A grommet module includes a grommet container for loosely receiving grommets as bulk material, a conveyor device that can rotate about an axis of rotation, and a conveyor rail extending along a longitudinal direction. The conveyor device conveys grommets from the grommet container to the conveyor rail. The conveyor device is formed by a grommet conveyor wheel, the horizontal axis of rotation of which runs at a right angle to the longitudinal direction. The grommet conveyor wheel has trough-like recesses forming in each case a chamber for the grommets.
B65G 47/14 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from disorderly-arranged article piles or from loose assemblages of articles arranging or orientating the articles by mechanical or pneumatic means during feeding
B65G 47/84 - Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements
2.
CABLE PROCESSING MACHINE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A CABLE PROCESSING MACHINE
A cable processing machine includes a crimping press that includes a process location at which a crimping operation of a crimp contact located in the press can be performed on a cable end region; a cable feeding device having a cable holder configured to grip the cable end region; and a cable tip sensor fixed to the press at a detection location different from the process location and having a known positional relationship to the process location. The sensor is configured to detect a cable tip at the cable end region in a sensor plane of the sensor. The cable feeding device is configured to move the cable end region to the detection location and there to advance the cable tip towards the sensor plane until the cable tip is detected in the sensor plane, and thereafter moves the cable end region to the process location of the press.
An arrangement for assembling cables includes a cable processing machine, the machine having at least one and preferably a plurality of processing stations, and a mobile cable connection module. The cable connection module has a holding device by which the cable connection module can hold a cable to be processed, and the cable connection module is adapted to be connected, together with the cable, to the cable processing machine of the arrangement.
B21F 15/06 - Connecting wire to wire or other metallic material or objectsConnecting parts by means of wire wire with wire with additional connecting elements or material
A cable processing machine produces a predefined sequence of twisted cable groups. The cable processing machine has a control unit, a cable tip processing system for processing a cable, a handling system, and a twisting station.
A dual cable alignment apparatus aligns assembled cable ends provided with contact elements on two cables of a twisted cable strand in a predetermined correct rotational position. The alignment apparatus includes two cable rotating modules arranged on an apparatus frame and equipped with rotary cable grippers for rotating each assembled cable end about its longitudinal axis, and an optical detection apparatus for determining the corresponding rotational position of the assembled cable ends. To adjust the distance between the assembled cable ends, a cable rotating module is displaceable by a drive on the apparatus frame, whereby it is ensured that each assembled cable end can be brought into the desired rotational position precisely and reliably, and an optimal shadow image of the two contact elements can be detected for position detection.
A device (10) for producing a cable harness comprises a vertical presentation plate (20) on which cables (4) of the cable harness can be arranged on a front side of the presentation plate, and handling elements (40, 50, 60, 70) for handling the cables (4) of the cable harness, wherein the handling elements (40, 50, 60, 70) are attached magnetically on the presentation plate (20) and are designed such that they can be moved by means of a gantry robot (30) in all directions (x, y) of the plane defined by the presentation plate (20). The presentation plate (20) consists of a non-ferromagnetic material; the handling elements (40, 50, 60, 70) each comprise a front-side handling part (42) and a rear-side travel part (41), wherein one of the parts is equipped with a permanent magnet and another part is likewise equipped with a permanent magnet, and therefore the permanent magnets attract one another.
A machine network for arranging cables according to a specified cable sequence includes first and second cable output devices and a cable transport device. The sequence includes cable types from at least one first and one second cable type group. The first cable type group includes only the first cable type and the second cable type group includes only the second cable type. The first cable output device is configured for outputting a first cable type group cable. The second cable output device is configured for outputting a second cable type group cable. The cable transport device is configured for selectively accepting the first cable output device cable and the second cable output device cable and for transporting the accepted cables. The selective acceptance occurs at least partially according to the specified cable sequence. A method for arranging cables according to the specified cable sequence utilizes the machine network.
B65G 43/10 - Sequence control of conveyors operating in combination
B65G 17/12 - Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriersEndless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface comprising a series of individual load-carriers fixed, or normally fixed, relative to traction element
A cable processing device for assembling cables includes processing stations, a feed unit having a cable gripper, and a machine controller. When the feed unit is in a setup mode, the cable gripper can be moved manually to one of the processing stations into a desired position. After the desired position has been established, this position is stored in the machine controller so that, thereafter, the cable gripper can be brought automatically into this position in the normal operating mode of the cable processing device. In order to move the cable gripper in the normal operating mode, the feed unit has servo or stepper motors equipped with encoders. Furthermore, the cable processing device has a protective hood. When the protective hood is in the open position and cable processing device is in the setup mode, the machine controller de-energizes the actuators for operating the processing stations and the feed unit.
A method and a device untwists and smooths a cable end of a cable formed from single lines twisted in a twisting direction, using the device. The device includes an untwisting gripper having first and second untwisting jaws; a clamping gripper upwards of the untwisting gripper in the cable run having first and second clamping plates; and a cable gripper upwards of the clamping gripper. The method includes gripping the cable using the cable gripper; introducing the cable end between the open clamping gripper plates and the open untwisting gripper jaws; closing the plates and jaws; rotating the untwisting gripper counter to the twisting direction for untwisting the cable end; opening the jaws, reducing the jaws-plates distance and closing the plates; and smoothing the cable end by enlarging the distance between cable gripper and clamping gripper when the cable is clamped and simultaneously performing oscillating rotational untwisting gripper movements.
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
A grommet station (1) comprises a grommet fitting unit (2) for fitting cable ends with grommets, a grommet providing unit (3) and a support structure (4) for supporting the grommet fitting unit (2) and the grommet providing unit (3). The grommet fitting unit (2) and the grommet providing unit (3) are permanently interconnected, wherein the grommet fitting unit (2) and the grommet providing unit (3) form a joint exchangeable module (5) that can be coupled to and uncoupled from the support structure (3).
H01R 43/00 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
H01R 13/52 - Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
11.
CABLE ALIGNMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING ASSEMBLED CABLE ENDS OF TWO CABLES OF A CABLE HARNESS IN THE CORRECT ROTATIONAL POSITION AS WELL AS ARRANGEMENT FOR ASSEMBLING PLUG HOUSINGS WITH CABLE ENDS WITH THE CABLE ALIGNMENT APPARATUS
A dual cable alignment apparatus (10) for rotationally aligning assembled cable ends of two cables (3,4) of a twisted cable harness (2), the cable alignment apparatus (10) comprising two clamping jaws (7,8) and a central web (9) disposed between the clamping jaws (7,8). Each of the two clamping jaws (7,8), which can be moved towards one another in the closing direction (s), can clamp a cable (3,4) between the central web (9) and the clamping jaws (7,8). The clamping jaws (7,8) are further designed to be movable laterally past the central web (9) for changing the rotational position by rolling the cable (3,4) clamped between them. The clamping jaws (7,8) can be moved independently of one another in the lateral direction by means of their own lateral drives (16,17), ensuring that each cable (3,4) can be brought precisely and reliably into the desired rotational position.
Prior to insertion into the recess of a crimping region, the axial ends of the plurality of electrical strands of the cable are fixed with a clamping tool so that the axial ends of the plurality of electrical strands protrude axially out of the clamping tool and the ends of the plurality of strands protruding axially from the clamping tool are sheared off in the transverse direction with a cutting tool so that a closed end face is produced at the axial end of the strands. The axial end of the plurality of electrical strands is inserted into the recess and the plurality of strands are welded to the contact piece by melting the closed end face arranged in the recess by radiation energy of a radiation directed onto the end face.
H01R 4/18 - Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one anotherMeans for effecting or maintaining such contactElectrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping
H01R 43/02 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for soldered or welded connections
A method and a device twist single cables about a twisting axis. The single cables each run along a cable axis and have wires, which are twisted in a strand twisting direction to form a strand, and also each have a first cable end and a second cable end. The first cable ends are held separately by a single rotating unit in each case. The second cable ends are held by a twisting unit. The second cable ends are rotated jointly about the twisting axis counter to the strand twisting direction to produce a twisted cable bundle. During the joint rotation, the first cable ends are rotated separately about a cable axis of the respective single cable, in the same rotation direction as the joint rotation. The single cables are each relieved of torsion thereby.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Wire processing machines, in particular machines for
cutting, stripping, marking, tinning, deposit, bundling,
wrapping, twisting and winding of cables; machines for
assembling of wire harnesses or parts thereof; devices for
preparing, fixing or assembling wire harnesses or parts
thereof; machines for crimping, welding, soldering, binding
and block loading of connector housings; machines for
handling of optical fibers; machines and apparatus for
manufacturing and assembling of electrical, mechanical and
electromechanical components and parts; hose processing
machines; tools, in particular tools for manufacturing and
handling electrical and electronic apparatus; laser
equipment for stripping, marking and labeling cables; blades
and guide parts for wire processing machines; pneumatic and
electrical drives and grabbers; robots; spare parts for all
the aforementioned machines and apparatus. Tools, in particular manually operated tools for
manufacturing and handling electrical and electronic
apparatus and assemblies; Manually operated tools and
equipment for cutting, stripping, bundling and wrapping
optical fibers and cables. Measuring and testing instruments for electrical, optical
and mechanical features of products, in particular of
cables, wire harnesses, parts of wire harnesses, contact
parts, cable connectors, cable markings, printed circuit
boards, optical fibers, photovoltaic devices and
electromechanical components or parts thereof; Electronic
control devices for product engineering; adapters for
receiving cable connectors in testing equipment; optical
apparatus and instruments; electrical and electronic
controls; control systems for machinery, equipment and
motors; robot controls; control panels; electrical and
electronic signaling, calling, warning and monitoring
apparatus; alarm apparatus; remote monitoring apparatus;
remote control apparatus; apparatus for recording,
transmitting and disseminating images, sound and data;
digital storage media; data processing apparatus; electronic
and electromagnetic data carriers; sensors; detectors;
integrated circuits; interfaces (interface apparatus for
computers); computer screens; touch screens; monitors;
display screens; electronic terminals for operating
machines; computers; software; downloadable software;
application software for cell phones, tablets and computers;
computer software and firmware for controlling and
networking wire processing machines, production processes
and testing equipment, for the network communication and
operation of data servers. Assembly, maintenance and repair of machinery; Installation,
repair, cleaning and overhauling services in the field of
wire processing machines and associated spare parts and
components; maintenance and monitoring of vending machines,
in particular of machines for spare parts for wire
processing machines; construction consultancy. Engineering works, technological consulting and support,
planning of production plants and provision of advice and
consultant services relating thereto; research and
development in the field of mechanical engineering;
engineering services; building and construction work
planning; technical project studies and engineering services
for machines and their parts; preparing technical reports;
design, development, installation, integration and
maintenance of computer software and application software,
as well as consultancy thereto; Software as a Service
[SaaS]; Platform as a Service [PaaS]; scientific research
and development services; conducting technical tests and
checks; material and quality control.
15.
Device and use of the device for stripping a cable
A device for stripping cable has a support roller arrangement and a work wheel arrangement. The support roller arrangement is on a rotation base rotatable about an axis of rotation and the work wheel arrangement is on a work wheel guide. The rotation base and the work wheel guide are connected via at least one guide and the work wheel guide is displaceable relative to the rotation base in a guide direction running transversely to the axis of rotation. The support roller arrangement has at least two support rollers each mounted on the rotation base so as to be rotatable about a support roller axis and the work wheel arrangement has a rolling wheel mounted on the work wheel guide so as to be rotatable about a rolling wheel axis. A clamping region is formed around the axis of rotation and between the support rollers and the rolling wheel.
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
A device and a method twist single cables about a twisting axis to form a cable bundle along an extension axis. The device includes mutually spaced single rotating units for separately holding cable ends at one end of the single cables; a twisting unit for holding and twisting cable ends at the other end of the single cables; and a guiding apparatus, to which is fastened a guiding mandrel for separating the single cables, at least in some regions, during a twisting process by the twisting unit, in a region in which there is a transition from an untwisted region to a twisted region. The guiding mandrel includes a thickened portion on a side opposite its fastening to the guiding apparatus, the thickened portion having larger dimensions in a direction transverse to the running direction of the guiding mandrel than in most of the guiding mandrel.
A device and a method twist single cables about a twisting axis to form a cable bundle along an extension axis. The device includes single rotating units, which are spaced from one another at a variable distance, for separately holding cable ends at one end of the single cables, wherein each single rotating unit is mounted rotatably about an associated pivot axis, wherein each pivot axis runs substantially perpendicular to the extension axis of the cable bundle; a twisting unit for holding and twisting cable ends at the other end of the single cables; and a distance-adjusting apparatus for adjusting the variable distance.
A device and a method twist single cables about a twisting axis to form a cable bundle along an extension axis. The device includes mutually spaced single rotating units for separately holding cable ends at one end of the single cables; a twisting unit for holding and twisting cable ends at the other end; and a guiding apparatus, to which is fastened a guiding mandrel for separating the single cables, at least in some regions, during a twisting process by the twisting unit, in a transition region from an untwisted region to a twisted region. The guiding apparatus further includes: a movement element for moving the guiding mandrel out of an initial position into a moved-in position, in which the guiding mandrel is moved into the twisting axis; and a locking element for holding the guiding mandrel in the position moved in out of the twisting axis.
Wire processing machines, in particular machines for
cutting, stripping, marking, tinning, crimping, twisting,
deposit, bundling and winding of cables; machines and
presses for crimping, welding, soldering, binding of cables
and block loading of electrical connectors; machines for
assembling of wire harness or parts thereof; machines and
apparatus for manufacturing and assembling of electrical,
mechanical and electromechanical components and parts; spare
parts for all the aforementioned machines; robots.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
(1) Machines de traitement de câbles, en particulier machines pour la découpe, le dénudage, l'impression, l'étamage, la dépose, la mise en faisceau, l'enroulement, le torsadage et le bobinage de câbles; machines pour le montage de faisceaux de câbles ou de parties de ceux-ci; dispositifs pour la préparation, la fixation et le montage de faisceaux de câbles ou de parties de ceux-ci; machines pour le sertissage, le soudage, le brasage, la ligature et l'équipement de boîtiers de connecteur; machines pour la manipulation de fibres optiques; machines et appareils pour la fabrication et le montage de composants et de pièces électriques, mécaniques et électromécaniques; machines de traitement de tuyaux flexibles; outils, en particulier outils pour la fabrication et la manipulation d'appareils électriques et électroniques; appareils à laser pour le dénudage, le marquage et l'étiquetage de câbles; couteaux et pièces de guidage pour machines de traitement de câbles; dispositifs d'entraînement et pinces pneumatiques et électriques; robots; pièces détachées pour l'ensemble des machines et appareils susmentionnés.
(2) Appareils de mesure et de test pour les propriétés électriques, optiques et mécaniques de produits, en particulier de câbles, de faisceaux de câbles, de parties de faisceaux de câbles, d'éléments de contact, de connecteurs, d'étiquetages de câbles, de circuits imprimés, de fibres optiques, de composants photovoltaïques et d'ensembles électromécaniques ou de parties de ceux-ci; appareils électroniques de commande pour la technologie de fabrication; adaptateurs pour le logement de connecteurs dans des appareils de test; appareils et instruments optiques; commandes électriques et électroniques; commandes pour des machines, des appareils et des moteurs; commandes robotiques; tableaux de commande; appareils électriques et électroniques de signalisation, d'appel, d'avertissement et de surveillance; appareils d'alarme; appareils de contrôle à distance; appareils de commande à distance; appareils pour l'enregistrement, la transmission et la diffusion d'images, de sons et de données; supports numériques d'enregistrement; appareils de traitement de données; supports électroniques et électromagnétiques de données; capteurs; détecteurs; circuits intégrés; interfaces (périphériques d'interface pour ordinateurs); écrans d'ordinateur; écrans tactiles; moniteurs; écrans d'affichage; terminaux électroniques pour le fonctionnement de machines; ordinateurs; logiciels; logiciels téléchargeables; logiciels d'application pour téléphones mobiles, tablettes et ordinateurs; logiciels et micrologiciels pour la commande et la mise en réseau de machines de traitement de câbles, de processus de production et d'appareils de test, pour la communication en réseau et le fonctionnement de serveurs de données.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Wire processing machines, in particular machines for cutting, stripping, marking, tinning, deposit, bundling, wrapping, twisting and winding of cables; Machines for assembling wire harnesses and parts of wire harnesses; Machines for assembling wire harnesses and part of wire harnesses, namely, machines for preparing, fixing and assembling the parts of wire harnesses into complete wire harness; Machines for crimping, measuring, welding, soldering, binding and block loading of connector housings; machines for handling of optical fibers; Machines for manufacturing and assembling of electrical, mechanical and electromechanical components and parts; Machines for processing of optical fiber; Machines and apparatus for manufacturing and assembling of photovoltaic (solar) components; Blades and guide parts being parts of wire processing machines; Robots, namely, industrial robots Manually operated tools for manufacturing and handling electrical and electronic apparatus and assemblies, namely, wire crimpers, pliers, non-electric screwdrivers; Manually operated tools and equipment for cutting, stripping, bundling and wrapping optical fibers and cables, namely, wire cutters, wire strippers, wire measuring devices, pull force testers Measuring and testing instruments for electrical, optical and mechanical features of products, in particular of cables, wire harnesses, parts of wire harnesses, contact parts, cable connectors, cable markings, printed circuit boards, optical fibers, photovoltaic devices and electromechanical components or parts thereof, namely, distance measuring apparatus, pressure measuring apparatus, circuit testers, voltage testers, continuity testers, wireless component testers, optical inspection testers, cable testers; Electric and electronic controls for controlling and regulating the operation of electronic processing, measuring and testing apparatus used in connection with cables, wire harness parts and fittings, optical fiber and photovoltaic devices; Adapters for receiving cable connectors in testing equipment, namely, adapter plugs; Optical apparatus and instruments, namely, optical detectors for the detection of the presence, diameter, cross-section, cutting length and cutting depth of wires and cables; Control systems for machinery, equipment and motors, with said control systems being comprised of electric control panels; Robot controls, namely, remote controls for operating robots; Electric control panels; Alarm apparatus, namely, alarm monitoring systems; Remote monitoring apparatus, namely, incision monitoring tool for detecting crimp and seal imperfections in wire manufacturing; Apparatus for recording and transmitting images, sound and data; Apparatus for disseminating images, sound and data, namely, computer hardware, downloadable and recorded computer software for disseminating images, and video cameras; Blank digital storage media; Data processing apparatus; Sensors, namely, electric sensors, optical sensors; Integrated circuits; Interface apparatus for computers, namely, interfaces for computers; Touch screens; Computer monitors; Computer display screens; Computer hardware, namely, electronic computer terminals for operating machines; Computers; Downloadable and recorded software for monitoring and controlling the operation of industrial machinery; Downloadable software for storing, analyzing, preparing and exchanging production data for wire processing machines; Downloadable application software for cell phones, tablets and computers for storing, analyzing, preparing and exchanging production data and for monitoring the operation of industrial machinery; Downloadable and recorded computer software and firmware for controlling and networking wire processing machines, production processes and testing equipment, for the network communication and operation of data servers Assembly services relating to the installation of machinery; Maintenance and repair of machinery; Installation, repair, cleaning and overhauling services in the field of wire processing machines and associated spare parts and components; Maintenance of vending machines, in particular of vending machines for spare parts for wire processing machines; Construction consultancy Engineering works, namely, production plant engineering; Technological consulting in the field of production plants; Technical support services, namely, troubleshooting of computer software problems relating to production plants; Planning of production plants in the nature of engineering design services and provision of advice and engineering consulting services relating thereto; Research and development in the field of mechanical engineering; Engineering services; Engineering design services as it relates to building and construction work planning; Technical project studies in the nature of scientific study and research in the field of machines and their parts; Engineering, namely, engineering services relating to machines and their parts; Engineering design services, namely, preparing technical reports; Design, development, installation, integration and maintenance of computer software and application software, as well as consultancy in those fields; Software as a Service (SaaS) services featuring software for controlling and networking wire processing machines; Platform as a Service (PaaS) services featuring computer software platforms for controlling and networking wire processing machines; Scientific research and development services; Conducting technical tests and checks, namely, product testing, product quality testing, testing of new products for others; Material and quality control, namely, quality control for others
(1) Machines d'usinage de câbles, notamment machines de découpe, de dénudage, de marquage, d'étamage, de sertir, de torsadage, d'empilage, d'assemblage en faisceaux et d'enroulement de câbles; machines et presses à sertir, souder, braser, ficeler des câbles et pour insertion dans des boîtiers de connecteurs électriques; machines pour montage de harnais de câbles ou de parties de harnais; machines et appareillages de fabrication et de montage de composants et pièces électriques, mécaniques et électromécaniques; pièces de rechange pour toutes les machines susmentionnées; robots.
Wire processing machines, in particular machines for cutting, stripping, marking, tinning, crimping, twisting, deposit, bundling and winding of cables; machines and presses for crimping, welding, soldering, binding of cables and block loading of electrical connectors; Machines for assembling wire harnesses and parts of wire harnesses; Machines for manufacturing and assembling of electrical, mechanical and electromechanical components and parts; Spare parts for all the aforementioned machines, with said parts being in the nature of crimp applicators, crimp terminals, crimp cassettes, RFID transponders; Robots, namely, industrial robots
24.
Circular cutting unit and drive for multilayer wire
A circular cutting unit for partially cutting one or more layers of a cable or wire along a cutting plane. The circular cutting unit include a knife head including a drive disc and an adjustment disc that are each rotatable about a disc axis. A pair of knife holders that each include a knife blade are pivotally mounted to the drive disc. Relative rotation of the adjustment disc relative to the drive disc causes the knife holders to pivot causing movement of the knife blades toward or away from each other. The circular cutting unit includes a primary drive assembly and an adjustment drive assembly that are each separately operable. The primary drive assembly rotates the knife head at the cutting speed and the adjustment drive assembly rotates the adjustment disc relative to the drive disc.
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
B26D 7/26 - Means for mounting or adjusting the cutting memberMeans for adjusting the stroke of the cutting member
A method aligns a crimping cassette crimping tool in a cable processing apparatus having a tensioning device for applying tension to a mounting part relative to a crimping device attachment surface. The crimping cassette includes the crimping tool having cooperating stationary and movable tool parts for crimping and a holding device that attaches to the mounting part fixed to the stationary tool part and has a position allowing a spatially-limited adjustment movement of the stationary tool part. The method includes releasing the tensioning device; inserting the stationary tool part into a tensioning device area; moving the moveable tool part towards the stationary tool part slightly before it touches the stationary tool part; moving the moveable tool part towards the stationary tool part until a pressing force between the tool parts is reached or exceeded and an alignment occurs between the tool parts; and applying tension with the tensioning device.
An equipping arrangement for equipping connector housings with fitted-out cable ends of cables has an equipping gripping unit that provides subsequent gripping, when necessary, during inserting the fitted-out cable end into the connector housing. A cable gripper has two gripper jaws grasping and gripping the cable when actuated by an actuator operated with fluid pressure. An alignment module rotationally corrects alignment of the fitted-out cable end using an optical detection device determining the rotational position of the fitted-out cable end. The detection device monitors an opening motion of the gripper jaws to create an intermediate position. A control unit controls the actuator and calibrates the actuator with regard to the subsequent gripping based on data of the opening motion of the gripper jaws determined by the detection device.
The invention relates to a method and a device (400) for twisting single cables (11, 12) about a twisting axis (V). The single cables (11, 12) each run along a cable axis (v1, v2) and have wires (11a, 12a), which are twisted in a strand twisting direction (S, Z) to form a strand, and also each have a first cable end (15, 16) and a second cable end (17, 18). The first cable ends (15, 16) are held separately by a single rotating unit (41, 42) in each case. The second cable ends (17, 18) are held by a twisting unit (30). The second cable ends (17, 18) are rotated jointly about the twisting axis (V) counter to the strand twisting direction (S, Z) to produce a twisted cable bundle (10). During the joint rotation, the first cable ends (15, 16) are rotated separately about a cable axis (v1, v2) of the respective single cable (11, 12), in the same rotation direction as the joint rotation. The single cables are each relieved of torsion thereby.
A cable processing machine apparatus includes a cable processing machine for processing a cable, in particular a crimping machine for connecting a cable to a crimp contact by a crimping connection, and a handling robot that includes a gripping arm for gripping a portion of the cable or of multiple cables and moving the cable(s) into the cable processing machine and/or out of the cable processing machine.
A device and method for stripping a cable has at least one support roller arrangement and a work wheel arrangement. The end of the cable to be stripped can be clamped with the application of a pressure force between the work wheel arrangement and the support roller arrangement. The unit made up of the work wheel arrangement and the support roller arrangement can be driven to rotate around the cable and to roll off thereon.
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
30.
CABLE PROCESSING MACHINE WITH SEPARATE CABLE STORAGE MEANS
A cable processing machine has a processing region for processing cables, an operating region for operation of the machine by an operator, a conveying device that conveys batches of cables processed in the processing region from the processing region to the operating region, a cable storage device having a receiving portion accessible from the processing region for receiving individual cables processed in the processing region and a removal portion accessible from the operating region for safe removal of the individual cables by the operator, as well as a feed device that feeds the cables processed in the processing region either to the conveying device or to the receiving portion.
H01B 13/00 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables
H01R 43/052 - Crimping apparatus or processes with wire-feeding mechanism
31.
Method for aligning a crimper of a first tool of a crimping press relative to an anvil of a second tool of the crimping press and a crimping press device
A method for aligning a crimper of a first tool relative to an anvil of a second tool in a crimping press, wherein a crimp connection is made by jointly by moving the crimper relative to the anvil in a first direction, includes: moving the crimper relative to the anvil in the first direction until the anvil is partially inside a cavity of the crimper; moving the anvil relative to the crimper in a second direction transverse to the first direction until detecting contact between the anvil and the crimper; moving the anvil relative to the crimper opposite to the second direction until detecting contact between the anvil and the crimper for determining a gap width between the anvil and the crimper; and moving the anvil relative to the crimper in the second direction by a distance which is equal to half of the determined gap width.
H01R 43/04 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool
A method for aligning a crimper of a first tool of a crimping press relative to an anvil of a second tool of the crimping press, wherein the crimper and the anvil make a crimp connection jointly by moving the crimper relative to the anvil in a first direction, includes: determining a lateral offset of a center line of the crimper to a center line of the anvil in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the center line of the crimper runs through a center of the crimper and in the first direction and wherein the center line of the anvil runs through a center of the anvil and in the first direction; and moving the crimper relative to the anvil in the second direction for lowering the lateral offset.
H01R 43/04 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool
H01R 43/055 - Crimping apparatus or processes with contact member feeding mechanism
33.
Removal trough for a wire processing system, wire processing system, and method for removing one or more wires from a removal trough
A removal trough for a wire processing system receives wires processed by a wire processing machine of the wire processing system, wherein side walls of the removal trough each have one or more recesses and/or indentations formed therein for mechanical gripping of the wires in the removal trough by a gripping arm.
A cable processing machine system includes a cable processing machine for processing a cable, a cable tray for receiving cables processed by the cable processing machine, and a removal trough, the cable tray being pivotable to transfer cables from the cable tray into the removal trough when the cable tray pivots. The removal trough includes an exit conveyor belt for conveying the cables along a transport direction away from the cable processing machine to an end of the removal trough.
B65G 47/78 - Troughs having discharge openings and closures
B65G 47/14 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from disorderly-arranged article piles or from loose assemblages of articles arranging or orientating the articles by mechanical or pneumatic means during feeding
B65G 65/23 - Devices for tilting and emptying of containers
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
A straightening apparatus for straightening cables includes a first roller group having several rollers and a second roller group having several rollers opposite the first roller group. The cable alternates in a transport direction between the rollers of the first roller group and the rollers of the second roller group. The straightening apparatus further includes an infeed device with which the first roller group can be displaced in a closing direction against the second roller group. In order to secure the position of the first roller group displaced in the closing direction by the infeed device, the straightening apparatus includes a backstop which blocks a backward movement of the first roller group against the closing direction. The backstop has a clamping roller which is received in a wedge gap.
B21D 3/05 - Straightening or restoring form of metal rods, metal tubes, metal profiles, or specific articles made therefrom, whether or not in combination with sheet metal parts by rollers arranged on axes rectangular to the path of the work
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
A cable feed device for feeding a cable to a cable processing machine includes a first rotatable roller and a second rotatable roller for guiding the cable such that the cable can be arranged in a loop around the first roller and the second roller, and a cable drive for transporting the cable. The first roller is arranged stationary, wherein the second roller can be pushed or pulled away from the first roller with a force, wherein the second roller has a first state and a second state, wherein the second roller is locked in a first position in the first state and is moved in the second state by the force such that the distance between the first roller and the second roller changes depending on the length of the cable between the two rollers.
B21F 23/00 - Feeding wire in wire-working machines or apparatus
B65H 51/10 - Rollers, pulleys, capstans, or intermeshing rotary elements arranged to operate in groups or in co-operation with other elements with opposed coacting surfaces, e.g. providing nips
B65H 51/20 - Devices for temporarily storing filamentary material during forwarding, e.g. for buffer storage
B65H 57/00 - Guides for filamentary materialsSupports therefor
B65H 59/34 - Surfaces movable automatically to compensate for variation in tension
H01R 43/052 - Crimping apparatus or processes with wire-feeding mechanism
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
Disclosed is a device for applying marking tubes onto cables including: a driving mechanism for a cable along a driving axis; at least one buffer pipe in a producing position aligned with the driving axis, the buffer pipe having dimensions adapted both for a cable to be marked to run through the buffer pipe and for a number of marking tubes to be threaded onto the buffer pipe; a pushing unit engaging and pushing along the driving axis at least one first out marking tube of the marking tubes threaded on the buffer pipe until this first out marking tube exits the buffer pipe and is released onto the cable. Also disclosed is a method for applying marking tubes onto cables using a buffer pipe. The cable is always driven in the same forward direction and there is no limitation of cable length or marking tube number or location.
H01B 13/34 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables for marking conductors or cables
B21F 23/00 - Feeding wire in wire-working machines or apparatus
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
H01B 7/36 - Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form with distinguishing or length marks
H01B 13/00 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables
The invention concerns a device for applying marking tubes onto cables comprising: .circle. a driving mechanism for driving forward a cable to be marked along a driving axis (300), .circle. at least one buffer pipe (42) which can be arranged in a producing position where it is aligned with the driving axis (300), the buffer pipe having dimensions adapted both for a cable to be marked (3) to run through the buffer pipe and for a number of marking tubes to be threaded onto the buffer pipe, .circle. a pushing unit (6) configured for engaging and pushing forward along the driving axis at least one first out marking tube (2a) of the marking tubes threaded on the buffer pipe (42) until this first out marking tube (2a) exits the buffer pipe and is released onto the cable (3). The invention extends to a method for applying marking tubes onto cables using a buffer pipe. The cable is always driven in the same forward direction and there is no limitation concerning neither the length of the cable nor the number and the location of the marking tubes.
B65C 3/02 - Affixing labels to elongated objects, e.g. wires, cables, bars, tubes
B64F 5/10 - Manufacturing or assembling aircraft, e.g. jigs therefor
H01B 7/36 - Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form with distinguishing or length marks
H01B 13/34 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables for marking conductors or cables
G09F 3/04 - Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication meansSealsPostage or like stamps to be fastened or secured by the material of the label itself, e.g. by thermo-adhesion
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Method for removing insulation from inner conductors of a cable, and stripping device
A method for removing insulation from inner conductors of a cable having a first section with a cable sheath removed and a second section with the cable sheath not removed utilizes a stripping device to perform the following steps: inserting the first section between a first rotatable roller and a second rotatable roller of the stripping device; moving the first roller and/or the second roller toward each other to clamp the first section between the rollers; moving the cable in a first direction that moves the second section away from the rollers; moving the cable in a second direction opposite the first direction that moves the second section toward the rollers; moving stripping blades toward the first section to cut into the insulation of the inner conductors; and moving the cable in the first direction to remove at least part of the insulation from the inner conductors.
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
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Computer-implemented method for the monitoring of a plurality of cable-processing machines, and a monitoring system
A computer-implemented method for the monitoring of a plurality of cable-processing machines for the processing of cables includes the following steps: transmission of production parameters from one cable-processing machine, or a plurality of cable-processing machines, to a control server with a central database, wherein the production parameters include settings for the cable-processing machine for the processing of the cables by the cable-processing machine in question; reception of the production parameters by the control server; and storage of the production parameters in the central database.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
G06F 16/17 - Details of further file system functions
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Gripper unit for gripping and handling cable ends of two cables, loading station with the gripper unit and method for the provisioning of plug housings
A double gripper for gripping and handling cable ends of two cables of a twisted cable harness in a fitting station for provisioning plug housings includes two gripper jaws each with an upper member arranged above a lower jaw member. The double gripper further includes two engagement members arranged between the upper and lower jaw members with which the cables are supported. The engagement members can be moved independently from the gripper jaws. A distance between the cables can be varied by moving the engagement members between the cables transverse to longitudinal axes of the cables. Each of the engagement members is formed as a wedge with at least one effective wedge surface.
F16L 3/10 - Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing divided, i.e. with two members engaging the pipe, cable or protective tubing
F16L 3/22 - Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets specially adapted for supporting a number of parallel pipes at intervals
F16L 3/237 - Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets specially adapted for supporting a number of parallel pipes at intervals for two pipes
A grommet station includes a grommet assembly module that provides a cable end with a grommet. The assembly module has an assembly unit with an expansion sleeve for holding the grommet in an expanded state and placing the grommet on the cable end, a transfer unit with a mandrel, and a grommet-receiving device for receiving and holding the grommet during the assembly operation. In an acquisition position of the transfer unit, a grommet can be pushed onto the mandrel and, in a delivery position, the mandrel is in an operative connection with the assembly unit such that the grommet can be transferred from the mandrel to the assembly unit with the expansion sleeve temporarily encompassing the mandrel in the delivery position. The mandrel and the expansion sleeve are oriented in the same direction, and the assembly unit is a modular unit with a grommet-receiving device and a downstream expansion sleeve.
B23P 19/00 - Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some deformationTools or devices therefor so far as not provided for in other classes
H01R 43/00 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
H01R 13/52 - Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
A cable processing device includes at least one processing unit for assembling a cable and a sorting unit that can be actuated with a selection signal to output a cable received from the processing unit at least on a first side or on a second side according to the selection signal.
H01R 43/052 - Crimping apparatus or processes with wire-feeding mechanism
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
A cable processing apparatus has a crimping device loadable with an exchangeable crimping cassette, the cable processing apparatus including a crimping cassette exchanging device. The crimping cassette exchanging device includes carriages, each carriage having a crimping cassette holding device adapted to attach to and to detach from a crimping cassette; a horizontal carriage guide for providing a substantially horizontal guided movement of the carriages; a vertical carriage guide for providing a substantially vertical guided movement of a carriage from an initial vertical position to the crimping device or vice-versa, wherein the vertical carriage guide is arranged relative to the horizontal carriage guide such that one of the carriages is vertically movable at a time; a carriage shifting device adapted to controllably perform the horizontal guided movement; and a carriage lifting device adapted to controllably perform the vertical guided movement.
B23P 19/00 - Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some deformationTools or devices therefor so far as not provided for in other classes
H01R 43/055 - Crimping apparatus or processes with contact member feeding mechanism
A crimping cassette for a crimping device of a cable processing apparatus includes a crimping tool having stationary and movable tool parts configured to act together in a crimping operation of the crimping device. The crimping cassette further includes a holding device having at least two claws for attaching to a mounting part in a mounting area of the claws, the mounting part being directly or indirectly fixed to the stationary tool part. The holding device has a locked closed position in which the claws are firmly clamped to the mounting part; an unlocked closed position in which the claws loosely grip the mounting part for allowing an adjustment movement of the stationary tool part within a spatially limited adjustment range; and an open position in which the claws release the mounting part such that the stationary tool part is separable from the holding device.
An inspection apparatus for inspecting a cable end of a cable, with and without a connected crimp contact, includes a mirror apparatus with a central axis along which the cable end can be arranged for checking the cable end. The mirror apparatus includes a plurality of mirror elements arranged at a predetermined angle to each other and arranged at a predetermined angle to the central axis, each mirror element having a mirror arranged along the central axis for viewing the cable end from a different viewpoint. The inspection apparatus includes a camera for generating images of the cable end from the different viewing angles of the mirrors. At least a portion of each of the mirror elements is held in a respective position in the mirror apparatus by magnets.
G02B 7/182 - Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for prismsMountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for mirrors for mirrors
G01R 31/58 - Testing of lines, cables or conductors
G01R 31/66 - Testing of connections, e.g. of plugs or non-disconnectable joints
An inspection device for inspecting a cable end of a cable, with and without a connected crimp contact, includes a mirror arrangement having a central axis along which the cable end can be arranged for inspection. The mirror arrangement includes a plurality of mirrors arranged at a predetermined angle to one another and at a predetermined angle to the central axis, each mirror viewing the cable end from a different angle. The inspection device includes a camera for generating images of the cable end from the different viewing angles of the mirrors. A transparent disk is arranged between the camera and the mirror arrangement to prevent dirt and/or dust from moving from the mirror arrangement to the camera. A compressed air cleaning device cleans the disk and/or the mirrors with compressed air ejected along the disk and/or along at least a part of the mirrors.
H01R 43/04 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool
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Cable changer and method for locking the height of a cable guide that is height-adjustable relative to a cable feed apparatus
A cable changer includes a cable guide for retaining a plurality of cables at different heights, and a cable feed apparatus for feeding one of the cables to a cable processing machine, the height of the cable guide being adjustable relative to the cable feed apparatus, such that the cable feed apparatus can feed different cables of the cable guide to the cable processing machine depending on the height of the cable guide relative to the cable feed apparatus. The cable guide has height alignment elements and the cable feed apparatus has height determination elements that are complementary to the height alignment elements, the height alignment elements and the height determination elements locking the cable guide at one of a plurality of specified heights relative to the cable feed apparatus when the height determination elements are connected to some of the height alignment elements.
B23P 19/00 - Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some deformationTools or devices therefor so far as not provided for in other classes
H01R 43/00 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
H01B 13/00 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables
B65H 57/00 - Guides for filamentary materialsSupports therefor
H01B 13/012 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables for manufacturing wire harnesses
H01R 43/052 - Crimping apparatus or processes with wire-feeding mechanism
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CABLE PROCESSING MACHINE SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR REMOVING ONE OR MORE CABLES FROM A REMOVAL TROUGH OF A CABLE PROCESSING MACHINE SYSTEM
Disclosed is a cable processing machine system (1) comprising a cable processing machine (5) for processing a cable (12), a cable tray (20) for accepting cables (12) processed by the cable processing machine (5), and a removal trough (30), the cable tray (20) being pivotable in such a way that cables (12) are transferred from the cable tray (20) into the removal trough (30) when the cable tray (20) pivots, characterized in that the removal trough (30) includes a movable exit conveyor belt (35) for conveying the cables (12) along a direction of travel (13) away from the cable processing machine (5) to an end (33) of the removal trough (30).
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
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CABLE PROCESSING MACHINE APPARATUS, METHOD FOR REMOVING CABLES FROM A REMOVAL TROUGH OF A CABLE PROCESSING MACHINE, AND CABLE REPLACEMENT DEVICE FOR A CABLE PROCESSING MACHINE
Disclosed is a cable processing machine apparatus (1) comprising a cable processing machine (5) for processing a cable (15), in particular a crimping machine for connecting a cable (15) to a crimp contact by means of a crimping connection, and a handling robot (30) which includes a gripping arm (55) for gripping a portion of the cable (15) or of multiple cables (15) and moving the cable (15) or cables (15) into the cable processing machine (5) and/or out of the cable processing machine (5).
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
H01R 43/052 - Crimping apparatus or processes with wire-feeding mechanism
H01R 43/055 - Crimping apparatus or processes with contact member feeding mechanism
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REMOVAL TROUGH FOR A CABLE PROCESSING MACHINE SYSTEM, CABLE PROCESSING MACHINE SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR REMOVING ONE OR MORE CABLES FROM A REMOVAL TROUGH
Disclosed is a removal trough (22) for a cable processing machine system (1), said removal trough (22) being designed to accept cables (15) processed by a cable processing machine (5) of the cable processing machine system (1); sidewalls (34, 35) of the removal trough (22) each have one or more recesses (90) and/or bays in order for the cables (15) to be able to be gripped by a machine, in particular by a gripping arm (55), in the removal trough (22).
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
53.
Cable end holding device for holding a cable end of a cable, method for positioning a cable end of a cable, and cable assembly machine for assembling a cable
A cable end holding device for holding a cable end of a cable for a crimp process includes a cable holding element for holding the cable end and a vertical position alteration device having two lever elements for altering the vertical position of the cable holding element in a manner decoupled from a movement of a stamp during the crimp process. The lever elements extend mutually parallel along a longitudinal direction of the lever elements and are arranged mutually offset in height and in a width direction perpendicular to the vertical and perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The lever elements each are rotatably mounted about a first axis of rotation extending along the width direction, the two first axes of rotation extending mutually parallel.
H01R 43/05 - Crimping apparatus or processes with wire-insulation stripping
H01R 43/052 - Crimping apparatus or processes with wire-feeding mechanism
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
H02G 1/14 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for joining or terminating cables
B25J 9/10 - Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
54.
Cable processing machine with movable guide elements and method for laying a cable in a cable processing machine
A cable processing machine includes a cable feeding device for moving a cable in a feed direction. The cable feeding device has a first guide element and a second guide element, between which elements the cable is guided at least in an operating mode of the cable processing machine. The spacing between the two guide elements is selectively variable. A method for laying a cable in the cable processing machine includes moving one or both of the guide elements relative to one another when the cable processing machine is shifted between the operating mode and a cable laying mode.
An apparatus to process a plurality of electrical wires as well as a method that uses the apparatus are indicated. The apparatus includes a feed device, a stationary holding device, a holding device that is non-stationary along a linear guiding direction, a non-stationary bundling device that is separate from the non-stationary holding device and a controller connected to a drive of the non-stationary bundling device. The stationary holding device and/or the non-stationary holding device are configured to twist the respectively held end of the wires; The controller controls the drive in such a way that a distance between a bundling segment of the non-stationary bundling device and the non-stationary holding device assumes a specified or a specifiable distance.
H04N 23/56 - Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensorsControl thereof provided with illuminating means
B65B 27/06 - Bundling coils of wire or like annular objects
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
56.
Cable processing machine control system, cable processing machine system and method for monitoring and controlling cable processing machines
A cable processing machine control system includes middleware for data exchange with data brokers of multiple cable processing machines, and a wearable communication device for data exchange with the middleware. When a user of the cable processing machine control system has logged into the wearable communication device, depending on a role of the user that is assigned by the middleware, different information is displayed for the user on the wearable communication device via the cable processing machines assigned to the assigned role of the user and/or different action possibilities for controlling the cable processing machines assigned to the assigned role of the user are provided for the user on the wearable communication device.
A method for connecting a first cable to a second cable with an adhesive tape to form a cable chain includes: arranging a free end region of the first cable parallel to and spaced from a first end region of the second cable; providing the adhesive tape folded in its longitudinal direction to form opening tabs at its first and opposite second ends with an adhesively coated side of the adhesive tape partially adhering to itself; and enclosing a part of the first cable free end region and a part of the second cable first end region with the adhesive tape such that the first cable free end region has a greater distance from the first adhesive tape end and the second adhesive tape end than the second cable first end region and is detachably connected to the second cable first end region.
H02G 1/14 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for joining or terminating cables
H02G 3/30 - Installations of cables or lines on walls, floors or ceilings
H02G 3/00 - Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
G09F 3/20 - Casings, frames, or enclosures for labels for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels
B29C 65/50 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor using adhesives using adhesive tape
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Method for stripping part of a shielding foil of a sheathed cable and foil removing device for stripping part of a shielding foil of a sheathed cable from the sheathed cable at a predetermined breaking point
A method for stripping a part of a shielding foil of a sheathed cable includes the following steps: provide the sheathed cable with the shielding foil that has a predetermined breaking point running along a circumference of the shielding foil; bend a subarea of the sheathed cable with the shielding foil in a first direction to apply a tearing stress at the predetermined breaking point that tears the shielding foil on a part of the circumference of the shielding foil; move a first part of the sheathed cable in an elliptical, particularly circular, movement to apply the tearing stress across essentially the entire circumference of the shielding foil, so that the shielding foil tears at the predetermined breaking point across the entire circumference of the shielding foil; and remove from the sheathed cable the part of the shielding foil that was stripped from the sheathed cable.
H01B 7/00 - Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form
H05K 9/00 - Screening of apparatus or components against electric or magnetic fields
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
A crimping tool exchange device exchanges a first crimping tool for a second crimping tool, wherein each crimping tool, when at a processing position in a crimping press, produces a crimp connection connecting a conductor end of a cable to a crimp contact. The device includes first and second exchange units retaining the first and second crimping tools respectively. When one of the exchange units is arranged in an exchange position the retained crimping tool can be moved in a first direction between the processing position and the one exchange unit. The first exchange unit is moved linearly from the exchange position in a second direction, and the second exchange unit is moved linearly from the exchange position in a third direction that is different from the second direction, the second direction being at an angle relative to the third direction.
H01R 43/055 - Crimping apparatus or processes with contact member feeding mechanism
H01R 43/04 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool
A cable processing device includes a cable conveying device running along a machine longitudinal axis transporting a cable, and a cable changer selectively supplying cables for processing. The cable changer has two guide units for guiding and holding one cable each and being movable between inoperative and active positions. In the inoperative position, the guide unit is positioned outside the cable conveying device spaced from the machine axis. In the active position, the guide unit is positioned coaxially with the machine axis producing an operative connection to the cable conveying device. The guide units are movable independently of each other. When one of the guide units is moved from the inoperative position into the active position, the other guide unit remains positionally fixed in the inoperative position. When the guide units are both in their inoperative positions, they are positioned lying next to each other on a common horizontal plane.
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
B65H 51/30 - Devices controlling the forwarding speed to synchronise with supply, treatment, or take-up apparatus
B65H 57/16 - Guides for filamentary materialsSupports therefor formed to maintain a plurality of filaments in spaced relation
H01R 43/052 - Crimping apparatus or processes with wire-feeding mechanism
A crimping cassette (10) for a crimping device of a cable processing apparatus is provided. The crimping cassette comprises a crimping tool having a stationary tool part (32) and a movable tool part (33), wherein the stationary and movable tool parts (32, 33) are configured to act together in a crimping operation of the crimping device. The crimping cassette (10) further comprises a holding device having at least two claws (21a, 21b) for attaching to a mounting part in a mounting area of the claws (21a, 21b), the mounting part being directly or indirectly fixed to the stationary tool part (32), wherein the holding device has a locked closed position in which the claws (21a, 21b) are firmly clamped to the mounting part; an unlocked closed position in which the claws (21a, 21b) loosely grip the mounting part for allowing an adjustment movement of the stationary tool part within a spatially limited adjustment range;and an open position in which the claws (21a, 21b) release the mounting part such that the stationary tool part is separable from the holding device.
A cable processing apparatus (100) is provided. The cable processing apparatus (100) has a crimping device (110) loadable with an exchangeable crimping cassette (200, 200a, 200b), the cable processing apparatus (100) comprising a crimping cassette exchanging device (120). The crimping cassette exchanging device (120) comprises a plurality of carriages (130a, 130b), each carriage (130a, 130b) having a crimping cassette holding device (140a, 140b) adapted to attach to and to detach from a crimping cassette (200, 200a, 200b); a horizontal carriage guide for providing a substantially horizontal guided movement of the carriages (130a, 130b); a vertical carriage guide (165) for providing a substantially vertical guided movement of a carriage (130a, 130b) from an initial vertical position to the crimping device (110) or vice-versa, wherein the vertical carriage guide (165) is arranged relative to the horizontal carriage guide such that one of the plurality of carriages (130a, 130b) is vertically movable at a time; a carriage shifting device (150) adapted to controllably perform the horizontal guided movement; and a carriage lifting device (160) adapted to controllably perform the vertical guided movement.
A method for processing a cable includes a drawing-out step and a placement step. In the drawing-out step, a loop of the cable is drawn out over a guide body arranged on a loop placement surface. The loop is drawn out to a specified length using a driven dog. In the placement step, the loop is placed onto the loop placement surface by the dog. In the process, the loop is placed over the guide body.
H01R 43/04 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
B21F 1/00 - Bending wire other than coilingStraightening wire
H01R 43/052 - Crimping apparatus or processes with wire-feeding mechanism
H01B 13/012 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables for manufacturing wire harnesses
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Device and method for fitting connector housings provided with sealing mats
A device for fitting a connector housing provided with a sealing mat to a prefabricated cable end of a cable includes a fitting unit with a cable gripper having an insertion element. The cable end can be introduced into the connector housing with the fitting unit, wherein the sealing mat has a cable through-hole that can receive the cable in a sealing manner. The insertion element is guided through the cable through-hole of the sealing mat during the fitting process. The insertion element has a shaft and a widened tip.
H01R 13/52 - Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
H01R 43/20 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
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METHOD FOR ALIGNING A CRIMPER OF A FIRST TOOL OF A CRIMPING PRESS RELATIVE TO AN ANVIL OF A SECOND TOOL OF THE CRIMPING PRESS AND A CRIMPING PRESS DEVICE
A method for aligning a crimper (32) of a first tool (30) of a crimping press (20) relative to an anvil (42) of a second tool (40) of the crimping press (20) is disclosed, wherein the crimper (32) and the anvil (42) are adapted for making a crimp connection jointly by moving the crimper (32) relative to the anvil (42) in a first direction (102), wherein the method comprises the following: - determining a lateral offset (50) of the crimper (32) relative to the anvil (42), wherein the lateral offset (50) is an offset of a center line (35) of the crimper (32) to a center line (45) of the anvil (42) in a second direction (103), wherein the second direction (103) is perpendicular to the first direction (102), wherein the center line (35) of the crimper (32) runs through a center of the crimper (32) and in the first direction (102) and wherein the center line (45) of the anvil (42) runs through a center of the anvil (42) and in the first direction (102); and - moving the crimper (32) relative to the anvil (42) in the second direction (103) for lowering the lateral offset (50).
H01R 43/055 - Crimping apparatus or processes with contact member feeding mechanism
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METHOD FOR ALIGNING A CRIMPER OF A FIRST TOOL OF A CRIMPING PRESS RELATIVE TO AN ANVIL OF A SECOND TOOL OF THE CRIMPING PRESS AND A CRIMPING PRESS DEVICE
A method for aligning a crimper (32) of a first tool (30) of a crimping press relative to an anvil (42) of a second tool (40) of the crimping press is disclosed, wherein the crimper (32) and the anvil (42) are adapted for making a crimp connection jointly by moving the crimper (32) relative to the anvil (42) in a first direction (102), wherein the method comprises the following steps: moving the crimper (32) relative to the anvil (42) into the first direction (102) until the anvil (42) is partially inside a cavity of the crimper (32); moving the anvil (42) relative to the crimper (32) in a second direction (103) which is transversal to the first direction (102) until a contact between the anvil (42) and the crimper (32) is detected; moving the anvil (42) relative to the crimper (32) opposite to the second direction (103) until a contact between the anvil (42) and the crimper (32) is detected for determining a value of a gap between the anvil (42) and the crimper (32); and moving the anvil (42) relative to the crimper (32) in the second direction (103) by a distance which is equal to half of the determined value of the gap.
A device and a method manipulate an inner conductor from several inner conductors at a stripped end of a sheathed cable. The device includes a manipulation device pivotable from an initial position about a pivot axis extending perpendicular to the axial direction of the cable end alignable relative to the manipulation device in a plane extending perpendicular to the cable end axis. The manipulation device includes a needle movable towards an inner conductor end in the initial position along a needle axis; and an inner conductor gripper gripping the inner conductor end. The method includes aligning the cable end relative to the manipulation device to align the needle axis with the inner conductor axis; moving the needle towards the inner conductor end, and establishing needle and inner conductor end contact; pivoting the manipulation device about the pivot axis; and gripping the inner conductor end by the inner conductor gripper.
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
H01R 43/20 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
H02G 1/14 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for joining or terminating cables
A cable processing device has at least one workstation designed as a changing station for processing cable ends of cables. This changing station includes two processing modules for optionally processing the cable end of the cable in one of the processing modules. The processing modules allocated to the changing station can be adjusted between a working position and a waiting position by an adjustment mechanism. The processing modules of the changing station are arranged on a carrier that is mounted on a machine frame such that the carrier is pivotable about a vertical axis of rotation. As a result of a 180° rotation about the axis of rotation, one of the processing modules is moved from the working position to the waiting position, while the other processing module is simultaneously moved from the waiting position to the working position.
B23P 19/00 - Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some deformationTools or devices therefor so far as not provided for in other classes
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
H01R 43/05 - Crimping apparatus or processes with wire-insulation stripping
69.
Method and device for stripping a cable having a multi-layered sheath
In a method for stripping a cable having a multi-layered sheath, first, an initial layer of the sheath of the cable is cut in a stripping device using at least one stripping blade. This is followed by cutting an inner layer of the sheath located opposite the first layer using a laser beam of a laser cutting device. The stripping process is completed by removal of the sheath that was cut using the stripping blade and the laser beam.
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
The present invention relates to a device (1) for assembling at least one plug housing (200) with prepared cable ends (111, 121) of a cable harness (100), in particular a twisted harness comprised of at least two cables (110, 120), wherein the device (1) has at least two cable grips (10, 20) each for gripping one of the at least two cables (110, 120) on a segment (112, 122) of a free cable end (111, 121), in particular untwisted. For selective assembly, in particular for insertion of the cable ends (111, 121) with a longitudinal offset into the plug housing (200) through a segment along the path of travel, which is potentially critical for a successful assembly process, the at least two cable grips (10, 20) are displaceable independently of one another in the longitudinal direction (L) of the cable ends (111, 121) to be gripped.
H01R 43/20 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
H01R 13/432 - Securing in a demountable manner by resilient locking means on the contact membersSecuring in a demountable manner by locking means on resilient contact members by stamped-out resilient tongue snapping behind shoulder in base or case
71.
Method and device for aligning prefabricated cable ends of a cable harness in correct rotational position
The present invention relates to a method and a device for aligning prefabricated cable ends (111, 121) of a cable strand (100), twisted in particular, with at least two cables (110, 120) in the correct rotational position, wherein the entire cable strand (100) is rotated by means of a rotary gripping device (30) on a section (101) which is connected to the cable ends and is rotated by means of a rotary gripping device (30) in particular, and each cable (110) that has already been aligned remains secured in its ideal rotational position in a section (112) of its free cable end (111), in particular untwisted, by means of a respective cable grip (10, 20).
B65H 69/06 - Methods of, or devices for, interconnecting successive lengths of materialKnot-tying devices by splicing
H01R 43/20 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
D07B 3/04 - General-purpose machines or apparatus for producing twisted ropes or cables from component strands of the same or different material in which the supply reels rotate about the axis of the rope or cable and are arranged in tandem along the axis of the machine
H01B 13/00 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
An arrangement for assembling cables having cable processing devices arranged in parallel adjacent to one another wherein each cable processing device includes processing stations for processing cable ends of a cable, a cable conveying device running along a longitudinal machine axis for transporting the cable to at least one of the processing stations in the direction of the longitudinal machine axis, and a central control unit for operating the cable processing device which is arranged to a side of the cable processing device with respect to the longitudinal machine axis. The cable processing devices are arranged in at least one group with two adjacent cable processing devices, wherein due to a mirror-image configuration the central control units and the cable transport control units of the two adjacent cable processing devices forming the group are arranged facing and opposite one another to increase efficiency and ergonomics for an operator.
H01R 43/052 - Crimping apparatus or processes with wire-feeding mechanism
H01R 43/05 - Crimping apparatus or processes with wire-insulation stripping
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
H02G 1/00 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
73.
Positioning device of a processing module of a cable processing machine
A positioning device (1) of a processing module of a cable processing machine for finishing a cable. The positioning device (1) includes a first displacing device (10) for displacing the processing module relative to the cable to be processed along a first, in particular horizontal axis (x) transversely, preferably perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis (L) of the cable to be processed and a second displacing device (20) for displacing the processing module relative to the cable to be processed along a second, in particular vertical axis (z) transversely, preferably perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis (L) of the cable to be processed and transversely, preferably perpendicular to the first axis (x). A processing module and a cable processing machine having at least one such positioning device (1).
G05B 19/19 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by positioning or contouring control systems, e.g. to control position from one programmed point to another or to control movement along a programmed continuous path
B25J 9/02 - Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by movement of the arms, e.g. cartesian co-ordinate type
F16H 25/22 - Screw mechanisms with balls, rollers, or similar members between the co-operating partsElements essential to the use of such members
H01R 43/04 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
An adapter plate alignment gauge system includes an adapter plate for holding a crimping tool in different positions and an alignment gauge for aligning the crimping tool in a predetermined set crimping tool position relative to the alignment gauge. The adapter plate is immovably arrangeable in a predetermined set adapter plate position in a crimping press which, in order to create a crimp connection, connects one conductor end of a cable to a crimp contact. The alignment gauge can be fastened to the adapter plate whereby the alignment gauge is arranged in a predetermined set alignment gauge position relative to the adapter plate.
B21D 37/04 - Movable or exchangeable mountings for tools
F16B 2/06 - Clamps, i.e. with gripping action effected by positive means other than the inherent resistance to deformation of the material of the fastening external, i.e. with contracting action
H01R 43/055 - Crimping apparatus or processes with contact member feeding mechanism
H05K 13/00 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing or adjusting assemblages of electric components
75.
Crimping tool exchange device and method for exchanging a first crimping tool arranged at a process position in a crimping press with another second crimping tool
A crimping tool exchange device for exchanging crimping tools in a process position in a cable crimp contact crimping press has at least two exchange spots that each retain a crimping tool. When the exchange spots are in a first exchange position, a first tool is displaced from the process position to a first exchange spot along a first direction of movement, the exchange spots are linearly moved from the first exchange position into a second exchange position wherein the first tool and a second tool located on a second exchange spot move in a second direction of movement that differs from the first direction of movement, and in the second exchange position the second tool is displaced from the second exchange spot into the process position in a third direction of movement that is opposite to the first direction of movement.
A method for stripping and testing of a cable having at least one conductor enclosed in an insulating sheath uses a stripping device with at least one stripping blade. The method steps include: extending the stripping blade in a transverse direction to sever the insulating sheath; displacing the stripping blade in a longitudinal direction to pull off the severed insulating sheath; detecting a contacting of the conductor; retracting of the stripping blade in the transverse direction when the contacting is detected; recording the movement data of the stripping blade at the time of contacting; determining a further movement course of the stripping blade from the movement data and forming a corresponding local quality value is formed; and comparing the local quality value with a quality specification to establish whether a quality of the conductor meets requirements.
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
A cable processing device (1) comprises a cable conveying device (5) running along a machine longitudinal axis (10) for transporting a cable (2), and a cable changer (6) for the selective supply of cables (3, 4) for processing the cables. The cable changer (6) has two guide units (7, 8) for guiding and holding one cable each, wherein the guide units (7, 8) are movable between an inoperative position and an active position. In the inoperative position, the guide unit (7, 8) is positioned outside the cable conveying device and is spaced apart from the machine longitudinal axis (10); in the active position, the guide unit (7, 8) is positioned coaxially with respect to the machine longitudinal axis (10) in order to produce an operative connection to the cable conveying device (5). The two guide units (7, 8) are configured in such a manner that the guide units (7, 8) are movable independently of each other. The cable changer (6) is designed in such a manner that, when one of the guide units (7, 8) is moved from the inoperative position into the active position, the other guide units (7, 8) remain positionally fixed in the inoperative position. When the guide units (7, 8) are both in their inoperative positions, the guide units (7, 8) are positioned lying next to each other and preferably on a common horizontal plane.
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
A straightening device for straightening cables includes two rows of rollers, an adjusting device for manually adjusting a distance between the rows of rollers, a measuring device for recording the distance between the rows of rollers, and an indicator device with which deviations of the actual value of the distance between the rows of rollers, determined by the measuring device, from a nominal value is visually indicated. The indicator device has two optical error indicating elements for indicating too high and/or too low an actual value compared with the nominal value of the distance, as well as an optical ‘correct’ indicating element for indicating that the actual value of the distance corresponds with the nominal value.
B21D 3/02 - Straightening or restoring form of metal rods, metal tubes, metal profiles, or specific articles made therefrom, whether or not in combination with sheet metal parts by rollers
B21C 51/00 - Measuring, gauging, indicating, counting, or marking devices specially adapted for use in the production or manipulation of material in accordance with subclasses
B21B 38/10 - Methods or devices for measuring specially adapted for metal-rolling mills, e.g. position detection, inspection of the product for measuring roll-gap, e.g. pass indicators
D07B 5/12 - Making ropes or cables from special materials or of particular form of low twist or low tension by processes comprising setting or straightening treatments
A device for processing—particularly stripping insulation, cutting, contacting, fitting-out, connecting, measuring or checking—a cable that has at least one insulated electrical conductor includes a metal tool movable relative to the cable and a measuring device by which contact with the electrical conductor by the tool is detectable. The tool is connected with a first electrode body movable relative to a second electrode body so that through the two electrode bodies, which bodies are separated from one another by an air gap or an insulating material, a coupling capacitor is formed, by which the metal tool is or can be coupled to the measuring device, to an alternating voltage source or to an electrical potential.
G01N 27/22 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating capacitance
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
80.
Cable processing equipment for processing cable cores of a multi-core cable
Cable processing equipment for processing cable cores of a multi-core cable includes separating elements that are introducible between the cable cores and are movable along the cable cores with combing effect. The separating elements are arranged in star shape and are movable in a radial direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the cable. The cable processing equipment further includes a forming tool for preshaping the core ends, which ends are separated by the separating elements, of the cable cores of the multi-core cable. The forming tool includes a forming die with core receptacles for receiving the cable cores and a guide sleeve for embracing the cable cores.
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
H01R 13/6463 - Means for preventing cross-talk using twisted pairs of wires
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
81.
Cable processing equipment and method for removing a screening film from a screened multi-core round cable
Cable processing equipment for removing a screening film from a screened multi-core round cable includes four knives radially movable relative to the cable for cutting into the screening film. In that case, each knife is associated with a cable core of the round cable. The knives have concavely formed cutting edges and guide elements, which guide elements have guide sections in which the cable cores encased by the screening film are receivable. The knives protrude relative to the guide elements in the region of the guide sections by a projection length. The guide sections have a concave circularly cylindrical shape and form a concave abutment surface for the cable cores.
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
A method for producing a crimp connection includes a mobile supply unit that can be connected with a crimping press station for storing and supplying crimp contacts to the crimping press station. The mobile supply unit is loaded with two supply rolls with crimp contacts that can be attached laterally to the mobile supply unit. Each supply roll is assigned to a respective coupling device by which the supply unit can be connected in two docking locations with the crimping press station and disconnected from the docking locations.
A cutting unit for stripping cables in a stripping station includes a base body and a knife holder attached thereto for holding stripping knives. The knife holder is firmly glued to the base body by an epoxy-resin adhesive, whereby the stripping knives are electrically isolated from the base body. The stripping knives are screw-connected with the knife holders. For the reading-out of electrical signals for detection of contact with a conductor the cutting unit has a printed circuit board that is electrically connected with the knife holders by contact screws.
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
84.
Arrangement and method for equipping plug housings
An equipping arrangement for equipping a plug housing with fitted-out cable ends of cables with an equipping unit, by which the cable ends are introduced into cells of the plug housing, includes a housing receiving device for temporary reception of the plug housings for the equipping. A cable store holding several of the cables together is temporarily received by the housing receiving device together with the temporary reception of the plug housing in the housing receiving device. A holding arm, on which the cable store is arranged, is connected at right angles with the housing receiving device. A plug-in opening into which a foot section of the cable store can be plugged is provided in the holding arm.
H01R 13/73 - Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall
H01R 43/20 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
H01R 43/16 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
Cable processing equipment for fitting out cables includes local control units for local setting-up of the processing stations, for example a crimping station. The local control unit of the crimping station has a trigger button for triggering the processing process and an approval button for approval of whether the crimping process is to be executed. The processing process can be started only with simultaneous pressing of the trigger button and the approval button. Moreover, the local control unit includes a cable call button for activating a feed unit for feeding a cable end of the cable to the crimping station.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
H01R 43/052 - Crimping apparatus or processes with wire-feeding mechanism
A cable processing apparatus includes a trimming and insulation stripping unit with cutting blades for severing the cable, first insulation-stripping blades for stripping insulation from a rear end of the severed cable piece, and second insulation-stripping blades for stripping insulation from a front end of the remainder of the cable, and a crimping press with a first crimping tool for connecting the rear end of the trimmed cable piece to a first crimp contact and with a second crimping tool for connecting the front end of the remainder of the cable to a second crimp contact. A lifting element formed by a carriage and displaceably mounted on a machine housing of the cable processing apparatus operate both the trimming and insulation-stripping unit and the first and second crimping tools. The lifting element is moved up and down by an eccentric shaft driven by a motor.
A method for producing a crimp connection includes initially guiding a cable end of a cable with a gripper to a crimping press. For this feed movement the gripper is moved by an actuator in an axial direction along the cable axis. The cable end is thereafter connected with a crimp contact. During the crimping process the gripper is, for compensation for length extension of the cable during crimping, moved along the cable axis in a return movement in an opposite direction to the feed movement.
While stripping an electrical cable in a stripping device of a cable-processing system, detection by an electrically conductive cutting device with a sensor circuit takes place if contact with a conductor occurs. By connecting the sensor circuit to the cutting device a measuring capacitance is developed. Before incising the electrical cable, a capacitance value of the measurement capacitance is determined during a first measurement cycle in which a charge equalization is carried out between the measurement capacitance and a reference capacitance. A parameter is determined in a further measurement cycle in which a charge equalization is again carried out between the measurement capacitance and the reference capacitance, wherein, relative to the first capacitance, the parameter displays a change in the capacitance after incising into the electrical cable. A signal is produced, if the change is greater than an established threshold value, indicating contact with the conductor.
G01N 27/22 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating capacitance
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
89.
Method for determining stripping parameters for stripping a cable
Determining at least one stripping parameter for stripping a cable containing a conductor by: a) cutting an insulation up to a cutting depth of a cable with at least one stripping knife, wherein an initial cutting depth is selected to be the cutting depth, which ensures that the at least one stripping knife comes in contact with the conductor; b) stripping the cut insulation by moving the at least one stripping knife in a longitudinal direction in relation to the cable; c) determining by a detecting unit whether the at least one stripping knife has come in contact with the conductor in the step a); and d) repeating the steps a) to c), wherein in each case the cutting depth is reduced by a cutting feed value until a conductor contact can no longer be determined, whereby the stripping cutting depth is maintained in a parameter determination phase.
H01R 43/00 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
90.
CABLE FABRICATION APPARATUS FOR TRIMMING A CABLE, STRIPPING INSULATION FROM A CABLE AND FABRICATING A CABLE WITH CRIMP CONTACTS
A cable fabrication apparatus (1) comprises a trimming and insulation-stripping unit (2) with cutting blades (27, 28) for severing the cable, first insulation-stripping blades (29, 30) for stripping insulation from a rear end of the cable piece (7'), which is trimmed by means of the cutting blades, and second insulation-stripping blades (31, 32) for stripping insulation from a front end of the remainder of the cable (7), and a crimping press (3) with a first crimping tool (4) for connecting the rear end of the trimmed cable piece (7') from which insulation is stripped to a first crimp contact (41) and with a second crimping tool (5) for connecting the front end of the remainder of the cable (7) from which insulation is stripped to a second crimp contact (42). A lifting element (6) which is formed by a carriage and which is displaceably mounted on a machine housing (23) of the cable fabrication apparatus (1) can be used to operate both the trimming and insulation-stripping unit (2) and also the first crimping tool (4) and the second crimping tool (5) of the crimping press (3). In this case, the lifting element (6) can be moved up and down by means of an eccentric shaft (20) which can be driven by motor.
A crimping station with a crimping press for producing a crimp connection, the crimping press including a drivable press part movable in vertical direction, with which a cable end of a cable can be connected with a crimp contact, a gripper for supplying the cable end to the crimping press, and a positioning unit for vertically positioning the cable end at the crimping press. During the process of moving the press part the gripper is moved by the positioning unit between a starting position and an end position. The positioning unit is connected via a variable gearbox with the press part whereby during the moving of the press part, the positioning unit is moved in relation to the press part at a speed reduced by a reduction ratio of the gearbox, and the reduction ratio can be adjusted by an adjusting device.
A device for producing a crimp connection includes a mobile supply unit that can be connected with a crimping press station for storing and supplying crimp contacts to the crimping press station. The mobile supply unit has two supply rolls with crimp contacts that can be attached laterally to the mobile supply unit. Each supply roll is assigned to a respective coupling device by which the supply unit can be connected in two docking locations with the crimping press station.
While stripping an electrical cable (3) in a stripping device (1) of a cable-processing system, detection by an electrically conductive meter (6, 6') with a sensor switch (4) takes place if contact with a conductor (2) occurs. By connecting the sensor switch (4) to the meter (6, 6') a measuring capacitance (8) is developed. Before incising the electrical cable (3), a capacitance (C8) of the measurement capacitance (8) is determined during a first measurement cycle in which a charge balance is carried out between the measurement capacitance (8) and a reference capacitance (C14). A parameter is determined in a further measurement cycle in which a charge balance is again carried out between the measurement capacitance (8) and the reference capacitance (C14), wherein, relative to the first capacitance (C8), the parameter displays a change in the capacitance after incising into the electrical cable. A signal (S) is produced if the change is greater than an established threshold value, wherein the signal (S) displays contact with the conductor (2).
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
G01R 27/26 - Measuring inductance or capacitanceMeasuring quality factor, e.g. by using the resonance methodMeasuring loss factorMeasuring dielectric constants
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
A method for stripping a cable, the cable having a conductor encompassed by an insulation and extending in a longitudinal direction, includes cutting into the insulation with stripping blades, after which the insulation is removed by sliding the stripping blades in the longitudinal direction. During the removal procedure, the longitudinal position of the stripping blades is detected if it has been determined by a detection device that at least one of the stripping blades has come in contact with the conductor. Based on the longitudinal position of one or more contacts with the conductor, a classification of the cable as adequately or poorly stripped is carried out.
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
A wire stripper includes a displacement current detection and current-voltage conversion circuit that when stripping blades contact a wire core of an electric wire in a process of stripping a coating of the electric wire at a time when a predetermined time t has elapsed since a square DC signal was applied to the stripping blades from an electric signal generator circuit through a signal line, detects a displacement current of the signal line, converts the current into a voltage, and holds the voltage; and a determination circuit that determines whether the voltage of the signal line is a voltage level Vok at a time of non-contact or a voltage level Vng at a time of contact of the stripping blades with the wire core so as to detect the contact of the stripping blades with the wire core.
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
A wire stripper detects contact between a core wire of an electric wire and stripping blades and detects if the electric wire is cut short. The wire stripper includes a signal analyzer circuit that measures an impedance through the stripping blades for a change in the impedance caused by contact with the wire core and a buffer circuit, that when a contact of the stripping blades with the wire core is detected, applies a signal having the same level as that of an electric signal applied to the stripping blades to a side of a shielding material of a shielded cable for transmitting the electric signal to and from the stripping blades so as to reduce or prevent current leakage between a signal line of the shielded cable and the shielding material.
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
A device for stripping coating from electric wires is provided with a function to detect any contact between a wire core and stripping blades even for electric wires which have been cut short. This device has a signal analyzer circuit for measurement of impedance via stripping blades capable of detecting any contact between the stripping blades and the wire core by detecting a change in impedance as a result of addition of impedance of the wire core to that of the stripping blades at the moment of any contact of the stripping blades with the core of the electric wire in the course of stripping coating from the electric wire.
H02G 1/12 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
(1) Wire processing machines, namely, machines for cutting and stripping electrical cables; machines for crimping electrical cables; knives for cutting and stripping machines for electrical cables.
(2) Wire processing machines, namely, machines for cutting, stripping, marking, tinning, deposit, bundling and winding of electrical cables; machines for assembling of wire harness or parts thereof; machines for crimping, welding, soldering, binding of electrical cables and block loading of connector housing; spare parts for all the aforementioned machines; blades and guide parts for wire processing machines; pneumatic cylinders and electrical belt and wire drives, double-roller drives, dynamic servo drives; industrial robots; apparatus for measuring and testing the electrical, optical and mechanical features of wires, cables, wire harness, conduits for light waves and photovoltaic components, namely, wire diameter measuring devices, crimp force monitors, pull force testers, crimping height meters, position monitors and photovoltaic module testers; industrial automation controls; controls for industrial robots; electric control panels; remote monitoring apparatus, namely, embedded software controllers and cameras for monitoring of wire processing machines; remote control apparatus for controlling and regulating the operation of wire processing machines; computers; electronic and electromagnetic data carrier, namely computer disks pre-recorded with software for processing, transmitting and transforming process data in the field of wire processing and assembly automation; sensors, namely, optical sensors, electronic proximity sensors and switches and force sensors; detectors for detecting the presence, diameter, cross-section, cutting length and cutting depth of wires and cables; integrated circuits; computer interfaces boards and computer interface cards; computer software for operating, controlling, monitoring wire processing machines as well and assembly cells for manufacturing and assembly of photovoltaic components; computer monitors; computer keyboard; electronic terminals for operating machines in the field of wire processing and assembly automation.
(3) Wire processing machines, namely, machines for cutting, stripping, marking, tinning, deposit, bundling and winding of electrical cables; machines for assembling of wire harness or parts thereof; machines for crimping, welding, soldering, binding of electrical cables and block loading of connector housing; spare parts for all the aforementioned machines; blades and guide parts for wire processing machines; pneumatic cylinders and electrical belt and wire drives, double-roller drives, dynamic servo drives; industrial robots; apparatus for measuring and testing the electrical, optical and mechanical features of wires, cables, wire harness, namely, wire diameter measuring devices, crimp force monitors, pull force testers, crimping height meters, position monitors; industrial automation controls; controls for industrial robots; electric control panels; remote monitoring apparatus, namely, embedded software controllers and cameras for monitoring of wire processing machines; remote control apparatus for controlling and regulating the operation of wire processing machines; computers; electronic and electromagnetic data carrier, namely computer disks pre-recorded with software for processing, transmitting and transforming process data in the field of wire processing; sensors, namely, optical sensors, electronic proximity sensors and switches and force sensors; detectors for detecting the presence, diameter, cross-section, cutting length and cutting depth of wires and cables; integrated circuits; computer interfaces boards and computer interface cards; computer software for operating, controlling, monitoring wire processing machines as well; computer monitors; computer keyboard; electronic terminals for operating machines in the field of wire processing.
In a processing device the wire-ends are fed circularly to the peripherally arranged processing units. A loop-layer grasps a leading wire-end and lays it in a wire-loop. The wire is then advanced by a belt apparatus, and a loop-guide picks up a loop-end and moves upward until the wire-loop has attained the desired dimension and transfers the loop-end of the wire-loop to a holding element of a rotary star, which, by means of the loop-guide, is displaceable along a linear axle, depending on the length of the wire-loop.
H01R 43/052 - Crimping apparatus or processes with wire-feeding mechanism
H01R 43/28 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Wire processing machines, in particular machines for
cutting, stripping, marking, tinning, deposit, bundling,
twisting and winding of electrical cables; machines for
assembling of wire harness or parts thereof; machines for
crimping, welding, soldering, binding of electrical cables
and block loading of connector housing; machines for
processing of optical fibers; spare parts for all the
above-mentioned machines; blades and guide parts for wire
processing machines; pneumatic and electrical drives;
robots. Measuring and testing apparatus for electrical, optical and
mechanical features of products, in particular of cables,
cable harness or parts thereof, optical fiber cables and
photovoltaic devices; electrical and electronic signalling,
surveillance, supervision, controlling and regulation
apparatus and devices, in particular optical and acoustic
indicators and signal transmitters; electronic control
apparatus for product engineering; robot controls; control
panels; alarm devices; remote monitoring apparatus; remote
control apparatus; apparatus for entering data and
instructions (data processing apparatus); electronic and
electromagnetic data carriers; sensors; detectors;
integrated switches; interfaces (devices for computers);
computers; computer software; monitors; keyboard; operating
terminal, electronic terminals for operating machines.
