Wire winding device and wire winding method
A wire winding device includes: a rotary plate rotationally driven by a electric motor; a pair of columnar members provided on the rotary plate such that a rotation center axis of the rotary plate is positioned between the columnar members; the winding core respectively attached to the pair of columnar members; and a holding mechanism capable of changing and holding a gap distance between the pair of columnar members, the pair of columnar members are respectively provided on the rotary plate so as to be movable along a straight line, the straight line extending orthogonal to the rotation center axis of the rotary plate, and respective distances from the rotation center axis of the rotary plate to the pair of columnar members are held by the holding mechanism so as to become the same.
1 . A wire winding device for winding a wire rod around a rotating winding core comprising:
a rotary plate rotationally driven by a driving mechanism;
a pair of columnar members provided on the rotary plate such that a rotation center axis of the rotary plate is positioned between the columnar members;
the winding core respectively attached to the pair of columnar members; and
a holding mechanism capable of changing and holding a gap distance between the pair of columnar members, wherein the holding mechanism has:
a movable plate provided on the rotation center axis of the rotary plate, the movable plate being movable along a direction of the rotation center axis of the rotary plate;
a pair of wedge members having inclined surfaces facing the pair of columnar members, the pair of wedge members being provided on both side surfaces of the movable plate such that the rotation center axis of the rotary plate is positioned between the pair of wedge members; and
a wedge moving mechanism configured to move the pair of wedge members together with the movable plate along the direction of the rotation center axis of the rotary plate,
the pair of columnar members are respectively provided on the rotary plate so as to be movable along a straight line, the straight line extending orthogonal to the rotation center axis of the rotary plate, and
respective distances from the rotation center axis of the rotary plate to the pair of columnar members are held by the holding mechanism so as to become the same.
2 . The wire winding device according to claim 1 , wherein the pair of wedge members each has:
an inclined member having the inclined surface; and
a rail provided on the inclined surface, and
the pair of columnar members respectively have follower members, the follower members being configured to move along an extending direction of the rail.
3 . The wire winding device according to claim 1 , wherein the wedge moving mechanism has:
a control motor having a rotation axis, the rotation axis being provided with an external thread portion; and
a control member linked to the movable plate by being threaded to the external thread portion, and
the pair of wedge members are movable together with the movable plate along the direction of the rotation center axis of the rotary plate, the pair of wedge members are moved as the control member is moved in response to rotation of the control motor.
4 . The wire winding device according to claim 1 , wherein
the winding core has:
inner winding cores respectively attached to tip ends of the pair of columnar members; and
outer winding cores respectively attached to the pair of columnar members so as to be movable along a direction of the rotation center axis of the rotary plate, the outer winding cores being arranged on radially outer side of the inner winding core, and
the wire winding device further comprising
a winding core moving mechanism capable of reciprocatingly moving positions of the outer winding cores in the direction of the rotation center axis of the rotary plate between a winding position and a waiting position,
the winding position being located at a same level as positions of the inner winding cores, the winding position enabling winding of the wire rod; and
the waiting position being located at a level deviated from the positions of the inner winding cores, the waiting position prohibiting the winding of the wire rod.
5 . A wire winding method for performing a wire winding by using a device having:
a rotary plate rotationally driven by a driving mechanism;
a pair of columnar members respectively provided on the rotary plate so as to be movable along a straight line, the straight line extending orthogonal to a rotation center axis of the rotary plate;
winding cores respectively attached to the pair of columnar members; and
a holding mechanism configured to change and hold respective distances from the rotation center axis of the rotary plate to the pair of columnar members, the holding mechanism having:
a movable plate provided on the rotation center axis of the rotary plate, the movable plate being movable along a direction of the rotation center axis of the rotary plate,
a pair of wedge members having inclined surfaces facing the pair of columnar members, the pair of wedge members being provided on both side surfaces of the movable plate such that the rotation center axis of the rotary plate is positioned between the pair of wedge members, and
a wedge moving mechanism configured to move the pair of wedge members together with the movable plate along the direction of the rotation center axis of the rotary plate;
the method comprising:
a step of adjusting a gap distance between the pair of columnar members, and
a subsequent step of, while holding respective distances from the rotation center axis of the rotary plate to the pair of columnar members so as to become same with each other by the holding mechanism, winding a wire rod around the winding cores by rotating the rotary plate, the winding cores being rotated together with the pair of columnar members.