US 2003/0119384 A1 · Method and apparatus for automatically organizing wires of a cable

Abstract

An automatic wire organizing apparatus for organizing wires (20) of a cable (2) in a predetermined pattern, comprises an organizing device (1) defining a plurality of slots (11) therein. The apparatus further includes a motor (B), a programmed controller (A), a pick-up device (3), a transport device (5, 6) and a conductive cutting blade (4) electrically connected to the controller. The wires of the cable are lined up in the slots of the wire organizing device by the following steps: (i) The pick-up device moves to an exposed second end of the cable and pick up one of the wires; (ii) The conductive member contacts with an inner conductor of the picked wire to form a closed circuit with a checkout equipment (D) connecting with a first end of the wires of the cable, whereby a wire identification signal is generated and sent to the checkout equipment; and (iii) according to the wire identification signal, the motor drives the transport device to transfer the picked wire to a corresponding slot of the wire organizing device.

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Dependent claims

A method for organizing a plurality of conductive wires of a cable in a plurality of corresponding slots of a wire organizing device, comprising the following steps of:

(1) connecting a first end of the cable to a control assembly;
(2) exposing the wires at a second end of the cable and brushing the exposed wires to separate from each other;
(3) picking up an arbitrary one of the wires with a pick-up device that is drivably connected to the control assembly;
(4) moving the pick-up device to transfer the picked wire to a transport device drivably connected with the control assembly in which the picked wire is securely carried by the transport device;
(5) electrically connecting the picked wire with a conductive member that is electrically connected with the control assembly, whereby a closed circuit is formed by the picked wire, the control assembly and the conductive member so that the control assembly can identify the picked wire;
(6) the control assembly driving the transport device to move the picked wire to a corresponding slot of the wire organizing device;
and
(7) repeating steps (3)-(6) for organizing another one of the wires until all of the wires are positioned in the corresponding slots of the wire organizing device.

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An apparatus for automatically organizing a plurality of conductive wires of a cable in a plurality of slots of a wire organizing device, the apparatus comprising:

a control assembly;
a pick-up device connected to and controlled by the control assembly to pick up an arbitrary one of the wires;
a transport device connected to and controlled by the control assembly for transferring the picked wire;
and
a conductive member for electrically connecting with the picked wire for forming a closed circuit with the control assembly whereby a first signal is generated through the closed circuit and sent to the control assembly, wherein the transport device is controlled by the control assembly to move the picked wire to a corresponding slot of the wire organizing device based on the first signal.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and apparatus for automatically organizing wires of a cable

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Method and apparatus for automatically organizing wires of a cable

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Abstract

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