Patent ID: 7775474

Claim:
A winding apparatus using a carrier carrying a bobbin to be wound with wire, the winding apparatus comprising: a nozzle for supplying wire to be wound around said bobbin; a spindle shaft for rotating said bobbin; a working table opposing said nozzle and said spindle shaft so as to introduce said carrier into a space between said nozzle and said spindle shaft; and a support member for detachably supporting said bobbin, said support member being arranged such that a longitudinal axis of said bobbin is substantially parallel to a direction in which said nozzle and said spindle shaft oppose each other, wherein said carrier is provided with an insertion hole for allowing said spindle shaft to pass therethrough as said spindle shaft moves relative to said bobbin supported by said support member, and wherein said spindle shaft is placed below said working table and is retractable relative to said bobbin carried on said carrier fed onto said working table so as to allow said bobbin to move between said carrier and said nozzle.