Straightening device for straightening cables
AssigneeKomax Holding AG
InventorStefan Viviroli
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Abstract
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.
Claims15
A straightening device for straightening cables comprising:
- a first row of rollers and a second row of rollers positioned adjacent to the first row of rollers wherein the cable can be passed in a transporting direction between the first row of rollers and the second row of rollers;
- an adjusting device for manually adjusting a distance between the first row of rollers and the second row of rollers;
- an adjusting device for manually adjusting an angle between the first row of rollers and the second row of rollers;
- a measuring device configured for measuring the distance between the first row of rollers and the second row of rollers at a location proximal inlet-side or outlet-side rollers in the first and second rows of rollers, measuring the angle between the first row of rollers and the second row of rollers, and recording the measured distance and the measured angle;
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- an indicator device for indicating a deviation of an actual value of the recorded distance from a nominal value of distance, a deviation of an actual value of the recorded angle from a nominal value of angle, or both, the indicating being at least one of visually, acoustically and tactilely.
A method of operating a straightening device comprising the steps of:
- a) introducing a cable to be straightened between a first row of rollers and a second row of rollers;
- b) executing a relative adjusting movement through manual operation of an adjusting device to bring the rollers of the first row of rollers and rollers of the second row of rollers into contact with the cable;
- c) determining an actual value of two straightening parameters with a measuring device configured for measuring a distance between the first row of rollers and the second row of rollers at a location proximal inlet-side or outlet-side rollers and measuring an angle between the first row of rollers and the second row of rollers;
- d) comparing actual values determined by the measuring device with nominal values of the straightening parameters;
- e) if the comparison indicates an inadmissible deviation of the actual values from the nominal values, operating an indicator device to produce at least one of a visual, acoustic and tactile error indication;
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- f) in response to the error indication, repeating the steps b) through e) until the at least one error indication disappears and the indicator device generates a ‘correct’ indication to indicate that the actual values corresponds with the nominal values.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.