Patent ID: 6960260

Claim:
A device for applying varnish to an electric wire comprising: a trough like container located below the electric wire moving in a prescribed moving direction; and varnish dropping means located above the electric wire, said varnish dropping means including a tank for storing the varnish, a supplying tube which is communicated with the tank and through which the varnish is supplied and a flow-rate adjusting means for adjusting the flow-rate of the varnish to be dropped, wherein said container is detachably attached to an attaching plate provided upright on a tray through a holder, the electric wire is movable in the prescribed moving direction at a prescribed speed, and said varnish dropping means drops a desired quantity of varnish toward the outer surface of the electric wire which is moving at the prescribed speed through the flow-rate adjusting means so that an insulating layer of varnish having a uniform thickness is formed on the outer surface of the electric wire.