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US 2025/0047082 A1Published application
Electrical cable preparation system and method
AssigneeUlc Technologies, LLC
InventorsAustin Caradonna, Jonathan Kuriloff
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Abstract
An automated electrical cable preparation system includes a working plate, a cutting tool, a first motor, a second motor, and a controller. The cutting tool is removably mounted to the working plate. The first motor is drivably connected to the working plate. The second motor is drivably connected to the cutting tool. The controller is in communication with the first motor and the second motor.
Claims20
An automated electrical cable preparation system comprising:
- a working plate;
- a cutting tool removably mounted to the working plate, the cutting tool including a first arm pivotably connected to a second arm;
- a first motor drivably connected to the working plate;
- a second motor drivably connected to the cutting tool and configured to open and close the cutting tool;
- and
- a controller in communication with the first motor and the second motor, wherein the controller is configured to instruct the second motor to clamp the cutting tool around an electrical cable.
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A method of preparing an end of an electrical cable for splicing, the method comprising:
- rotationally fixing the electrical cable relative to a working plate, the electrical cable extending through an opening defined in the working plate;
- clamping a cutting tool about the electrical cable, the cutting tool being removably mounted to the working plate;
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- rotating the working plate about the electrical cable to circumferentially cut a jacket layer and a grounded strap layer of the electrical cable.
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A cutting tool comprising:
- a first arm;
- a second arm pivotably connected to the first arm;
- an adjuster rod threadably engaged with the first arm and the second arm;
- a roller rotatably supported by the first arm;
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- a cutting wheel rotatably supported by the second arm,
- wherein the cutting tool is substantially C-shaped.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.