Winding machines for electrical coils

Claim 1

A COIL WINDING MACHINE ADAPTED TO WIND WIRE UPON A FORM HAVING A PLURALITY OF SEPARATE COMPARTMENTS FORMED THEREIN, EACH COMPARTMENT BEING SEPARATED FROM AN ADJACENT COMPARTMENT BY A SEPARATING WALL, SAID MACHINE COMPRISING: A FIRST SHAFT UPON WHICH SAID FORM IS REMOVABLY MOUNTED; A FIRST MOTOR CONNECTED TO DRIVE SAID FIRST SHAFT; A SECOND SHAFT HAVING A LEAD SCREW FORMED THEREON, SAID SECOND SHAFT BEING SPACED FROM AND EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID FIRST SHAFT; WIRE GUIDE MEANS MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT PARALLEL TO SAID SHAFTS, SAID GUIDE MEANS BEING THREADEDLY ENGAGED WITH SID LEAD SCREW FOR DISPLACEMENT BY ROTATION OF SAID SECOND SHAFT TO GUIDE WIRE INTO ANY DESIRED ONE OF SAID COMPARTMENTS; REVERSING CLUTCH MEANS CONNECTING SAID SECOND SHAFT TO BE DRIVEN BY SAID FIRST MOTOR ALONG WITH SAID FIRST SHAFT; FIRST ADJUSTABLY PRESETTABLE COUNTING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A FIRST PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF REVOLUTIONS OF SAID FIRST SHAFT, SAID FIRST NUMBER OF REVOLUTIONS BEING EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF TURNS TO BE WOUND IN A SINGLE LAYER IN THE ONE OF SAID COMPARTMENTS INTO WHICH WIRE IS BEING GUIDED BY SAID GUIDE MEANS, SAID REVERSING CLUTCH MEANS BEING CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST COUNTING MEANS TO CAUSE A REVERSAL IN THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF SAID SECOND SHAFT EACH TIME THAT SAID FIRST COUNTING MEANS RESPONDS TO SAID FIRST PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF REVOLUTIONS; SECOND ADJUSTABLY PRESETTABLE COUNTING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A SECOND PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF REVOLUTIONS OF SAID FIRST SHAFT, SAID SECOND NUMBER OF REVOLUTIONS BEING EQUAL TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TURNS TO BE WOUND IN SAID ONE OF SAID COMPARTMENTS; CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID SECOND COUNTING MEANS FOR STOPPING ROTATION OF SAID FIRST SHAFT BY SAID FIRST MOTOR IN RESPONSE TO SAID SECOND NUMBER OF REVOLUTIONS, SAID CONTROL MEANS SIMULTANEOUSLY CONTROLLING SAID REVERSING CLUTCH MEANS TO CAUSE SAID SECOND SHAFT TO BE DISCONNECTED FOR ROTATION INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID FIRST MOTOR; A SECOND MOTOR CONTROLLED BY SAID CONTROL MEANS; FURTHER CLUTCH MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID CONTROL MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY CONNECTING SAID SECOND SHAFT TO BE DRIVEN BY SAID SECOND MOTOR WHEN SAID FIRST SHAFT IS STOPPED; THIRD ADJUSTABLY PRESETTABLE COUNTING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A THIRD PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF IMPULSES; IMPULSE PRODUCING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID THIRD COUNTING MEANS AND RESPONSIVE TO ROTATION OF SAID SECOND SHAFT, SAID IMPULSE PRODUCING MEANS CAUSING SAID THIRD COUNTING MEANS TO REACH SAID THIRD PREDETERMINED NUMBER IN RESPONSE TO ROTATION OF SAID SECOND SHAFT BY SAID SECOND MOTOR BY AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO MOVE SAID GUIDE MEANS TO GUIDE WIRE INTO A COMPARTMENT ADJACENT TO SAID ONE COMPARTMENT; SAID THIRD COUNTING MEANS BEING CONNECTED TO SAID CONTROL MEANS TO CAUSE DISCONNECTION OF SAID SECOND SHAFT FROM SAID SECOND MOTOR BY SAID FURTHER CLUTCH MEANS AND CONNECTION OF SAID SECOND SHAFT TO BE DRIVEN BY SAID FIRST MOTOR THROUGH SAID REVERSING CLUTCH MEANS, SAID CONTROL MEANS THEREUPON STOPPING OPERATION OF SAID THIRD COUNTING MEANS AND CAUSING OPERATION OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND COUNTING MEANS TO BE RESUMED FOR WINDING WIRE INTO SAID ADJACENT COMPARTMENT.