摘要 |
An apparatus is described for substantially automatically shaping the windings of coils in which the conductor is mainly directed longitudinally, parallel to the coil axis, with ends having different radius size, in any case relatively narrow, as it happens e.g. in the dipole or quadrupole magnets. The apparatus comprises a stationary bed to which a support bar for supporting a winding holder and form is mounted for an alternate rotation of about 180 DEG . Along a side of this bed and parallel to the support bar a carriage can run with a reciprocating motion, having a cantilevered bracket for mounting an arm rotatable around a vertical axis to support a supply reel of a superconductor to be wound onto the coil. The three movements are mutually interpolated and programmable by means of a CPU, at each side of the winding holder there being further provided a multiplicity of ram elements to push the last unwound length of superconductor to the correct position, every time at opposed sides, and to keep the previously formed turns at such a position, in cooperation with matching curve members. Intermediate tiltable supports are also provided, to follow the support bar movement of rotation without tampering with the superconductor laying and fitting, respectively at either side of the winding holder, as well as end pressing devices. |