Embedded wire removal tool
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsJason Rosa, Peter Willey, Curtis B. Carlsten
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Abstract
An embedded wire removal tool is disclosed. The embedded wire removal tool can include a feed mechanism operable to cause movement of a cable. The cable can have a jacket about a core. The cable can also include a wire disposed about the core and at least partially embedded in the jacket. The embedded wire removal tool can also include a jacket cutter operable to receive the cable from the feed mechanism and remove at least a portion of the jacket. In addition, the embedded wire removal tool can include a wire excavator operable to separate the wire from the core.
Claims23
A method for facilitating removal of an embedded wire of a cable having a jacket about a core, the wire disposed about the core and at least partially embedded in the jacket, the method comprising:
- configuring an embedded wire removal tool to comprise a feed mechanism operable to cause movement of the cable;
- configuring the embedded wire removal tool to comprise a jacket cutter operable to receive the cable from the feed mechanism and remove at least a portion of the jacket;
- configuring the embedded wire removal tool to comprise a wire excavator operable to separate the wire from the core;
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- configuring the embedded wire removal tool to comprise a heater operable to heat the cable and facilitate separation of the wire from the core, wherein the heater receives the cable from the jacket cutter, and the wire excavator receives the cable from the heater.
An embedded wire removal tool, comprising:
- a feed mechanism operable to cause movement of a cable, the cable having a jacket about a core, and a wire disposed about the core and at least partially embedded in the jacket;
- a jacket cutter operable to receive the cable from the feed mechanism and remove at least a portion of the jacket;
- a wire excavator operable to separate the wire from the core;
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- a heater operable to heat the cable and facilitate separation of the wire from the core, wherein the heater receives the cable from the jacket cutter, and the wire excavator receives the cable from the heater.
An embedded wire removal system, comprising:
- a cable having a jacket about a core, and a wire disposed about the core and at least partially embedded in the jacket;
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- an embedded wire removal tool operable to remove the wire from at least a portion of the cable, the embedded wire removal tool comprising
- a feed mechanism operable to cause movement of the cable,
- a jacket cutter operable to receive the cable from the feed mechanism and remove at least a portion of the jacket,
- a wire excavator operable to separate the wire from the core, and
- a heater operable to heat the cable and facilitate separation of the wire from the core, wherein the heater receives the cable from the jacket cutter, and the wire excavator receives the cable from the heater.
An embedded wire removal tool, comprising:
- a feed mechanism operable to cause movement of a cable, the cable having a jacket about a core, and a wire disposed about the core and at least partially embedded in the jacket;
- a jacket cutter operable to receive the cable from the feed mechanism and remove at least a portion of the jacket;
- a wire excavator operable to separate the wire from the core,
- wherein the wire excavator is operable to engage the wire and rotate about the cable to separate the wire from the core.
An embedded wire removal tool, comprising:
- a feed mechanism operable to cause movement of a cable, the cable having a jacket about a core, and a wire disposed about the core and at least partially embedded in the jacket;
- a jacket cutter operable to receive the cable from the feed mechanism and remove at least a portion of the jacket;
- a wire excavator operable to separate the wire from the core,
- wherein the jacket cutter is operable to rotate about the cable to remove the at least the portion of the jacket, the jacket cutter comprising a cable opening to receive the cable, and a blade protruding into the cable opening.
An embedded wire removal tool, comprising:
- a feed mechanism operable to cause movement of a cable, the cable having a jacket about a core, and a wire disposed about the core and at least partially embedded in the jacket;
- a jacket cutter operable to receive the cable from the feed mechanism and remove at least a portion of the jacket;
- a wire excavator operable to separate the wire from the core;
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- a finishing cutter operable to receive the cable from the wire excavator and remove at least one of a portion of the jacket or a portion of the core to provide a uniform outer surface of the cable.
An embedded wire removal tool, comprising:
- a feed mechanism operable to cause movement of a cable, the cable having a jacket about a core, and a wire disposed about the core and at least partially embedded in the jacket;
- a jacket cutter operable to receive the cable from the feed mechanism and remove at least a portion of the jacket;
- a wire excavator operable to separate the wire from the core,
- wherein the feed mechanism comprises a feed roller configured to interface with the cable, and
- wherein the feed mechanism further comprises a manual crank operably coupled to the feed roller to cause movement of the cable.
A method for facilitating removal of an embedded wire of a cable having a jacket about a core, the wire disposed about the core and at least partially embedded in the jacket, the method comprising:
- configuring an embedded wire removal tool to comprise a feed mechanism operable to cause movement of the cable;
- configuring the embedded wire removal tool to comprise a jacket cutter operable to receive the cable from the feed mechanism and remove at least a portion of the jacket;
- configuring the embedded wire removal tool to comprise a wire excavator operable to separate the wire from the core;
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- configuring the embedded wire removal tool such that the feed mechanism is operable to cause linear translation of the cable at a feed rate, and rotation of the wire excavator about the cable is coordinated with the feed rate such that movement of the wire excavator about the core matches a helical configuration of the wire.
A method for facilitating removal of an embedded wire of a cable having a jacket about a core, the wire disposed about the core and at least partially embedded in the jacket, the method comprising:
- configuring an embedded wire removal tool to comprise a feed mechanism operable to cause movement of the cable;
- configuring the embedded wire removal tool to comprise a jacket cutter operable to receive the cable from the feed mechanism and remove at least a portion of the jacket;
- configuring the embedded wire removal tool to comprise a wire excavator operable to separate the wire from the core;
- configuring the embedded wire removal tool such that the feed mechanism is operable to cause linear translation of the cable at a feed rate;
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- configuring the embedded wire removal tool to comprise a drive train operably coupled to the feed mechanism and the wire excavator to coordinate rotation of the wire excavator about the cable with the feed rate, and wherein the drive train is further operably coupled to the feed mechanism and the jacket cutter to coordinate rotation of the jacket cutter about the cable with the feed rate to achieve a predetermined depth of cut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.