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US2515487A
US2515487A US682809A US68280946A US2515487A US 2515487 A US2515487 A US 2515487A US 682809 A US682809 A US 682809A US 68280946 A US68280946 A US 68280946A US 2515487 A US2515487 A US 2515487A
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
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    • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
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    • H01B13/18—Applying discontinuous insulation, e.g. discs, beads
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    • H01B13/204—Applying discontinuous insulation, e.g. discs, beads for concentric or coaxial cables by punching spacers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T29/51—Plural diverse manufacturing apparatus including means for metal shaping or assembling
    • Y10T29/5147—Plural diverse manufacturing apparatus including means for metal shaping or assembling including composite tool
    • Y10T29/5148—Plural diverse manufacturing apparatus including means for metal shaping or assembling including composite tool including severing means
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • insulating discs used in the manufacture o'fcoaxial cable units be made of a suitable stiff material
  • the insulating discs are made of the plastic known as polyethylene.
  • polyethylene is obtained by polymerizing ethylene.
  • the usual commercial form of polyethylene is a moderately soft, pliable material having a high molecular weight and possessing excellent electrical insulating characteristics.
  • Polyethylene is sufficiently hard to permit insulating discs made therefrom to maintain their shapes-under ordinary circumstances, but it is soft enough to cause some manufacturing dimculties to arise when attempts were made to make slotted discs by punching them from strips thereof.
  • the present invention makes it entirely practical to use soft and pliable insulating discs in the manufacture of coaxial cable units .by providing a coordinated apparatus for radially slitting the discs and thereafter applying them on a continuously moving conductor with a wiping motion in one operation.
  • An object of the invention is to provide new and improved article assembling apparatus.
  • a reciprocating disc applying apparatus including a reciprocably mounted slide which is reciprocated parallel to and in timedrelationlwiththe continuously advancing conductor andsubstantially faster in a direction opposite to that in which the conductor is moving.
  • a platen is movablyg positioned on the slide and has oscillatory means positioned thereon for receiving-centrallyperfo rated insulating discs, slitting thediscs radially and simultaneously applying the, discs. in. prede.-. termined uniform spaced relation onlthe advance. ing conductor.
  • Fig. 4 is a vertical section, taken. along line,
  • Fig. 5 is a. plan view ofthe apparatuswith parts brokenaway, showing the parts .in their full. operated position;
  • Fig. 6 is a side view of the apparatusshowing certain members at the, end of their discapplying stroke
  • Fig. 7 is a fragmentary, plan View of, ,a portion of the apparatus showing the position of a trip ping means at the end. of ⁇ thedisc-applying stroke;
  • Fig. '8.is an enlarged, fragmentary, plan view ofa portion of the apparatus showing. anoscillatory I disc carrier and ,its associated .dijscslitting. knife;
  • Fig. 9. is. an. enlarged, fragmentary, sectional viewtaken along line 91-9 of Fig. 8;'
  • Fig, 10 is .an enlargeiperspective view of..a knife used for radially slittin g lthe. discs;
  • Fig. 11 isan enlarged, perspectiveview, of a shortlength of, ,a central conductor with. slitted discs assembled thereon by means ofthediscapplying apparatusof this inventionand showing an outer tubular conductor surrounding the discs;
  • Fig. 12. is an. enlarged, fragmentary sectiQnal viewtakenalong line I2-I2, ofFi r 1;
  • Fig. 13 is an enlarged View of a typicalhing-ed joint provided on articulated. disc feedchutes forming apart of the apparatus;
  • Fig. 14. is a right hand verticalview of the hinged joint shown in Fig. 13;
  • Fig. 15 is afragmentary, sectional view taken along line l5.-l5 of Fig. 2,.and
  • Fig. 16 is adiagram showing how discs are placed upona conductor by apparatus embodying. the. invention.
  • a disc-applying apparatus which is designedtoassemble centrally, perforated, annular,. insulating discs 201-20 atpredetermined, uniformly spaced intervals on a central conductor 2
  • the conductor 2i is advanced at a constant rate of speed in the direction of the arrows (Figs. 1, 2 and 3) from a supply (not shown).
  • the insulating discs 20-20 are fed from a pair of hoppers 22-22 positioned abovethe apparatus, through a pair ofarticulatedfeed chutes. 23-23; and the apparatus serves to radially slit the discs and apply them uniformly on the central conductor in such a manner that alternate discs are arranged with their slits-diametrically opposite one another, as shown in Fig. 11.
  • the conductor, insulating discsand tubularconductor comprise the cable assemblagebeing advanced at a predetermined rate of speed by a capstan 21 "and takenup by-suita-ble means (notshown). Adetailed descriptionof the die and the takeup means will not be given, since'a further descriptionthereof is not-necessary for 'a' complete understanding of .”the invention;
  • Each-0f-the bushings 366 -36 "has slidablypositionedthereina post -31 having the upper ends thereof secured to a boss 40 provided on the underside of a platen '4 It The lower-endsof the posts'3l -3 l'projectthrough'the slide33- and have springs -42"--42 positionedthereover "and maintained thereon bymeans of collars 4 3 -43 "pinned onthe lower ends of the posts; This" arrangement' permits-vertical movement of the platen 4 twith-respect to thia slide-33 "against the action of thesprings-4L4 2; 4
  • A' left-hand-disc carrier i5" ispositioned "on the top side of the platen' H and-"is rigidlysecured-to: a" shaft 46 'rotatably mounted in vertically' aligned bores '4-
  • the plate. 50 isg'securedto the.un---
  • the lower end. 61 of..the.shaft.55 which is positionedinthebore.5.1.projects below the plate F ll-and. is. provided with .a vertical slot .62,.to,- re,. ceive one endof atorsion spring .63..
  • The-other,- end .of. the torsion spring .63 is. secured to a .hous
  • the torsion spring 63 serves to apply sufiicient torque on the shaft 55 in a counterclockwise direction to maintain a gear actuating arm 66 keyed on the shaft 55 against a stop pin 61 secured to the platen 4
  • a right hand disc carrier 10 is positioned on the top of the platen 4
  • the disc carrier is secured to a shaft H rotatably mounted in the platen 4
  • the disc carriers 45 and HI are maintained in the positions shown in Fig. 3 by means of the torsion spring 63 which maintains the arm 66 against the pin 51.
  • the disc carriers 45 and 70 are spaced on the platen 4
  • An oscillatory, backing-up member 13 is positioned on the top of the platen 4
  • the member l3 is secured to a shaft '14 rotatably mounted in the platen 4
  • a similar oscillatory backing-up member 75 is positioned on the platen il adjacent to the right hand disc carrier ill and on opposite side of the conductor 2 l.
  • the member 75 is secured to a shaft 'l'l rotatably mounted in the platen and plate in substantially the same manner as is the shaft H, and has a pinion 18 secured thereon which engages the gear 54.
  • the backing-up members 13 and 16 are maintained in their positions shown in Fig. 3 in the same manner as that described for the disc carriers 45 and "ill. Since the gear 54 is in engagement with the pinions 53, l2, l5 and 18, any movement of the arm 55 in a clockwise direction away from the stop 57 serves to simultaneously turn the pinions and their respective disc carriers and backing-up members in a counterclockwise direction.
  • the disc carriers 45 and T0 are identical in construction and operation, but merely reversed as to their position with respect to the conductor 2
  • the disc carrier 45 is provided with a radial disc engaging shoulder 8
  • the radial shoulder 80 is provided on the disc carriers 45 and "In to engage annular, insulating discs -20 positioned thereagainst by means presently to be described, and to carry said discs through an arcuate path so as to assemble the disc on the conductor 2
  • the groove 82 cut in r The backing-up members 13 and 16 have configurations identical with that of the disc carrier 45 and are turned in exactly the same manner asthe disc carrier 45.
  • the corresponding shoulders -80 formed'on the backing-up members 13 and 15, which are turned simultaneously with the disc carriers 45 and 10, provide stops against which the discs are directed when the disc carriers are fully actuated by the arm 55.
  • Knives 83 and 84 are positioned on the top of the platen 4
  • the knife 83 is provided with a body portion 85 having a pair of bores 86-86 therethrough for receiving bolts 81-81 which secures the knife to the platen 4
  • a hardened steel knife blade at is secured to a tapered face 9
  • the body portion 85 of the knife 83 is provided with a vertical shoulder 94 which is at a right angle to the cutting edge 92 and extends therefrom to a point substantially in line with the shoulder Bil provided on the adjacent disc carrier.
  • Each of the knives 83 and 84 is positioned on the platen 4
  • the cutting edge 92 of the blade is spaced from the shoulder 80 so as to permit an insulating disc 20 to be positioned therebetween when the disc carriers are in their normal disc receiving positions, and is horizontally aligned with the arcuate groove 82 provided in the disc carriers.
  • the groove 82 permits the disc engaging shoulder ill to be moved past the knife blade 9
  • the slit is gradually spread apart until it reaches the back edge 93, at which point the slit is now spread sufficiently so that the carrier may assemble it on the adjacent conductor 2! with a wiping motion.
  • the end of the knife blade fill is shaped to conform with the arcuate path travelled by discs over the blade, for the purpose of maintaining the slit open until the central aperture of the disc is practically in a position to be engaged by the conductor 2 I.
  • each bottom section 95 has its T-shaped slot 96 directly aligned with the shoulder 8i] of its respective disc carrier (Fig. 8) and is rigidly secured to a spacer block 91 by an L-shaped support 98 so that a sliding fit is obtained between the bottom 99 of each chute 95 and the arcuate portion 8
  • Abarrel-cam I33 (Figs. 2 and'6) also is :keyed to the shaft 126 and has provided around its periphery an irregularly shapedcam ,track I3I, w.hich begins at a left hand reversing point.
  • a cam follower I35 is rotate ably mounted on stheend of a flangedstud I36 rigidly securedon the underside of the right hand end of the. slide; 33 (Figs; and 6), and ridesin the-camtrack I3I.
  • the right hand end of the shaft I26 extends v hrough the-supportjl and'has a gear I31 positionedthereon, which engages a gearv I38 secured on .theoutput. shaft ofgasuitable gear reducer I40.
  • cam track I3I and the follower I35 move the slide 33 and parts carried thereby to the left until the reversing point I32 is engaged by the follower.
  • the barrel cam I30 is designed so, that one. complete revolution thereof will cause one complete reciprocation of the slide 33 and is driven at such a rate of speed by the reducer I40 that it will drive the slide from left to right at the same rate of speed as that travelled by the conductor 2
  • Aspring biased latch I60 is pivotally mounted on a stud I6I threadedly mounted on a block I62 secured to a post I63 slidably positioned in an elongated bore I64 provided in a boss I65 secured on the base 30.
  • the block I62 is provided with a longitudinal groove I66 in the inner face thereof which is slidably engaged by the forward end of the plate 50, whereby the latch I60 is maintained in horizontal alignment at all times with the gear actuating arm 66.
  • a spring I68 is positioned under the head of the stud I6I and serves to maintain a leg I10 of the latch I60 against a stop pin I1 I and a leg I12 thereof in the path of travel of the arm 66.
  • a spring pressed tripping lever I14 is being carried by the platen 4
  • the tripping lever I14 is pivotally mounted on a pin I15 threadedly secured to an arm I16 secured on the topof the platen 4I (Fig. 4).
  • the lever I14 has an oblique end I11 providedthereon which is maintained against a flange I18 provided on the end of the arm I16 by a compression spring I19 positioned between the flange I10 and the end of the lever I14 (Figs. 2, 5 and 7).
  • Fig. 7 shows the position of the latch I60 with respect to the lever I14 and the gear actuating arm 66 at the end o the right handstroke of theslide 33.
  • h cam 15 ed to t e sha t I26 is a s b i driven thereby in a counterclockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 4; and is designed to raise and lower the platen, 4
  • the cam I25 is provided with a short arcuate portion I80, an ascending portion I8I, a longer arcuate portion 162 and a descending portion I 33.
  • the cam I25. isso positioned on the shaft I26that when the follower I35 engages the left hand reversing point I32 of the cam track I3I,the cam follower roller II8 is positioned at the beginning of;- the arcuate portion I82 (Fig.
  • the arcuate portion I82 of thecam I25 and the descending portion I83 thereof correspond to that portion of the track I3I of the cam I30 which drives the tlonedlthereon .drivestheslide 33,-.tbe-platen 4
  • the arcuate portion I80 of the cam I25 controls the lowermost position of the platen 4 I, since the springs 42-42 constantly urge the platen 4
  • the uppermost position of the platen is controlled by the arcuate portion I 82 and by a pair of stop posts I85-IB5 (Figs. 2 and 4) threadedly secured on the top side of the slide 33 and at opposite ends thereof.
  • Each of the posts I85-I 85 slidably engage a vertically aligned bore I86 provided in the platen M and has a pair of stop nuts Nil-I81 threadedly mounted on the upper end which projects above the top of the platen.
  • the stop nuts IBI-IB1 are so positioned on the posts I85-I85 that when the platen is raised to its uppermost position, the arcuate portion 82 of the cam I25, it abuts the nuts
  • the peripheral grooves 82-82 provided in the disc carriers 45 and I and their respective backing-up cams I3 and (6 are centrally aligned with the conductor 2
  • the springs 42-42 and "DZ-I52 operate in the reverse order when the slide 33 and the parts carried thereby reach the end of the right hand stroke and the roller I I8 travels along the descending portion I83 of the cam I25.
  • the springs Ill2-IU2 urge the plate I00 downwardly until the stop nuts IU4-IM engage the upper surface of the stationar plate 55 and thereafter the springs 42-42 urge the platen 4
  • a support I2 is rigidly secured on the top of the left hand support SI and is provided with a pair of spaced ears I9I-I9I between which a roller m2 is rotatably mounted by means of a pin I93 secured in the ears I9I-I9I.
  • the roller I52 is provided with a V-shaped peripheral groove 924 which engages the central conductor 2
  • the Vshaped groove I94 of the roller I92 also serves to properly position the advancing conductor i2 between the disc carriers 45 and i0 and to support it against lateral movement when discs are being applied thereby on the central conductor 2
  • are dumped in sufficient quantities in the hoppers.
  • Each hopper 22 is rigidly secured in place above the disc-applying apparatus by a standard I99 and comprises a rectangular housing 200 (Figs. 1 and 12) having sloping bottom sections 20 I-2IlI which converge toward the center of the housing 20!] and have legs 202-252 formed vertically thereon, so as to leave a longitudinal slot 203 in the extreme bottom of the housing.
  • a pair of spaced supports 254-204 Secured on the right hand end of the vertical legs 202-202 are a pair of spaced supports 254-204 between which are pivotally mounted brackets 205-205 by means of a pin 205.
  • the brackets 205-205 join together a fan-shaped disc pickup arm 201 and a top feed chute section 208 so that the bottom of a longitudinal groove 2
  • FIGs. 1 and 12 is aligned with the T-shaped slot 96 provided in the chute section 258.
  • a sliding fit is provided between the arm 20? and the wall of the slot 203 formed by the legs 202-222 so that discs will not fall out of the hopper between the arm 20'! and the tapered bottom of the housing 200.
  • the chute section 258 is the top section of the articulated feed chute 23 and is joined by means of a hinge 2
  • 2 is hingedly connected at 2
  • 3 between the chute sections 95, 208 and 2I2 permit the platen 4
  • together with the raising and lowering movement thereof combine to raise and lower the disc pickup arm 201 within the housing 205.
  • the hinged joints 2 and 2I3 of the articulated chute 23 are constructed substantially as shown in Fig. 13.
  • Each joint has a fiat spring 2 5 secured in the T-slot so as to close the T-slots at the joint.
  • 6 is positioned in an undercut portion 2I'
  • This movement of thearm 68 turns the gear 54in a clockwise direction, which in .turnsimule taneouslyrotatesthe pinions. 53, 12, I5. and I8 secured to theshafts H5,v II, 14 and 1], respec-. tively, onwhich are mounted the disc carriers 45 and I and the backing-up members. I3 and,16, respectively.-
  • the disc carriers 45. and .15 are so rotated in. one direction, their. respective shoulders 8IJ80- engage and-carry with-it one of the centrally perforatedcircular discs 2ll--2ll fed from the hoppers 2222-through thearticulated feed chutes 2.323.
  • a small portion ofthe remainder of the right hand or disc-applying stroke of the. slide 33 is allotted for the purpose of allowing thetorsion the previous right hand stroke.
  • the thrust bearing H8 provided in the plate I00 permits the cam follower H3 and its roller II8 to swivel to the proper. angle whereby, a minimum amount of drag of. the. roller II8 across the periphery of the cam I25 is assured.
  • Theslide 33 and the platen M are .now in position to be returned to the left to their normal starting. position without interfering withthe discsiust assembled on the conductor during the right hand stroke of the slide. Further rotation of the .cam I30 causes the cam follower I35 to move toward the reversing point.I32,,whereby the slide .33.is driven tov the left., When the slide, 33 has completed a, substantial portion of its left hand stroke, the cam I25'has rotatedso as to bring the ascending periphery I82 into engagement with the roller I I8, whereby it starts to elevate the platen 4
  • the slide 33 begins another right hand stroke in timed relation with the conductor 2
  • the discs are assembled on the conductor 2
  • the slide 33 is driven to the left at a rate of speed substan tially three times greater than that at which it travels on its right hand stroke.
  • the legend Stroke 1 indicates that the two discs adjacent to the ends of the bracket were assembled on the conductor by the first disc-applying or right hand stroke of the apparatus 3%" apart.
  • the disc assembled thereon by the left hand carrier 45 is designated LI and the disc assembled by the right carrier H! is designated Bl Since it is required to space the discs 1%" apart, the next position to be assumed by the right hand carrier H1 is 2%" to the left of disc RI.
  • the left hand stroke of the slide is such that it will absorb 1%" of this distance while the conductor moves to the right Since there is no relative movement between the conductor and the disc carriers during the disc applying strokes, the apparatus will assemble two more discs R2 and L2 on the conductor at the positions established at the termination of the previous left hand stroke as stated above, which positions are indicated by the ends of the bracket marked Stroke 2.
  • the discs designated R3 and L3 will have been applied, and the four discs R2, Ll, R3 and L2 are uniformly spaced on the conductor 1%" apart, as shown in Fig. 16. Subsequent to Stroke 3 the apparatus will assemble discs on the conductor in the desired uniform pattern. i
  • blankspaces will be left between the first two discs and between the last tWo discs of the coaxial unit. Obviously, these ends comprise only a fraction of the total length of a coaxial cable unit, which may be about 1500 feet, or more, long. If desired, the missing discs may be applied in these vacant spaces by a manually operated disc-applying device of the type disclosed in my copending application, Serial No. 653,884., filed March 12, 1946. Or the ends of the coaxial unit may be cut off.
  • the disc assembling apparatus outlined hereinabove facilitates the use of the relatively soft plastic material polyethylene in the manufacture of coaxial cables. Since the apparatus disclosed herein merely slits the insulating discs, no material is removed therefrom and such discs when positioned on the conductor adhere thereto with a substantially greater force than it is possible to obtain by slotted discs made from such a soft plastic material. In addition to this feature, discs which are merely slitted and then applied to the conductor form a substantially solid ring around the conductor because the inherent elasticity of the material tends to close the slits made in the discs.
  • the insulating discs 20-20 preferably are made of polyethylene, the methods and apparatus embodying the invention may be used equally well to apply discs made of other relatively soft insulating materials to central conductors.
  • the insulating discs may be made of cellulose acetate or mixtures of cellulose acetate and. cellulose butyrate, or may be fabricated from relatively soft products obtained by polymerizing vinyl compounds. such as are obtained by polymerizing vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate or mixtures thereof.
  • Apparatus for assembling insulating discs on a continuously moving conductor which comprises means for continuously advancing a conductor along a predetermined path, areciprocable member arranged to move parallel to the moving conductor, a plurality of disc carriers spacedly positioned on the reciprocable member in spaced relation with respect to each other and the moving conductor, said disc carriers being rotatably mounted on the member to have oscillatory movement with respect to the longitudinal axis of the moving conductor, means provided on the member for feeding centrally perforated insulatdiscs in position to be engaged by the disc carriers, each disc carrier being arranged to carry a single disc at a time, means positioned adjacent to each disc carrier for cutting a radial slit from the center perforation to the periphery of the disc-carried thereby, means for reciprocating the reciprocable member so that it travels in unison with the conductor and returns at a substantially faster rate of travel in a direction opposite to that of the advancing conductor, and means for simultaneously actuating the
  • Apparatus for assembling insulating discs on a continuously moving conductor which compr ses means for advancing a continuous, filamentary conductor along a predetermined path, a reciprocable member positioned parallel to and beneath the moving conductor, a pair of disc carriers spacedly positioned on the reciprocable member longitudinally of and at opposite sides of the moving conductor, means associated with the reciprocable member for positioning centrally perforated insulating discs in position to be engaged by the disc carriers, means adjacent to each disc carrier for cutting a radial slit in the disc carried thereby, said disc carriers being arranged on said member to have an oscillatory movement with respect to the longitudinal axis of the moving conductor, means for reciprocating the reciprocable member, means for simultaneously turning the disc carriers in one direction,
  • Apparatus for assembling insulating discs on a continuously moving conductor which comprises means for advancing a filamentary conductor along a predetermined path, a reciprocable member arranged to operate parallel to and beneath the moving conductor, a pair of rotatable disc carriers'spacedly positioned a predetermined distance apart on the reciprocable member so that one carrier is positioned on each side of the conductor, a rotatable backing-up member positioned on the reciprocable member directly opposite each disc carrier, means associated with the reciprocable member for feeding centrally perforated discs.
  • Apparatus for assembling insulating discs on a continuously moving conductor which comprises means for advancing a filamentary conductor along a predetermined path, a reciproca-ble member positioned parallel to and beneath the moving conductor, a pair of rotatable -disc carriers arranged on said reciprocable member in a predetermined spaced relation longitudinally of and on opposite sides of the moving conductor, said disc carriers being arranged on the reciprocable member to have an oscillatory movement with respect to the longitudinal axis of the advancing conductor, means associated with'said member for successively feeding centrally perforated insulating discs in position to be engaged by the disc carriers, resilient-means for maintaining the disc carriers in their normal disc receiving position, means for reciprocating thereciprocable member so that it travels in unison with the conductor and.
  • An apparatus for assembling insulating discs on a continuously moving conductor which comprises means for advancing a filamentary conductor along a predetermined path, a reciprocable member positioned parallel to and beneath the moving conductor, a plate resiliently mounted on top of the reciprocable member and normally spaced below the moving conductor, a pair of disc carriers rotatably mounted on the vertically mounted plate so as to be spaced in predetermined relation on opposite sides of the moving conductor, said disc carriers having a single disc engaging shoulder provided thereon and a groove cut in the periphery thereof so as to communicate with said shoulder, means associated with the resiliently mounted plate for feeding centrally perforated discs in a position to be engaged by the shoulder of each disc carrier, a knife positioned on the plate adjacent to each disc carrier for cutting a radial slit in the disc carried thereby, means for raising the resiliently mounted plate so as to position the back of said knife blade in horizontal alignment with the movable conductor as the slide is moved in unison with the conductor, means for reciprocating the
  • An apparatus for assembling insulated discs on a continuously moving conductor which comprises means for advancing a filamentary conductor along a predetermined path, a reciprocably mounted slide positioned parallel to and beneath the moving conductor, a vertically movable member resiliently mounted on the slide so as to be positioned normally below the moving conductor, means for reciprocating the slide so that the slide moves in unison with the conductor and at a substantially faster rate of travel when the slide is moved in a direction opposite to that of the moving conductor, a pair of disc carriers rotatably mounted on the vertically movable member so as to be disposed in predetermined spaced relation on opposite sides of the moving conductor, means associated with the vertically movable member for feeding centrally perforated j discs gin position engaged by the disc carriers, a
  • An apparatus for assembling insulating discs on a continuously moving conductor which comprises means for advancing a filamentary conductor along a predetermined path of travel, a reciprocably mounted slide arranged to operate parallel to and beneath the moving conductor, said slide having a cam follower secured to one end thereof, a barrel cam positioned beneath the slide and having a track engaged by said cam follower, said barrel cam serving to reciprocate the slide so that it travels in unison with the conductor but is moved at a substantially faster rate of speed when it is moving in a direction opposite to that of the moving conductor, a vertically movable platen resiliently mounted on the slide and spaced beneath the moving conductor, a pair of disc carriers rotatably mounted on the platen so as to be positioned in predetermined spaced relation longitudinally of and at opposite sides of the moving conductor, means for feeding centrally perforated discs in position to be engaged by the disc carriers, a knife blade provided on the platen adjacent to each disc carrier for cutting a radial slit in discs

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