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US 6,705,355 B1Granted
Wire straightening and cut-off machine and process
OwnerYair Wiesenfeldinventor
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Abstract
A wire straightening and cut-off process and machine which feeds, straightens, and cuts wire, and which uses a servomotor in dual mode. In a continuous mode, short wire parts are cut at a high cut-off rate. In an intermittent mode, long wire parts are cut wherein each cut is triggered by a signal.
Claims20
A wire straightening and cut-off process, comprising the steps of supplying a source of substantially continuous wire to a wire straightener and feeder apparatus;
- feeding and straightening said wire;
- and
- cutting the straightened wire under control of a servomotor used in a dual mode.
A wire straightening and cut-off machine, comprising:
- a source of substantially continuous wire;
- first means for feeding and straightening said wire;
- second means for cutting the straightened wire under control of a servomotor used in a dual mode;
- and
- said source of said substantially continuous wire, said first means, and said second means being operatively interconnected.
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A wire straightening and cut-off machine, comprising:
- a source of substantially continuous wire;
- first means for feeding and straightening said wire;
- second means for cutting the straightened wire;
- said source of said substantially continuous wire, said first means, and said second means being operatively interconnected;
- said second means including a servomotor which is selectively operable in a continuous mode or in an intermittent mode, a mechanical reduction gear driven by said servomotor, a rotatable disc operatively connected to said mechanical reduction gear, and a knife for cutting said wire;
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- said second means further including third means for controlling the number of times said knife cuts said wire during a predetermined period of time.
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The machine of claim including:
- a proximity sensor positioned adjacent said rotatable disc;
- only one said cutter insert provided on said rotatable disc;
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- wherein said intermittent mode a signal starts a single cut of said wire, and each time said signal is given, said servomotor drives said mechanical reduction gear until said mechanical reduction gear performs one revolution and stops at said proximity sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.