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US 2023/0131439 A1Published application
Automated cable tie installation tool with induction welding joining mechanism
OwnerDaniel Pierce Armstrong, Jonah Kadoko +2inventors
InventorsDaniel Pierce Armstrong, Jonah Kadoko, Matthew Hetrich, Sheng Zhong
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Abstract
A system includes a body having a pair of cable jaws. The pair of cable jaws further includes a dispensing track on an inner circumference of the pair of cable jaws to retain a segment of a thermoplastic cable material. The system includes a piston. The piston is configured to secure an overlapping segment of the thermoplastic cable material at the weld area. An induction coil is configured to apply an electromagnetic field. The system includes a power supply.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a body having:
- a pair of cable jaws, wherein the pair of cable jaws comprises a dispensing track on an inner circumference of the pair of cable jaws to retain a length of a thermoplastic cable material;
- a piston, the piston configured to secure an overlapping segment of the thermoplastic cable material at a weld area;
- an induction coil to apply an electromagnetic field;
- and
- a power supply.
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A method, comprising:
- dispensing a segment of a thermoplastic cable material through a pair of cable jaws along a dispensing track of a pair of cable jaws until a first segment of a thermoplastic cable material overlaps a second segment of the thermoplastic cable material at an area by a piston, the piston being formed by an induction coil;
- tensioning the thermoplastic cable material to tighten the thermoplastic cable material around at least one elongate member being bundled;
- applying the piston onto the overlapping first segment and the second segment of the thermoplastic cable material to apply pressure to the first segment and the second segment of the thermoplastic cable material;
- generating an electromagnetic field with a power supply;
- and
- applying the electromagnetic field through the induction coil to bond the first segment of the thermoplastic cable material to the second segment of the thermoplastic cable material.
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A cable material welding tool, comprising:
- a pair of cable jaws;
- an induction coil,
- wherein the induction coil is a pin-hair coil, a spiral wire coil, a stacked spiral wire coil, or a spiral-cut sheet coil;
- a length of cable material;
- a shield to insulate at least one elongate member being bundled from an electromagnetic field generated by the induction coil;
- and
- a power supply that operates between 10 kHz and 10 MHz.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.