Patent ID: 9416488
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: D07B,H01B

Claim Text:
1. A line twisting machine comprising: a base; a first rotatable twisting head operatively supported by said base, said first rotatable twisting head rotating relative to said base in a first direction of rotation, said first rotatable twisting head having at least one respective rotating gripper for lines; a first drive operatively connected to drive said first rotatable twisting head in said first direction of rotation; a second counter-rotatable twisting head operatively supported by said base, said second twisting head rotating relative to said base in a second direction of rotation that is opposite to that of said first direction of rotation, said second twisting head having at least one respective rotating gripper for lines; a second drive operatively connected to drive said second twisting head in said second direction of rotation opposite to that of said first direction of rotation; a guide, said guide being located in a region between said first and second twisting heads; a line pull-in gripper, said line pull-in gripper being operatively mounted for controlled displacement in a first path along said guide to pull lines in the region between said first and second twisting heads; an intermediate line transfer gripper, said intermediate line transfer gripper receiving lines from said line pull-in gripper; and, a first line transfer gripper situated to transferring lines from said intermediate line transfer gripper to said respective gripper of said first rotatable twisting head.