Device for the alignment of the desheathed ends of round cables
First Claim
1. Device for the alignment of desheathed ends of cables with several cores, comprisinga measuring station in which a desheathed cable end is firmly held in an initial angular position against rotation during a scanning operation,a scanning element in the measuring station which differentiates between the cores of the desheathed cable end and spaces therebetween, wherein the scanning element contacts the cores and is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the cable end,an angle of rotation measuring device coupled with the scanning element,an aligning station comprising a color sensor,means for conveying the cable end between the measuring and aligning stations, anda rotatable retainer for rotating the cable end by certain angles,wherein the measuring device measures the angle of rotation necessary to rotate the cable end from the initial angular position to a desired first angular position, in which the cores have a certain position independent of their color, andwherein the rotatable retainer rotates the cable end in accordance with the measured angle.
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Abstract
The apparatus described measures the angle of rotation necessary to rotate a cable end from a first angular position, wherein the cores of the cable end have a certain position independent of their color, to a desired angular position, at a measuring station. The cable end is then brought into an aligning station where a rotational movement through the measured angle occurs. Subsequent to core color identification, the cable end is further turned, if required. There is provided for the scaning of the position of the cores a rotatable and axially slidably mounted scanning element which is coupled with an angle of rotation signal generator, which element contacts individual cores by means of scanning fingers or engages in the external intermediate spaces of the cores. During the scanning process the scanning element is disconnected from all drives.
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1. Device for the alignment of desheathed ends of cables with several cores, comprising
a measuring station in which a desheathed cable end is firmly held in an initial angular position against rotation during a scanning operation, a scanning element in the measuring station which differentiates between the cores of the desheathed cable end and spaces therebetween, wherein the scanning element contacts the cores and is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the cable end, an angle of rotation measuring device coupled with the scanning element, an aligning station comprising a color sensor, means for conveying the cable end between the measuring and aligning stations, and a rotatable retainer for rotating the cable end by certain angles, wherein the measuring device measures the angle of rotation necessary to rotate the cable end from the initial angular position to a desired first angular position, in which the cores have a certain position independent of their color, and wherein the rotatable retainer rotates the cable end in accordance with the measured angle.
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