US3732901A - Apparatus for winding ring-shaped articles - Google Patents

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US3732901A
US3732901A US00120960A US3732901DA US3732901A US 3732901 A US3732901 A US 3732901A US 00120960 A US00120960 A US 00120960A US 3732901D A US3732901D A US 3732901DA US 3732901 A US3732901 A US 3732901A
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  • a gap is provided in the radial boundary of the channel for receiving the core with the cores central aperture in this gap so as each loop is formed the wire in that loop passes through the core,
  • the upper and lower boundaries of the channel are spaced apart so as to maintain the loops in a single concentric layer around the guide and through the core.
  • This invention relates to methods and apparatus for winding successive convolutions of one or more continuous strands of material on a selected workpiece. More particularly it concerns an improved method and apparatus for winding strands of wire onto ring-shaped articles, such as for example, toroidal cores.
  • core means a ring-shaped article having the plane closed curve cross section of a toroid, or any one of various other different cross sections.
  • wire as used herein means any material in the form of a flexible strand which is not so supple that it buckles easily when pushed from one end in a lengthwise direction.
  • Wire wound cores are well-known products which have been used for many years in various kinds of electrical equipment. Perhaps most recently very small wire wound cores have been used as memory elements in computers. Heretofore the wire has usually been wound onto these cores through the use of a rotating winding ring or shuttle which carries several loops of wire and rotates at high speed through the central aperture of the core. In so doing it winds the wire tightly onto the core (see for example, US. Pat. No. 2,810,530). More recently efforts have been made to accomplish this winding without inserting a shuttle or any element other than the wire through the central aperture of the core (see for example, US. Pat. No. 3,132,816). None of these devices and methods, however, are entirely satisfactory and some of them are quite complex.
  • Another object is to provide a method and apparatus for winding cores with wire which is simpler, more efficient and more accurate than many prior art methods and devices.
  • a further object is to provide a method and apparatus having the above characteristics with an improved ability to count and control the precise number of turns of wire that are wound onto the core.
  • Still another object is to provide an improved method and apparatus for providing cores with bifilar and multifilar windings.
  • Yet another object is to provide an apparatus having the above characteristics in which there are fewer moving parts than in prior devices.
  • the invention includes a method of winding cores with wire comprising the steps of forming a length of wire into a single radially extending layer of loops forming a coil through the central aperture of the core [substantially at an angle to the plane of the core], anchoring the radially intermost loop at its inner end and thereafter simultaneously rotating or circulating the loops together in a predetermined direction around the central axis of the coil, through the core's aperture, thereby tightening the loops into turns of wire on the core one after the other until the desired number of turns have been wound on.
  • the turns are formed at the rate of not less than one turn for each complete circulation or revolution of the coil.
  • the loops are formed using apparatus which includes a generally circular guide having a radially inwardly facing channel along which the wire is advanced and by which it is guided into a circular loop. There is a gap in the radial boundary of the channel for receiving the core so that its central aperture lies in this gap.
  • the core '5 aperture extends inwardly from the radial boundary far enough to enable as many loops as are required for winding the core to fit within the aperture in a single radially extending layer.
  • the upper and lower boundaries of the channel are spaced one above the other a distance of less than two wire diameters so that the loops are maintained in a single layer.
  • the wire is fed lengthwise into the channel through one or more wire feeding tubes positioned radially inwardly of the channel.
  • the ends of the tubes closest to the channel are curved a predetermined amount so that as the wire is fed toward the channel it is precurved to a radial curvature which is just less than that of the channel itself. This insures that the wire will hug the radial boundary of the channel as it moves around it and facilitates the formation of the loops.
  • Mounted in one or more additional gaps in the channel are pairs of circulating rollers which frictionally engage each other in a plane through the middle of the channel. One of the rollers in each pair is driven in a predetermined direction so that as the wire passes between the two rollers in that pair it is gripped by them and advanced around the channel. When two roller pairs are used each one advances the wire around the channel to the next one.
  • each feeding tube its nose or leading end contacts the upper and radial boundaries of the channel which together with the lower boundary guides it through the central aperture of the core and between the circulating rollers.
  • these rollers advance the nose of the wire around the channel past the point of beginning to complete the first loop.
  • the leading end of the wire completes this loop it hugs the radial boundary of the channel and squeezes between the loop just formed and the channels radial boundary.
  • a second loop begins inside the first. It has a diameter that is smaller than that of the first loop (outer loop) by an amount equal to two wire diameters.
  • the first inner loop After a predetermined number of revolutions of the coil the first inner loop will have formed several turns on the core and have been used up. Then the next inner loop will peel away from the remaining ones and be wound onto the core in the same manner. When all the loops have been wound onto the core, the winding stops, the wire is cut and the wound core removed. Then a new one is put in its place and the process is begun again.
  • One preferred embodiment of apparatus according to the invention includes a mechanism for slowly rotating the core as the loops circulate so that each turn is wound on at a point adjacent the last turn rather than on top of that turn. Means are also provided for cutting the anchored end of the inner loop of wire after the first turn is wound on the core so as to free the wire on the core from its source. In this way the core is free to be rotated to accommodate new turns.
  • Another aspect of the invention includes a method and apparatus for winding a core with two or more different wires simultaneously so that each turn on the core is formed from a different wire than the previous one. If two wires are used, this means that every other turn on the core is formed from the same wire. If three or more wires are used, the turns are formed in order from wires 1, 2 8L 3, 1, 2 & 3 and so forth.
  • a bifilar (two wire) winding the basic winding method of the invention just described is followed except that after the first wire had been fed part way around the channel, the second one is fed between the first wire and the radial periphery of the channel.
  • each wire would be fed between the previous one and the guide channel, and its nose would be staggered with respect to the noses of the other wires.
  • the wire forming the radially innermost loop must be stopped first and those forming loops radially outwardly of it next, each in turn to ensure that the inner loop will peel away from the others in order. This helps ensure that each wire will be wound without crossing over the others and getting mixed up.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of one preferred embodiment of apparatus according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is an elevation view of a portion of the wire feed mechanism portion of the preferred embodiment taken generally on line 2-2 of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a view in elevation of the circulating roller portion of the preferred embodiment taken generally on line 3-3 of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 is an elevation view of the wire cutting portion of the preferred embodiment shown partially in cross section and taken on line 4--4 of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 5 is a partial cross section view in elevation of the cutting apparatus of FIG. 4 taken on line 5-5 of that figure;
  • FIG. 6 is an elevation view of the core feeding portion of the preferred embodiment showing the relationship of the parts as the winding of a core is completed. It is taken generally along line 6-6 of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic view in elevation of the core feeding apparatus just prior to ejection of a wound core and insertion of a new core prior to winding;
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic view in elevation of the apparatus of FIG. 7 during insertion of a new core
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic view in elevation of the FIG. 7 apparatus showing the new core fully seated and ready for winding to begin. The wound core is shown ejected from the apparatus;
  • FIG. 10 is a blown-up schematic view in elevation of the apparatus of FIG. 6 with additional details of. the core rotating portion of the apparatus shown;
  • FIG. 1 lA-l ID are schematic views in elevation illustrating the monofilar winding of a core and how the core rotates to place each turn adjacent the prior one;
  • FIG. 12 is a partial cross section view in elevation of the wire release ball portion of the preferred embodiment taken on line l212 of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 13 is a schematic plan view of an enlarged portion of the apparatus of FIG. 1 illustrating a portion of the wire feeding step of the preferred method of the invention in which the first loop is almost completed;
  • FIG. I4 is an enlarged schematic plan view similar to FIG. 13 showing the feeding step of the preferred method as half of the second loop is formed;
  • FIG. 15 is an enlarged schematic plan view similar to FIG. 13 illustrating the preferred winding method of the invention just after the wire feeding step has stopped and the-winding is begun;
  • FIG. 16 is an enlarged schematic plan view similar to FIG. 15 showing the winding method of the invention after the inner loop has been pulled out of the channel;
  • FIG. 17 is an enlarged schematic plan view similar to FIG. 16 just after the first wire turn is formed on the core and the inner loop is about to be peeled away from the channel again;
  • FIG. 18 is an enlarged schematic plan view of a stage in the preferred bifilar winding method according to the invention in which both wires are simultaneously fed into the channel one ahead of the other;
  • FIG. 19 is an enlarged schematic plan view similar to FIG. 18 just after the feeding of the radially inner wire is stopped;
  • FIG. 20 is an enlarged schematic plan view similar to FIG. 19 as the winding of the inner wire continues and just after the feeding of the other wire has stopped;
  • FIG. 21 is an enlarged schematic plan view similar to FIG. 20 just after the first inner wire turn is tightened onto the core.
  • one preferred embodiment of an apparatus comprises a core winding mechanism 10 mounted above a base 13 by a plurality of columnar supports 15.
  • the mechanism itself includes a wire guide 12, a wire feeding device 14 and two pairs of circulating rollers 16 for advancing the wire 38 around the guide to form a number of radial wire loops in a single layer through the central aperture 19 of a core 20.
  • the guide 12 includes a radially inwardly facing annular channel 22, the lower boundary 27 of which is defined by a radially inwardly extending aluminum lip 26.
  • the upper boundary 32 of the channel 22 is defined by a second radially inwardly extending clear Lucite lip 34 spaced above the lower lip 26 and its radial boundary 30 is defined by a brass wall 28 extending vertically between the two lips.
  • Other suitable materials may also be used to form the guide channel if desired. It is important, however, that the radial boundary of the channel be wear-resistant, smooth (i.e., free of nicks and ledges) and slippery so as not to provide substantial frictional resistance to the passing of the wire around the channel.
  • the height of the channel 22 is the distance between its upper and lower boundaries 32, 27 and is between one and two diameters of the wire which is to be wound on the core. Preferably this height is between about 1.25 to 1.4 wire diameters because if it gets too large as compared to the the diameter of the wire the inner loops may have a tendency to jam between the channel and the outer loops.
  • the clearance between the wire and the upper and lower boundaries of the channel may also be as little as the diameter of the wire.
  • gaps spaced apart circumferentially in the guide 12.
  • One of these gaps provides a space 18 for insertion of the coil 20 which is to be wound.
  • the other two provide spaces for the two pairs of circulating rollers 16 which are positioned 180 apart in the guide.
  • the guide 12 is actually made in three sections 14a, 14b, 140 with the spaces between them defining the gaps.
  • One of the sections (14a) lies between one roller pair and the core 20, another 14b) between the core 20 and the second roller pair and the third (140) between the two roller pairs.
  • the wall portion 28 of the section 14b adjacent the core is rounded slightly in a radially outward direction (not shown) beyond the cylindrical plane containing the guides radial boundary 30 to guide the nose or leading end of the wire back into the cylindrical path of movement of the channel in the event that it moves tangentially (i.e., radially outwardly) across the gap 18 containing the core while it is unsupported. Tendencies toward such radial movement have been found to occur when the wire is fed into or circulated about the guide at speeds of between 2,000 to 3,000 feet per minute (f.p.m. Slight rounding of the wall adjacent the gaps in which the roller pairs are positioned is also desirable though not essential.
  • rollers 16 in each pair are covered with a resilient frictional surface such as, for example, rubber or other equivalent material for gripping the wire and advancing it around the channel.
  • the junction line between the peripheries of the rollers 16 in each pair lies in a plane through the middle of the channel 22 for this purpose.
  • All the rollers 16 are joumaled in bearings 55 in supports above the base 13 and one roller 16 in each pair is rotated (i.e., driven) at constant speed by a motor 50 through a drive linkage 52 while the other roller 16 is rotated by its frictional contact with the driven roller in its pair.
  • the wire feeding device 14 includes a pair of tubes 56 through which the wire 38 is fed into the channel 22 and a separate feeding mechanism 24 for each tube comprising a driven roller 62, a pivotally mounted idler roller 64, a stop roller 68 and a stop plate 69.
  • the wire 38 comes from a pair of sources 54 and passes through the feeding mechanism and the tubes into the channel 22.
  • the idler and stop rollers 64, 68 are mounted on a bar 65 which is pivotally mounted on one of the supports 15, via a shaft 67 through the bar, at a point between the two rollers.
  • a solenoid 66 is connected to the bar 65 through a linkage so that when the solenoid is energized the bar is pivoted in one direction (dashed lines in FIG. 2) until the idler roller 64 engages the driven roller 62.
  • the stop roller 68 engages the stop plate 69.
  • the wire is guided between both the driven and idler rollers 62, 64 as well as between the stop plate 68 and stop roller 69 so that when the solenoid is energized frictional engagement between the driven and idler rollers feeds the wire 38 through the tube into the channel 22.
  • friction between the stop roller 68 and stop plate 69 prevents the wire 38 from being feed into the channel.
  • a tension spring 63 connected to the solenoid 66 for spring returning it to its wire holding or braking position when the solenoid is deenergized.
  • the feeding tubes 56 are spaced apart from each other but mounted side by side below the channel. Each tube is inclined so as to direct the wire 38 upwardly through the aperture 72 in the lip directly into the channel 22 itself. In addition, each of these tubes is curved slightly adjacent this end so as to impart a precurvature to the wire 38 which is just slightly less than the curvature of the guide channel 22 itself. Also, adjacent this end of each tube 56 is a shear-action wire cutting device 58 operated through a linkage 60 by a spring returned solenoid 61 which enables the operator of the coil winder to cut the wire at the end of the tubes whenever desired. This cutter is designed to leave the nose of the wire unbent and relatively burr free.
  • a spring biased wire release device 40 which includes a ball bearing 42 mounted in an aperture 44 in the lip 26 a distance radially inwardly of the radial boundary 30 of the channel 22. This distance is sufficient to accommodate the desired number of loops 46 of wire side by .Side in a single layer between the radial boundary 30 of the channel and the ball 42.
  • the ball 42 is biased upwardly against the Lucite lip 34 by a compression spring 48, the force of which is adjustable by means of a rotatable screw 49 in a housing 50. If desired, the ball 42 may be mounted in the lucite and biased downwardly in the reverse direction.
  • the spring 48 seats the ball 42 in a slight upwardly extending depression 51 in the Lucite lip 34.
  • the diameter of the ball is sized to be greater than the height of the channel 22 so that any contact between the wire and the ball will be above the middle of the ball. This way the sloping surface of the ball will cause the wire to slide upwardly over the ball creating a sufficient downward thrust on it when the wire is pulled tight to depress the ball and allow the wire to slide over it.
  • the force necessary to depress the ball is adjustable according to the setting of the screw 49.
  • the upper third of the ball lies above the lower boundary 27 of the channel 22.
  • the ball may be made of hardened polished steel or any other satisfactory material that resists wear and is relatively slippery and free of nicks and ledges which might prevent the wire from sliding over it.
  • the diameter of the channel 22 may be from between about 1 inch to 9 inches or more depending on the application for which the device is intended.
  • a 9 inch diameter channel will handle the vast majority of applications requiring a large number of turns on the core while a one inch diameter channel will handle most small diameter wire windings when less than 100 turns, or so, on a core are required.
  • the number of turns that can be wound on a given core 20 using the device according to this invention depends not only on the diameter of the core aperture, but on the wire diameter, the diameter of the channel 22 and the radial distance between the ball 42 and the radial boundary of the channel. The smaller the wire diameter is and the larger the other dimensions are, the more turns can be wound on a core of given cross section.
  • the rollers 16 are beveled to control the speed of the wire and loops around the channel. For example, it is important to ensure that each wire loop 46 is driven around the channel 22 at an angular velocity which is equal to or greater than that of any loop radially outwardly of it. This is so because each loop has a smaller diameter than the ones radially outwardly from it. If the angular velocity of any inner loop were less than that of any outer loop the inner loops would circulate around the guide more slowly and would get larger and jam against the outerones preventing the device from working properly. To avoid this result the rollers in each pair are not cylindrical but are beveled and set at an angle to each other so that their lines of contact lie in the middle of the channel 22.
  • the coil winding mechanism feeds the leading end of the wire 38 through one of the tubes 56 by means of the driven and idler rollers 62, 64 whenever one of the solenoids 66 is energized.
  • the wire 38 is precurved in the tube 56 and passes up through the aperture 72 in the lower lip 26 of the channel 22 against the radial and upper boundaries 30, 32.
  • Operation of the wire cutting device 58 may be accomplished at any time after the first turn has been wound onto the core and serves to sever the wire being wound from the source 54 and ready the mechanism for winding the next core. It is particularly advantageous to sever this wire after a single turn has been formed on the core becuase the existence of one turn sufficiently anchors the wire on the core so that the anchoring function of the wire feeding device is nolonger necessary. Severingthe wire at this point permits the core to be rotated slowly as hereinafter described to form each turn adjacent the previous one on a core rather than on top if it. In addition, cutting the wire between the feeding device and the circulating rollers avoids the necessity for stopping the core winding mechanism and loading it with a new batch of wire before the winding operation can begin again as is required in virtually all shuttle type core winders.
  • the speed at which the wire may be fed into the channel and wound onto the core is determined by the stiffness of the wire and the friction which is. generated between it andthe upper, lower and radial boundaries 27, 32, 30 of the channel 22.
  • the friction generated is created in part by precurving the wire to a slightly larger diameter than the channel and is increased by the centripetal force on the wire which occurs at high feeding speeds such as between 2,000 to 3,000 feet per minute.
  • No. 28 guage of wire has satisfactorily been passed through a 0.045 inch diameter tube and wound onto a core at a speed of 50 feet per second (i.e., 3,000 feet per minute).
  • the amount of time it takes to accelerate the wire to this speed is minimal because the inertial resistance to acceleration is attributable only to the iner tia of the wire itself and not to any additional mass of material, such as a shuttle. Also, since the feeding occurs at the same rate as the circulation of the wire around the channel, the winding begins the instant the feeding stops and there is no time lag during any acceleration of any parts of the mechanism between the feeding and winding. Similarly, the winding is completed at the same speed it began without any deceleration of the circulating rollers 16. A real advantage of the device therefore is that these rollers can and do operate at a constant speed whenever the core winding mechanism is turned on.
  • the core feeding device 76 includes a vertically oriented chute 78 which contains a supply of cores which are urged downwardly by gravity against the radially outer surface 80 of an arcuate arm 82 which is rotationally mounted about a shaft 84 so that it can be moved in opposite directions about the shaft to feed one core after another into the gap 18.
  • the device for operating this arm which acts as a kind of plunger includes a solenoid 86 and a linkage 88 which is connected to one end of the arm for rotating the arm a predetermined number of degrees in a selected direction about the shaft 84 whenever the solenoid is energized or deenergized.
  • the means for rotating a core in the gap 18 includes a driven roller 90 and a pair of spaced apart idler rollers 92 journaled above it in a rocker arm 94.
  • the rocker arm 94 is pivotally mounted about a shaft 96 adjacent the upper end of a support 98 mounted on the base- 13.
  • a tension spring 100 connected between the opposite end of the arm 94 and a vertical extension of the support 98 constantly urges the arm clockwise, as indicated in FIGS. 6-10, so as to provide a three point support between the two idler rollers 92 and the driven roller 90 for maintaining a core 20 in its proper position in the gap 18.
  • Each of these rollers is grooved as indicated in FIG. 10 to prevent the core from unintentionally slipping out from between them.
  • the driven roller 90 is rotated at a selected speed by a motor 102 through a conventional linkage 104 and because the core is mounted on this roller the frictional contact between them causes the core to rotate at the speed of the driven roller whenever the two are in contact with one
  • the arm 82 In operation when the winding of a core 20 has been completed and a fresh core is required the arm 82 is moved a distance counterclockwise by energization of the solenoid 86 through linkage 88. This permits a fresh core to move downwardly through the chute 78 to a position in front of the arm (see FIGS. 6 & 7). Simultaneously a second solenoid 106 is energized to unlock the rocker arm 94 so that a fresh core 20 can be inserted between the driven and idler rollers 90, 92.
  • This 10 is accomplished by a linkage 108v which connects the solenoid 106 with a pivotally mounted arm 110 having a locking member 1 l2 protruding from it under the end of the rocker arm 94 to which the tension spring is attached. Energization of the solenoid 106 pivots this locking member away so that the arm 94 is free to oscillate a distance about the shaft 96 under the combined influence of the spring 100 and the cores 20 as they are inserted and removed from between the rollers 90, 92 (see FIG. 7
  • the solenoid 86 is deenergized and the arcuate arm 80 is spring returned to its original position pushing the fresh core in front of it into position between the rollers 90, 92, thus forcing the wound core out from between these rollers so it can fall away from the device without restraint (see FIGS. 8 & 9).
  • the solenoid 106 is deenergized and spring returned to its original position in which the pivotally mounted arm moves forward again bringing locking member 1l2 with it to a position underneath the rocker arm 94. This prevents the arm 94 from being moved counterclockwise about the shaft 96.
  • the locking member 112 is adjustable in a vertical direction on the arm 110 so that its proper locking position can be set and changed as needed to hold the core between the rollers 90, 92.
  • FIGS. 11A, 11B, 11C & 11D the effect of rotating the core during winding is clearly seen.
  • Each turn wound onto the core is wound adjacent the previous turn due to the cores rotation.
  • three loops of wire 38 have been formed in the channel 22 (not shown) and passed pass through the aperture 19 in the core 20 while the core is rotated clockwise as shown by the arrow in the figures.
  • After the first turn has been wound onto the core as seen in FIG. 11B additional turns will be wound on adjacent sections of the core due to the core s continuing clockwise rotation as seen in FIG. 11C.
  • FIG. 11D each of the turns of wire will be wound around a different section of the core and none of them will be on top of one another.
  • both wire feeding devices 14 in the pre ferred apparatus according to the invention are used so that difierent wires are fed through each of the tubes 56.
  • the radially outer tube carrying one wire represented by dashed lines while its adjacent tube carries the other wire represented by a solid line.
  • the wire from the radially inner tube 56 is fed into the channel 22 first and is followed soon thereafter by the second wire which squeezes between the first wire and the radial boundary 30 of the channel.
  • both wires pass through the cores aperture 19 past the wire release ball 42 and between one of the two pairs of rollers 16 which grip both wires and advance them around the channel to the other rollers 16.
  • the wires are again gripped and advanced side by side around the radial boundary of the channel to complete the first two-wire loop.
  • both wires squeeze between the just formed double loop and the radial boundary of the channel and continue around the channel as the continue feeding of the wires forms a second double loop'through the core 20 radially inwardly of the first.
  • feeding of the radially innermost loop (the last one to be formed), represented by the solid line in FIG. 19, is stopped. This causes that loop to tighten as illustrated in FIG.
  • this first wire has its second turn half tightened around the core the second .wires first turn will be completely tightened down and a second turn begun to be peeled away from the radially outer loops.
  • the loops are tightene into turns on the core one after the other with each succeeding turn being formed from a different one of the two wires.
  • any multifilar winding whether it be two, three or more wires as long as the feeding of each of the wires is stopped so that the loops advance at least 45 around the channel between the time the feeding of one wire is stopped and the feeding of the next is halted there is likely to be sufficient separation between the loops as they tighten down onto the core to wind properly without interference with one another.
  • each core maybe moved out of the gap 18 and a fresh core inserted irrespective of whether the winding performed is one using two or more wires or only one.
  • Apparatus for winding a length of wire onto a core comprising means defining a circular radially inwardly extending channel defined by upper, lower and outer radial boundaries, the first two of which are spaced apart a distance which is less than twice the diameter of the wire but more than one wire diameter by at least 0.1 wire diameters, a gap in the means defining the channel for accommodating the core so that wire passing along the channel passes through the core, means for forming a plurality of circular loops of wire in a single layer in the channel and through the core so that each loop has a smaller diameter than the ones radially outwardly of it, means for anchoring one end of the radially innermost loop and means for thereafter circulating the loops simultaneously in a predetermined direction through the core and around the channel to tighten the wire onto the core in a plurality of turns.
  • Apparatus according to claim 1 including means for adjusting the spacing between the upper and lower boundaries of the channel.
  • the feeding means include means for precurving the wire before it engages the channel to a radial curvature which is not greater than that of the channel itself.
  • the precurving means comprises a tube through which the wire is fed and which has a predetermined curvature adjacent its end nearest the channel which precurves the wire to the desired curvature as the wire is fed through the tube.
  • Apparatus for winding a length of wire onto a core comprising means defining a circular radially inwardly extending channel defined by upper, lower and outer radial boundaries, the first two of which are spaced apart a distance which is less than twice the diameter of the wire but more than 1.1 wire diameters, a gap in the means defining the channel for accommodating the core so that wire passing along the channel adjacent its radial boundary passes through the core once during each revolution around the channel, means for feeding a length of wire along its length to and along the radial boundary of the channel from a position radially inwardly of the radial boundary and out of the plane of the channel, a second gap in the boundaries forming the channel, and a pair of circulating rollers mounted in that second gap for frictionally engaging the wire in the channel and advancing it around the channel.
  • Apparatus according to claim 9 wherein there is a motor which rotates the circulating rollers at a speed which advances the wire around the channel at the same speed with which it is fed along the channels radial boundary by the feeding means.
  • the wire feeding means includes a tube through which the wire passes into the channel and a feeding mechanism for advancing the nose of the wire into the channel through the core past the wire release means and between the rollers.
  • Apparatus according to claim 12 wherein there are two such tubes adjacent one another and a separate feeding mechanism .for advancing difierent wires through each tube side by side into the channel through side the channel.

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