Device for gathering, cutting and stripping insulated wire
First Claim
1. In a wire cutting and stripping apparatus, a supporting structure, a pair of cutting heads mounted for movement on the supporting structure in a direction toward and away from each other from an open position to a cutting position, each cutting head including a cutting blade and a pair of stripping blades with the stripping blades being located in spaced relation on either side of the cutting blade, first drive means for axially advancing an insulated wire between the cutting heads, a support member mounted for linear movement relative to each cutting head in said direction, a wire gathering member mounted on each support member and having a section extending laterally of said direction beyond the cutting and stripping blades, and second drive means for moving the cutting heads and said support member in said direction, said second drive means being constructed and arranged such that initial movement will move the wire gathering members to a wire gathering position on opposite sides of the wire and further movement of said second drive means will maintain said wire gathering members in the gathering position and move said cutting and stripping blades into cooperating relation to cut the wire and insulation.
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Abstract
A device is provided for gathering, cutting and stripping insulated wire. The device includes first and second cutterhead assemblies. Each cutterhead assembly includes a central cutting knife and a pair of stripping blades spaced laterally on either side of the cutting knife. A drive system moves the cutting knives in a direction toward each other to cause the cutting knives to cut the wire to a predetermined length and moves the stripping blades in a direction toward each other to cause the stripping blades to sever the insulation on the wires. A positioning head assembly located upstream of the cutterhead assemblies positions the insulated wire between the cutting knives on each cutterhead assembly for cutting and stripping. Wire gathering elements gather the wire positioned between the cutterhead assemblies such that the wire may be found by another handling device downstream of the cutterhead assemblies. The wire gathering device also acts to wipe away the stripped insulation from the stripping blades after stripping of the wire.
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- 1. In a wire cutting and stripping apparatus, a supporting structure, a pair of cutting heads mounted for movement on the supporting structure in a direction toward and away from each other from an open position to a cutting position, each cutting head including a cutting blade and a pair of stripping blades with the stripping blades being located in spaced relation on either side of the cutting blade, first drive means for axially advancing an insulated wire between the cutting heads, a support member mounted for linear movement relative to each cutting head in said direction, a wire gathering member mounted on each support member and having a section extending laterally of said direction beyond the cutting and stripping blades, and second drive means for moving the cutting heads and said support member in said direction, said second drive means being constructed and arranged such that initial movement will move the wire gathering members to a wire gathering position on opposite sides of the wire and further movement of said second drive means will maintain said wire gathering members in the gathering position and move said cutting and stripping blades into cooperating relation to cut the wire and insulation.
- 7. In a wire and stripping apparatus, a supporting structure, a pair of cutting heads mounted for linear movement on said supporting structure in a direction toward and away from each other from an open position to a cutting position, each cutting head including a cutting blade and a pair of stripping blades with said stripping blades being spaced on opposite sides of said cutting blade, first drive means for axially advancing an insulated wire between the cutting heads, a slide mounted for movement relative to each cutting head in said direction, biasing means interconnecting each slide with the respective cutting head for biasing the slides in a direction toward each other, a wire gathering member mounted on each slide and including a section extending laterally of said direction across the path of travel of the cutting and stripping blades, each section having an axial length greater than the distance between the stripping blades and said section having a plurality of laterally extending slits each disposed to receive a respective cutting blade and stripping blade when the cutting head is moved to the cutting position, and second drive means for moving the cutting heads in a direction toward each other with initial movement of said second drive means causing said wire gathering members to move to a wire gathering position on opposite sides of the wire and further movement of said second drive means causing said cutting blades and stripping blades to move through the respective slits to cut the wire and the insulation.
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