Wire stripping die for crimping tool
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorLogan Trombley
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Abstract
A wire stripping die is configured to be coupled to a crimping tool. The stripping die includes a die body, a first ridge, and a second ridge. The die body includes a first side, a second side, and a groove extending at least partially between the first side and the second side. The groove extends along an axis. The first ridge protrudes from a surface of the groove toward the axis by a first distance. The first ridge extends along at least a portion of the perimeter of the groove and extends at least partially around the axis. The second ridge protrudes from the surface of the groove toward the axis, and the second ridge extends parallel to the axis along at least a portion of the groove.
Claims17
A wire stripping die configured to be coupled to a crimping tool, the stripping die comprising:
- a die body including a first side, a second side, and a groove extending at least partially between the first side and the second side, the groove extending along an axis;
- a first ridge protruding from a surface of the groove toward the axis by a first distance, the first ridge extending along at least a portion of the perimeter of the groove and extending at least partially around the axis;
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- a second ridge protruding from the surface of the groove toward the axis, the second ridge extending parallel to the axis along at least a portion of the groove.
A wire stripping die configured to be coupled to a crimping tool, the stripping die comprising:
- a die body having a first side and a second side, the die body including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion including a first groove and the second portion including a second groove, the first groove and the second groove cooperating to form an opening extending between the first side and the second side, the opening extending along an opening axis and configured to receive a wire to be stripped;
- a peripheral ridge protruding from a surface of the opening toward the opening axis by a first distance, the peripheral ridge positioned adjacent a first side of the die body, the peripheral ridge extending along at least a portion of the perimeter of the opening and extending at least partially around the opening axis;
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- a longitudinal ridge protruding from the surface of one of the first groove and the second groove, the longitudinal ridge protruding toward the opening axis, the longitudinal ridge extending parallel to the opening axis continuously from the peripheral ridge to the second side of the die body.
A method for stripping an insulation material from a wire conductor, the method comprising:
- aligning the wire conductor with a first groove of a first die portion and a second groove of a second die portion, each of the first groove and the second groove extending parallel to an axis;
- moving the second die portion toward the first die portion, the first die portion including a first radial ridge extending along at least a portion of a perimeter of the first groove and extending at least partially around the axis, the first die portion including a first longitudinal ridge oriented parallel to the axis and extending along at least a portion of the first groove, the second die portion including a second radial ridge extending along at least a portion of a perimeter of the second groove and extending at least partially around the axis, the second die portion including a second longitudinal ridge oriented parallel to the axis and extending along at least a portion of the second groove, the first radial ridge, the second radial ridge, the first longitudinal ridge, and the second longitudinal ridge exerting a cutting force on the insulation material;
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- stripping the insulation material away from the wire conductor along the cuts formed by the first radial ridge, the second radial ridge, the first longitudinal ridge, and the second longitudinal ridge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.