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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2002
Tekeshi Kamata, Shizuoka, JP;
Shigeharu Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Keigo Sugimura, Shizuoka, JP;
Kiyoshi Yagi, Shizuoka, JP;
Tekeshi Kamata, Shizuoka, JP;
Shigeharu Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Keigo Sugimura, Shizuoka, JP;
Kiyoshi Yagi, Shizuoka, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This invention intends to provide a method and apparatus for manufacturing an electric wire, capable of easily changing a color applied to the electric wire. The electric wire manufacturing apparatus intends to manufacture an electric wire composed of a core and a cladding. In step S, the core is supplied from a supply unit. In step S, in an extrusion cladding unit, the outer periphery of the core is coated with non-color synthetic resin by extrusion cladding to form the cladding. In step S, the outer surface of the cladding is colored by a coloring unit. The coloring unit includes a plurality of sprayersand. In step S, the sprayersandare exchanged to operate as necessary. In step S, in a take-up unit, the electric wire is cut into segments each having a desired length, which are wound around a drum.