Patent ID: 8973802
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A wire-processing apparatus, comprising: a wire-feeding apparatus, the wire-feeding apparatus comprising a wire drive and a flexible guide pipe, the flexible guide pipe comprising an entry opening and an exit opening, the wire drive and the guide pipe being arranged such that the guide pipe can receive a wire from the wire drive through the entry opening; a length-compensating unit fastened to the guide pipe; and a swivel unit, the swivel unit comprising a drive and a wire-gripping apparatus, the wire-gripping apparatus being arranged on a swivel arm, an exit side of the guide pipe being fastened to the swivel arm, the wire drive being configured to receive the wire through the guide pipe, the wire-gripping apparatus being configured to hold the wire, the drive being configured to move the swivel arm in a swiveling movement or linear movement, the swiveling movement or linear movement changing the length-compensating unit from a first state to a second state, an effective length of the guide pipe changing as a result of the length-compensating unit changing from the first state to the second state.