Cutting unit for stripping cables
AssigneeKomax Holding AG
InventorStefan Viviroli
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Abstract
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.
Claims12
A cutting unit for stripping cables in a stripping station, the cutting unit comprising:
- a metallic base body;
- a metallic knife holder mechanically attached to and electrically isolated from the base body;
- at least one stripping knife mechanically attached and electrically coupled to the knife holder;
- an adhesive material positioned between the knife holder and the base body for electrically isolating the knife holder and the at least one stripping knife from the base body, wherein the knife holder is firmly adhered to the base body by the adhesive material;
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- electrical connections for the reading out of electrical signals for determining contact of the at least one stripping knife with a conductor, said electrical connections making electrical contact with the metallic knife holder and thereby with the at least one stripping knife.
A stripping station for stripping cables, with a knife head having an upper cutting unit and a lower cutting unit, comprising:
- at least one of the upper and lower cutting units including a metallic base body, a metallic knife holder mechanically attached to and electrically isolated from the base body, at least one stripping knife mechanically attached and electrically coupled to the knife holder, and an adhesive material positioned between the knife holder and the base body for electrically isolating the knife holder and the at least one stripping knife from the base body, wherein the knife holder is firmly adhered to the base body by the adhesive material;
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- a monitoring arrangement having an inductive or capacitive mode of functioning for assessing contact by the at least one stripping knife with a conductor of a cable being stripped, said monitoring arrangement including electrical connections for the reading out of electrical signals for determining contact of the at least one stripping knife with a conductor, said electrical connections making electrical contact with the metallic knife holder and thereby with the at least one stripping knife.
A method of producing a cutting unit for a stripping station for stripping cables comprising the steps of:
- providing a metallic base body and at least one stripping knife;
- providing a metallic knife holder mechanically attached to and electrically isolated from the base body and holding the at least one stripping knife, where the at least one stripping knife is electrically coupled to the knife holder;
- positioning an adhesive material between the knife holder and the base body;
- attaching the knife holder to the base body wherein the adhesive or sealing material electrically isolates the knife holder and the at least one stripping knife from the base body;
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- establishing electrical connections for the reading out of electrical signals for determining contact of the at least one stripping knife with a conductor, said electrical connections making electrical contact with the metallic knife holder and thereby with the at least one stripping knife.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.