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US 12,636,697 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for twisting wires
AssigneeAptiv Manufacturing Management Services GmbH
InventorsMarek Manterys, Kamil Kilian
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Abstract
An apparatus for twisting an elongate element such as a wire or cable, includes a) a first holder configured to hold a first portion of the element; b) a second holder configured to hold a second portion of the element; c) a twisting unit configured to twist the element at a third portion between the first and the second portion. The twisting unit and the second holder are configured to be movable relative to the first holder in the same direction.
Claims16
An apparatus for twisting an elongate element, comprising:
- a first holder configured to hold a first portion of the elongate element;
- a second holder configured to hold a second portion of the elongate element;
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- a twisting unit configured to twist the element at a third portion between the first and the second portion, wherein the twisting unit and the second holder are configured to be movable relative to the first holder in a same direction, wherein a motion of the second holder and a motion of the twisting unit are coupled by a gear mechanism, thereby defining a relationship of the motion of the second holder and the motion of the twisting unit, and wherein the second holder and the twisting unit are configured such that a translational velocity of a motion of the second holder is greater than a translational velocity of the motion of the twisting unit.
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A method for twisting an elongate element, comprising:
- a) providing an elongate element;
- b) holding a first portion of the element with a first holder;
- c) holding a second portion of the element with a second holder;
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- d) twisting the element at a third portion between the first and the second portion with a twisting unit, wherein the twisting unit and the second holder are moved relative to the first holder in a same direction, wherein a motion of the second holder and a motion of the twisting unit are coupled by a gear mechanism, thereby defining a relationship of the motion of the second holder and the motion of the twisting unit, and wherein the second holder and the twisting unit are configured such that a translational velocity of a motion of the second holder is greater than a translational velocity of the motion of the twisting unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.