Tool for dicorotron wire assembly removal and storage
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsBruce J. Parks, Jamie S. Clayfield, Douglas S Smith, James D. Walsh, Eliud Robles Flores, Gerald F. Daloia
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Abstract
A system and apparatus that removes and collects non-functional wire assemblies from dicorotron units is described. It has a removal tool with flexible levers mounted on the top of a storage box. The removal tool has an open top and bottom, the open bottom is aligned with an opening in the top of the box to permit a dislodged anchor and wire assembly to fall therethrough.
Claims12
A tool to remove old non-usable wire assemblies from dicorotron units which comprises in an operative relationship a collection box and tool, the tool comprising:
- flexible levers at each end portions of the tool adapted to remove said wire assembly from said dicorotron unit;
- wherein the tool is located and fixed on a top portion of the box and positioned above an opening in the box,
- wherein the tool has a configuration conforming generally to a shape of the dicorotron unit but having dimensions at least larger than corresponding dimensions of the dicorotron unit to allow for the dicorotron unit to fit and nest therein,
- wherein said levers have projections enabled to pass through both a slot in a side portion of said removal tool and an aperture in said dicorotron unit, said aperture being adjacent anchors that hold said wire assembly in place in said dicorotron unit.
A tool to remove a previously used wire assembly from a dicorotron unit with a storage box having an opening large enough to permit a released wire assembly to pass therethrough, the tool comprising:
- a removal tool having a shape with side sections, end sections, a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion and the bottom portion being open to receive the dicoroton unit, at least one of the side sections having flexible levers with adjacent slots;
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- levers having projections that will pass through the slots when the levers are pushed-activated, the slots in operative alignment with apertures in the dicorotron unit;
- wherein the apertures are adjacent to anchors in the dicorotron unit, the anchors removably holding the wire assembly in place, the projections enabled to contact and dislodge the anchors during a wire assembly removal operation.
A tool to remove old non-usable wire assemblies from dicorotron units which comprises in an operative relationship a collection box and a removal tool, the tool comprising:
- a removal tool located and fixed on a top portion of said collection box and positioned above an opening in said collection box, wherein said removal tool having a configuration conforming generally to a shape of said dicorotron unit but having dimensions at least larger than corresponding dimensions of said dicorotron unit to allow for said dicorotron unit to fit and nest therein,
- flexible levers and slots on each end portions of the removal tool adapted to align with apertures and anchors holding said wire assembly in place;
- wherein said slots being in alignment with projections in said flexible levers, said flexible levers adapted when pushed to move said projections through said slots and apertures to contact and dislodge said anchors to release said wire assembly from said dicorotron unit.
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