The invention relates to a string (1) for a stringed, bowed musical instrument, for example a bowed musical instrument like violin, viola or cello. The string has a first, load bearing core (10) and a winding strand (100) wound around the first core in helical windings. A damping agent (40) suitable for vibration damping is arranged in a profiled recess (150) in the winding strand. The recess is functioning as a reservoir between the first core and the winding strand. The reservoir is containing and/or retaining the damping agent so as to, at least, reduce dissipation of the damping agent through a gap between the adjacent helical windings of the winding strand. The invention results in a longer lifetime with optimum acoustic properties of the string.

A tool assembly designed to couple to a torsion spring and torsion rod to wind and unwind the torsion spring on the torsion rod. The tool assembly includes a variety of components in mechanical communication with one other to rotate the torsion spring. Specifically, the assembly includes a worm gear in mechanical communication with a ring gear and a set of brackets securable to a torsion spring. Between the ring gear and the brackets are a series of plates arranged and assembled on a base, providing a singular device within the assembly that a user can grip to manipulate a torsion spring in a safer manner than possible in the prior art. A drill or other device can couple to attachment points in mechanical communication with the worm gear to rotate the worm gear at a greater rate, thereby reducing the winding and unwinding time of the torsion spring.

A tool assembly designed to couple to a torsion spring and torsion rod to wind and unwind the torsion spring on the torsion rod. The tool assembly includes a variety of components in mechanical communication with one other to rotate the torsion spring. Specifically, the assembly includes a worm gear in mechanical communication with a ring gear and a set of brackets securable to a torsion spring. Between the ring gear and the brackets are a series of plates arranged and assembled on a base, providing a singular device within the assembly that a user can grip to manipulate a torsion spring in a safer manner than possible in the prior art. A drill or other device can couple to attachment points in mechanical communication with the worm gear to rotate the worm gear at a greater rate, thereby reducing the winding and unwinding time of the torsion spring.

A positioning device (10; 50; 60) for positioning wire ends (14) in the manufacture of an electrical machine (12) has a positioning unit (13) which has an alignment element (22a) and a counter-alignment element (22b) which are arranged one above the other in two parallel planes (16, 18) and can be displaced relative to each other along a displacement path (34), being at least partially superimposed or superimposable. Thereby, the alignment element (22a) has at least one through recess (24a) and the counter alignment element (22b) has at least one counter through recess (24b), which are arranged and designed in such a way that a clear positioning passage (99) perpendicular to the two planes (16, 18) of the alignment element (22a) and the counter-alignment element (22b), through which the at least one wire ends (14) can extend and the cross-sectional area of which can be varied by displacing the alignment and counter-alignment elements (22a, 22b) with respect to each other. In order to distort the wire ends as little as possible, the at least one through recess (24a) on the aligning element (22a) and the at least one counter through recess (24b) on the counter-aligning element (22b) each have two rectilinear edge sections (30a, 30b, 30c, 30d) which run in the respective plane (16, 18) at an oblique angle to the direction of displacement (FIG. 3).

A positioning device (10; 50; 60) for positioning wire ends (14) in the manufacture of an electrical machine (12) has a positioning unit (13) which has an alignment element (22a) and a counter-alignment element (22b) which are arranged one above the other in two parallel planes (16, 18) and can be displaced relative to each other along a displacement path (34), being at least partially superimposed or superimposable. Thereby, the alignment element (22a) has at least one through recess (24a) and the counter alignment element (22b) has at least one counter through recess (24b), which are arranged and designed in such a way that a clear positioning passage (99) perpendicular to the two planes (16, 18) of the alignment element (22a) and the counter-alignment element (22b), through which the at least one wire ends (14) can extend and the cross-sectional area of which can be varied by displacing the alignment and counter-alignment elements (22a, 22b) with respect to each other. In order to distort the wire ends as little as possible, the at least one through recess (24a) on the aligning element (22a) and the at least one counter through recess (24b) on the counter-aligning element (22b) each have two rectilinear edge sections (30a, 30b, 30c, 30d) which run in the respective plane (16, 18) at an oblique angle to the direction of displacement (FIG. 3).

A coil insertion guide device includes a plurality of guide portions arranged over each of axially opposite end faces of a stator core including insulating members in slots, the guide portions being configured to guide movement of a strip-shaped coil insertable into the slots along a radial direction of the stator core, the strip-shaped coil includes a plurality of straight portions insertable into the slots and a plurality of coil end portions each connecting adjacent straight portions to each other among the plurality of straight portions, and in each of the guide portions, a shoulder portion that comes into contact with the coil end portion of the strip-shaped coil has a convex curved surface that is continuous from a top to a maximum width portion.

A coil insertion guide device includes a plurality of guide portions arranged over each of axially opposite end faces of a stator core including insulating members in slots, the guide portions being configured to guide movement of a strip-shaped coil insertable into the slots along a radial direction of the stator core, the strip-shaped coil includes a plurality of straight portions insertable into the slots and a plurality of coil end portions each connecting adjacent straight portions to each other among the plurality of straight portions, and in each of the guide portions, a shoulder portion that comes into contact with the coil end portion of the strip-shaped coil has a convex curved surface that is continuous from a top to a maximum width portion.

A flat embolic braid having a first side comprising a first side surface, and a second side comprising a second side surface facing in an opposite direction than the first side surface, the braid having an elongated constrained configuration for being deployed through a delivery catheter, and a three-dimensional unconstrained configuration, wherein in the three-dimensional unconstrained configuration, the braid assumes a plurality of successive loops in which the braid is at least partially twisted between successive loops of the plurality, so that the first side surface faces externally of each loop, and the second side surface faces an interior of each loop, respectively, regardless of a change in direction and/or orientation of the braid.

A flat embolic braid having a first side comprising a first side surface, and a second side comprising a second side surface facing in an opposite direction than the first side surface, the braid having an elongated constrained configuration for being deployed through a delivery catheter, and a three-dimensional unconstrained configuration, wherein in the three-dimensional unconstrained configuration, the braid assumes a plurality of successive loops in which the braid is at least partially twisted between successive loops of the plurality, so that the first side surface faces externally of each loop, and the second side surface faces an interior of each loop, respectively, regardless of a change in direction and/or orientation of the braid.

A method for making a device for coiling an elongated flexible object into a predefined shape includes the steps of winding a length of wire around an elongated first mandrel having a diameter approximately the same as a diameter of the object, winding the first mandrel, with the wire wound thereon, around a second mandrel which is configured to conform to the predefined shape, and heating the first and second mandrels to set the windings.