Method for processing cable and wire

In processing means for processing longitudinally axially extending wire that includes a core and protective structure extending about the core, the combination comprising

• a) first blade means for relative movement laterally to sever the wire,
• b) other blade means spaced axially from said first blade means for relative movement laterally to penetrate said wire structure to selected depth,
• c) said first and other blade means being operatively interconnected to move laterally simultaneously to first sever the wire and to then penetrate said structure to said selected depth,
• d) and guide means including movable guide structure to guide axial movement of the wire at a location between said first and other blade means.

In apparatus for processing wire to cut the wire into sections and to remove sheathing from the sections to expose section wire ends, the combination comprising:

• a) conveyor means for displacing the wire, including said sections, axially endwise,
• b) first cutter means including multiple blades located for movement toward said axis, drive means for controllably displacing said multiple blades toward said axis to sever the wire,
• c) second and third cutter means each including multiple blades located for movement toward said axis, said drive means controllably displacing said multiple blades of said second and third cutter means toward said axis to cut into said sheathing, said second and third cutter means respectively located at axially opposite sides of said first cutter means and axially spaced therefrom,
• d) and drive means to controllably drive said conveyor means to
• i) position the wire to be severed by said first cutter means, thereby to produce forward and rearward wire sections,
• ii) relatively displace said sections axially, into positions to enable penetration of said second and third cutter means blades into said sheathing, for subsequent removal of sheathing from a rearward portion of the forward section and from a forward portion of the rearward section, in association with controlled endwise displacement of said sections by said conveyor means,
• e) and wire guide means to guide the wire as it moves axially proximate the blade means, and means to displace at least a part of said guide means to allow removal of a severed length of said sheathing, the wire being moved axially relative to said blade means.

In processing means for processing longitudinally axially extending wire that includes a core and protective structure extending about the core, the combination comprising

• a) first blade means for relative movement laterally to sever the wire,
• b) other blade means spaced axially from said first blade means for relative movement laterally to penetrate said wire structure to selected depth,
• c) said first and other blade means being operatively interconnected to move laterally simultaneously to first sever the wire and to then penetrate said structure to said selected depth,
• d) and wire guide means to guide the wire as it moves axially proximate the blade means, and means to displace at least a part of said guide means to allow stripping removal of a severed length of said structure, as the wire is moved axially relative to said blade means.

In apparatus for processing wire to cut the wire into sections and to strip sheathing from the sections to expose section wire ends, the combination comprising:

• a) conveyor means for displacing the wire, including said sections, axially endwise,
• b) first cutter means including multiple blades located for movement toward said axis, drive means for controllably displacing said multiple blades toward said axis to sever the wire,
• c) second and third cutter means each including multiple blades located for movement toward said axis, said drive means controllably displacing said multiple blades of said second and third cutter means toward said axis to cut into said sheathing to controllably selected depth, said second and third cutter means respectively located at axially opposite sides of said first cutter means and axially spaced therefrom,
• d) and drive means to controllably drive said conveyor means to
• i) position the wire to be severed by said first cutter means, thereby to produce forward and rearward wire sections,
• ii) relatively displace said sections axially, into positions to enable penetration of said second and third cutter means blades into said sheathing, for subsequent controlled displacement of selected length sheathing slugs relatively along the wire at a rearward portion of the forward section and at a forward portion of the rearward section, as during controlled endwise displacement of said sections by said conveyor means.

In apparatus for processing wire to cut the wire into sections and to form and displace sheathing slugs to protect section wire ends, the combination comprising:

• a) conveyor means for displacing the wire, including said sections, axially endwise,
• b) first cutter means including multiple blades located for movement toward said axis, drive means for controllably displacing said multiple blades toward said axis to sever the wire,
• c) second and third cutter means each including multiple blades located for movement toward said axis, said drive means controllably displacing said multiple blades of said second and third cutter means toward said axis to cut into said sheathing, said second and third cutter means respectively located at axially opposite sides of said first cutter means and axially spaced therefrom,
• d) and drive means to controllably drive said conveyor means to
• i) position the wire to be severed by said first cutter means, thereby to produce forward and rearward wire sections,
• ii) relatively displace said sections axially, into positions to enable penetration of said second and third cutter means blades into said sheathing for subsequent displacement of sheathing slugs along a rearward portion of the forward sections and along a forward portion of the rearward section, in association with controlled endwise displacement of said sections by said conveyor means,
• e) said sections being controllably endwise displaced to control the lengthwise displacement of said slugs along the wire.

In apparatus for processing wire to cut the wire into sections and to strip sheathing from the wire to expose wire ends at opposite ends of the sections, and by operation of wire feed means and cutter means, the combination that includes means for operating the feed means and cutter means to:

• a) displace the wire endwise along an axis to a first position,
• b) sever the wire thereby to form wire forward and rearward sections, the forward section having a rearward end portion, and the rearward section having a forward end portion,
• c) separate said sections axially relatively endwise,
• d) cut into the sheathing of both sections simultaneously,
• e) further separate said sections axially relatively endwise to pull sheathing slugs off said wire end portions to expose said wire ends,
• f) allow dropping of stripped wire slugs downwardly,
• g) said cutter means including three blade pairs, each pair including two blades respectively located at opposite sides of said axis, both blades of one pair being relatively located to be displaced toward the wire to sever the wire, and after said sections separation both blades of the remaining two pairs being located to be simultaneously and relatively displaced toward the wire sections to cut into the sheathing of both sections simultaneously according to d) above and to then pull sheathing slugs off said rearward and forward wire end portions according to e) above,
• h) there being wire guide means between at least two of said pairs,
• i) said blades having V-shaped cutting edges.