Cable Bending System
AssigneesTyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., TE Connectivity Services GmbH
InventorsZongjie Tao, Jian Cao, Lvhai Hu, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
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Abstract
A cable bending system comprises at least one bending module. The bending module includes an active actuator having a first body, and an active rod mounted in the first body. The active rod is movable in a first direction perpendicular to an axial direction of a cable to be bent. A passive actuator of the bending module includes a second body connected to the first body and defines a shaping cavity open to the active rod. The active rod pushes a portion of the cable into the shaping cavity of the second body in the first direction for bending the portion of the cable.
Claims20
A cable bending system, comprising:
- at least one bending module, including:
- an active actuator having a first body, and an active rod mounted in the first body and being movable in a first direction perpendicular to an axial direction of a cable to be bent;
- and
- a passive actuator having a second body connected to the first body and defining a shaping cavity open to the active rod, the active rod pushing a portion of the cable into the shaping cavity of the second body in the first direction for bending the portion of the cable.
A cable bending system, comprising:
- a slide rail;
- a plurality of bending modules slidably mounted on the slide rail, each bending module including:
- an active actuator including a first body and an active rod mounted in the first body and movable in a first direction perpendicular to an axial direction of a cable to be bent;
- and
- a second body fixedly connected to the first body and defining a shaping cavity open to the active rod, the active rod pushing a portion of the cable into the shaping cavity of the second body in the first direction for bending the portion of the cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.