Wire shuffling apparatus and method
US4572248A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 1983 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53243
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for repositioning and adding or removing individual wires of a series of wires extending longitudinally in side-by-side relation in a row comprising a guide block formed with a cruciform slot defining a guide path and wire escapement; means to move the wires between the guide path and escapement and means to move the guide path along the row to align the escapement with a predetermined wire position in the row. In a method and apparatus for positioning wires, wires are fed from a supply through tubes having fixed wire entry ends and wire exit ends movable to vary the position of the leading ends of the wires.
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