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US 2018/0174715 A1Published application
Automated wire processing system and methods
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorJohn Porter
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for wire processing. In certain examples, a wire processing system may be disclosed. The wire processing system may include a wire transport, a processing station that may provide wire to the wire transport, a processing station that may move an electrical component threaded onto the wire, and a processing station that may move the electrical component to a position on the wire for further processing.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a body;
- a wire channel disposed within the body, comprising a wire channel entry and a wire channel exit, and configured to receive a wire;
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- one or more fluid guides disposed within the body, fluidically connected to the wire channel, and comprising a guide entry, a guide fluid channel, and a guide exit, wherein:
- the guide entry is configured to receive a fluid from a fluid source,
- the guide exit is configured to flow the fluid into the wire channel to move a component coupled to the wire, and
- the guide fluid channel fluidically connects the guide entry to the guide exit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.