Method of and apparatus for coiling wire

Claim 2

Apparatus for continuously coiling wire having an initial axial velocity into a circular coil of predetermined radius, said apparatus comprising: a. a laying tube having an inlet end adapted to receive the moving wire and an outlet end adapted to discharge the wire in the form of a circular coil; b. means to rotate said laying tube about an axis of rotation aligned with the longitudinal axis of the laying tube through the inlet end thereof and in such direction that the outlet end of the laying tube trails the body of the laying tube; c. the longitudinal axis of the laying tube through the outlet end thereof lying in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the laying tube and being tangent to a circle having its center lying on said axis of rotation and with radius equal to the distance between said axis of rotation and The longitudinal axis of the laying tube through the outlet end thereof, the radius of said circle being equal to the radius of said circular coil.

Claim 3

Apparatus as in claim 1, wherein: d. the laying tube is configured between its inlet end and its outlet end in such manner that the projection on a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the laying tube of the locus of a point on the wire passing through said laying tube from the inlet end to the outlet end thereof is linear and along a radius extending from the said axis of rotation.

Claim 4

Apparatus as in claim 1, wherein: d. the longitudinal axis of the laying tube is the locus of points between the inlet and outlet ends thereof according to the formulas: i. r (R/2 pi ) (2 pi n - sin 2 pi n) ii. theta nS/R

Claim 5

Apparatus as in claim 1, wherein: d. the length of the laying tube along its longitudinal axis is greater than 2.532 R where R is the radius of the coil.

Claim 6

Apparatus for continuously coiling wire having an initial axial velocity into a stationary circular coil of predetermined radius, said apparatus comprising: a. a laying tube having an inlet end adapted to receive the moving wire and an outlet end adapted to discharge the wire in the form of a stationary circular coil, the longitudinal axis of the laying tube through the inlet end thereof being vertical and aligned with the longitudinal axis of the wire received thereby; b. means to rotate said laying tube about a vertical axis of rotation aligned with the longitudinal axis of the laying tube through the inlet end thereof and in such direction that the outlet end of the laying tube trails the body of the laying tube; c. the longitudinal axis of the laying tube through the outlet end thereof being horizontal and tangent to a circle having its center lying on said axis of rotation and with radius equal to the distance between said axis of rotation and the longitudinal axis of the laying tube through the outlet end thereof, the radius of said circle being equal to the radius of said stationary circular coil.

Claim 7

Apparatus for continuously coiling wire having an initial axial velocity into a stationary circular coil of predetermined radius, said apparatus comprising: a. a laying tube having an inlet end adapted to receive the moving wire and an outlet end adapted to discharge the wire in the form of a stationary circular coil, the longitudinal axis of the laying tube through the inlet end thereof being vertical and aligned with the longitudinal axis of the wire received thereby; b. means to rotate said laying tube about a vertical axis of rotation aligned with the longitudinal axis of the laying tube through the inlet end thereof and in such direction that the outlet end of the laying tube trails the body of the laying tube; c. the longitudinal axis of the laying tube through the outlet end thereof being horizontal and tangent to a circle having its center lying on said axis of rotation and with radius equal to the distance between said axis of rotation and the longitudinal axis of the laying tube through the outlet end thereof, the radius of said circle being equal to the radius of said stationary circular coil.

Claim 8

Apparatus as in claim 5, wherein: d. the laying tube is configured between its inlet end and its outlet end in such manner that the projection on a horizontal plane of the locus of a point on the wire passing through said laying tube from the inlet end to the outlet end thereof is linear and along a radius extending from the said axis of rotation.

Claim 9

Apparatus as in claim 5, wherein: d. the longitudinal axis of the laying tube is the locus of points between the inlet and outlet ends thereof according to the formulas: i. r (R/2 pi ) (2 pi n- sin 2 pi n) ii. theta nS/R

Claim 10

Apparatus as in claim 5, wherein: d. the length of the laying tube along its longitudinal axis is greater than 2.532 R where R is the radius of the coil.

Claim 11

Method for continuously coiling wire having an initial axial velocity into a circular coil of predetermined radius, said method comprising: a. conducting said wire along a path having an inlet end adapted to receive said wire and an outlet end; b. rotating said path about an axis of rotation aligned with the longitudinal axis of said path through the inlet end thereof, in such direction that the outlet end of the path trails the body of the path, and with such angular velocity that the velocity of the outlet end of the path is equal to but opposite in direction to the velocity of the wire exiting said outlet end relative to said outlet end; c. discharging said wire from the outlet end of said path in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of said path and tangent to a circle having its center lying on said axis of rotation and with radius equal to the distance between said axis of rotation and the longitudinal axis of said path through the outlet end thereof, thereby to form said coil having a radius equal to the radius of said circle.

Claim 12

Method for continuously coiling wire having an initial axial velocity into a circular coil of predetermined radius, said method comprising: a. conducting said wire along a path having an inlet end adapted to receive said wire and an outlet end; b. rotating said path about an axis of rotation aligned with the longitudinal axis of said path through the inlet end thereof, in such direction that the outlet end of the path trails the body of the path, and with such angular velocity that the velocity of the outlet end of the path is equal to but opposite in direction to the velocity of the wire exiting said outlet end relative to said outlet end; c. discharging said wire from the outlet end of said path in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of said path and tangent to a circle having its center lying on said axis of rotation and with radius equal to the distance between said axis of rotation and the longitudinal axis of said path through the outlet end thereof, thereby to form said coil having a radius equal to the radius of said circle.

Claim 13

Method as in claim 9, wherein: d. in performing steps a and b said path is configured between its inlet end and its outlet end in such manner that the projection on a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of said path of the locus of a point on the wire passing along said path from the inlet end to the outlet end thereof during rotation of said path about said axis of rotation is linear and along a radius extending from the said axis of rotation.

Claim 14

Method as in claim 9, wherein: d. in performing step a, the wire is conducted along a path having a configuration at rest between the inlet and outlet ends thereof determined by the following formulas: i. r (R/2 pi )(2 pi n - sin 2 pi n) ii. theta nS/R

Claim 15

Method as in claim 9, wherein: d. in performing step a said path is configured with a length along its longitudinal axis greater than 2.532 R where R is the radius of the coil.

Claim 16

Method for continuously coiling wiRe having an initial axial velocity into a stationary circular coil of predetermined radius, said method comprising: a. conducting said wire along a path having an inlet end adapted to receive said wire and an outlet end; b. rotating said path about a vertical axis of rotation aligned with the longitudinal axis of said path through the inlet end thereof, in such direction that the outlet end of the path trails the body of the path, and with such angular velocity that the velocity of the outlet end of the path is equal to but opposite in direction to the velocity of the wire exiting said outlet end relative to said outlet end; c. discharging said wire from the outlet end of the path in a horizontal plane and tangent to a circle having its center lying on said axis of rotation and with radius equal to the distance between said axis of rotation and the longitudinal axis of said path through the outlet end thereof; d. said wire exiting the outlet end of said path dropping from said outlet end under the influence of gravity to form a stationary coil of radius equal to the radius of said circle.

Claim 17

Method for continuously coiling wiRe having an initial axial velocity into a stationary circular coil of predetermined radius, said method comprising: a. conducting said wire along a path having an inlet end adapted to receive said wire and an outlet end; b. rotating said path about a vertical axis of rotation aligned with the longitudinal axis of said path through the inlet end thereof, in such direction that the outlet end of the path trails the body of the path, and with such angular velocity that the velocity of the outlet end of the path is equal to but opposite in direction to the velocity of the wire exiting said outlet end relative to said outlet end; c. discharging said wire from the outlet end of the path in a horizontal plane and tangent to a circle having its center lying on said axis of rotation and with radius equal to the distance between said axis of rotation and the longitudinal axis of said path through the outlet end thereof; d. said wire exiting the outlet end of said path dropping from said outlet end under the influence of gravity to form a stationary coil of radius equal to the radius of said circle.

Claim 18

Method as in claim 13, wherein: e. in performing steps a and b said path is configured between its inlet end and its outlet end in such manner that the projection on a horizontal plane of the locus of a point on the wire passing along said path from the inlet end to the outlet end thereof during rotation of said path about said axis of rotation is linear and along a radius extending from the said axis of rotation.

Claim 19

Method as in claim 13, wherein: e. in performing step a, the wire is conducted along a path having a configuration at rest between the inlet and outlet ends thereof determined by the following formulas: i r (R/2 pi ) (2 pi n - sin 2 pi n) ii. theta R/S

Claim 20

Method as in claim 13, wherein: e. in performing step a said path is configured with a length along its longitudinal axis greater than 2.532 R where R is the radius of the coil.

Claim 21

Apparatus as in claim 1, wherein said means to rotate the laying tube is adapted to rotate the said laying tube at such angular velocity that the velocity of the outlet end of the laying tube is equal to but opposite in direction to the velocity of the wire exiting said outlet end relative to said outlet end.

Claim 22

Apparatus as in claim 5, wherein said means to rotate the laying tube is adapted to rotate the said laying tube at such angular velocity that the velocity of the outlet end of the laying tube is equal to but opposite in direction to the velocity of the wire exiting said outlet and relative to said outlet end.