Automatic set-up wire drawer
US6109082A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB21C47/34
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic set-up system for a wire drawing machine. The present invention provides an apparatus and method for substantially automating the set-up process for a wire drawing machine, including the steps of attaching the end of a wire coil to a power-driven capstan, wrapping a sufficient number of wire wraps around the capstan, releasing the end of the wire from the capstan, and feeding the wire to a downstream compensation arm and production machine. Through the use of the present invention, the initialization or set-up process is substantially automated in that the operator simply needs to present wire to the machine, and initiate the process to automatically perform the set-up function and ultimately feed the wire to the downstream production machine. Moreover, due to greatly reduced operator interaction the machine is more reliably set up, and the operator is less likely to be caught or injured by the machine.
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