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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2017
Automated Industrial Machinery, Inc., Addison, IL (US);
Tom J. Christofilis, Oakbrook Terrace, IL (US);
Constantine S. Grapsas, Oak Brook, IL (US);
AIM, Inc., Addison, IL (US);
Abstract
Devices, systems and methods are disclosed which relate to a wire bending apparatus capable of both on and off-plane nose and mandrel bends. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention incorporate a center turret cluster with a plurality of radii possible, a nose-bending mandrel, and a mandrel-bending mandrel. This apparatus forms a bending head that is attached to a CNC wire bending machine. This combination allows increased flexibility in forming complex wire forms and cuts down secondary operations, such as operations from robot arms, sometimes associated with CNC wire bending. In addition, the turret cluster position in the center allows for bending support with mandrel bends or nose bending on the back side of the bending head, usually 180 degrees away from the normal bending area. This allows the manufacturing of double end-loop forms without the addition of external clamps or robotic manipulation.