Straightening device for straightening cables
AssigneeKomax Holding AG
InventorStefan Viviroli
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Abstract
A straightening device for straightening cables includes two rows of rollers, an adjusting device for manually adjusting a distance between the rows of rollers, a measuring device for recording the distance between the rows of rollers, and an indicator device with which deviations of the actual value of the distance between the rows of rollers, determined by the measuring device, from a nominal value is visually indicated. The indicator device has two optical error indicating elements for indicating too high and/or too low an actual value compared with the nominal value of the distance, as well as an optical ‘correct’ indicating element for indicating that the actual value of the distance corresponds with the nominal value.
Claims15
A straightening device for straightening cables comprising:
- a first row of rollers and a second row of rollers positioned adjacent to the first row of rollers wherein the cable can be passed in a transporting direction between the first row of rollers and the second row of rollers;
- an adjusting device for manually adjusting a distance between the first row of rollers and the second row of rollers;
- a measuring device for recording the distance between the first row of rollers and the second row of rollers;
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- an indicator device for indicating a deviation of an actual value of the recorded distance from a nominal value of distance, the indicating being at least one of visually, acoustically and tactilely.
A method of operating a straightening device comprising the steps of:
- a) introducing a cable to be straightened between a first row of rollers and a second row of rollers;
- b) executing a relative adjusting movement through manual operation of an adjusting device to bring the rollers of the first row of rollers and rollers of the second row of rollers into contact with the cable;
- c) determining an actual value of at least one straightening parameter with a measuring device;
- d) comparing the actual value determined by the measuring device with the nominal value of the straightening parameter;
- e) if the comparison indicates an inadmissible deviation of the actual value from the nominal value, operating an indicator device to produce at least one of a visual, acoustic and tactile error indication;
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- f) in response to the error indication, repeating the steps b) through e) until at least one of the error indication disappears and the indicator device generates a ‘correct’ indication to indicate that the actual value corresponds with the nominal value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.