Cable alignment apparatus and method for aligning assembled cable ends of two cables of a cable harness in the correct rotational position

Abstract

A dual cable alignment apparatus aligns assembled cable ends provided with contact elements on two cables of a twisted cable strand in a predetermined correct rotational position. The alignment apparatus includes two cable rotating modules arranged on an apparatus frame and equipped with rotary cable grippers for rotating each assembled cable end about its longitudinal axis, and an optical detection apparatus for determining the corresponding rotational position of the assembled cable ends. To adjust the distance between the assembled cable ends, a cable rotating module is displaceable by a drive on the apparatus frame, whereby it is ensured that each assembled cable end can be brought into the desired rotational position precisely and reliably, and an optimal shadow image of the two contact elements can be detected for position detection.

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