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US 12,208,435 B2Granted
Modified lug press
AssigneeDISH Wireless L.L.C.
InventorJimmy A. Pollard, Jr.
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Abstract
A modified lug press and use thereof is described. The modified lug press includes a press and a cartridge. The press includes a drive which, when activated, crimps a lug, positioned on a die, to a wire. A cartridge holds the given lug and at least one additional lug, and successively aligns the given lug and the at least one next lug for insertion onto the die for crimping by the press. The cartridge includes a left rail, with a track therein, at least one middle rail, and a right rail. Distances between the rails may be adjustable. A drive motor, when activated, successively pushes lugs onto the die. A lug separator permits one lug to be pushed on the die at any given time. A lug placement device inhibit lateral lug movement during wire insertion and crimping operations.
Claims17
A modified lug press comprising:
- a lug press comprising:
- a lug press die having a front side and a rear side arranged at opposite sides of the lug press die in a front-rear direction and a left side and a right side arranged at opposite sides of the lug press die in a left-right direction;
- a lug press drive;
- and
- a lug cartridge, comprising an upper middle rail and a lower middle rail extending in the front-rear direction;
- wherein the lug press is configured to crimp a given lug, positioned in the lug press die, to a given wire;
- wherein the given lug includes:
- a lug connector portion;
- and
- a lug barrel portion;
- wherein the lug cartridge is configured to hold the given lug and at least one additional lug, and successively align the given lug and the at least one additional lug for insertion onto the lug press die;
- wherein the upper middle rail and the lower middle rail are arranged on opposite sides of the given lug while the given lug is located in the lug cartridge to inhibit vertical movement of the given lug while the given lug is situated in the lug press die;
- wherein the upper middle rail and the lower middle rail each include a bottom section arranged along the left side of the lug press die, and a center section and a top section arranged behind the rear side of the lug press die:
- wherein the bottom sections of the upper middle rail and the lower middle rail each include a front side, a left side, a right side, and a bottom side;
- wherein during lug to wire crimping operations:
- the front sides of the bottom sections of the upper middle rail and the lower middle rail are substantially planar with the front side of the lug press die,
- the right sides of the bottom sections of the upper middle rail and the lower middle rail extend, from the front sides of the bottom sections of the upper middle rail and the lower middle rail, along the left side of the lug press die, and to the center sections of the upper middle rail and the lower middle rail respectively, and
- the center sections of the upper middle rail and the lower middle rail extend parallel to the left side of the lug press die and behind the rear side of the lug press die in the front-rear direction, rearwards from the bottom sections of the upper middle rail and the lower middle rail towards the top sections of the upper middle rail and the lower middle rail respectively;
- and
- wherein, upon insertion of the given lug, as aligned by the lug cartridge, onto the lug press die and activation of the lug press drive, the lug press is configured to crimp the given lug to the given wire.
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A modified lug press comprising:
- a lug press comprising:
- a lug press die;
- and
- a lug press drive;
- wherein the lug press, when activated, crimps a given lug, positioned in the lug press die, to a given wire;
- wherein the given lug includes:
- a lug connector portion;
- and
- a lug barrel portion;
- and
- a lug cartridge holding the given lug and at least one additional lug, and successively aligning the given lug and the at least one additional lug for insertion onto the lug press die;
- and
- wherein the lug cartridge comprises:
- a left rail comprising;
- a left rail track having a left rail track height (“LRTH”) selected to accept an end of the lug connector portion having a lug connector thickness (“LCH”);
- at least one middle rail comprising;
- an upper middle rail;
- and
- a lower middle rail;
- wherein the upper middle rail and the lower middle rail are commonly aligned in an upper and lower relationship with respect to each other;
- and
- wherein a middle rail gap (“MRG”) separates the upper middle rail from the lower middle rail;
- and
- a right rail;
- wherein the left rail is separated from the at least one middle rail by a connector separation distance (“L1”);
- and
- wherein the at least one middle rail is separated from the right rail by a barrel separation distance (“L2”);
- and
- wherein, upon insertion of the given lug, as aligned by the lug cartridge, onto the lug press die and activation of the lug press drive, the lug press crimps the given lug to the given wire.
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A modified lug press comprising:
- a lug press comprising:
- a lug press die;
- and
- a lug press drive;
- wherein the lug press, when activated, crimps a given lug, positioned in the lug press die, to a given wire;
- wherein the given lug includes:
- a lug connector portion;
- and
- a lug barrel portion;
- and
- a lug cartridge holding the given lug and at least one additional lug, and successively aligning the given lug and the at least one additional lug for insertion onto the lug press die;
- and
- wherein the lug cartridge comprises:
- a left rail;
- an upper middle rail;
- a lower middle rail;
- and
- a right rail comprising:
- a top surface;
- and
- a bottom surface;
- wherein the left rail is separated from the at least one middle rail by a connector separation distance (“L1”);
- and
- wherein the at least one middle rail is separated from the right rail by a barrel separation distance (“L2”);
- and
- wherein, upon insertion of the given lug, as aligned by the lug cartridge, onto the lug press die and activation of the lug press drive, the lug press crimps the given lug to the given wire;
- a right rail adjustment device comprising:
- a top adjustment plate;
- wherein the top adjustment plate is fastened to a top surface of the upper middle rail;
- a bottom adjustment plate;
- wherein the bottom adjustment plate is fastened to a bottom surface of the lower middle rail;
- an adjustment bolt extending through the top adjustment plate and the bottom adjustment plate;
- a tightening knob, attached to the adjustment bolt, and positioned above the top adjustment plate;
- and
- an adjustment nut, attached to the adjustment bolt, and positioned below the bottom adjustment plate;
- wherein the adjustment bolt, when tightened, applies pressure, via the tightening knob, the top adjustment plate, the bottom adjustment plate, and the adjustment nut, on a top surface of the right rail and on a bottom surface of the right rail which secures the right rail, relative to the upper middle rail and the lower middle rail, at L2.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.