Cyclonic stripping blade
AssigneeMechtrix Corporation
InventorWilliam L. DeGrace
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Abstract
A blade assembly is provided for use in a wire stripping system, where the blade assembly includes a first blade including a first cutting opening therein, the first opening including a first guide surface on one side of the first opening and a first cutting surface on the opposite side of the first opening, and a second blade including a second cutting opening therein, the second opening including a second guide surface on one side of the second opening and a second cutting surface on the opposite side of the second opening. The blades impart a rotation force on the wire to cause the cutting surfaces to make a depth-controlled circumferential cut in the sheath around the entire wire.
Claims9
A method for severing a portion of an insulating material sheath from a wire, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a blade assembly including a first blade having a first cutting opening therein, the first opening including a first guide surface on one side of the first opening and a first cutting surface on the opposite side of the first opening, and a second blade including a second cutting opening therein, the opening including a second guide surface on one side of the second opening and a second cutting surface on the opposite side of the second opening;
- b) positioning a wire including an insulating material sheath thereon between the first blade and the second blade;
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- c) engaging the first blade and the second blade with the insulating material sheath,
- wherein the step of engaging the first blade and second blade with sheath comprises the steps of:
- a) engaging the sheath with one of the first or second cutting surfaces to cut the sheath;
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- b) engaging the sheath with one of the first or second guiding surfaces to rotate the sheath.
A stripping blade for use in removing a portion of an insulating material sheath from a wire, the blade comprising a body having a cutting opening therein, the cutting opening including a guide surface on one side of the cutting opening, a cutting surface on the opposite side of the cutting opening and a cutting edge connecting the guide surface and the cutting surface, further comprising a stop disposed within the cutting opening between the cutting edge and the guide surface.
A blade assembly for a wire stripping system, the assembly comprising:
- a) a first blade including a first cutting opening therein, the first opening including a first guide surface on one side of the first opening and a first cutting surface on the opposite side of the first opening;
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- b) a second blade including a second cutting opening therein, the second opening including a second guide surface on one side of the second opening and a second cutting surface on the opposite side of the second opening,
- wherein the first cutting surface and the first guide surface are joined by a first cutting edge and further comprising a stop disposed within the first opening between the first cutting edge and the first guide surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.