JP2010166765A - Device and method for molding coil - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve productivity while suppressing the deformation of a molded coil. <P>SOLUTION: A device for molding a coil includes a wire leading-out machine 22 linearly leading out a wire 9 extended from a supply source 21, a plurality of holders 23 to 26 mutually holding the wire at regular intervals, a holder moving means 31 configured so as to be able to move a plurality of holders, and a controller 46 controlling the holder moving means 31. A method for molding the coil repeats a wire holding process for holding the wire linearly led out by the plurality of holders linearly mounted mutually at regular intervals, a wire molding process for simultaneously moving the plurality of holders and bending and molding the wire in a specified shape, a wire leading-out process for linearly leading out the wire by the quantity equal to the overall length of the wire forming the specified shape from the supply source, and a holder return process for detaching the plurality of holders from the wire bent and molded in the specified shape and mutually fitting the holders linearly again at regular intervals. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a coil forming apparatus and a coil forming method for forming a coil by bending a wire extending from a supply source.

  Conventionally, a method of forming a coil by bending a wire without using a core jig is known as a method for forming a coil used in a stator of a motor or the like (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this coil forming method, a coil is formed by repeatedly performing a step of drawing a wire from a supply source and a step of bending the drawn wire.

  On the other hand, in recent years, as a coil used for such a stator or the like, a coil having a waveform in which unit waveforms are linearly continued may be used (for example, see Patent Document 2). For this reason, even in manufacturing such a corrugated coil, it is conceivable to repeatedly perform the step of drawing a wire from a supply source and the step of bending the drawn wire, thereby forming a corrugated coil.

JP 2004-104841 A JP 2002-345216 A (paragraph number 0017)

  However, in the method of forming a linear corrugated coil by repeating the step of drawing out the wire and the step of bending the wire, since the corrugated coil already formed is swung in the step of bending the drawn wire, There was a problem that the corrugated coil was deformed by the generated inertial force. In addition, since it is necessary to prevent deformation of the already formed corrugated coil, it is not possible to increase the speed at which the wire is bent, and it is impossible to increase the productivity of the corrugated coil. In addition, since it is not possible to increase the speed at which the wire is bent as described above, there is a problem that a relatively large coil cannot be formed.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a coil forming apparatus and a coil forming method which can be formed without using a winding core jig and the like, and can improve the productivity while suppressing deformation of the formed coil. is there.

  A coil forming apparatus according to the present invention includes a wire drawing machine that linearly draws a wire extending from a supply source, a plurality of holding tools that hold the wires drawn from the drawing machine at predetermined intervals, and a plurality of holding tools And a controller that controls the holder moving means. The controller bends the wire into a predetermined shape by simultaneously moving a plurality of holders holding the wire. In this way, the holder moving means is controlled.

  In this molding apparatus, it is preferable that the holder is provided with a bending machine capable of bending the wire held by the holder under the control of the controller and driven by the controller, and the wire is drawn out linearly by the wire drawer. It is further preferable to include a first support machine that fixes and supports the proximal end of the wire and a second support machine that fixes and supports a portion obtained by bending the wire. When the predetermined shape obtained by forming the wire is a unit waveform constituting a rectangular wave continuous in the wire drawing direction, a conveyor may be provided on which the rectangular wave portion obtained by bending the wire is placed. it can.

  In the coil forming method of the present invention, a wire holding step of holding a wire drawn from a supply source by being extended linearly by a plurality of holders provided linearly at predetermined intervals, and holding the wire A wire forming step in which a plurality of holders are moved simultaneously to bend the wire into a predetermined shape; and a wire drawing step in which an amount of wire equal to the total length of the wire forming the predetermined shape is linearly drawn from the supply source; A holding tool returning step in which a plurality of holding tools are detached from a wire bent into a predetermined shape and are provided in a straight line at predetermined intervals is repeated.

  When the predetermined shape obtained by bending the wire is a unit waveform constituting a rectangular wave continuous in the wire drawing direction, the wire drawing step is preferably performed simultaneously with the wire forming step, and the holder returning step Is preferably performed in a state in which the base end of the wire drawn linearly by the wire drawing machine and the rectangular wave portion made of the bent wire are fixedly supported. In this case, after the wire holding step and before the wire forming step, the fixed support of the base end of the wire and the rectangular wave portion is released. When performing the wire drawing step and the wire forming step at the same time, it is more preferable that the rectangular wave portion obtained by bending the wire is simultaneously moved in the wire drawing direction during each step.

  In the present invention, since the plurality of holders holding the wire are simultaneously moved to bend the wire into a predetermined shape, the portions of the wire held by the plurality of holders can be bent at the same time. For this reason, the process of drawing out the wire from the supply source and the process of bending the drawn wire are repeated, and the molding speed can be significantly increased as compared with the conventional case in which only a single bending is possible.

  Also, even if the predetermined shape obtained by forming the wire is a wave shape like a rectangular wave continuous in the wire drawing direction, the unit waveform is already formed by simply shifting the unit waveform in the wire drawing direction at the time of forming. There is no such thing as swinging the corrugated coil. For this reason, it is possible to effectively prevent the waveform coil already formed from being deformed by the inertial force generated by the swinging. For this reason, in this invention, the productivity can be remarkably improved, suppressing the deformation | transformation of the shape | molded coil.

It is a front view which shows the coil shaping | molding apparatus of this invention embodiment. FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view showing a state in which a wire is sequentially bent by the apparatus and waveform coils are continuously formed. It is a front view corresponding to Drawing 1 showing the state where a plurality of holders which formed a wire of the device detached from a wire after forming. FIG. 3 is a plan view corresponding to FIG. 2 showing a state in which a plurality of holders return to their original state from a molded wire. It is a front view corresponding to Drawing 1 showing the state where a plurality of holders of the device moved and a wire was bent. It is a top view corresponding to Drawing 2 showing the state where a plurality of holders holding a wire move and a wire is bent. It is a front view corresponding to FIG. 1 which shows the state holding the wire pulled out linearly by the some holder of the apparatus. It is a top view corresponding to Drawing 2 showing the state where the wire pulled out by the plurality of holders was held straight. It is a top view corresponding to FIG. 2 which shows the state which pulls out a wire linearly with a drawer. It is the perspective view which reversed the holder provided with the bending machine. It is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 10 which shows the state which bent the wire hold | maintained at the holder with the bending machine. It is a top view of the waveform coil obtained by the apparatus. It is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 10 which shows the holder with which another folding machine was provided. It is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 13 which shows the state which bent the wire hold | maintained at the holder with the another bending machine. It is a front view corresponding to Drawing 1 showing another coil forming device of the present invention which attached a plurality of holders by another Z axis actuator, respectively.

Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The coil obtained by the forming apparatus and the forming method of the present invention is assembled to a core (not shown) to constitute a stator (multi-pole armature) such as a motor. As shown in FIG. It is the waveform coil 10 which comprises the rectangular wave shape bent and extended in the waveform. The wire 9 in this embodiment shows a case in which an insulating coating is formed on the surface and the cross section is a rectangular wire having a rectangular shape (FIGS. 10 and 11). By making the wire 9 a flat wire, it is expected to increase the space factor of the wire 9 in the stator coil obtained compared to a round wire having a circular cross section. A round wire with a circular cross section may be used according to the specifications or the manufacturing process. For example, depending on the manufacturing process, after the corrugated coil 10 is obtained, it may be press-molded to flatten the cross section of the wire, and if the aspect ratio at the time of pressing is high, it becomes very thin and difficult to form Therefore, it is preferable to use a round wire as the wire 9. In this case, in the subsequent press forming process, the cross section of the wire 9 made of the round wire becomes an ellipse or an ellipse, and is assembled to a core or the like (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 12, the corrugated coil 10 obtained by molding includes an upper horizontal side portion 11 extending in the horizontal direction, and left and right sides extending in the vertical direction by connecting respective upper ends to both sides of the upper horizontal side portion 11. The vertical side portions 12 and 13 and the lower horizontal side portion 14 that connects the lower ends of the left and right vertical side portions 12 and 13 to the lower ends of the vertical side portions 13 and 12 adjacent to the left and right sides thereof. And the bending parts 16-19 are formed in the connection location between the horizontal side parts 11 and 14 and the vertical side parts 12 and 13, respectively. Therefore, the corrugated coil 10 includes a lower horizontal side portion 14, a lower left side refraction portion 16, a left vertical side portion 12, an upper left bent portion 17, an upper horizontal side portion 11, an upper right bent portion 18, a right vertical side portion 13, and a lower right side. This is a rectangular wave-shaped coil 10 formed by sequentially bending portions 19. In this specification, an upper horizontal side portion 11 extending in the horizontal direction, left and right vertical side portions 12 and 13 connected to both sides of the upper horizontal side portion 11 and extending in the vertical direction, and a lower end of the left vertical side portion. A unit waveform constituting such a rectangular wave is composed of the right half of the lower horizontal side portion 14 continuing in the left direction from the left side and the left half of the lower horizontal side portion 14 continuing in the right direction from the lower end of the right vertical side portion. The rectangular waveform coil 10 is formed by continuing such unit waveforms.

  FIG. 1 shows a coil forming apparatus 20 of the present invention for forming a corrugated coil 10. Here, assuming that three axes X, Y, and Z orthogonal to each other are set, the X axis extends in a substantially horizontal lateral direction, the Y axis extends in a substantially horizontal vertical direction, and the Z axis extends in a vertical direction. The configuration of 20 will be described.

  The coil forming apparatus 20 has, as main components, a wire drawing machine 22 that draws a wire 9 extending from a supply source 21 linearly and a plurality of wires 9 that are drawn from the drawing machine 22 with a predetermined interval therebetween. The holders 23 to 26 and a holder moving means 31 configured to be able to move the plurality of holders 23 to 26 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the wire drawing machine 22 in this embodiment includes a wire gripping tool 22a, 22b for gripping the wire 9 supplied from the reel 21 around which the wire 9 is wound, and the wire gripping tool 22a, 22b. An X-axis direction extendable actuator that reciprocates linearly in the X-axis direction is provided. In this embodiment, the wire gripping tools 22a and 22b move together with the holding tool 23 adjacent to the wire gripping tools 22a and 22b. The case where it shares with the X-axis direction expansion-contraction actuator 33 which moves the adjacent holder 23 is shown. A wire 9 is spirally wound around the reel, and this reel serves as the supply source 21 of the wire 9. The reel 21 is placed on a floor, for example, at a different location from the coil forming apparatus 20, and is configured to supply the wire 9 to the wire drawer 22.

  In the state where the wire gripper 22a, 22b grips the wire 9 supplied from the supply source 21 consisting of this reel, the wire puller 22 is gripped by the X-axis direction expansion / contraction actuator as indicated by a broken line arrow in FIG. By moving the tools 22a and 22b linearly in the X-axis direction, the wire 9 can be drawn out linearly, and the wire 9 drawn out by releasing the gripping of the wire 9 is kept in a drawn state. Configured. Then, the wire gripping tools 22a and 22b are returned in the reverse direction by the X-axis direction expansion and contraction actuator, and the wire 9 is gripped again by the wire gripping tools 22a and 22b as shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. It is comprised so that the wire 9 extended from can be pulled out linearly sequentially. The wire drawing machine 22 in the figure is an example, and although not shown, the wire drawing machine 22 includes a plurality of rollers that are in rolling contact with the wire 9, and a wire supplied from a reel by rotating the plurality of rollers. 9 may be configured to be pulled out from between these rollers.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment, the case where the rectangular wave-shaped waveform coil 10 is formed is shown, and the case where four holders 23 to 26 are provided for that purpose is shown. As shown in FIG. 1, the four holders 23 to 26 are provided above the base plate 28 having a horizontal upper surface with a predetermined distance from the upper surface of the base plate 28. Returning to FIG. 2, these holders 23 to 26 have grooves 23 a to 26 a in which the drawn wire 9 is accommodated from below, respectively, and wires drawn straight on the upper surface of the base plate 28. It is comprised so that the wire 9 can be hold | maintained by descend | falling to 9 from the upper direction, and accommodating the wire 9 in those grooves 23a-26a.

  The four holders 23 to 26 are arranged in a straight line with a predetermined interval in the drawing direction of the wire drawn from the drawing machine 22 as shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. It is configured to be reciprocally movable by the holder moving means 31 (FIG. 1) between a second position indicated by a solid line by bending the wire to form a rectangular wave unit waveform. Specifically, the four holders 23 to 26 at the first position indicated by the one-dot chain line in FIG. 2 are arranged linearly in order from the drawer 22 side in the drawing direction (X-axis direction). An interval equal to the length H of the vertical sides 13 and 12 is provided between the first holder 23 and the next second holder 24 and between the third holder 25 and the next fourth holder 26. It is done. The second holding tool 24 and the third holding tool 25 in the first position are positioned at an interval W that holds both ends of the upper horizontal side portion 11.

  On the other hand, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, the first holder 23 is in the second position an amount equal to the total length of the unit waveform in the wire drawing direction (X-axis direction) from the first position, that is, the left and right vertical sides 12. 13 and the upper horizontal side 11 and the lower horizontal side 14 are moved by an amount equal to the sum of the total length (2H + W + L). The second holding tool 24 in the second position is located on the upper side of the first holding tool 23 in the second position in the Y-axis direction. 13 is moved to such a position as to constitute 13. In addition, the third holder 25 in the second position moves to a position that holds both sides of the upper horizontal side 11 of the unit waveform together with the second holder 24 in the second position. Then, the fourth holder 26 at the second position moves from the first position in the drawing direction (X-axis direction) of the wire 9, and is below the third holder 25 at the second position in the Y-axis direction. The wire 9 existing between the three holders 25 moves to a position that forms the left vertical side portion 12 of the unit waveform.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the holder moving means 31 for reciprocating these holders 23 to 26 between the first position and the second position is an X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis direction extendable actuators 33 to 42. It is comprised by the combination of. These telescopic actuators 33 to 42 in this embodiment are threadedly engaged with a ball screw 42b (represented by a Z-axis direction telescopic actuator in FIG. 1) that can be rotationally driven by a servo motor 42a, and the ball screw 42b. And a follower or the like (not shown) that translates.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the holder moving means 31 in this embodiment includes a first jig base 32 on which the first holder 23 is mounted, and the first jig base 32 as a base plate 28. The first X-axis direction telescopic actuator 33 that moves in the X-axis direction, the second jig base 34 on which the fourth holder 26 is mounted, and the second jig base 34 with respect to the base plate 28 are X-axis. A second X-axis direction expansion / contraction actuator 36 that moves in the direction. Although the first X-axis direction expansion / contraction actuator 33 and the second X-axis direction expansion / contraction actuator 36 are arranged so as to be shifted in the Y-axis direction, the first holding tool 23 and the fourth jig table 34 are connected to the first holding tool 23 and the fourth jig table 34 by the first jig table 32 and the second jig table 34. The holder 26 is positioned on the same X-axis line that is the drawing direction of the wire 9 and is configured to be movable in the X-axis direction on the X-axis line.

  Further, the holder moving means 31 includes a third jig base 37 on which the second and third holders 24 and 25 are mounted, and the third jig base 37 is moved in the Y-axis direction with respect to the base plate 28. A first Y-axis direction expansion / contraction actuator 38, and a third X-axis direction expansion / contraction actuator (not shown) that moves the first Y-axis direction expansion / contraction actuator 38 in the X-axis direction. The first to third X-axis direction extendable actuators 33 and 36 are attached to the lower surface of the elevating plate 41, and a plurality of Z-axis direction extendable actuators that elevate the elevating plate 41 with respect to the base plate 28 in the Z-axis direction. 42 is provided.

  Each of these actuators 33 to 42 is connected to a control output of a controller 46 that controls the holder moving means 31. Then, the controller 46 simultaneously moves the plurality of holders 23 to 26 holding the wire 9 at the first position to the second position within the same plane as indicated by the broken line arrows in FIG. The holder moving means 31 is controlled so that 9 is bent into a predetermined shape. And the Z-axis direction expansion-contraction actuator 42 raises the elevating plate 41 when returning the plurality of holders 23 to 26 at the second position to the first position, and the respective concave grooves 23a of the plurality of holders 23 to 26 are raised. The wire 9 accommodated in -26a is made to detach | leave from the ditch | groove 23a-26a, and this is comprised so that the holding | maintenance state of the wire 9 by several holders 23-26 may be cancelled | released.

  Each of the plurality of holders 23 to 26 is provided with a bending machine 51 that can bend the wire 9 accommodated and held in the concave grooves 23a to 26a. Since each of the folding machines 51 has the same structure, the one provided on the first holder 23 will be described as a representative. As shown in detail in FIGS. The bending member 51a that comes into contact with the wire 9 protruding from the end of the groove 23a from one side in the width direction of the groove 23a, and the bending member 51a in contact with the wire 9 is rotated together with the wire 9 to be recessed. And a rotary actuator 51b for bending the wire 9 protruding from the end of the groove 23a. The rotary actuator 51b is controlled by the controller 46 and is driven by a command from the controller 46 to rotate the bending member 51a as indicated by the solid line arrow in FIG. 11 to bend the wire 9 protruding from the end of the concave groove 23a. Configured as follows.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the coil forming apparatus 20 of the present invention includes a first support device 61 that fixes and supports the proximal end of the wire 9 that is controlled by the controller 46 and drawn linearly by the wire puller 22, and a controller 46. And a second support device 62 that fixes and supports a rectangular wave portion that is obtained by bending the wire 9 under control. In this embodiment, the first and second support devices 61 and 62 are provided on the base plate 28. As shown in FIG. 2, the first support device 61 includes a pair of opening / closing actuators 61a composed of air cylinders and an extension operation. Thus, a pair of chucks 61b for gripping the wire 9 is provided. Then, when the opening / closing actuator 61a of the first support machine 61 is contracted, the pair of chucks 61b is opened, and the wire 9 held by that question is released.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the second support machine 62 is configured such that a pair of chuck members 62a are rotated around a fulcrum and opened / closed, and an open / close actuator 62b made of an air cylinder is extended. As a result, the pair of chucks 62a rotate to grip the wire 9 therebetween, and the opening / closing actuator 62b contracts to open the pair of chucks 62a, so that the wire 9 gripped at that time is released. Configured. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, in the second support machine 62, the pair of chucks 62 a is immersed inside the base plate 28 with the wire 9 released, and the wire 9 remaining on the upper surface of the base plate 28 is free. Configured to ensure movement.

  The base plate 28 is provided with a conveyor 63 on which a rectangular wave portion obtained by bending the wire 9 is placed adjacent to the drawing direction of the wire 9. The conveyor 63 is controlled by the controller 46. The controller 46 controls the wire drawing machine 22 to draw the wire 9 extending from the supply source 21 in a straight line, or moves the fourth holder 26 in the X-axis direction. When the wire 9 is bent, the conveyor 63 is controlled so that the rectangular wave portion obtained by bending the wire 9 first is moved in the drawing direction of the wire 9. The control output of the controller 46 is also connected to the folding machine 51 and the first and second support machines 61 and 62 provided in the holders 23 to 26, and is configured to control them.

  Next, the coil forming method of the present invention for forming the corrugated coil 10 using such a coil forming apparatus 20 will be described.

<Wire holding process>
The wire 9 extending from the supply source and drawn out linearly is held by a plurality of holders 23 to 26 provided at predetermined intervals. Therefore, the wire 9 extending from the supply source 21 starts from a state in which the wire 9 is drawn linearly in the X-axis direction on the base plate. The first drawing of the wire 9 may be performed by the operator by pulling out the wire 9 by a predetermined length and setting it in this state. However, the first drawing may be performed by the wire drawing machine 22. In this case, as shown in FIG. 9, the end of the wire 9 supplied from the supply source 21 is gripped by the wire gripping tools 22a and 22b as shown by the alternate long and short dash line, and in this state, the wire gripping tool 22a. , 22b are moved linearly in the X-axis direction as indicated by broken line arrows. Thereby, the wire 9 is pulled out linearly. After the wire 9 is pulled out, the wire 9 pulled out by releasing the gripping of the wire 9 is kept on the base plate in a state where the wire 9 is pulled out. Thereby, the wire 9 can be drawn out linearly using the drawer 22.

  Holding the wire 9 by the plurality of holders 23 to 26 raises the elevating plate 41, and as shown in FIG. 8, the four holders 23 to 26 are located above the wires and are drawn from the drawer 22 side. Line up in order. In this embodiment, in order to form the rectangular wave-shaped corrugated coil 10, the first holder 23 on the drawer 22 side and the next second holder 24, and the third holder 25 and the next second holder 24 are arranged. The interval between the four holders 26 is set to be equal to the length H of the vertical sides 13 and 12. Further, the second holding tool 24 and the third holding tool 25 are positioned at an interval W so as to hold both end portions of the upper horizontal side portion 11. In this state, as shown in FIG. 7, the elevating plate 41 is lowered, and the wire 9 drawn linearly is inserted into the concave grooves 23a to 26a formed in the plurality of holders 23 to 26, respectively. The wire 9 is held by being accommodated.

<Wire forming process>
In this step, the plurality of holders 23 to 26 holding the wire 9 are simultaneously moved in the same plane, and the linear wire is bent into a predetermined shape. Specifically, the plurality of holders 23 to 26 in the first position holding the linear wires are simultaneously moved within the same plane by the holder moving means 31 as indicated by broken line arrows in FIG. Move to second position. In this embodiment, since the predetermined shape is a unit waveform constituting a rectangular wave shape, the movement destinations of the other holders 24 to 26 with respect to the first holder 23 will be described. The wire existing between the first holder 23 and the first holder 23 at the second position moves to a position where the right vertical side portion 13 of the unit waveform is formed. . The third holder 25 moves to a position that holds both sides of the upper horizontal side 11 of the unit waveform together with the second holder 24 at the second position, and the fourth holder 26 is the third holder 25. The wire existing between the third holding tool 25 and the lower side in the Y-axis direction moves to a position that forms the left vertical side portion 12 of the unit waveform. The movement from the first position to the second position is performed between the first holder 23 and the second holder 24, between the second holder 24 and the third holder 25, and between the third holder 25 and the second holder 24. This is performed in a state in which the intervals are maintained so that the length of the wire 9 existing between the four holders 26 does not change. As a result, the wire 9 is bent and formed into a rectangular wave shape in which the obtained predetermined shape is continuous in the drawing direction of the wire 9. As described above, by simultaneously moving the plurality of holding tools 23 to 26, the portions of the wire 9 held by the plurality of holding tools 23 to 26 can be bent at the same time, and the wire is drawn out and drawn out. The process of bending the wire is repeated, and the waveform coil forming time can be shortened as compared with the conventional method in which only a single bending is performed.

  In this molding process, the controller 46 drives the folding machines 51 provided in the respective holders 23 to 26 to bend the wires held in the respective holders 51 at the holder parts. Specifically, the controller 46 drives the rotary actuator 51b (FIG. 11) in the folding machine 51 to rotate the bending member 51a together with the wire 9 in a state where the bending member 51a is in contact with the wire 9. The wire 9 protruding from the end of 26a is bent as shown by the solid line arrow in FIG. Thereby, the folding machine 51 of the first holder 23 forms the lower right refracting part 19 (FIG. 12) in the unit waveform, and the folding machine 51 of the second holding tool 24 has the upper right refracting part 18 (FIG. 12). The folding machine 51 of the third holder 25 forms the upper left refracting part 17 (FIG. 12), and the folding machine 51 of the fourth holder 26 forms the lower left refracting part 16 (FIG. 12). It will be. By driving the folding machine 51 in this way, the respective refracting portions 16 to 19 in the waveform coil 10 can be formed at a desired angle, and these refracting portions 16 to 19 do not reach the desired angle. It is possible to effectively prevent the corrugated coil 10 from becoming uneven due to swelling.

<Wire drawing process>
In this step, the wire 9 extending from the supply source 21 is drawn linearly in the X-axis direction on the base plate 28. This drawing is performed by the wire drawing machine 22, and as shown in FIG. 6, the wire 9 supplied from the supply source 21 is indicated by a one-dot chain line held by the wire holding tools 22 a and 22 b, and the X-axis direction extendable actuator 33. (FIG. 1) linearly moves the wire grippers 22a and 22b in the X-axis direction, thereby pulling out the wire 9 linearly.

  The wire drawing process is performed simultaneously with the wire forming process described above. That is, when the wire 9 is held by the plurality of holding tools 23 to 26 in the first position, the wire 9 is held again by the wire holding tools 22a and 22b. Then, simultaneously with moving the plurality of holders 23 to 26 at the first position to the second position, the wire grippers 22a and 22b are linearly moved in the X-axis direction, and the wire 9 is pulled out linearly. The drawing amount is equal to the total length of the unit waveform, that is, an amount equal to the total length (2H + L + W) of the left and right vertical sides 12, 13, the upper horizontal side 11, and the lower horizontal side 14, and the wire grippers 22a, 22b. To move the wire 9 out.

  Therefore, by performing the wire drawing process simultaneously with the wire forming process, as shown in FIG. 6, the first holder 23 has an amount equal to the total length of the unit waveform in the wire drawing direction (X-axis direction), that is, left and right longitudinally. It moves by an amount equal to the sum (2H + L + W) of the total lengths of the side parts 12, 13 and the upper and lower side parts. Although the fourth holder 26 also moves in the wire drawing direction (X-axis direction), after the movement, it is below the third holder 25 in the Y-axis direction and between the first holder 23 and the upper horizontal side portion. 11 is moved to a position having an interval equal to the total length W of 11. Thus, by performing the wire drawing step simultaneously with the wire forming step, the forming time of the waveform coil can be further shortened.

  Further, when the wire 9 drawing step and the forming step are performed simultaneously, the rectangular wave portion obtained by bending the wire 9 is simultaneously moved in the drawing direction of the wire 9. This is performed by a conveyor 63 provided continuously on the base plate 28, and when the controller 46 controls the wire drawing machine 22 to draw the wire 9 extending from the supply source 21 in a straight line, the wire 9 is bent. The rectangular wave portion obtained in this way is equal to the length of the unit waveform in the X-axis direction in the wire 9 drawing direction, that is, the sum (W + L) of the total length W of the upper horizontal side portion 11 and the total length L of the lower horizontal side portion 14. The conveyor 63 is controlled so as to be moved by the amount. As a result, it is possible to avoid that the rectangular-shaped waveform coil 10 that has already been formed is pushed and deformed by a coil that is newly created and has a unit waveform that moves in the X-axis direction.

<Holder return process>
After the wire is formed, as shown in FIG. 4, the base end of the wire 9 drawn linearly by the wire drawing machine 22 is fixedly supported by the first support machine 61, and the wire 9 is bent and formed. The rectangular wave portion is fixedly supported by the second support device 62. In this state, as shown in FIG. 3, the elevating plate 41 is raised, and all of the plurality of holders 23 to 26 are detached from the portion bent into a rectangular wave shape. Then, as shown by the broken line arrows in FIG. 4, the plurality of holders are arranged linearly in order in the drawing direction above the newly drawn wire 9 and from the drawing machine 22 side. Prepare for the wire holding process.

  In this holding tool returning step, the state in which the proximal end of the wire 9 and the rectangular wave portion are fixedly supported is released after the wire holding step and before the wire forming step, so that the wire forming step is quickly performed. . In this way, in the holder returning step, by fixing and supporting the base end of the wire and the rectangular wave portion, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the wire 9 drawn out linearly is deformed when the holder returns. In the subsequent wire holding step, the linear wires 9 can be effectively held by the plurality of holders 23 to 26.

  Then, returning to the previous wire holding step, as shown by the broken line arrows in FIG. 2, the plurality of holding tools 23 to 26 holding the wire 9 are again moved simultaneously in the same plane, so that the wire 9 has a predetermined shape. To be bent. As described above, by repeating these steps, a rectangular wave-shaped waveform coil 10 continuous in the wire drawing direction can be obtained. Then, the controller 46 controls the conveyor 63 when controlling the wire drawing machine 22 to draw the wire 9, and moves the obtained rectangular wave portion in the drawing direction of the wire 9. As a result, it is possible to prevent the already formed waveform coil 10 from being deformed by being pressed by the waveform coil 10 formed thereafter. When the corrugated coil 10 having a desired length is formed, a cutter device (not shown) is operated to cut the wire 9, and the conveyor 63 is operated to move the conveyor 63 over the desired length. The waveform coil 10 is unloaded from the coil forming apparatus 20.

  Therefore, in the coil forming apparatus and the coil forming method of the present invention, the corrugated coil 10 is not swung around the already formed corrugated coil 10 just by shifting the unit waveform in the drawing direction of the wire 9 at the time of forming. For this reason, it is possible to effectively prevent a situation where the waveform coil already formed is deformed by the inertial force generated by the swinging, which has been a problem in the prior art. As a result, the productivity can be remarkably increased while suppressing deformation of the molded coil 10.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the X-axis direction expansion / contraction actuator in the wire puller 22 is common to the X-axis direction expansion / contraction actuator 33 that moves the first holder 23 is shown. An actuator in the first holder 23 may be provided separately, and the first holder 23 located on the supply source side and the X-axis direction telescopic actuator 33 that moves the first holder 23 also serve as the wire drawer 22. Anyway.

  Moreover, although the case where the four holders 23-26 which form the rectangular wave waveform coil 10 were provided was shown in embodiment mentioned above, the number of holders is not restricted to four, and the coil which it is going to obtain Depending on the shape, it may be 5, 6, or 7 or more.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case has been described in which the plurality of holders 23 to 26 are simultaneously moved in the same plane including the X axis and the Y axis. However, the plurality of holders 23 to 26 are limited to the same plane. Instead, they may be moved simultaneously in the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions.

  Moreover, in embodiment mentioned above, the wire 9 is pulled out linearly on a base plate, and the wire 9 is accommodated in the concave grooves 23a-26a formed in the lower part of the some holders 23-26, and the wire Although the case where 9 is hold | maintained was demonstrated, the wire 9 may be pulled out linearly in space and the recessed grooves 23a-26a holding the wire may be formed in the upper part of the holders 23-26.

  In the above-described embodiment, the bending machine 51 configured to bend the wire 9 protruding from the end of the concave groove 23a by rotating the bending member 51a has been described. As shown in detail in FIG. 3, the holder 23 may be provided with a roller 23b that becomes the center when the wire 9 is bent. The roller 23b is located at the center of rotation of the bending member 51a, and as shown in FIG. 13, the roller 23b and the bending member 51a are configured to sandwich the wire 9 protruding from the end of the groove 23a from both sides. When the rotary actuator 51b is driven by a command from the controller 46, the bending member 51a moves as indicated by the solid line arrow in FIG. 14, and the wire 9 protruding from the end of the groove 23a is folded along the outer periphery of the roller 23b. Configured to bend. If such a roller 23b is provided, each refracting part 16-19 in the waveform coil 10 can be made into the desired curvature radius equivalent to the outer periphery of the roller 23b, and the refracting parts 16-19 which consist of a desired curvature radius. Can be obtained.

  In the above-described embodiment, the holder moving means 31 in which the first to third X-axis direction expansion / contraction actuators 33 and 36 are attached to the lower surface of the lifting plate 41 that can be moved up and down by the Z-axis direction expansion / contraction actuator 42 has been described. However, it is not always necessary to use the lifting plate 41. FIG. 15 shows the holder moving means 91 without the lifting plate 41. The holder moving means 91 includes a first X-axis direction extendable actuator 92 that moves the first holder 23 in the X-axis direction, and a second X (not shown) that moves the second and third holders 24 and 25 in the X-axis direction. An axial expansion / contraction actuator and a third X-axis expansion / contraction actuator 94 that moves the fourth holder 26 in the X-axis direction are provided. The first to third X-axis expansion / contraction actuators 92 to 94 are provided on a table 96. The base plate 28 extends horizontally in the X-axis direction via a support column 97 on a table 96, and in the figure, first and third X-axis direction expansion and contraction actuators 92 and 94 are arranged on the front side of the base plate 28, and are shown in the figure. The case where the second X-axis direction telescopic actuator is not arranged on the other side of the base plate 28 is shown.

  The first to third X-axis direction telescopic actuators 92 to 94 are respectively mounted with Z-axis direction telescopic actuators 101 to 103, and the first to third X-axis direction telescopic actuators 92 to 94 are mounted in the Z-axis direction. The telescopic actuators 101 to 103 are configured to be movable in the X-axis direction. The first to third Z-axis direction expansion / contraction actuators 101 to 103 are mounted with Y-axis direction expansion / contraction actuators 106 to 108, respectively. The first to third Z-axis direction expansion / contraction actuators 101 to 103 are provided with the Y-axis expansion / contraction actuators 101 to 103, respectively. Each of the axially extending actuators 106 to 108 is configured to be movable up and down in the Z-axis direction. The gripping tool 22a and the first holding tool 23 in the drawer 22 are mounted on the first Y-axis direction extendable actuator 106 via the first jig base 111, and the second Y-axis direction extendable actuator 107 is connected to the second Y-axis direction extendable actuator 107. The third holders 24 and 25 are mounted via the second jig base 112, and the fourth holder 26 is mounted on the third Y-axis direction extendable actuator 108 via the third jig base 113. Thus, the first to fourth holders 23 to 26 are configured to be movable by the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis direction extendable actuators 92 to 94, 101 to 103, and 106 to 108, which are provided separately. The plurality of holders 23 to 26 may be moved simultaneously by them.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the first support device 61 in which the pair of opening / closing actuators 61a formed of air cylinders and the pair of chucks 61b that grip the wire 9 by the extension operation thereof are provided on the base plate 28 is described. However, as shown in FIG. 15, an air pressure or an electric chuck that opens and closes the chuck by air pressure or by electricity may be used as the first support machine 121. In FIG. 15, the example which provided the 1st support machine 121 which consists of a pneumatic chuck | zipper in the table 96 is shown. Here, reference numeral 122 in FIG. 15 is an air pressure nipper provided on the table 96 so as to be movable up and down. After the waveform coil 10 having a desired length is formed, it is raised by a command from the controller 46 and the wire 9 Can be cut in the vicinity of the first support machine 121. If the pneumatic nipper 122 as such a wire cutter device is provided, the cutting of the wire 9 can be automated.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the second support device 62 is described in which the pair of chuck members 62a is configured to open and close by rotating around the fulcrum, as shown in FIG. The support machine 131 may include a fourth Z-axis direction expansion / contraction actuator 131a provided on the table 96 and a pressing member 131b that moves up and down by the fourth Z-axis direction expansion / contraction actuator 131a. Even in such a second support machine 131, the rectangular wave portion obtained by bending the wire 9 by bending the pressing member 131 b as indicated by the broken line arrow by the fourth Z-axis direction expansion / contraction actuator 131 a is obtained. The holding plate 131b can be fixedly supported by being sandwiched together with the base plate 28, and the holding member 131b is separated from the base plate 28 by being lifted by the fourth Z-axis direction expansion / contraction actuator 131a as indicated by the solid line arrow, and is sandwiched between The rectangular wave portion of the coil 10 that has been removed can be released movably.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 9 Wire 10 Waveform coil 21 Supply source 22 Wire drawer 23-26 Holder 31,91 Holder moving means 46 Controller 51 Bending machine 61,121 1st support machine 62,131 2nd support machine 63 Conveyor

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A wire drawing machine (22) for drawing a wire (9) extending from a supply source (21) in a straight line;
A plurality of holders (23 to 26) for holding the wire (9) drawn from the drawer (22) at a predetermined interval;
A holder moving means (31) configured to be able to move the plurality of holders (23 to 26);
A controller (46) for controlling the holder moving means (31),
The controller (46) is configured to move the plurality of holders (23 to 26) holding the wire (9) at the same time so as to bend and form the wire (9) into a predetermined shape. (31) is controlled. The coil forming apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. A folding machine (51) capable of bending the wire (9) controlled and driven by the controller (46) and held by the holding tools (23 to 26) at the holding tools (23 to 26) portion is the holding tool. (23-26),
The controller (46) is configured to drive the folding machine (51) when controlling the holder moving means (31) to bend the wire (9) into a predetermined shape. Coil forming equipment. A predetermined waveform obtained by forming the wire (9) is a unit waveform constituting a rectangular wave continuous in the wire drawing direction,
The controller (46) controls the holder moving means (31) to bend the wire (9) into a predetermined shape so that the wire (9) is drawn out in an amount equal to the total length of the unit waveform. The coil forming apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, which controls the drawer (22). A first support device (61) that fixes and supports the proximal end of the wire (9) controlled by the controller (46) and linearly drawn by the wire drawing machine (22), and the wire controlled by the controller (46). A second support machine (62) for fixing and supporting a rectangular wave portion obtained by bending and molding (9),
The controller (46) is configured such that the first and second support machines (61, 62) fix and support the base end of the wire (9) and the rectangular wave portion from the rectangular wave portion (23). The coil forming apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the coil forming apparatus is configured to disengage ~ 26) and to hold the wire (9) newly drawn from the drawer (22) by the holder (23 to 26). It further comprises a conveyor (63) for placing a rectangular wave portion controlled by the controller (46) and obtained by bending the wire (9),
The controller (46) controls the conveyor (63) so as to move the rectangular wave portion in the drawing direction of the wire (9) when the wire (9) is drawn by controlling the wire drawing machine (22). The coil forming apparatus according to claim 3 or 4. A wire holding step for holding the wire (9) drawn from the supply source (21) and drawn linearly by a plurality of holders (23 to 26) provided in a straight line at predetermined intervals; and
Wire forming step of bending the wire (9) into a predetermined shape by simultaneously moving the plurality of holders (23 to 26) holding the wire (9);
A wire drawing step of drawing a wire (9) in an amount equal to the total length of the wire (9) forming the predetermined shape from the supply source (21);
Repeating the holding tool returning step in which the plurality of holding tools (23 to 26) are detached from the wire (9) bent and formed into a predetermined shape, and are provided in a straight line at predetermined intervals. A coil forming method.   The predetermined shape obtained by bending the wire (9) is a unit waveform constituting a rectangular wave continuous in the drawing direction of the wire (9), and the wire drawing step is performed simultaneously with the wire forming step. The coil forming method as described. The holding tool returning step is performed in a state where the rectangular wave portion composed of the base end of the wire (9) drawn linearly by the wire puller (22) and the bent wire is fixedly supported,
The coil forming method according to claim 7, wherein the fixed support of the base end of the wire (9) and the rectangular wave portion is released after the wire holding step and before the wire forming step.   The coil forming method according to claim 7 or 8, wherein when performing the wire drawing step and the wire forming step, a rectangular wave portion obtained by bending the wire 9 is simultaneously moved in the wire drawing direction.

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