Transport system for electrical cables
First Claim
1. A transport device for electrical cables in a production station for processing of electrical cables of a certain length comprisinga frame;
- a cable supply station associated with the frame and furnishing a cable having an end to be picked up;
a forward shifting device movably supported by the frame which forward shifting device is stepwise movable in horizontal direction perpendicular to the direction of the cable ends;
a forward and backward movable transfer carrier movably supported on the frame;
a joint transfer module attached to the forward and backward movable transfer carrier, which transfer module is rotatable at least around an axis running perpendicular to the axis of the cable ends and perpendicular to the direction of motion of the forward shifting device;
movable grippers attached to the forward shifting device, which grippers can be opened and closed and which are provided to support the cable ends and for gripping the two cable ends;
a cable depository dump at one end of the forward shifting device;
a frame;
a drive device attached to the frame;
a stationary gripper module attached to the frame;
stationary grippers attached to the stationary gripper module;
a receiver device movably supported by the frame and adapted for receiving cables of different lengths and which receiver device is step-wise movable in a circulation path by the drive device, wherein a bulk length of the cable can be inserted into the receiver device and can, at least in the region of the cable dump, be removed again from the receiver device, where the cable ends are supported before and after a cycle stroke motion by the stationary grippers of the stationary gripper module.
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Abstract
A device for the transporting of cable sections is provided where cables (19), with a length of up to about 10 meters, are transported step by step from processing station to processing station along a cable-processing line with a processing station disposed on the two sides of the cable-processing line. A cable (19), gripped on one side by a stationary gripper (15), is discharged with a cable feed device with the aid of an insertable deflector (49) into a receiver provision (11) for forming a cable bundle (20). The receiver device (11), with the cable bundle (20) on the one hand, and the two cable ends (21, 22) gripped by a gripper (18) on the other hand, are moving in a forward direction independent of each other cyclically in like fashion. The gripper (18) of a rotatably disposed transfer module (17) can be rotated during a transfer cycle by 180 degrees such that the two cable ends (21, 22) as desired can be directed toward one or toward a second side of the processing line. Instead of the conventionally required pair-wise provided processing stations for the processing of the two cable ends (21, 22), only one such station is sufficient, which is disposed either on one and/or on the second side of the processing line. The finished processed cable is discharged or pulled out of the transport container (1) at the end of the processing line.
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23 Claims
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1. A transport device for electrical cables in a production station for processing of electrical cables of a certain length comprising
a frame; -
a cable supply station associated with the frame and furnishing a cable having an end to be picked up; a forward shifting device movably supported by the frame which forward shifting device is stepwise movable in horizontal direction perpendicular to the direction of the cable ends; a forward and backward movable transfer carrier movably supported on the frame; a joint transfer module attached to the forward and backward movable transfer carrier, which transfer module is rotatable at least around an axis running perpendicular to the axis of the cable ends and perpendicular to the direction of motion of the forward shifting device; movable grippers attached to the forward shifting device, which grippers can be opened and closed and which are provided to support the cable ends and for gripping the two cable ends; a cable depository dump at one end of the forward shifting device; a frame; a drive device attached to the frame; a stationary gripper module attached to the frame; stationary grippers attached to the stationary gripper module; a receiver device movably supported by the frame and adapted for receiving cables of different lengths and which receiver device is step-wise movable in a circulation path by the drive device, wherein a bulk length of the cable can be inserted into the receiver device and can, at least in the region of the cable dump, be removed again from the receiver device, where the cable ends are supported before and after a cycle stroke motion by the stationary grippers of the stationary gripper module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for the transporting of cable sections comprising
transporting a cable to a transfer position; -
gripping the cable with a gripper of a cable pulling module attached to a frame; pulling the cable so far until the cable pulling module contacts a stop element; inserting the cable into a cable feed; opening a guide tube composed of two half-cylinders and surrounding the cable; sliding a deflector above the opening of the transport container; gripping the cable end by a gripper of a first stationary gripper module attached to the frame; advancing the cable gripped on one side with the cable feed; directing the cable with the deflector into the charge opening of the transport container; forming a cable bundle in the transport container; measuring the length of the advanced cable; cutting the cable length to a desired size; gripping the cable with the two grippers of the transfer module; separating the formed cable bundle from the cable supply;
opening the guide tube;releasing the cable by the gripper of the first stationary gripper module; advancing the transfer module by an advance stroke in forward direction simultaneously with the transport container at the same cycle for moving the cable bundle together with the gripped cable ends in a direction perpendicular to the cable ends; gripping the cable ends with a pair of stationary gripper modules; releasing the cable by the grippers of the transfer module; and
performing a return stroke of the transfer module. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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- 16. A transport device for electrical cables in a production station for processing of electrical cables (19) of a certain length which includes a frame, at least one advance shifting device (25) movable attached to the frame, stepwise movable in horizontal direction perpendicular to the axis of the cable ends (21, 22) and provided with grippers (18) which can be opened and closed and which support the cable ends (21, 22) and which transport device includes a cable depository dump (4) at one end of the advance shifting device (25), characterized in that the transport device comprises at least one receiver device (11) for receiving cables of different lengths and which said receiver device (11) is step-wise movable in a circulation path (29, 40) by a drive device, wherein an excessive length of the cable (19) can be inserted into said receiver device (11) and can, at least in the region of the cable dump (4), be removed again therefrom, and that the grippers (18) of the advance shifting device (25), gripping the two cable ends (21, 22), are disposed at a joint transfer module (17, 17'"'"', 17") attached to a forward and backward movable transfer carrier (26), which transfer module (17) is rotatable at least around an axis running perpendicular to the axis of the cable ends (21, 22) and perpendicular to the direction of motion of the advance shifting device (25), where the cable ends (21, 22) are supported before and after the cycle stroke motion in a per se known manner by grippers (15, 16, 15'"'"', 16'"'"') of stationary gripper module (13, 14, 13'"'"', 14'"'"').
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