Non-contact wire array tension control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10857609-B2
Application number	US-201815924832-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 19, 2018
Priority date	Mar 20, 2017
Publication date	Dec 8, 2020
Grant date	Dec 8, 2020

Abstract

The present invention provides a non-contact wire array tension control device for controlling a plurality of tension respectively corresponding to a plurality of electrical discharge wires, including delivering spools and electromagnets. The delivering spool has a magnetic end and a wire outputting end, the wire outputting end is coupled with an electrical discharge wire for outputting the electrical discharge wire. A plurality of electromagnets are coupled to the corresponding magnetic end for controlling a spin rate of the corresponding delivering spool, wherein the spin rate of the corresponding delivering spool is controlled by adjusting a magnetic force generated by the electromagnet. Moreover, a magnetic direction of the electromagnet is parallel to an axial direction of the delivering spool. The invention uses the electromagnets to control the magnetic damping force of the delivering spools for simultaneously controlling the tension of the electrical discharge wires by non-contact method.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-contact wire array tension control device for controlling a plurality of tension respectively corresponding to a plurality of electrical discharge wires, comprising:
a plurality of delivering spools, wherein each delivering spool comprises a magnetic end and a wire outputting end, and the wire outputting end is coupled with an electrical discharge wire for outputting the electrical discharge wire; and
a plurality of electromagnets coupled to the corresponding magnetic end for controlling a spin rate of the corresponding delivering spool, wherein the spin rate of the corresponding delivering spool is controlled by adjusting a magnetic force generated by the electromagnet, and the magnetic force applying to the magnetic end is controlled by electricity;
wherein each magnetic end is coupled with a plurality of electromagnets, a magnetic direction of the electromagnet is parallel to an axial direction of the delivering spool; the tension of the electrical discharge wire is controlled by a magnetic damping force of the corresponding delivering spool, wherein the magnetic damping force is generated in response to the corresponding magnetic forces applied to the corresponding delivering spool.

2. The non-contact wire array tension control device of claim 1 , further comprising a storage barrel coupled to the wire outputting end, wherein the electrical discharge wire is wound on the storage barrel.

3. The non-contact wire array tension control device of claim 2 , wherein the storage barrel is changeably coupled to the wire outputting end.

4. The non-contact wire array tension control device of claim 1 , wherein the electrical discharge wire is a metal wire.

5. The non-contact wire array tension control device of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic end comprises a magnetically conductive spacer, and the magnetic force of the electromagnet is applied to the magnetically conductive spacer for adjusting the spin rate of the delivering spools.

6. The non-contact wire array tension control device of claim 1 , further comprising a collecting spool for receiving the electrical discharge wire.

7. The non-contact wire array tension control device of claim 6 , wherein a wire speed of the electrical discharge wire is controlled by a spin rate of the collecting spool.

8. The non-contact wire array tension control device of claim 6 , further comprising a DC motor for driving the collecting spool to receive the electrical discharge wires.

9. The non-contact wire array tension control device of claim 1 , wherein a winding direction of the electrical discharge wire is the same as a rotating direction of the delivering spool.

Assignees

• Univ Nat Taiwan Normal

Inventors

• Chen Shun-Tong
• Huang Li-Wen
• Guo Jin-Ping
• Bai Ting-Cheng

Classifications

• B23H1/028

  for multiple gap machining · CPC title

• B65H59/04

  by devices acting on package or support · CPC title

• B65H2701/36

  Wires · CPC title

• B23H7/104 Primary

  Wire tension control · CPC title

• B65H49/32

  Stands or frameworks · CPC title