Wire winding apparatus

摘要

The invention is directed to an apparatus for winding resistance wire about a filament core. The apparatus includes a plurality of wire supply reels supported by a frame, each wire supply reel having an axial bore extending therethrough and carrying a length of the wire. A filament core is threaded through each of the wire supply reels with a mechanism for directing the filament core between the wire supply reels. The filament core extends through a winding station operable to rotate one of the wire supply reels about the filament core so that wire carried on the wire supply reel is wound about the filament core. The wire supply reel is formed from a cylinder having a flange at each end. The cylinder and flanges together have a continuous slot in communication with the axial bore to permit the threaded filament to exit from the axial bore when the wire supply is exhausted.