Title:
WIRE STRAIGHTENING SOLUTION FOR BULK PACKAGING
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2023099527
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a wire straightening solution for bulk packaging.SOLUTION: The invention provides a configuration and method for straightening a wire as the wire is paid out from a bulk package. A bulk package hat is configured to be positioned over an opened bulk package containing a wire bent in a helix shape. A bearing assembly is attached inside the bulk package hat to a position where the wire exits the bulk package hat as the wire is paid out from the bulk package. A wire straightening device has a plurality of rollers and only one single plane of straightening, and is configured to apply a counter bend to the wire as the wire is paid out from the bulk package through the wire straightening device. The wire straightening device is operatively connected to the bearing assembly at an angle inside the bulk package hat. The bearing assembly and the single plane of straightening rotate while continually realigning with a current direction of the wire as the wire is paid out.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Inventors:
SEAN D MORTON
Application Number:
JP2023000239A
Publication Date:
July 13, 2023
Filing Date:
January 04, 2023
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LINCOLN GLOBAL INC
International Classes:
B21F1/02; B23K9/12; B23K9/133
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tadashige Ito
Tadahiko Ito
Osamu Miyazaki
Tadahiko Ito
Osamu Miyazaki