Twisted Wire Manufacturing Method Using Vertical U-Turn Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing twisted wire manufacturing methods require extensive installation space and result in low work efficiency due to the need for long apparatuses and manual handling of wires, which complicates the process and increases space requirements.
Innovation Solution
A twisted wire manufacturing method involving a wire pull-up unit with a hanging member for U-turn portions of wires, a twisting unit for chucking and twisting the wires, and a discharging unit for transferring completed wires to temporary hooks, allowing for reduced space usage and improved efficiency by managing wire tension and arrangement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If wires are twisted in a long straight form using conventional methods, then the twisting process can be completed, but the apparatus installation space becomes excessively long and worker efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a wire hanging member positioned above the working stage that allows wires to be hung in a U-turn configuration. This vertical arrangement transforms the horizontal space requirement into a vertical space utilization, enabling the twisting apparatus to operate in a compact footprint while maintaining the wire processing capability. The wire hanging member creates a three-dimensional wire path that reduces the horizontal apparatus length.
2Ease of manufacture
If wires are manufactured in long straight form, then the twisting can be achieved, but workers must walk to far ends to remove wires reducing work efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
By hanging wire middle portions on a wire hanging member positioned above the working stage, the patent creates a U-turn configuration that brings both ends of the wire close together horizontally. Workers can now access and remove twisted wires from a nearby location rather than traveling to distant endpoints, significantly improving work efficiency while maintaining complete twisting functionality.
3Ease of manufacture
If conventional twisting methods are used, then wires can be twisted together, but additional space is required for temporary storage and bundling operations
Solution Approach 1:
The wire hanging member enables wires to be hung vertically above the working stage in a U-turn configuration. This vertical arrangement allows twisted wires to be discharged and stored in close proximity to the twisting location, eliminating the need for separate temporary storage areas and bundling spaces that would otherwise be required in conventional horizontal layouts.
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AI summary
A twisted wire manufacturing method for manufacturing a twisted wire, includes hanging U-turn portions of the at least two wires on a wire hanging member, checking one end portions and the other end portions of the at least two wires, pulling up the at least two wires in a state that the U-turn portions are hung on the wire hanging member, twisting the at least two wires together after the wire pull-up step is conducted, and transferring a twist-completed wire produced by the wire twisting step to a twisted wire temporary placement hook which is disposed above the wire hanging member.