Twisting device and method for determining or checking a lay length of a line bundle, computer- implemented method, and computer program product and upgrade kit therefor
AssigneeSchleuniger AG
InventorsUwe Keil, Witali Janzen, Roland Kampmann, Andreas Zahle
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Abstract
A twisting device (10) for twisting or stranding electrical or optical lines (12) to form a line bundle (13). The twisting device (10) comprises at least one first twisting head (15) and a clamping device (25). The first twisting head (15) and the clamping device (25) are spaced apart from each other. The twisting device (10) has at least one detecting device (30) for capturing information indicative of a lay length of the line bundle (13). The at least one detecting device (30) can be moved relative to the first twisting head (15) and the clamping device (25).
Claims14
A twisting device (10) for twisting or stranding electrical or optical lines (12) to form a line bundle (13), the twisting device (10) comprising:
- at least a first twisting head (15), and
- a clamping device (25),
- wherein the first twisting head (15) and the clamping device (25) are spaced apart opposite from each other, for, in operation, clamping respective ends of the lines (12), and
- at least one detecting device (30) for capturing an item of information indicative of a lay length of the line bundle (13), and
- at least one support device (40) for supporting the lines (12);
- wherein the at least one detecting device (30) and the at least one support device (40) are movable relative to the first twisting head (15) and the clamping device (25) along a longitudinal axis of the clamped lines (12), respectively line bundle (13), wherein the at least one support device (40) is arranged on the guide device (20) and is movable relative to the first twisting head (15) together with the detecting device (30) during twisting or stranding of the lines (12).
A method for determining or checking a lay length of a twisted or stranded line bundle (13) on a twisting device (10) for twisting or stranding electrical or optical lines (12) to form a line bundle (13), the twisting device (10) having
- at least a first twisting head (15), and
- a clamping device (25),
- wherein the first twisting head (15) and the clamping device (25) are spaced apart opposite from each other, for, in operation, clamping respective ends of the lines (12), and
- at least one detecting device (30) for capturing an item of information indicative of a lay length of the line bundle (13), and
- at least one support device (40) for supporting the lines (12);
- wherein the at least one detecting device (30) and the at least one support device (40) are independently movable relative to the first twisting head (15) and the clamping device (25) along a longitudinal axis of the clamped lines (12), respectively line bundle (13), the method comprises the following steps:
- making the line bundle (13) available;
- positioning at least one detecting device (30) for the line bundle (13) at a certain distance from the line bundle (13),
- wherein the at least one detecting device (30) is moved to any first position relative to the line bundle (13), along a longitudinal axis (14) of the line bundle (13);
- and
- capturing the item of information indicative of the lay length of the line bundle (13), at the first position on the line bundle (13) with the aid of the at least one detecting device (30), and
- supporting at least a section of the line bundle (13) by means of at least one support device (40) in the region of the at least one detecting device (30) before the at least one item of information indicative of the lay length of the line bundle (13) is captured,
- wherein the moving of the at least one detecting device (30) and the at least one support device (40) along the longitudinal axis (14) of the line bundle (13) between a first twisting head (15) and a clamping device (25) of the twisting device is independent from each other,
- wherein the at least one support device (40) is moved relative to the line bundle (13), and the at least one support device (40) is moved together with the at least one detecting device (30), and the at least one support device (40) and the at least one detecting device (30) are moved while the lines (12) are being twisted or stranded.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.