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Device for the alignment of the desheathed ends of round cables
Assignee: Statomat Spezialmaschinen GmbH
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Filing: 1989-11-01
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Granted: 1991-08-20
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Expires: 2009-11-01
Abstract
Abstract The apparatus described measures the angle of rotation necessary to rotate a cable end from a first angular position, wherein the cores of the cable end have a certain position independent of their color, to a desired angular position, at a measuring station. The cable end is then brought into an aligning station where a rotational movement through the measured angle occurs. Subsequent to core color identification, the cable end is further turned, if required. There is provided for the scaning of the position of the cores a rotatable and axially slidably mounted scanning element which is coupled with an angle of rotation signal generator, which element contacts individual cores by means of scanning fingers or engages in the external intermediate spaces of the cores. During the scanning process the scanning element is disconnected from all drives.
Inventors
- 👤 Helmut Kolodziej
- 👤 Josef Schatterny
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 23:50
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; H01R43/28; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49194
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
Device for the alignment of desheathed ends of cables with several cores, comprising a measuring station in which a desheathed cable end is firmly held in an initial angular position against rotation during a scanning operation, a scanning element in the measuring station which differentiates between the cores of the desheathed cable end and spaces therebetween, wherein the scanning element contacts the cores and is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the cable end, an angle of rotation measuring device coupled with the scanning element, an aligning station comprising a color sensor, means for conveying the cable end between the measuring and aligning stations, and a rotatable retainer for rotating the cable end by certain angles, wherein the measuring device measures the angle of rotation necessary to rotate the cable end from the initial angular position to a desired first angular position, in which the cores have a certain position independent of their color, and wherein the rotatable retainer rotates the cable end in accordance with the measured angle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
Device for the alignment of desheathed ends of cables with several cores, comprising a measuring station in which a desheathed cable end is firmly held in an initial angular position against rotation during a scanning operation, a scanning element in the measuring station which differentiates between the cores of the desheathed cable end and spaces therebetween, wherein the scanning element contacts the cores and is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the cable end, an angle of rotation measuring device coupled with the scanning element, an aligning station comprising a color sensor, means for conveying the cable end between the measuring and aligning stations, and a rotatable retainer for rotating the cable end by certain angles, wherein the measuring device measures the angle of rotation necessary to rotate the cable end from the initial angular position to a desired first angular position, in which the cores have a certain position independent of their color, and wherein the rotatable retainer rotates the cable end in accordance with the measured angle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
Device according to claim 1, wherein the scanning element (16) is simultaneously placed at various positions upon the circumference of the desheathed cable end (14) by means of several scanning fingers (20).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
Device according to claim 2, wherein the scanning fingers (20) are guided on a common, rotatably mounted carrying component (22) and are pressable up against the cores (12) by spring force (30).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
Device according to claim 3, wherein the scanning fingers (20) are withdrawable by means of a common actuating element (28) from the cores (12) against the spring force (30), the drive (32) of which actuating element is disconnectable in the case where the scanning fingers (20) are in contact with the cores (12).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
Device according to claim 7, wherein a bearing (26) surrounding the carrying component (22) is axially slidable relative to the cable end (14), so that the scanning fingers (20) are slidable a certain distance along the cores (12), essentially until up against the end of the cable sheath (18).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
Device according to claim 3, wherein a rotational drive (52, 56) of the carrying component (22), by which means the latter is turnable back to a certain initial position, is detachable from the carrying component (22) during the scanning of the cores (12).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
Device according to claim 6, wherein the rotational drive consists of a fork (52) which is slidable radially with respect to the rotational axis of the carrying component (22), which fork cooperates with a cam (50) attached firmly to the carrying component (22).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
64 words
Device according to claim 3, wherein a number of scanning fingers (20) corresponding with the number of cores (12), in the form of levers, are mounted rotatably on the carrying component (22) and are pivotable by means of an actuating rod (28) which is axially slidable by means of a drive bar (34) which bar is withdrawable from the end of the actuating rod.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
103 words
Device according to claim 1, wherein the means for conveying the cable end between the measuring station and the aligning station comprises movable clamping tongs (10) which firmly hold the cable (14) near the free end of the cable sheath (18), wherein the aligning station comprises a centering device (76) in which the cable end (14) is rotatable, placed in contact with the cable sheath directly adjacent to the free end of the cable sheath (18), and wherein on a side of the clamping tongs (10) opposite to the centering device, the rotatable retainer (58) is firmly clampable onto the cable sheath (18).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
Device according to claim 9, wherein the rotatable retainer (58) comprises a pair of tongs (60) each of said tongs being pivotable upwards by at least about 90° and comprising a jaw, further wherein the tongs are as a whole rotatable about an axis centered between the jaws.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
Device according to claim 9, wherein the centering device (76) comprises at least two V-shaped centering jaws (78, 80) with a total of at least three centering rollers (82) mounted on them.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
Device according to claim 1, wherein a single colour sensor (74) is firmly arranged and a light ray therefrom is essentially directed tangentially relative to a circle circumscribing the cores (12).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
46 words
Device according to claim 1, wherein a single colour sensor (74) is mounted pivotably and is guided in such a way that a light ray therefrom forms at least once a tangent to the circle circumscribing the cores (12) during a back and forth pivoting movement.
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