Patent ID: 7614579

Claim:
A winding apparatus comprising a plurality of nozzles through which wires are supplied to a bobbin, and a nozzle holder which holds the plurality of nozzles in parallel to one another, the nozzle holder and the nozzles having parallel axes to one another, the winding apparatus being arranged to supply the wires through the plurality of nozzles to regularly wind the wires on the bobbin, wherein the winding apparatus further comprises: first rotation devices for rotating the nozzle holder about its axis substantially, at least one of the plurality of nozzles being a multiple-wire nozzle through which a plurality of the wires is supplied, and the multiple-wire nozzle being held rotatably about its axis by the nozzle holder, and second rotation devices for rotating the multiple-wire nozzle about the axis thereof so that the nozzle holder and the plurality of nozzles are separately rotated.