Waitt/fremont Machine L.l.c.

Vincent C Kieffer

David J Benes

Delmar D Kosch

A wire bending device includes an upright frame and a wire feed hopper for dispensing wire rods. A wire bending section is mounted on the frame, and at least one transport arm is pivotally mounted on the frame, the transport arm operative to transport wire rods from the hopper to the wire bending section. The wire bending section includes a wire securement device mounted on the frame, the rotatable wire securement device operative to secure one end of a wire rod and rotate the wire rod about its longitudinal central axis and a wire bending unit movably mounted on the frame. The wire bending unit includes a wire bend head aligned with the center longitudinal axis of the rotatable wire securement device, the wire bending unit adapted to move on the frame such that the wire bend head remains aligned with the center longitudinal axis of the rotatable wire securement device. A control unit such as a programmable computer is operatively connected to the transport arm, the rotatable wire securement device and the wire bending unit to engage the transport arm to transport a wire rod from the hopper to the wire bending section, engage the rotatable wire securement device to secure one end of the wire rod, move the wire bend head to determined bend locations on the wire rod, rotate the wire rod about its longitudinal central axis to programmed positions, and engage the wire bend head to perform the programmed bend in the wire rod.

Wire bending apparatus

A wire bending device includes an upright frame and a wire feed hopper for dispensing wire rods. A wire bending section is mounted on the frame, and at least one transport arm is pivotally mounted on the frame, the transport arm operative to transport wire rods from the hopper to the wire bending section. The wire bending section includes a wire securernent device mounted on the frame, the rotatable wire securement device operative to secure one end of a wire rod and rotate the wire rod about its longitudinal central axis and a wire bending unit movably mounted on this frame. The wire bending unit includes a wire bend head aligned with the center longitudinal axis of the rotatable wire securement device, the wire bending unit adapted to move on the frame such that the wire bend head remains aligned with the center longitudinal axis of the rotatable wire securement device. A control unit such as a programmable computer is operatively connected to the transport arm, the rotatable wire securement device and the wire bending unit to engage the transport arm to transport a wire rod from the hopper to the wire bending section, engage the rotatable wire securement device to secure one end of the wire rod, move the wire bend head to determined bend locations on the wire rod, rotate the wire rod about its longitudinal central axis to programmed positions, and engage the wire bend head to perform the programmed bend in the wire rod.

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Osceola, NE, United States of America

Vincent C Kieffer