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US 12,646,913 B2Granted
Method for cable braid folding
AssigneeTE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
InventorsDavid Michael Stull, Rodney Spade, Christopher John Gavlak
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Abstract
A method of processing a cable with a cable preparation device comprises the steps of: 1) flaring an exposed free end of at least one layer of the cable; and 2) folding the flared exposed free end of the at least one layer of the cable over a portion of the cable by engaging the exposed free end with a curved folding surface defined on a cutting blade of the cable preparation device.
Claims20
A cable processing device, comprising:
- at least one cutting blade defining a cutting edge and a curved folding surface;
- at least one first actuator operatively connected to the cutting blade and adapted to translate the cutting blade relative to a cable to be processed in a cutting direction;
- at least one second actuator adapted to translate at least one of the cable or the cutting blade along an axial direction of the cable;
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- a processor operative with a memory device and adapted to:
- with the at least one first actuator, engage the cutting edge of the cutting blade with the cable in the cutting direction for removing a portion of a first layer of the cable and exposing a portion of a second layer of the cable;
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- with the at least one second actuator, engage the folding surface of the at least one cutting blade with an exposed free end of the second layer of the cable for folding the free end of the second layer back over a portion of the cable.
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