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US 2020/0139518 A1Published application
Crimp tool force monitoring device
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsJohn David Lefavour, Alan Douglas Beck, Robert Michael Poirier, Peter Matthew Wason, Lawrence N. Brown
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Abstract
A crimp tool includes a frame, a lead screw and a nut assembly connected to the lead screw. A spring member is connected to the frame and movable with rotation of the lead screw. A first transducer is connected to the nut assembly to measure a first force applied on the nut assembly. A second transducer is connected to the spring member to measure a second force applied thereon by the spring member.
Claims20
A crimp tool, comprising:
- a frame;
- a lead screw;
- a ram connected to said lead screw;
- a nut assembly connected to said lead screw;
- a spring member connected between said frame and said ram, said spring member being movable with rotation of said lead screw;
- a first transducer connected to said nut assembly to measure a first force applied on said nut assembly;
- and
- a second transducer connected to said spring member to measure a second force applied thereon by said spring member.
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A crimp tool, comprising:
- a frame;
- a lead screw;
- a nut assembly connected to said lead screw;
- a spring member connected to said frame and movable with rotation of said lead screw;
- a first transducer connected to said nut assembly to measure a first force applied on said nut assembly;
- a second transducer connected to said spring member to measure a second force applied thereon by said spring member;
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- a rotatable knob connected to said frame to select a connector size to be crimped.
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A method of crimping, the method comprising:
- crimping an object disposed in a crimp tool;
- measuring a first force with a first transducer during a crimping operation;
- measuring a second force with a second transducer during the crimping operation;
- and
- determining operating parameters of the crimp tool based on the first and second force measurements.
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A crimp tool, comprising:
- an upper frame;
- a lower frame movable relative to said upper frame;
- a spring member connected between said upper frame and said lower frame, said spring member being movable with movement of said lower frame;
- a first transducer connected to one of said upper frame and said lower frame, the first transducer to measure a first force applied on said one of said upper frame and said lower frame;
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- a second transducer connected to said spring member to measure a second force applied thereon by said spring member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.