Patent ID: 11969780
Assignee: HS PRODUCTS LIMITED
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A wire shaping apparatus for shaping wire into springs, the apparatus comprising:
a movable positioning member;
a forming device mounted on the movable positioning member for moving the forming device, and
a supply station, located remotely from the forming device and including a supply of spring wire for supplying a length of the spring wire to the forming device via a wire conduit,
wherein the wire conduit comprises a sole mechanical connection between the supply station and the forming device,
wherein the forming device includes:
at least one tool for shaping a portion of the wire into a spring; and
at least one tool for cutting the spring from the length of wire,

wherein the moveable positioning member is configured to move the forming device as a whole relative to, and independently of, the supply station in at least two-dimensions during operation of the apparatus, such that the spring shaped and cut by the forming device is located in a desired position where the cut spring can be used by the independent moving of the forming device relative to the supply station in the at least two-dimensions.