Wire winding machine
OwnerHoward Thomas Rexinventor
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Abstract
A wire winding machine has a winding wheel that includes a central core having an adjustable outside dimension. A central member and a plurality of outer members are connected with linkages that allow the outside dimension to be adjusted. At least one of the outer members is moveable once a desired amount of wire has been wound so that the wound wire can be removed in an axial direction relative to the winding wheel. In a disclosed example, an end member of the winding wheel cooperates with at least the one outer member to move it into a first position for receiving the wire and releasing it to be moveable a second position for removing the wound wire from the central core of the winding wheel.
Claims16
A wire drawing and winding machine, comprising:
- a die sized to form a wire of a desired diameter;
- a drawing wheel that pulls wire stock through the die, the drawing wheel maintaining wire under tension between the die and the drawing wheel;
- a winding wheel that receives wire from the drawing wheel and has a core with an adjustable outside dimension corresponding to a position of at least one moveable section relative to a central member, the at least one moveable section being in a first position relative to the central member for winding a selected amount of wire around the core and the at least one moveable section moving relatively closer to the central member responsive to gravity for reducing the adjustable outside dimension and releasing the wound wire from the core;
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- a coil mover that is moveable relative to the winding wheel into a position to support the wound wire for removal of the wire from the winding wheel.
A wire drawing and winding machine, comprising:
- a die sized to form a wire of a desired diameter;
- a drawing wheel that pulls wire stock through the die, the drawing wheel maintaining wire under tension between the die and the drawing wheel;
- a winding wheel that receives wire from the drawing wheel and has a core with an adjustable outside dimension for winding a selected amount of wire around the core and then releasing the wound wire from the core;
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- a coil mover that is moveable relative to the winding wheel into a position at least partially beneath the winding wheel to support the wound wire for removal of the wire from the winding wheel as the wound wire moves downward responsive to the adjustable outside dimension changing from a first dimension used for winding the wound wire to a second, smaller dimension as caused by gravity.
A wire drawing and winding machine, comprising:
- a die sized to form a wire of a desired diameter;
- a drawing wheel that pulls wire stock through the die, the drawing wheel maintaining wire under tension between the die and the drawing wheel;
- a winding wheel that receives wire from the drawing wheel and has a core with an adjustable outside dimension for winding a selected amount of wire around the core and then releasing the wound wire from the core;
- a coil mover that is moveable relative to the winding wheel into a position to receive the wound wire for removal of the wire from the winding wheel upon adjustment of the outside dimension of the winding wheel;
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- a track that guides the coil mover in an axial direction relative to the winding wheel, the coil mover having at least one wheel for rolling along the track and a motor for driving the wheel.
A wire drawing and winding machine, comprising:
- a die sized to form a wire of a desired diameter;
- a drawing wheel that pulls wire stock through the die, the drawing wheel maintaining wire under tension between the die and the drawing wheel;
- a winding wheel that receives wire from the drawing wheel and has a core with an adjustable outside dimension for winding a selected amount of wire around the core and then releasing the wound wire from the core wherein the winding wheel core comprises a central member, at least one moveable section and a linkage that supports the moveable section for movement between a first position adjacent the central member and a second position spaced from the central member wherein the winding wheel includes a first disk near one end of the central member and a second disk that is selectively moveable in an axial direction relative to the central member, the second disk including at least one locator that cooperates with a corresponding locator on the moveable section such that axial movement of the second disk toward the first disk causes the moveable section to move from the first position toward the second position;
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- a coil mover that is moveable relative to the winding wheel into a position to support the wound wire for removal of the wire from the winding wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.