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(11) EP 0 104 955 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.07.1984 Bulletin 1984/28

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.04.1984 Bulletin 1984/14

(21) Application number: 83305843

(22) Date of filing: 28.09.1983
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE FR GB LI

(30) Priority: 29.09.1982 JP 17070582

(71) Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
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(72) Inventors:
  • Shihyakugari, Shigeo
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  • Watanabe, Etsuro
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  • Yamaguchi, Tetsuo
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  • Hirai, Seiji
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  • Kohno, Osamu
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(54) Apparatus for and method of drawing wire


(57) @ Apparatus for drawing a wire includes an elongated frame 11. A carriage 13 is mounted on the frame 11 for movement therealong. A chuck 14 is mounted on the frame 11 for holding one end of the wire 22. A drawing die 12 is mounted on the carriage 13 for passing the wire 22 therethrough. A drive device 20 is operatively connected to the carriage 13 for moving it along the frame 11 away from the chuck 14 to pull the wire 22 through the die 12, thereby reducing the cross-section of the wire 22. There is also disclosed a method of drawing a wire.






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