Abstract:
A double twist twisting apparatus adapted to twist steel wires, comprising a plurality of wire suppliers each having a base pedestal, a main shaft rotatable relative to said pedestal, a first flyer fixed to said shaft, a frame mounted on said first flyer, a wire supply source adapted to remain stationary with respect to said pedestal, even while said flyer rotates, and a plurality of guide rollers mounted on said frame, said wire suppliers each imparting two back-twists to a wire delivered from said wire supply source for each rotation of said first flyer; a back tension capstan for imparting back tension to a group of wires delivered from said wire suppliers; an open-shaped twister having a pair of second flyers being C-shaped and diametrically opposed to each other and supporting a take-up motion between said second flyers via a frame, for imparting a first twist to said group of wires; and a third flyer adapted to be rotated in the same direction and at the same speed as said twister, for imparting a second twist to said group of wires; said third flyer having a twist pitch determining capstan, a wire straightener, a coarse winder, and a slip capstan all supported in said flyer via a frame.