Segment removal assembly for winding machine
First Claim
1. In a coil winding machine of the type including a frame supporting independently driven shuttle and magazine rings, the improvement comprising:
- the shuttle and magazine rings including shuttle and magazine ring segments removably mounted to remainders of the shuttle and magazine rings;
movable ring latching elements securing the segments to the remainders of the rings, the ring latching elements each being movable between a released position, at which the segments can be removed from the remainders of the rings, and a latched position, at which the segments are secured to the remainders of the rings;
ring segments removal means for;
grasping the ring segments when said segments are at shuttle and magazine ring removal positions;
moving the ring latching elements from the engaged position to the released position;
displacing the ring segments from the remainder of the rings thereby leaving segment gaps in the rings;
reinserting the ring segments into the segment gaps, thereby closing the segment gaps;
returning the ring latching elements from the released position to the engaged position;
releasing the ring segments; and
the ring latching elements including segment grasping elements configured for engagement by the removal means.
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Abstract
A segment removal assembly (46) includes a segment removal device which automatically grasps removable segments (48, 50) of shuttle and magazine rings (8, 10) of a winding machine (2), removes the segments to a displaced position leaving segment gaps (66) in the rings and, after the interior (146) of the rings are accessed by removing and inserting a portion of a transformer core (34) from and into the interior of the rings at a load/unload station (158), the segments are replaced back into the segment gaps and resecured to remainders (52, 54) of the rings. This is accomplished using pivotal arms (110, 112, 132, 134) which engage pins (80) carried by the ring segments. Grasping the pins unlatches the segments from the remainders of the rings thus permitting the segments to be removed from the remainders of the rings. Two or more cores can be mounted to a movable common support (160) to allow one core to be wound with wire while the other core is repositioned on the common support or another core is mounted to the common support.
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17 Claims
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1. In a coil winding machine of the type including a frame supporting independently driven shuttle and magazine rings, the improvement comprising:
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the shuttle and magazine rings including shuttle and magazine ring segments removably mounted to remainders of the shuttle and magazine rings; movable ring latching elements securing the segments to the remainders of the rings, the ring latching elements each being movable between a released position, at which the segments can be removed from the remainders of the rings, and a latched position, at which the segments are secured to the remainders of the rings; ring segments removal means for; grasping the ring segments when said segments are at shuttle and magazine ring removal positions; moving the ring latching elements from the engaged position to the released position; displacing the ring segments from the remainder of the rings thereby leaving segment gaps in the rings; reinserting the ring segments into the segment gaps, thereby closing the segment gaps; returning the ring latching elements from the released position to the engaged position; releasing the ring segments; and the ring latching elements including segment grasping elements configured for engagement by the removal means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for providing access to the interior of shuttle and magazine rings of a coil winding machine, the rings each including removable shuttle and magazine ring segments and shuttle and magazine ring remainders, comprising the following steps:
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positioning the rings at predetermined shuttle and magazine ring segment removal positions; unlatching the ring segments from the ring remainders by engaging latching elements carried by the segments and moving the latching elements so to disengage the latching elements from the ring remainders; displacing the ring segments to provide gaps in the rings; rotating the ring remainders until the gaps are at predetermined access positions; accessing the interior of the rings through the gaps; returning the ring remainders to the removal position; replacing the ring segments in said gaps; and relatching the ring segments to the ring remainders. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A core support assembly for supporting two or more toroidal transformer cores during coil winding operations comprising:
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a common support movable between first and second positions; first and second rotary support elements each rotatably mounted to the common support and each including a center and a curved slot extending outwardly from the center; a core support assembly mounted to each of said first and second rotary support elements, said core support assemblies each configured to removably mount a toroidal transformer core thereto for support during winding operations at a coil winding position; the first and second rotary support elements being positioned at the coil winding position when the common support is at the first and second positions, respectively; and a drive peg and a center shaft, positioned at the coil winding position, sized and positioned to pass into the curved slots of rotary support elements as said rotary support elements are alternately moved to the coil winding position with the center shaft located at the centers of the rotary support elements, the drive pegs being rotatable about an axis passing through the center shaft so move the rotary support element and the core support mounted thereto about the axis at the coil winding position during coil winding operations. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. In a coil winding machine of the type including a frame supporting independently driven shuttle and magazine rings, the improvement comprising:
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the shuttle and magazine rings including shuttle and magazine ring segments removably mounted to remainders of the shuttle and magazine rings; removable ring latching elements securing the segments to the remainders of the rings, the ring latching elements each being movable between a released position, at which the segments can be removed from the remainders of the rings, and a latched position, at which the segments are secured to the remainders of the rings; a ring separator; and ring segments removal means for; grasping the ring segments when said segments are at shuttle and magazine ring removal positions; positioning the ring separator between the rings; moving the ring latching elements from the engaged position to the released position; displacing the ring segments from the remainder of the rings thereby leaving segment gaps in the rings; reinserting the ring segments into the segment gaps, thereby closing the segment gaps; returning the ring latching elements from the released position to the engaged position; and releasing the ring segments.
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Specification