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    2) United States Patent Watkins 1Us009976252B2 US 9,976,252 B2 (a0) Patent No. os o ™ @) o on 2) 6) ) cm 2) 8) 66) AERODYNAMIC FLYER BOW Applicant: David Watkins, Brevard, NC (US) Inventor: David Watkins, Brevard, NC (US) Assignoe: KEIR Manufacturing, Ine. Brovard NC (US) Notice: Subjacto any disclaimer, the tem of tis potent is extended or adjusted under 35 USC. 1540b) by 337 days Appl Nos 141804,274 Filed: Jul, 20, 2015 Prior Publication Data US 20160017520. AI Jan, 21, 2016 Related U.S. Application Data Provisional application No, 62027,190, filed on Jl 21, 2018, Int. C1, Dov 10 (200601) Dou 726 (2006.01) Dove 704 (200601) us. ce DO7B sv108 (201301), DOI 726 (201301): DO7B 7/8 2018.01) Field of Classification Search cee DOLE 7/26; DOTE 3/103 ‘See application file for complete search history References Cited US. PATENT DOCUMENTS (i Date of Patents May 22,2018 es es cor 3410795 A 12/1968 Breuning (Continsed) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (Continaed) OTHER PUBLICATIONS. (Continved) Primary Examiner — Shaan 8 Hatley (74) Atomes, gem, or Firm — Finnegan, Henderson Farabow, Garett Dunnoe, LLP on ABSTRACT Aflyerbow providing reduced drag dori a wir processing ‘operation is provided. The flyer bow may include an elon te arcuate body having a middle portion, and fest and Second end portions at opposite ends ofthe middle portion The elongate arcuate body may be configured w be rotated about an axis of rotation, the mille portion may include a inner surfsce, an outer surface, a lading sige and a taling ‘eg, the inser surface and the outer surface may cooperate to form a cross section, and af least one centerline of the ‘ros section may include a radius of curvature substantially ‘equal toa distance between the elongate arcuate body 3 the Tocation of the at east one centerline andthe axis of ation. 48 Claims, 12 Drawing Sheets US 9,976,252 B2 ge 2 «0 Reterenes Clad FORFIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS US. PATENT DOCUMENTS » S008 A 2 TE on DOTA MO ” Stan * "St Yossie a 31976 Drea * e'uents 4 Boe spam At Fale ee ee 4434045 A 3/1984 Hamane et al. Pe 2001258285 A * 92001 ‘D078 3/103 et aoa cee Be mnen AS dann Bom tn Soi & Silom Retin Saab Bh Sel baa oie rumcarions i217 B2* 102006. Priegelmeir 1078310 Brochure, Kamaties—Flyer Bow—Line Card, Kamaties Corpora- SrtI8 fw 2 pas ken 2465387 BE 12007 Voge al ‘Sune Linea Kamacr—Clanp on Gite Sm wg a NRE Sern a mts Crs ip a wa) SBiolioG AL She Wine ome Lea, Kami" Compete ys Hos Kaa 2ON6 0196163 AL* 9/2006 Voge DOLE 726 2o1soi9 AL 72D Bj ta + ced by examiner U.S. Patent May 22, 2018 Sheet 1 of 12 US 9,976,252 B2 Fig. 4 U.S. Patent May 22, 2018 Sheet 2 of 12 US 9,976,252 B2 Fig. 2 U.S. Patent May 22, 2018 Sheet 3 of 12 US 9,976,252 B2 Fig. 3 U.S. Patent May 22, 2018 Sheet 4 of 12 US 9,976,252 B2 Fig. 4 U.S. Patent May 22, 2018 Sheet 5 of 12 US 9,976,252 B2 Fig. 5 U.S. Patent May 22, 2018 Sheet 6 of 12 US 9,976,252 B2 U.S. Patent May 22, 2018 Sheet 7 of 12 US 9,976,252 B2 U.S. Patent May 22, 2018 Sheet 8 of 12 US 9,976,252 B2 U.S. Patent May 22, 2018 Sheet 9 of 12 US 9,976,252 B2 Fig. 9 U.S. Patent May 22, 2018 Sheet 10 of 12 US 9,976,252 B2 Fig. 10 AA co oS 2 (Z YY Y Z Le 28 \ ao | 24 d Br, U.S. Patent May 22, 2018 Sheet 11 of 12 US 9,976,252 B2 Fig. 11 f U.S. Patent May 22, 2018 Sheet 12 of 12 US 9,976,252 B2 US 9,976,252 B2 1 AERODYNAMIC FLYER BOW RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 USC. §119(¢)t0 US. Provisional Application No, 62027, 190, filed om Jul 21, 2014, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its ere TECHNICAL FIELD “The present disclosure relates flyer bows for use in wire bunching/twisting processes. Moe particularly, the diselo- sue relates to aerodynamically shaped fiver bows fr rede ing power dr and increasing processing spouts, BACKGROUND, ‘Twisted cables may be manufactured through the use of wire processing machines employing Ayer bows. Wire pr cessing machines with flyer bows may be used to make twisted cables fora wide variety of uses, Fiver boss may be teed with pairing, tripling, quadding, bunching. stranding. ‘wring, a twisting machines for wires. An exemplary ‘embodiment of ewising machine employing a fier bow is Aiselosed and described in US. Pat) No. 3943182, the contents of whieh are hereby incorporated by reference Flyer bows are frequently arcuate along their length and are frequently elongated along thir ross section. Flyer bows may include wire guides configured w guide the wire to he twisted In use, ager Bow is rusted about an axis of rotation, carrying the guided wire with it in rotation. This rotation permis the wrapping. traning. or twisting ofthe vided reas twisted cable i proce Higher prodhetivity from bunching isting machines vith flyer Bows maybe achieved by increasing the sped of Totation ofthe Hyer bow At high ration speeds, however, Aragon the bow: becomes substntal. ruining more enngy 1nd more powerful equipment to mainiain high speeds. Fonhennore, potential turbulence created at high speeds result in arester wear to machinery a8 well a significant SUMMARY Aspects of the present disclosure provide a Ayer bow having an arom shape, which may reduce deg onthe flyer bow. Reduced ding may reslt in lower power con- stmption during & bunching/wisting process andor higher chievable wrapping spoods, which may result in greater ‘manufacturing toughput ‘Some embodiments include Myer bow for processing wires. The Myer bow may include an elongate arcuate body having a middle orton, ad stand second eral portions at opposite ends ofthe middle portion The elongate acute body may be configured to be rotated about an axis of rotation, the middle portion may include an inner suiee, an tute surtace, 2 leading edge, snl ateiling eg, the innce surce and the outer surfage may cooperate to form a est ‘ection, anda Teast one centerline of the oss section may fnclide rains of curvature substntaly ual toa distance hetween the elongate arevte body atthe Iocation of the st east one centerline and the axe of rotation, ‘Some embodiments include a Myer bow for processing wires. The flyer bow may include an elongate arcuate body Configured to be rotted shout an axis of rotation, the ongate arcuate boy having a idle portion, and fs and 2 second end portions at opposite ends ofthe middle peton. ‘The middle portion may have an inner surfee, an outer surface, a leading edge, ailing edge, at leastone ees far receiving wires to be twisted located between the inner surface and the outer surfove, and at least one loin at lest fone ofthe inne andthe outer surface The lot aay aia the roves, std the inner surface and the outer surface may scopeate to fon a cross section. BRIEF DES IPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 illustrates a fyer bow in profile FIG. 2illisites a cmos section View of an aerodynamic Ayer bow, FIG. 3 illustrates «cross setion view of a curved aero- dynamic flyer bow. FIG. 4 illseates a Myer bow in profile inching atleast ‘one externally mounted wite guide FIG. § illostates an exemplary externally mounted wire wide IG. 6illsttes «cmos section view of an aerodynamic Ayer bow inching st least one surface mount Wire guide FIG. 7 illest across section view of a curved sero dynamic yer how having a Teast one wie aide FIGS, Sand iusrate across section offer bow having surfice sot, FIG. 9 ilustates an exemplary flyer bow mounted to rors of a twisting machine FIG. 10 illsirates an exemplary curved flyer bow eon sistent withthe present disclosure FIG. 11 illstmies an exemplary flyer bow including at least one surface mount wire guide consistent wth the present diselosue FIG. 12 illsiies an exemplary flyer bow incloding at least one surice slot consistent withthe present disclose DE ‘NILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMEN! Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary cemodiments ofthe present discesure, examples of which fre illstrated in the scccmpenying, drawings. Wherever Possible, the same reference numbers will be use thovgh- fut the deawings w refer tothe same or like parts. The fmbodiments are decribed in suliient detall to enable those skilled inthe art to practice the disclosed embodiments land itis to be understood tha other embodiments may be utlizad and that changes may be made without departing from the seope ofthe dislosed embodiments The following

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