US3816205A
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Method for laying wires on tape
Assignee: Electronic Memories and Magnetics Corp
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Filing: 1972-07-03
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Granted: 1974-06-11
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Expires: 1992-07-03
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus and method for laying elongated members such as needle-wire assemblies on the adhesive side of a strip of tape so that the front ends of the needles are accurately spaced from one another across the width of the tape. A strip of tape is laid on the periphery of a wheel with the adhesive side up, and with a front end of the tape extending through an aperture to the inside of the wheel. A needle guide having numerous slots is located immediately in front of the aperture through which the tape extends. The rear end of a needle is laid in one of the slots, with the wire which extends behind the needle being held under moderate tension by a stationary wire guide spaced a small distance from the tape. The wheel is rotated by one turn so all of the wire is laid onto the tape. After the other needle-wire assemblies are similarly laid on the tape, the tape is pulled backwards so the front end is pulled out of the aperture while the needles are pulled back through the needle guide into contact with the tape.
Inventors
- 👤 N Krag
- 👤 E Hernandez
- 👤 K Horvath
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 01:10
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01F; H01F41/00; H01F41/02; H01F41/04; H01F41/06; H01F41/08; H01B; H01B7/00; H01B7/08; H01B7/0838; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/17; Y10T156/1702; Y10T156/1744; Y10T156/1751; Y10T156/1754; Y10T156/1759; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/4902; Y10T29/49069; Y10T29/49071; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/5313; Y10T29/53165
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
A method for laying a plurality of elongated members onto tape which has an adhesive-like surface, at closely controlled lateral spacings thereon at the front portions of the members comprising: placing predetermined first portions of said elongated members which are spaced from the front ends thereof on a predetermined first tape region which is spaced from a forward tape portion communicating with a front end of the tape, and at positions on said first tape region which are accurately spaced from one another laterally across the width of the tape; securing second portions of said elongated members which are behind said first portions thereof, onto regions of said tape behind said first tape region; and pulling said tape with the rear portions of said elongated members thereon, rearwardly, while guiding the forward tape portion and forward portions of each of the elongated members into contact with each other and maintaining closely controlled lateral spacing of the members.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
157 words
A method for laying a plurality of elongated members onto tape which has an adhesive-like surface, at closely controlled lateral spacings thereon at the front portions of the members comprising: placing predetermined first portions of said elongated members which are spaced from the front ends thereof on a predetermined first tape region which is spaced from a forward tape portion communicating with a front end of the tape, and at positions on said first tape region which are accurately spaced from one another laterally across the width of the tape; securing second portions of said elongated members which are behind said first portions thereof, onto regions of said tape behind said first tape region; and pulling said tape with the rear portions of said elongated members thereon, rearwardly, while guiding the forward tape portion and forward portions of each of the elongated members into contact with each other and maintaining closely controlled lateral spacing of the members.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
61 words
The method described in claim 1 wherein: said step of securing second portions of said elongated members onto said tape, includes maintaining said second portions of a member in tension while holding said tape in a curve and creating relative movement of the tape to the elongated member so the member progressively wraps onto progressively more rearward locations of the tape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
110 words
The method described in claim 1 wherein: said elongated members comprise electrical wires and needles which are stiffer than the wires and which are fastened to the front ends of the wires; and said step of securing predetermined first portions of said elongated members on said first tape region includes laying rear portions of said needles in a guide having laterally spaced passageways; and said step of guiding the forward tape portion and the forward portions of the elongated member includes passing said forward tape portion rearwardly about a curve into a path substantially in line with said needles, and sliding said needles rearwardly through said passages of the guide.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
165 words
A method for applying needle-wire assemblies that include needles fastened to the front ends of electrical wires, onto an elongated length of tape that has an adhesive side, at intervals spaced laterally across the width of the tape, comprising: mounting a portion of said tape on a convexly curved support with the length of the tape extending circumferentially at least 90* about the axis of curvature of the support and with the adhesive side of the tape exposed, so that said tape portion is convexly curved along its length; positioning at least portions of the needles against said adhesive side of said tape portion at accurately controlled positions that are laterally spaced across the tape; and holding said wires in tension and extending substantially tangential to the curved tape and at laterally controlled positions while laying them progressively onto said convexly curved tape portion along the lengthwise dimension of the tape so that the wires contact the tape along an arc of at least 90*.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
165 words
A method for applying needle-wire assemblies that include needles fastened to the front ends of electrical wires, onto an elongated length of tape that has an adhesive side, at intervals spaced laterally across the width of the tape, comprising: mounting a portion of said tape on a convexly curved support with the length of the tape extending circumferentially at least 90* about the axis of curvature of the support and with the adhesive side of the tape exposed, so that said tape portion is convexly curved along its length; positioning at least portions of the needles against said adhesive side of said tape portion at accurately controlled positions that are laterally spaced across the tape; and holding said wires in tension and extending substantially tangential to the curved tape and at laterally controlled positions while laying them progressively onto said convexly curved tape portion along the lengthwise dimension of the tape so that the wires contact the tape along an arc of at least 90*.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
101 words
The method described in claim 4 wherein: said step of mounting a tape portion includes mounting it on a rotatable wheel; said step of positioning said needle portions includes locating said needle portions in the apertures of a needle guide that has laterally spaced apertures, and that is mounted on said wheel; and said step of holding said wires in tension includes passing the wires through a wire guide that is accurately located on a support which can remain stationary when the wheel rotates, and rotating said wheel so the needle guide thereon initially moves away from the drag inducing means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
88 words
The method described in claim 5 wherein: said tape is mounted so that it is sharply curved at a location immediately behind the needle guide, with a tape portion behind the sharp curve extending substantially in line with the needle guide and with a forwaRd tape portion in front of the sharp curve extending into the wheel; and including pulling said tape with wires thereon away from the guide so that progressively more forward portions of the needles move into contact with the forward portion of the tape.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
161 words
A method for laying a plurality of elongated members onto tape at closely controlled lateral spacings thereon at the front portions of the members comprising: placing predetermined first portions of said elongated members which are spaced from the front ends thereof on a predetermined first tape region which is spaced from a forward tape portion communicating with a front end of the tape, and at positions on said first tape region which are accurately spaced from one another laterally across the width of the tape; securing second portions of said elongated members which are behind said first portions thereof, onto regions of said tape behind said first tape region; pulling said tape with the rear portions of said elongated members thereon, rearwardly, while guiding the forward tape portion and forward portions of each of the elongated members into contact with each other and maintaining closely controlled lateral spacing of the members; and maintaining said elongated members in place on the tape.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
161 words
A method for laying a plurality of elongated members onto tape at closely controlled lateral spacings thereon at the front portions of the members comprising: placing predetermined first portions of said elongated members which are spaced from the front ends thereof on a predetermined first tape region which is spaced from a forward tape portion communicating with a front end of the tape, and at positions on said first tape region which are accurately spaced from one another laterally across the width of the tape; securing second portions of said elongated members which are behind said first portions thereof, onto regions of said tape behind said first tape region; pulling said tape with the rear portions of said elongated members thereon, rearwardly, while guiding the forward tape portion and forward portions of each of the elongated members into contact with each other and maintaining closely controlled lateral spacing of the members; and maintaining said elongated members in place on the tape.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-06-10 | 1981-12-10 | 1982-06-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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