Abstract: A jig for loosening electric wires of a wire harness passed through a grommet is disclosed. The jig includes a fixing-side clamping portion for clamping the one end of a wire harness, a guide rail extending in a longitudinal direction of the wire harness, a bearing slidably engaged with the guide rail; a lock portion for locking said bearing to the guide rail, a circular rotating member, supported by said bearing, for rotating the wire harness in a circumferential direction of the wire harness; and a movable-side clamping portion, integrally attached to the rotating member, for clamping the other end of the wire harness. The rotating member may have a spiral cam groove, and the bearing may have an engagement protrusion to be engaged with the cam groove so that when the one clamping portion is inverted, the rotating member can move in its longitudinal direction. The one clamping portion may include a rachet mechanism.

Abstract: The device has a base frame having a lever arm that is pivotably mounted at one end and, at its other end, carries a pressure punch. The press punch is moved on a circular path toward individual wires as a result of a manual actuation of the lever arm, and presses the individual wires into IDC contacts as a result of pressure being exerted linearly by a handle provided on a pivoting element.

Abstract: An SMD-C type terminal automatically pressing machine comprising a support frame, a wire reel rack, a wire clipping mold, an embossing mold, a shearing mold, a material feeding device, a first wire shifting clamp, a second wire shifting clamp and a rectifying mold. The wire clipping mold, embossing mold and shearing mold sequentially process a wire track pulled out from the wire reel mounted on the wire reel rack and performing the pin insertion operation. Thereafter, the first wire shifting clamp first completes the wire shifting operation with respect to the lower half portion of the inserted terminal. Then the material feeding device sends the terminal, in which the lower half portion has been completely shifted, to the second working area. Then the second wire shifting clamp performs the wire shifting operation with respect to the upper half portion of the terminal.

Abstract: Device for producing a coil winding (33) from winding wire on a winding carrier (32) with a winding head (10) which has a wire guiding means (16) and is movable relative to the winding carrier (32) in which a wire connecting means (17) and a wire severing means (18) are provided in addition to the wire guiding means (16) as further integral parts of the winding head (10).

Abstract: A process for manufacturing wire or needles having a taper point and mechanically drilled suture mounting holes in the proximal ends. Needle or wire blanks are cut from a roll of wire and mounted to a carrier strip. The carrier strip and needles are moved through a succession of forming and trimming and grinding stations. The blanks are coined in a coining die to produce lateral wings of constant thickness. The blanks are preferably rotated in the strip while being ground. The strip and needle blanks are then moved to a bank of at least two drills wherein the proximal suture mounting ends of the needles are drilled.

Abstract: A reinforcing bar binding device of simple structure and light weight capable of preventing exposure of wire from concrete which may cause corrosion of reinforcing bar, by reducing the height of the twisted portion of a wire rope, comprising a main body 1, and a loop forming unit 3 having a pair of curved members 2A, 2B with grooves disposed at the leading end of the main body 1 so as to be free to open and close, in which the main body 1 comprises a wire feeder 5 for forming a loop of wire 4 by feeding the wire 4 into the grooves of the pair of curved members 2A, 2B in a closed state so as to enclose the intersection of reinforcing bars 60, and a driving mechanism 6 incorporating a motor 21 for opening or closing the pair of curved members 2A, 2B and, after forming the loop, advancing and retracting a cutter 36 for cutting off the wire 4 being sent out to the grooves, twisting the formed loop, and advancing, retracting and rotating a pair of pin members 37 disposed at an interval for binding the reinforcing

Abstract: A device is provided for gathering, cutting and stripping insulated wire. The device includes first and second cutterhead assemblies. Each cutterhead assembly includes a central cutting knife and a pair of stripping blades spaced laterally on either side of the cutting knife. A drive system moves the cutting knives in a direction toward each other to cause the cutting knives to cut the wire to a predetermined length and moves the stripping blades in a direction toward each other to cause the stripping blades to sever the insulation on the wires. A positioning head assembly located upstream of the cutterhead assemblies positions the insulated wire between the cutting knives on each cutterhead assembly for cutting and stripping. Wire gathering elements gather the wire positioned between the cutterhead assemblies such that the wire may be found by another handling device downstream of the cutterhead assemblies.

Abstract: One or more specific wires is placed at the middle of the wire harness cross section with double-sided adhesive tape between the specific wires and the other wires surrounding these core wires. One side of the double-sided adhesive tape adheres to these core wires while the other side adheres to the other wires surrounding the core wires. The double-sided adhesive tape thus positions and holds both the selected core wires and the surrounding other wires. A single-sided adhesive tape can be also used.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing wire to cut the wire into sections and to expose section wire ends, the wire having an inner core and sheathing about the core, the apparatus including structure for displacing the wire axially endwise comprising multiple blade structures, including at least two of the structures that move adjacent one another as the two structure move relatively oppositely toward and away from the axis in directions generally normal to the axis; each of the two structures having first and second cutting edges; the cutting edges configured such that, when the two the structures are moved relatively longitudinally in a primary mode, two of the cutting edges cut through the wire, and when the two structures are moved relatively longitudinally in a second mode, the remaining two of the cutting edges cut into the wire sheathing to enable stripping of the sheathing of the wire.

Abstract: A progressive gap sand control screen comprising a plurality of parallel ribs spaced around an axis and a screen wire wrapped around the plurality of ribs having turns which extend along the length of the plurality of ribs such that adjacent turns have gaps therebetween, the gaps forming a gap profile in which the gaps near the upper end of the sand control screen are narrower than the gaps near the lower end of the sand control screen, the width of the gaps near the upper end of the sand control screen being less than the diameter of the particles which cause erosion, the gap profile includes a variable gap section near the upper end of the sand control screen and a constant gap section below the variable gap section, the variable gap section having a linear profile, a step type profile, or a nonlinear profile.

Abstract: Products and methods relating to composite materials and their use in coiled tubing is disclosed. The composite tubing is a pressurized means of conveying fluids downhole in a wellbore. It comprises a multilayered laminate that resists buckling within the wellbore and is fabricated into a hollow tube. The fibers are oriented in angular relationship to the longitudinal direction of the coiled tubing such as to provide appropriate strength and buckling characteristics to the coiled tubing. Further, the coiled tubing layered laminate may transmit signals representing data from downhole to the surface. In some embodiments, a composite disconnecting means comprised of a blend of fibers of different types or orientations is shown. The disconnecting means shows a failure load range corresponding to the failure characteristics of the fiber blend, the fiber blend having a predetermined failure limit.

Abstract: A press-fitting unit includes a vertically movable press blade for press-fitting a stripped end of an electrical wire to a terminal disposed in a connector. A connector retaining bar movable in a horizontal direction is disposed to be opposed to the press blade. The retaining bar is provided with a plurality of connector receiving recesses in parallel to respectively hold a connector with a press-fit terminal. A wire chuck is disposed so as to opposing to the rear part of the press blade. The wire chuck is horizontally movable along a horizontal guide to a side of the press blade so as to holding the wire. Alternatively, the connector retaining bar is fixed to the apparatus by a frame and a transfer mechanism can carry the press-fitting unit along the bar in a horizontal direction. In addition, the apparatus may have a pair or two pairs of the upper and lower symmetrical press-fitting units; and the connector retaining bar is disposed between the upper and lower press-fitting units.

Abstract: The last-in terminals of temporary binding circuits are located with relation to their corresponding joint connectors. The last-in terminals are removably held in a temporary holding jig which is inserted into the joint connectors and remain therein when the holding jig is withdrawn. Branch circuits may also be established by means of conductive clips having suitably located contacts. By this Invention, the last-in terminals of the temporary binding circuits can be practically and efficiently processed. Moreover, the use of a female housing to be connected to the joint connector can be eliminated.

Abstract: An inexpensive flat electric wire for a wire harness and an inexpensive wire harness utilizing the flat electric wire can be produced. A flat electric wire (P) is produced by juxtaposing a plurality of insulator-sheathed electric wire elements (a), each having a single core, on a plane; and by applying a reinforcing tape (51) on the juxtaposed wire elements (a) at a desired position over the width of the elements (a), whereby the wire elements (a) are secured together to each other by the tape (51) to form the flat electric wire (P) for a wire harness.

Abstract: A wiring harness comprising: a plurality of provisional bundling harnesses which are obtained by performing subassembly such that a pair of terminals contact bonded to opposite ends of each of a plurality of first wires of each of the provisional bundling harnesses are, respectively, connected to connectors and each of which includes at least one second wire acting as a common circuit such that a conductor is exposed at a distal end of the second wire; wherein when the provisional bundling harnesses are finally bundled into the wiring harness, the exposed conductors of the second wires are bundled at one location and are electrically connected to one another integrally so as to form an electrically connected portion.

Abstract: Improvement in connection to an automatic crimper (6) which operates in the known manner to divide leads (1) into groups (1a,1b,1c, etc.), before crimping one ends of the leads to branching connectors (2) and crimping the other ends of all the leads to a common connector (3) so as to form a multiple harness (4). Subsequently, the crimper drives the branching connectors to travel in parallel and in unison with the common connector along a pair of delivery rails (7) until discharged from the rails. The improvement resides in that the branching connectors (2) are caused to take a position close to the common connector (3) so that leads in each group are folded double, then the leads are gathered to form a compact bundle (1') before being tied with tapes (5) which serve as an easily breakable binding material.

Abstract: An electric cable guiding device includes a fixed guide block and a movable guide block. A projected round surface is formed in the fixed guide block, and an indented round surface is formed in the movable guide block. In addition, a groove is formed in the indented round surface. At the time of guiding an electric cable, the movable guide block is fitted in the fixed guide block. In this state, the indented round surface and the groove constitute an electric cable guide path. The electric cable is fed into the electric cable guide path by rollers. Consequently, the electric cable is guided in a U shape along the electric cable guide path. The front end of the electric cable drawn out of the electric cable guide path is clamped. Thereafter, the movable guide block is moved to an electric cable measuring position that is spaced apart from the fixed guide block by a predetermined distance. In this state, the electric cable is fed by a required length.

Abstract: An automated method of making and stacking electrical leads (66) is disclosed. The machine (50) for making the leads (66) includes a maneuvering clamp (102) that grips an end (72) of the lead and, while pivoting and moving along a defined path (104), manipulates the lead (66) to form a U-shaped portion (110) and substantially parallel side legs (112, 116). The U-shaped portion (110) is picked up by a projection (90) on a conveyor belt (88), the lead being folded over to about one half its length, and is transported to a stacking tray (100).

Abstract: Described is an electronically regulated coiling apparatus for mattress and upholstery springs comprising essentially a wire draw-in, a wire guidance, a cutting device and a bending device for a wire to be processed, and due to short drive trains equipped with few transfer elements, in particular for the bending device, improved torsional rigidity and flexural strength of the particular drive train is attained. The electronically regulated servomotors used according to the invention can therefore transfer their movement directly onto the bending tools and the drive rollers by interconnecting few transfer elements. This permits bending a wire with decreased tolerances into a corresponding spring.

Abstract: A family of retainer clip holders can each be adjusted to properly position a retainer clip at a desired location on a wire harness. In the past, it has sometimes been complicated to properly position a retainer clip holder relative to the base, and mount the holder base on a jig for assembling wire harnesses. There have typically been too many fixtures required on the jig. Thus, the prior art has attempted to assemble the retainer clips by individually tailoring hundreds of retainer clip holders for the particular orientation demanded by the particular retainer clip application. The inventive family of retainer clip holders allows the selection of the proper adjustable retainer clip holders and the adjustment of that retainer clip holder to accommodate the particular retainer clip application demanded. In this way, the invention replaces the hundreds of previously required holders with seven basic tools.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a strong orthopaedic wire (30). A block (20) has an opening (26) with an interior diameter which is slightly larger than an outside diameter (28) of the wire (30). The wire (30) is placed within the opening (26) such that an end (36) of the wire (30) extends a predetermined distance (40) above the block (20). The extending end (36) is heated (e.g. by applying an electric current) until the metal from which the wire is made reaches the wire melting point. The molten metal is allowed to fall via gravitational force against the block (20), whereby the extending end (36) forms an enlarged end (42) on the wire (30).

Abstract: A method for making an electrical coil such as a superconductive switch or an energy dump resistor. The midportion of a coil wire, whose ends are wound around two supply spools, is looped around a radially-extending pin on a shaft. The shaft is turned in one direction and the coil wire is guided such that segments are paid out from the first supply spool and sections are paid out from the second supply spool, such segments and sections being wound from the middle to a corresponding end, then being wound from the corresponding end to the middle where they are crossed over, and then being wound from the middle to the other associated end. A stratum of electrical insulation is positioned, at the appropriate time, on the second segment and second section, and, in the case of the switch, an electrical heater is positioned, at the appropriate time, on the first segment and first section.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing wire or needles having a taper point. Needle or wire blanks are cut from a roll of wire and mounted to a carrier strip. The carrier strip and needles are moved through a succession of forming and trimming and grinding stations. The blanks are preferably rotated in the strip while being ground.

Abstract: The present invention provides a wire for a press-connecting terminal which has a high flexibility, and achieves a high reliability for a connection portion at the time of press-connection, and also provides a method of producing a conductor of such a wire. The wire provides a stranded conductor and an insulator covering the conductor. Wire elements of the stranded conductor are concentrically twisted in layers in the same direction at the same pitch, and the stranded conductor is compressed into a circular cross-section in such a manner that a space factor of the cross-section of the conductor is not less than 99%. The present invention also provides a multi-layer compressed concentric stranded conductor which enables a uniform compression of a base stranded wire.

Abstract: The fixing process according to the invention of a winding to one or more electronic circuits permits elimination of an important manufacturing step of the processes according to the prior art, whether the positioning, then the gluing or the precise fixing of the winding or of the core to be wound on the electronic circuit or circuits. By a suitable arrangement of the electronic circuit or circuits and of the possible core, independently of one another, on a holding tool according to the invention, a semi-finished product is obtained, also according to the invention, made up of said circuit or circuits and said winding, the mechanical connection between them being ensured solely by the copper wires producing, moreover, the electrical connecting between the two elements. The finished component according to the invention will be obtained by disposing the preceding semi-finished product on a support ensuring a permanent mechanical connection between the two elements.

Abstract: An electric cable guiding device includes a fixed guide block and a movable guide block. A projected round surface is formed in the fixed guide block, and an indented round surface is formed in the movable guide block. In addition, a groove is formed in the indented round surface. At the time of guiding an electric cable, the movable guide block is fitted in the fixed guide block. In this state, the indented round surface and the groove constitute an electric cable guide path. The electric cable is fed into the electric cable guide path by rollers. Consequently, the electric cable is guided in a U shape along the electric cable guide path. The front end of the electric cable drawn out of the electric cable guide path is clamped. Thereafter, the movable guide block is moved to an electric cable measuring position that is spaced apart from the fixed guide block by a predetermined distance. In this state, the electric cable is fed by a required length.

Abstract: An apparatus for inserting wire into an intermittently fed insulating body (I) of a structural element (B), with a wire supply device (6, 7) disposed on a pivotable base plate (1) and with a device (15, 16, 21) for forming and shaping a wire receiving duct, wherein, in the feed direction of the structural element, the forming and shaping device is disposed in front of the wire supply device as well as at the same angle as it and on the same side of the insulating body and is fixedly connected with the wire supply device, can be moved together with it in the direction toward the insulating body of the structural element and away from it and is pivotable together with it.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing wire or needles having a taper point. Needle or wire blanks are cut from a roll of wire and mounted to a carrier strip. The carrier strip and needles are moved through a succession of forming and trimming and grinding stations. The blanks are preferably rotated in the strip while being ground.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for making wire harness. The apparatus includes the use of a sequential wire processor that serially and sequentially fabricates circuits having terminal ends. The terminated circuits are transferred by a transfer means to an upstanding carousel provided with arrays of circuit-receiving clips. The transfer means receives terminated circuits from the sequential wire processor and places them on the clips of the carousel. The carousel is then moved to an assembly line and robotic station where robots remove the circuits from the clips of the carousel and place the terminated ends of the circuits in cavities of connectors strategically located on the assembly line. The robots have end effectors that physically insert the terminal ends into the connector cavities.

Abstract: A high speed automatic terminal-pressing machine for processing terminals of a socket, comprising a wire reel bracket, an embossing mold, a cutting mold, a clamping member and driving mechanisms for driving the respective components which are driven by a main driving device to synchronously operate in a specifically relatedly sequence, whereby the relative up and down and clamping movement of the embossing mold, cutting movement of the cutting mold and the up and down movement of the clamping means are performed in a predetermined sequence and the wire embossing, insertion and cutting steps of the processing procedure of the work piece are accomplished in a unified and automatic manner.

Abstract: A preforming head for making ropes and cable armor including an axle with a front preforming disk fixedly mounted thereon. A middle preforming disk and a rear preforming disk are displaceably mounted on the axle. The middle disk has a diameter larger than the front disk and smaller than the rear disk. A drive moves the disks so that the distance between front disk and middle disk remains approximately equal to the distance between middle disk and rear disk.

Abstract: A laser positioning system for a wire cutting and stripping apparatus. Insulated wire having an outer layer of frayable insulation is fed in a downstream path in increments of length by a feeding and measuring unit. A wire burning unit is located upstream of the feeding and measuring unit and includes two pair of cooperating heated dies, which serve to burn a pair of short lengths of the insulation and provides spaced areas of exposed bare wire. A cutting and stripping unit is located downstream of the burning unit and includes a pair of cooperating cutting blades and two pair of cooperating stripping blades which are located on either side of the cutting blades. A laser sensing unit is disposed adjacent the cutting and stripping unit, and generates a laser beam curtain that senses a change in diameter of the wire.

Abstract: An apparatus for changing intervals, or the spacing, at which selected wires are arranged in an arrangement of wires includes a lateral arrangement of linear pipes which convey wires of the wire arrangement; means for applying opposing forces to the pipes to maintain them in parallel in the arrangement; and a wire-interval changing blade assembly having a plurality of blades which intervene between selected adjacent pipes and which overcome the opposing forces applied to the pipes, thereby causing the pipe forward ends to separate from each other while allowing their rearward ends to remain close to each other, thus diverging at their forward ends.

Abstract: A wire-shifting apparatus particularly suited for use in assembling wire or cable harnesses includes a pedestal portion having a plurality of individual, elongated wire guide members thereon. The wire guide members have a channel-like cross-section and some of the wire guide members are fixed in the position upon the pedestal portion, while others of the wire guide members are mounted on the pedestal portion so as to pivot about a fixed point so that upon urging by an actuator, the movable wire guides shift laterally in unison. The shifted wire guides then convey wires between two opposing connector elements in a manner such that selected wires are terminated at locations in one connector element which are removed one location from the other connector element.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved wire measuring apparatus comprising a wire guide roller mechanism 3 and a looper 5 to push down a fed wire to a descending position, thereby measuring the length of wire in terms of descending position at which the wire is held by the looper 5. The wire guide roller mechanism 3 comprises a frame, first, second and third guide rollers 6, 7 and 8 rotatably fixed to the frame. The first and third guide rollers 6 and 8 rotate in same direction, and the second guide roller 7 rotates in an opposite direction both in pulling the wire forward and backward. Also, the whole guide roller arrangement is designed to incline and follow the increasing or decreasing inclination of wire length ahead of the third guide roller. Thus, the wire curling inclination can be reduced from the measured wire. The second guide roller acts to reduce the effect of the wires bending around the first guide roller and the wires extend tangentially from the third guide roller.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing wire or needles having a taper point. Needle or wire blanks are cut from a roll of wire and mounted to a carrier strip. The carrier strip and needles are moved through a succession of forming and trimming and grinding stations. The blanks are preferably rotated in the strip while being ground.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus 1 for removing insulation from wire 5 where the insulation 21 surrounds a wire core 20. This apparatus 1 includes a mounting fixture 3 for holding a spool 4 of wire 5 in a manner that enables the wire to be unwound from the spool. As the wire 5 is continually unwound from the spool 4 it is wound around a conically shaped, rotatable mandrel 7. A manually adjustable knife blade 23 disposed between the mounting fixture 3 and the mandrel 7 engages the wire 5 as the wire is unwound from the spool 4 and wound around the mandrel. The knife blade 23 is positioned essentially at a tangent to the wire core 20 so that it cuts the insulation 21 into sections, one section 43 riding over the blade as the wire 5 is wound around the mandrel 7 and the other section 44 of insulation remaining on the wire core after the wire engages the knife blade.

Abstract: A method of automatically inserting terminals with wires into desired terminal accommodating cavities in a connector housing after putting neighboring wires aside, and a wire sweeping arm and a driving device for the sweeping arm. The method includes the steps of: grasping the terminal with wire by terminal supporting hands and wire supporting hands; moving the wire sweeping arm in the direction that the wire sweeping arm sweep wires which are already accommodated in neighboring terminal accommodating cavities, the wire sweeping arm being disposed between the terminal accommodating cavities and the terminal supporting hands so as to move back and forth; moving the wire supporting hands and the terminal supporting hands toward the connector housing to insert the terminal with wire into the terminal accommodating cavity.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming springs for incorporation into an innerspring mattress is disclosed. The apparatus includes the use of change gears to facilitate the manufacture of a variety of innerspring sizes.

Abstract: A bale dewiring device uses a bale splitter to sever the strapping of the bale atop the bale and a movable hook to engage the strapping beneath the bale for retraction thereof to one side of the bale where the strapping is removed from the hook.

Abstract: This invention concerns an improvement in the wire reversing apparatus in the wire terminating equipment that fabricates terminal-attached wires of wiring harness. The turntable, which forms the wire into a loop by reversing one end of the wire fed out from the wire supply device, is provided at the underside with a gear secured to the rotating center thereof. A drive gear shaft that meshes with the gear of the turntable is shifted toward the wire feeding side so that the wire ends will not strike against the drive gear shaft to be bent when the wire is carried by a carrier chain in a direction perpendicular to the wire feeding direction.

Abstract: A wiring apparatus includes a preprocessing unit for splitting a starting portion of splitting coated parallel twin wires composed of two coated single wires joined together in parallel form and fed from a wire rounding member into the two coated single wires and removing a part of a coating of each of the coated single wires split, and a bonding unit for separately bonding portions of the two coated single wires from which coatings have been removed to two terminals provided on a body on which the coated parallel twin wires are to be arranged.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for automatically positioning and forming a drain wire of a cable and then positioning the formed drain wire for automatic termination to a connector. Each cable is in turn rotated until a sensing whisker senses that the drain wire is in a known position. The drain wire is then formed by forming tooling and the cable is again rotated to position the formed drain wire in a desired angular position. A clamping mechanism maintains pressure on all of the cables thereby inhibiting rotation thereof except for the cable that is being processed.

Abstract: A shorting bar (100) for simultaneously terminating a connector (20) to a multi-conductor cable and shorting together terminals 26 of the connector (20). The shorting bar (100) includes a termination edge (150) at an end thereof adjacent the housing (24) and a contact region (180) spaced from the terminating edge (150) a distance similar to a length between an inside floor (25) of the housing (24) and a length of terminals (26) of the connector (20). The contact region (180) is formed from an electrically conducting material. When a terminating force is applied, the shorting bar (100) is displaced toward the housing (24) until the termination edge (150) impacts the inside floor (25) of the housing (24) and terminates the terminals (26) of the connector (20) to the multi-connector cable (C). When the termination edge (150) is in contact with the housing (24), the contact region (180) contacts each of the terminals (26) of the connector (20), shorting the terminals (26) together.

Abstract: A wire guide member is formed with a U-shaped curved guide surface along which a recessed wire guide groove is formed. A wire supplying device is disposed an appropriate distance away from one end of the wire guide groove, and a wire end stopper is disposed another appropriate distance away from the other end of the wire guide groove, respectively. Two wire push-in plates are interposed between the wire guide member and the wire supplying device and between the wire guide member and the wire end stopper, respectively so as to be movable up and down. Further, a wire holding member for clipping the bent wire is arranged at a position lower than the wire travel line determined by the wire supplying device and the wire guide groove, so as to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the wire feed direction.

Abstract: A wire-travelling path between feed rollers 111 and an intermediate stripping unit 200 is set by an adjusting unit 100 disposed therebetween so that the distance of a wire 50 from a cutting-off position of cutters 141 to a cutting-into position of cutters 202 is equal to the sum of the length of the cutting-off wire and the distance from the end of the cutting-off wire to one end of the intermediate stripped area of the wire. If the wire 50 is fed by the length to be cut off, the wire 50 can be positioned simultaneously at the cutters 141 and 202. Consequently, it is possible to carry out only one time of feeding and resting of the feed rollers 111 in a cycle of operation and to reduce the rest period from the time when the feed rollers rest to the time of a following treatment, thereby producing a harness efficiently.

Abstract: A device for laying and attaching a resistance wire (2) to a thermoplastic support film (1) for the production of a laminated glazing that can be heated electrically. The device includes a support (26, 27) for a wire bobbin (28), a wire guide device and a heated pressure roller (10) embedding resistance wire (2) in the support film. Between support (26, 27) for wire bobbin (28) and heated pressure roller (10), two gears (21, 22) are provided which mutually mesh, grasp wire (2) between them and deform the wire in an undulating manner. At least one of gears (21, 22) is driven by pressure roller (10) rolling over support film (1).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a superconducting composite wire. The method comprises forming a continuously supplied metal or metal alloy strip into a flume-shaped strip. A ceramic copper oxide superconducting powder material is filled in the interior of the flume-shaped strip. The flume-shaped strip is rolled such that a first edge of the strip approaches a second edge of the strip to form a tubing having a gap between the first and second edges and also having the powder material enveloped therein. The gap allows free access of oxygen to the powder material during a subsequent sintering step. The powder material is then sintered at a temperature of between 0 and 100.degree. C. less than the lowest melting point of any constituent of the material. The strip enveloping the sintered material is then deformed to a reduced cross-section and subjected to a heat treatment.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for automatically attaching a substantially U-shaped support stand to a fusee includes an annular indexable turntable provided with holders for receiving support stands at one workstation, and fusees in assembled relationship with the support stands at another workstation. The support stands are deformed from substantially straight shapes to substantially U-shapes as they are loaded into the holders on the turntable. The free ends of the support stand are subsequently inwardly curled prior to assembly with the fusees. The fusees are fed from a supply hopper, cleaned, and successively inserted into a holder on the turntable in assembled relationship with successively presented support stands. Subsequently, the turntable is indexed to additional workstations where predetermined lengths of polyfilament tape are successively applied to end portions of the fusees, and subsequently wrapped about the fusees and associated end portions of the support stand to securely join one to the other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sintered oxide superconducting wire and a method of fabricating the same. The sintered superconducting wire is made by packing powders of metal oxides, or a mixture of metal oxides and metal carbonates, each having an oxidation potential (.DELTA.G.degree.) higher than or equal to that of copper in a metallic cylinder, drawing said packed cylinder and sintering said drawn cylinder in air to form said wire.