Electrical Connector housing cutting apparatus
OwnerR. Douglas Sheaffer, Glenn J. Pontius +2inventors
InventorsR. Douglas Sheaffer, Glenn J. Pontius, W. John Ravert JR., Gary A. Hitz
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Abstract
An electrical connector housing cutting apparatus comprising a guide and a rotating cutting member. The guide is adapted to slidably support an electrical connector housing along a linear movement path. The rotating cutting member is movable into and out of the movement path. The cutting member has an axis of rotation generally parallel to a direction of movement of the electrical connector housing along the movement path.
Claims25
An electrical connector housing cutting apparatus comprising:
- a guide for slidably supporting an electrical connector housing along a linear movement path;
- and
- a rotating cutting member movable into and out of the movement path, the cutting member having an axis of rotation generally parallel to a direction of movement of the electrical connector housing along the movement path.
An electrical connector housing cutting apparatus comprising:
- a cutter for cutting an electrical connector housing into multiple pieces;
- a mover for moving the electrical connector housing relative to the cutter;
- a diverter, located after the cutter in a path of the electrical connector, movable between at least two positions for allowing a cut one of the pieces to move to one of at least two predetermined locations;
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- a computer controller connected to the mover and the diverter for moving the diverter based, at least partially, upon a next intended length of movement of the electrical connector housing by the mover.
A method of cutting an electrical connector housing into multiple pieces comprising steps of:
- moving the housing along a housing movement path to a cutting position;
- moving a rotating cutting wheel across the movement path at the cutting position, the wheel rotating in an axis of rotation generally parallel to the movement path;
- and
- automatically separating an undesired length cut housing piece from desired length cut housing pieces as the pieces move away from the cutting position.
A method of cutting an electrical receptacle connector housing, comprising the steps of:
- providing an electrical receptacle connector housing, said housing having apertures for receiving contacts therein;
- and
- cutting said housing through at least one of said apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.