Method and device for processing a cable

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10944231-B2
Application number	US-201815992378-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 30, 2018
Priority date	May 31, 2017
Publication date	Mar 9, 2021
Grant date	Mar 9, 2021

Abstract

A method for processing a cable includes a drawing-out step and a placement step. In the drawing-out step, a loop of the cable is drawn out over a guide body arranged on a loop placement surface. The loop is drawn out to a specified length using a driven dog. In the placement step, the loop is placed onto the loop placement surface by the dog. In the process, the loop is placed over the guide body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for processing a cable, the method comprising the steps of:
drawing a loop of the cable over a guide body arranged on a loop placement surface, the loop being drawn out to a specified length by a driven dog;
placing the loop from the dog onto the loop placement surface, wherein the loop is placed over the guide body; and
removing the cable from the loop placement surface around the guide body by pulling a first end of the loop.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein, in the drawing-out step, a first end of the cable is fixed and the loop is drawn out around the dog.

3. The method according to claim 1 wherein, in the drawing-out step, the loop is drawn out over at least one further guide body arranged on the loop placement surface.

4. A device for processing a cable, the device comprising:
a loop placement surface on which at least one guide body is arranged wherein the at least one guide body is tapered at an upper end thereof; and
a driven dog adapted to draw out a loop of the cable and place the loop over the at least one guide body.

5. The device according to claim 4 wherein the at least one guide body is cut at an incline at an upper end thereof.

6. The device according to claim 4 wherein the at least one guide body has a tip aligned with a central axis of the loop.

7. The device according to claim 4 wherein the at least one guide body is magnetically fastened to the loop placement surface.

8. A device for processing a cable, the device comprising:
a loop placement surface on which at least one guide body is arranged;
a driven dog adapted to draw out a loop of the cable and place the loop over the at least one guide body; and
wherein the dog includes a plurality of elevations that reduce a contact surface between the cable and the dog, wherein a distribution and a number of the elevations are selected to form a bend radius of the loop that is greater than a minimum permissible bend radius of the cable to prevent plastic deformation of the cable.

9. The device according to claim 8 wherein the dog includes a semicylindrical main part having a curved portion of a lateral surface of the main part and the elevations are arranged on the curved portion.

10. A device for processing a cable, the device comprising:
a loop placement surface on which at least one guide body is arranged wherein the at least one guide body is magnetically fastened to the loop placement surface; and
a driven dog adapted to draw out a loop of the cable and place the loop over the at least one guide body.

Assignees

• Komax Holding Ag

Inventors

• Gisler Adrian
• Stocker Martin

Classifications

• H01B13/01209

  Details · CPC title

• H01R43/28 Primary

  for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups H01R43/02 - H01R43/26 · CPC title

• H01R43/052

  with wire-feeding mechanism · CPC title

• B21F1/002

  by means of manually operated devices, e.g. pliers · CPC title