair of clamping arms and a lower face;
- said lower face including a plurality of magnetic elements;
- conveying means for delivering ferrous wire to said lower face, said ferrous wire being magnetically affixed to said lower face;
- means for moving said head from said conveying means to said wound strand to deliver the wire,
- a winding plate having spaced winding fingers and an adjustable clamp adjacent one finger
- said strand ends remaining fixed to said winding plate, and
- twisting means for engaging said wire to complete a tied hank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.