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US 12,519,291 B2Granted
Cable stripping fixture
AssigneeTE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
InventorsChadwick Alan Kerstetter, Mandar Desphande
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Abstract
A cable stripping fixture includes a depth gauge block having a first plurality of cable openings formed therein. Each of the first plurality of cable openings is sized to receive at least a portion of a first type of cable. A guide plate is fixed to the depth gauge block and includes a second plurality of cable openings formed therethrough. Each of the second cable openings is coaxially aligned with one of the first plurality of cable openings. A blade holder of the fixture is connected to one of the depth gauge block or the guide plate, and is movable between a cutting position and a cable insertion position. A blade is fixed to the blade holder for engaging with a cable inserted into the depth gauge block and the guide plate.
Claims20
A cable stripping fixture, comprising:
- a depth gauge block having a first plurality of cable openings formed therein, each of the first plurality of cable openings closed about a perimeter of each of the first plurality of cable openings;
- a guide plate fixedly mounted to the depth gauge block and having a second plurality of cable openings formed therethrough, each of the second cable openings respectively coaxially aligned with one of the first cable openings;
- a blade holder connected to the depth gauge block and movable linearly between a cutting position and a cable insertion position;
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- a blade fixed to the blade holder, a cutting edge of the blade movably received within a blade recess formed between the depth gauge block and the guide plate, the cutting edge movable relative to the depth gauge block and the guide plate as the blade holder is moved between the cutting position wherein the blade intersects at least one of the first or second cable openings, and the cable insertion position wherein the blade does not intersect the first and second openings, the cutting edge of the blade extends linearly over a length of the blade and abuts in the cutting position against a positive stop formed by a surface of the depth gauge block that faces the blade recess.
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A cable stripping fixture, comprising:
- a depth gauge block defining a plurality of first cable openings each having a distinct diameter closed about their perimeter;
- a blade holder movably connected to the depth gauge block and moveable linearly between a cutting position and a cable insertion position;
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- a blade fixed to the blade holder and impinging into the first cable receiving openings in the cutting position and not impinging into the first cable receiving openings in the insertion position, the blade has a cutting edge that is movable within a blade recess defined by the depth gauge block, the cutting edge of the blade extends linearly over a length of the blade and abuts in the cutting position against a positive stop formed by a surface of the depth gauge block that faces the blade recess, wherein the surface of the depth gauge block defining the positive stop is a bottom surface of the blade recess, and intersects each of the plurality of first cable openings in a vertical direction such that the blade recess extends into each of the first cable openings to respective distinct depths, and the cutting edge of the blade abuts the positive stop simultaneously across its length as the blade holder is moved linearly and vertically from the cable insertion position to the cutting position.
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A cable stripping fixture, comprising:
- a depth gauge block having a first plurality of cable openings formed therein, each of the first plurality of cable openings closed about a perimeter of each of the first plurality of cable openings;
- a guide plate fixedly mounted to the depth gauge block and having a second plurality of cable openings formed therethrough, each of the second cable openings respectively coaxially aligned with one of the first cable openings;
- a blade holder connected to the depth gauge block and movable linearly between a cutting position and a cable insertion position;
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- a blade fixed to the blade holder, a cutting edge of the blade movably received within a blade recess formed between the depth gauge block and the guide plate, the cutting edge movable relative to the depth gauge block and the guide plate as the blade holder is moved between the cutting position wherein the blade intersects at least one of the first or second cable openings, and the cable insertion position wherein the blade does not intersect the first and second openings, the cutting edge of the blade extends linearly over a length of the blade and abuts in the cutting position against a positive stop formed by a surface of the depth gauge block that faces the blade recess, wherein respective axially extending central axes of the first plurality of cable openings are offset from one another in the linear direction of movement of the blade holder relative to the depth gauge block.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.