(57) Cable core unit forming apparatus having a plurality of wire guide means (10), each
for stranding wires together. The guide means are laterally spaced and each extends
along a longitudinal axis to be non-rotatable about the axis at its upstream end.
It is rotationally flexible to be torsionally twisted by rotatable twisting means
(36, 38, 40) at its downstream end. Each guide means is disposed at one of i two or
more twisting stations (30, 32, 34). Feedpaths for wires from other twisting stations
converge to a stranding station for the core unit. Wire separation tubes (72, 88)
prevent the wires from stranding into pairs until immediately before the stranding
station. Each separation tube (88) is rotated about its axis which is maintained curved
to follow one of the converging paths and the tube is flexible to enable its curved
axis position to be maintained during rotation.
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