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Wire stranding machine

  • US 6,286,294 B1
  • Filed: 11/02/1999
  • Issued: 09/11/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A wire stranding machine, comprising:

  • a rotary structure including a flyer bow, a pair of concentric main shafts supporting said rotary structure at opposite ends, a winding drum inside of said flyer bow and being supported by said main shafts, and a capstan support positioned adjacent to one of said main shafts external to and spaced from the flyer bow at one of said ends for feeding a plurality of wire strands into said one shaft and flyer bow, said capstan support including a pair of capstan devices mounted symmetrically on said support, each device including a main inner capstan and an auxiliary outer capstan, said main capstans being disposed opposite to each other and adapted to rotate at the same speed but in opposite directions for feeding opposing wire strands into said one shaft and flyer bow.

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