Method and an apparatus for the continuous production of stranded wire

Claim 1

A method for the continuous production of a twisted, multiple strand wire including the steps of: a. feeding one strand wire of ductile material from a stationary supply into a rotatable unit along the axis of rotation; b. continuously rotating said rotatable unit, thus continuously twisting said one strand wire during the feeding; c. flattening said one strand wire in said rotating unit; d. dividing said flattened one strand wire into a plurality of spaced apart strands in said rotating unit; e. bringing said strands into close proximity with each other; f. feeding said strands out of said rotating unit along the axis of rotation, and through a common passaGeway, thus twisting said strands together; and g. collecting said twisted, multiple strand wire.

Claim 2

A method for the continuous production of a twisted, multiple strand wire including the steps of: a. feeding one strand wire of ductile material from a stationary supply into a rotatable unit along the axis of rotation; b. continuously rotating said rotatable unit, thus continuously twisting said one strand wire during the feeding; c. flattening said one strand wire in said rotating unit; d. dividing said flattened one strand wire into a plurality of spaced apart strands in said rotating unit; e. bringing said strands into close proximity with each other; f. feeding said strands out of said rotating unit along the axis of rotation, and through a common passaGeway, thus twisting said strands together; and g. collecting said twisted, multiple strand wire.

Claim 3

A method for the continuous production of a twisted, multiple strand wire including the steps of: a. feeding a one strand wire of ductile material from a stationary supply into a rotatable unit along the axis of rotation; b. guiding said one strand wire in said rotatable unit in a loop diverting from the axis of rotation and returning to said axis of rotation; c. feeding said one strand wire into a stationary unit in a direction diverted 180* to the original direction of feeding; d. flattening said one strand wire in said stationary unit; e. dividing said flattened one strand wire into a plurality of strands in said stationary unit; f. bringing said strands into close proximity of each other; g. feeding said strands out of said stationary unit into the rotatable unit along the axis of rotation; h. guiding said multiple strand wire in said rotatable unit in a loop diverting from the axis of rotation and returning to said axis of rotation; i. feeding said multiple strand wire out of said rotatable unit along the axis of rotation in the original feeding direction; j. continuously rotating said rotatable unit, thus continuously twisting said one strand wire during the feeding into and out of said rotatable unit and continuously twisting said multiple strands together during the feeding into and out of said rotatable unit; and k. collecting said twisted, multiple strand wire.

Claim 4

A method for the continuous production of a twisted, multiple strand wire including the steps of: a. feeding a one strand wire of ductile material from a stationary supply into a rotatable unit along the axis of rotation; b. guiding said one strand wire in said rotatable unit in a loop diverting from the axis of rotation and returning to said axis of rotation; c. feeding said one strand wire into a stationary unit in a direction diverted 180* to the original direction of feeding; d. flattening said one strand wire in said stationary unit; e. dividing said flattened one strand wire into a plurality of strands in said stationary unit; f. bringing said strands into close proximity of each other; g. feeding said strands out of said stationary unit into the rotatable unit along the axis of rotation; h. guiding said multiple strand wire in said rotatable unit in a loop diverting from the axis of rotation and returning to said axis of rotation; i. feeding said multiple strand wire out of said rotatable unit along the axis of rotation in the original feeding direction; j. continuously rotating said rotatable unit, thus continuously twisting said one strand wire during the feeding into and out of said rotatable unit and continuously twisting said multiple strands together during the feeding into and out of said rotatable unit; and k. collecting said twisted, multiple strand wire.

Claim 5

An apparatus for the continuous production of a twisted, multiple strand wire, comprising: a. stationary supply means for delivering a one strand wire; b. means for continuously flattening said one strand wire received from said stationary supply means; c. shearing means receiving said flattened one strand wire for shearing said wire into a plurality of strands; d. converging means for bringing said strands together in spaced apart relationship; e. stationary means for collecting said multiple strand wire; f. said flattening, shearing and guiding means being positioned in a unit rotatable in respect to said stationary supply and collecting means around an axis the direction of which coincides with the feed-in and feed-out direction of the wire.

Claim 6

An apparatus for the continuous production of a twisted, multiple strand wire, comprising: a. stationary supply means for delivering a one strand wire; b. means for continuously flattening said one strand wire received from said stationary supply means; c. shearing means receiving said flattened one strand wire for shearing said wire into a plurality of strands; d. converging means for bringing said strands together in spaced apart relationship; e. stationary means for collecting said multiple strand wire; f. said flattening, shearing and guiding means being positioned in a unit rotatable in respect to said stationary supply and collecting means around an axis the direction of which coincides with the feed-in and feed-out direction of the wire.

Claim 7

An apparatus for the continuous production of a twisted, multiple strand wire, comprising: a. stationary supply means for delivering a one strand wire; b. means for continuously flattening said one strand wire received from said stationary supply means; c. shearing means receiving said flattened one strand wire for shearing said wire into a plurality of strands; d. converging means for bringing said strands together in a desired spatial relationship; e. said flattening, shearing and converging means being positioned in a stationary cradle; f. a rotatable unit surrounding said stationary cradle; g. means in said rotatable unit for receiving, along the axis of rotation, said one strand wire from said wire supply means and guiding said wire in a loop half-way around said stationary cradle and into said cradle along the axis of rotation in a direction diverted 180 degrees from the original direction of feeding into said rotatable unit; h. means in said stationary cradle for feeding said wire through said flattening and shearing means; i. means in said stationary cradle for feeding said multiple strand wire through said converging means; j. means in said rotatable unit for receiving, along the axis of rotation, said multiple strand wire and guiding said wire in a loop half-way around said stationary cradle and out of said rotatable unit along the axis of rotation in the original direction of feeding; and k. stationary means for collecting said multiple strand wire.

Claim 8

An apparatus for the continuous production of a twisted, multiple strand wire, comprising: a. stationary supply means for delivering a one strand wire; b. means for continuously flattening said one strand wire received from said stationary supply means; c. shearing means receiving said flattened one strand wire for shearing said wire into a plurality of strands; d. converging means for bringing said strands together in a desired spatial relationship; e. said flattening, shearing and converging means being positioned in a stationary cradle; f. a rotatable unit surrounding said stationary cradle; g. means in said rotatable unit for receiving, along the axis of rotation, said one strand wire from said wire supply means and guiding said wire in a loop half-way around said stationary cradle and into said cradle along the axis of rotation in a direction diverted 180 degrees from the original direction of feeding into said rotatable unit; h. means in said stationary cradle for feeding said wire through said flattening and shearing means; i. means in said stationary cradle for feeding said multiple strand wire through said converging means; j. means in said rotatable unit for receiving, along the axis of rotation, said multiple strand wire and guiding said wire in a loop half-way around said stationary cradle and out of said rotatable unit along the axis of rotation in the original direction of feeding; and k. stationary means for collecting said multiple strand wire.