Straightener for straightening cables

A straightening apparatus for straightening cables comprising:

• a first roller group including a first plurality of rotatable rollers;
• a second roller group including a second plurality of rotatable rollers positioned opposite the first roller group wherein a cable moving in a transport direction between the first and second roller groups is touched by the rollers of the first roller group in alternation with the rollers of the second roller group;
• an infeed device selectively displacing the first roller group in a closing direction toward the second roller group during an infeed process;
• a securing means securing a position of the first roller group displaced in the closing direction by the infeed device;
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• wherein the securing means includes a backstop that blocks a backward movement of the first roller group against the closing direction during and after the infeed process, and where the backstop includes a clamping body which continuously moves into a wedge gap formed in the straightening apparatus as the first roller group moves in the closing direction.