Machine for fastening a connector to a cable end by crimping
OwnerHans Frohlichinventor
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Abstract
Machine for providing by crimping the ends of cable conductors with end sleeves or other connection elements comprising a contact sleeve opened or closed in the envelope thereof, particularly a crimp sleeve. The machine comprises a device for feeding the end sleeves, a device for supplying the cable conductors and a crimping device cooperating with the sleeve feeding device. The crimping device is provided with a grip having jaws for the crimping of the metal tube of the end-sleeve or the contact sleeve of the connection element on the metal web of the conductor from the end of which the insulation has been removed; jaws are used to take out the synthetic collar from the end sleeve or from a portion of the connection element.
Claims33
A machine for fastening a connector to a cable end, the connector comprising a crimpable sleeve and a portion not to be crimped, the machine comprising:
- (a) a stationary inlet to receive the cable end;
- (b) means to feed separate individual connectors to the cable end;
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- (c) means for crimping said connector sleeve around said cable end, said crimping means comprising a crimping/mounting element having, (1) crimping jaws for crimping said crimpable connector sleeve, and (2) gripping jaws for gripping said portion not-to-be-crimped, said gripping jaws being slidably guided along the crimping jaws and being tensioned by springs.
A machine for fastening a connector to a cable end, the connector comprising a crimpable sleeve and a portion not to be crimped, the machine comprising
- (a) a stationary inlet to receive the cable end;
- (b) means to feed separate individual connectors to the cable end;
- (c) means for crimping said connector sleeve around said cable end, said crimping means comprising a crimping/mounting element having, (1) crimping jaws for crimping said connector sleeve, and (2) gripping jaws for gripping said portion not-to-be-crimped;
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- (d) a tilt drive element for tilting said crimping jaws and said gripping jaws about an axis parallel to their crimping and gripping motion, said tilting being between a first position for receiving a connector from the connector feed means and a second position in which the jaws are parallel to the axis of the cable end inlet.
A machine for fastening a connector to a cable end, the connector comprising a crimpable sleeve adapted to surround the cable end, the machine comprising:
- (a) a stationary inlet to receive the cable end;
- (b) means to feed separate, individual connectors to the cable end;
- (c) means to strip the cable end comprising a stripping tool;
- (d) means to crimp the sleeve around the cable end comprising a crimping tool;
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- (e) positioning means to position at least one of the stripping means and the crimping means against the cable inlet, said positioning means comprising a swing frame, at least part of the means to strip and at least part of the means to crimp being mounted to, supported by, and moved into their respective working positions by, the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.