Conductor wire manipulator, machine and insertion method incorporating said manipulator
OwnerJean Revel, Claudio Meisserinventors
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Abstract
A wire manipulator includes a body with a jack for moving clamping arms to hold a wire extremity insert the extremity in an alveolus of a connector. The insertion force is sensed by a force sensor in the clamping arms and is compared with a reference force to stop the insertion process to avoid damage to the wire, the connector and the manipulator.
Claims17
A wire manipulator for inserting a extremity of a wire into an alveolus of a connector comprising:
- a body;
- a clamping means for holding a wire adjacent an extremity of the wire, said clamping means being movably mounted on said body;
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- a sensor means mounted in said clamping means for sensing an insertion force exerted as the extremity of the wire is inserted into an alveolus of a connector.
A wire manipulator for inserting a extremity of a wire into an alveolus of a connector comprising:
- a body including a jack;
- a clamping means for holding a wire adjacent an extremity of the wire, said clamping means including a pair of opposed arms slidably mounted on said body and a return spring, said arms being movable to an open position by said jack and to a closed position by said return spring;
- a sensor means mounted in said clamping means for sensing an insertion force exerted as the extremity of the wire is inserted into an alveolus of a connector;
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- means for moving said body and said clamping means in an insertion direction and being responsive to said sensor means for stopping movement in the insertion direction when said insertion force exceeds a predetermined amount.
A method for inserting an extremity of a wire in an alveolus of a connector with the aid of a manipulator comprising the steps of:
- a. holding an extremity of a wire between a pair of clamping arms;
- b. inserting the wire extremity into an alveolus of a connector;
- c. sensing an insertion force at the clamping arms with a force sensor during said step b.;
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- d. halting said step b. when the insertion force exceeds a predetermined reference force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.