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US 12,319,009 B2Granted
Auxiliary tool
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsNuno José Lopes Carrolo, Qiu Jianliang, Pedro Matias
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Abstract
An auxiliary tool for fixing a free end of an adhesive tape wrapped around a strand comprises a base plate and a rotatable ring with a receptacle.
Claims16
An auxiliary tool configured to fix a free end of an adhesive tape wrapped around a strand, the tool comprising:
- a base plate with an aperture for receiving the wrapped strand,
- a rotatable ring with an aperture adapted to rotate about an axis extending through a center of the apertures, and
- a spring-loaded receptacle for accommodating the strand, wherein the receptacle is mounted to the rotatable ring and comprises a single continuous pressing surface, and
- a coupling for connecting the tool to a rotatable fixture.
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A system comprising:
- an auxiliary tool configured to fix a free end of an adhesive tape wrapped around a strand, the auxiliary tool comprising:
- a base plate with an aperture for receiving the wrapped strand,
- a rotatable ring with an aperture adapted to rotate about an axis extending through a center of the apertures,
- a spring-loaded receptacle for accommodating the strand, wherein the receptacle is mounted to the rotatable ring, and
- a coupling for connecting the tool to a rotatable fixture;
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- a taping head, wherein the auxiliary tool and the taping head are mounted to a rotatable fixture having an axis of rotation and wherein a longitudinal axis of the taping head and a longitudinal axis of the auxiliary tool are oriented at the same angle with regard to the axis of rotation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.