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US 2018/0322987 A1Published application
Bulk wire bend radius manager
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsPaul W. SCHAEFER, Sandra J. SHIRK/HEATH
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Abstract
A particular method includes using a helical forming tool to make helical grooves on an insulating jacket of a conductive length, such as a wire. A gear may rotate a forming mechanism, such as a protrusion, around the insulating jacket to form the helical grooves. The helical grooves are formed to limit bending of the insulated wire.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- coating a conductive length with insulating material;
- and
- forming a plurality of grooves in the insulating material as the coated conductive wire is extruded.
An apparatus comprising:
- an extrusion mechanism to apply an insulating jacket to a conductive length;
- and
- a groove forming mechanism to form a plurality of grooves on a surface of the insulating jacket.
An apparatus comprising:
- a conductive length;
- and
- an insulating jacket covering at least a portion of the conductive length, wherein the insulating jacket includes a plurality of helical grooves formed on a surface of the insulating jacket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.