Advancing material of indeterminate length – With material-responsive control means – To regulate longitudinal movement of material
Patent
1996-01-31
1998-10-13
Bonck, Rodney H.
Advancing material of indeterminate length
With material-responsive control means
To regulate longitudinal movement of material
226199, B65H 2316, B65H 2332
Patent
active
058200088
ABSTRACT:
A machine (10) for processing electrical wires (80) during the manufacture of a product includes a wire feed mechanism (28) and a wire movement measuring mechanism (82). A wire guide apparatus (122) is disposed between the feed and measuring mechanisms to limit lateral movement of the wire (80). The wire guide apparatus (122) includes wire guiding surfaces (228, 248) that are adjustable to accommodate wires having different outside diameters within a range of diameters. The wire guide apparatus (122) includes a block (128), attached to the machine (10), having a fixed guide surface (200) and two opposed rails (132,134) in sliding engagement with the block. Each of the sliding rails (132, 134) includes a movable guide surface (228, 248) that cooperates with the fixed guide surface (200) to constrain lateral movement of the wire (80) during feeding. A manually operated eccentric mechanism (136, 146, 154) is coupled to the block (122) and arranged to move the rails (132, 134) and their respective movable guide surfaces (228, 248) toward or away from the fixed guide surface (200) to accommodate a specific wire diameter.
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Bonck Rodney H.
Kaness Matthew A.
Rosenberg Marshall E.
The Whitaker Corporation
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