Method for center twisting wires
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsFrank A. Ciapala, Jeffrey M. Handel
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Abstract
A method of twisting a pair of wires includes the steps of arranging a first wire parallel to a second wire along a longitudinal axis, securing ends of the first and second wires, and gripping outer surfaces of central portions of the first and second wires. The inner surfaces of the central portions of the first and second wires are in contact with one another. The method further includes deflecting central portions of the first and second wires orthogonally from the longitudinal axis and rotating the central portions of the central portions of the first and second wires, thereby twisting the first and second wires about one another.
Claims14
A method of twisting a pair of wires, comprising:
- a) arranging a first wire parallel to a second wire along a longitudinal axis;
- b) securing ends of the first and second wires;
- c) gripping outer surfaces of central portions of the first and second wires using a gripping mechanism, wherein inner surfaces of the central portions of the first and second wires are in contact with one another;
- d) deflecting central portions of the first and second wires orthogonally from the longitudinal axis using a tensioning mechanism applying a lateral offsetting force to the gripping mechanism;
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- e) rotating the central portions of the central portions of the first and second wires, thereby twisting the first and second wires about one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.