Mechanism for stripping insulation from wire
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsWilliam S. Owen, Jr., George C. Lovejoy
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Abstract
A mechanism for stripping bonded insulation from a rectangular wire. The wire is inserted into the mechanism through a pair of gripping jaws. On actuation of the mechanism the jaws are triggered to grip the wire. At least one knife is moved orthogonally to the wire surface to engage and penetrate the wire to be stripped. Then the knife is moved longitudinally along the length of the wire to strip insulation and a thin chip or sliver of metal from the wire. On the return stroke, the jaws are opened to release the stripped wire.
Claims9
A wire stripping mechanism for stripping bonded insulation from an insulated wire, said mechanism comprising, at least one wire stripping knife said wire stripping knife being mounted in a knife carrier, a linkage device, said linkage device engaging said knife carrier and providing a first orthogonal movement of said at least one knife and including means to cause said knife to penetrate the insulation and the wire and an actuator device for moving said knife and knife carrier in a longitudinal direction for removing insulation and a thin sliver of metal from the insulated wire.
A wire stripping mechanism for stripping bonded insulation from an insulated wire, said mechanism comprising;
- at least on wire stripping knife, said wire stripping knife being mounted in a knife carrier, a slide member, said knife carrier being mounted in said slide member, a linkage device, said linkage device being pivotally mounted in said slide member and engaging said knife carrier for providing a first orthogonal movement of said knife and said knife carrier and including means causing said knife to penetrate the insulated wire into the metal forming the wire, an actuator connected to said slide member and said linkage device, said actuator providing a second longitudinal movement of said knife and knife carrier along the length of the insulated wire for removing a composite chip which includes the bonded insulation and sliver of the metal forming the wire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.