公开(公告)号：US3554241A

公开(公告)日：1971-01-12

申请号：US3554241D

申请日：1967-09-15

Applicant: KAHLE ENG CO

Inventor： ENGEL WILLIAM T ,  SONDERLAND ARTHUR C

IPC: H01J9/32 ,  C03B23/14

CPC classification number: H01J9/32

Abstract: A method and means for automatically assembling lamp bridges and similar articles consisting of a glass rod or other support element having several short wires embedded in the rod or element. A machine is provided having a rotating turret mounting a series of spaced wire support dies. These dies are loaded with a predetermined number of short wires at a series of vertically oriented wire feed heads. The wire feed heads are arranged for precisely positioning and feeding short lengths of wire into the dies and are arranged to handle such wires of varying diameters and lengths. After the dies are filled at the wire feed heads with the appropriate number of wires, the rotating die support turret then moves the wire filled dies first to a rod feeding station where rods are loaded onto the dies and thereafter the dies are moved to a series of rod heating and pressing stations where the wire ends are imbedded in the support rods.