US 10,441,993 B2Granted

Vertical twisting system and method

AssigneeLear Corporation

InventorsJessica Arlene Galdamez Morales, Jose Mayorga, Arnold Martinez, Melvin Fuentes

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Abstract

A system for twisting wire that includes an upper portion having a plurality of upper clamps configured to retain an upper wire end corresponding at least one wire pair. The upper portion may be selectively adjustable between a first vertical position and second vertical position. The system also includes a lower portion, disposed on vertically below the upper portion. The lower portion may include a plurality of lower clamps, each of the plurality of lower clamps may be configured to retain a first lower wire end and a second lower wire end corresponding to the at least one wire pair. The system may further include a controller configured to selectively rotate each of the lower clamps in response to instructions corresponding to a twisting program.

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Dependent claims

A system for twisting wire, the system comprising

an upper portion that includes a plurality of upper clamps;
each upper clamp of the plurality of upper clamps is configured to retain an upper end corresponding to at least one wire pair, the upper portion is selectively adjustable between a first vertical position and second vertical position;
a lower portion, disposed vertically below the upper portion;
the lower portion including a plurality of lower clamps, each lower clamp of the plurality of lower clamps is configured to retain a first lower end and a second lower end corresponding to the at least one wire pair;
a pre-load device configured to receive a plurality of upper ends corresponding to at least one other wire pair;
and
a controller configured to selectively rotate each lower clamp of the plurality of lower clamps in response to instructions corresponding to a twisting program;
wherein the pre-load device is pivotally connected to the upper portion.

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A system for twisting wire, the system comprising

an upper portion that includes a plurality of upper clamps;
the upper clamps are configured to retain an upper end corresponding to at least one wire pair, the upper portion is selectively adjustable between a first vertical position and second vertical position;
a lower portion, disposed vertically below the upper portion;
the lower portion including a plurality of lower clamps, each of the plurality of lower clamps is configured to retain a first lower end and a second lower end corresponding to the at least one wire pair;
a pre-load device disposed adjacent to the upper portion;
the pre-load device is configured to retain upper ends corresponding to at least one other wire pair, the pre-load device is adjustable between an open and a closed position;
the pre-load device includes an ejection portion having a tabbed portion configured to be engaged by the upper portion to release the at least one wire pair;
and
a controller configured to selectively rotate each of the lower clamps in response to instructions corresponding to a twisting program.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/851,372Filed 11 Sep 2015
Published: US 2017/0072451 A116 Mar 2017
Granted: 15 Oct 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

B21F 7/00
Twisting wire
B21F 15/04
Wire with wire: without additional connecting elements or material, e.g. by twisting
H01B 13/01236
For manufacturing wire harnesses: the wires being disposed by machine
B21F
Working or processing of metal wire

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