Conveying device for leads
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1. A line conveying machine comprising:
- a gripper;
a carriage, said gripper being mounted on said carriage;
a guide, said carriage being displaceable on said guide along a first path between a first position and second position;
a carriage drive operatively connected to said carriage to controllably displace said carriage with said gripper along said first path;
an actuating mechanism configured to actuate said gripper, said actuating mechanism being mounted on said carriage to travel between said first and second positions;
a first active interface situated proximate to said first position, said first active interface communicating motive energy to said gripper in a region of said first position to bring said gripper into closed position;
a second active interface situated proximate to said second position, said second active interface communicating motive energy to said gripper in a region of said second position to bring said gripper into open position;
a base, said base having a first part, said base having a second part, said second part being controllably displaceable relative to said first part along a second path substantially parallel to said first path;
said guide, said carriage, said first active interface, and said gripper being situated on said first part of said base; and
,said second active interface being situated on said second part of said base so that said gripper controllably drives said second part of said base relative to said first part of said base via said second active interface.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a conveying device for conveying electrical or optical lines (8) such as wires, cables, line bundles, optical fibers etc. comprising a gripper (3) for gripping a line (8), wherein the gripper (3) is displaceable along a guide (1) between a first position (5) and a second position (6), characterized in that in the region of the first position (5) and in the region of the second position (6), respectively one active interface is provided which is configured to come into operative communication with the gripper (3) and bring this into a closed position or open position when the gripper (3) is located in one of the two positions (5, 6).
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20 Claims
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1. A line conveying machine comprising:
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a gripper; a carriage, said gripper being mounted on said carriage; a guide, said carriage being displaceable on said guide along a first path between a first position and second position; a carriage drive operatively connected to said carriage to controllably displace said carriage with said gripper along said first path; an actuating mechanism configured to actuate said gripper, said actuating mechanism being mounted on said carriage to travel between said first and second positions; a first active interface situated proximate to said first position, said first active interface communicating motive energy to said gripper in a region of said first position to bring said gripper into closed position; a second active interface situated proximate to said second position, said second active interface communicating motive energy to said gripper in a region of said second position to bring said gripper into open position; a base, said base having a first part, said base having a second part, said second part being controllably displaceable relative to said first part along a second path substantially parallel to said first path; said guide, said carriage, said first active interface, and said gripper being situated on said first part of said base; and
,said second active interface being situated on said second part of said base so that said gripper controllably drives said second part of said base relative to said first part of said base via said second active interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A line conveying machine comprising:
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a gripper; a guide, said gripper being displaceable along said guide along a first path between a first position and a second position; an actuating mechanism configured to actuate said gripper, said gripper and said actuating mechanism being operatively movably mounted on said guide to travel between said first and second positions; a first active interface communicating motive energy to said gripper in a region of said first position to bring said gripper into closed position, said first active interface situated proximate to said first position; and
,a second active interface communicating motive energy to said gripper in a region of said second position to bring said gripper into open position, said second active interface situated proximate to said second position. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of conveying lines comprising the steps of:
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positioning a gripper along a guide to reach a first position; supplying motive energy to the gripper from a first active interface in a region of the first position; using the supplied motive energy from the first active interface to grip a line with the gripper; displacing the gripper and gripped line along the guide; reaching a second position with the gripper and gripped line; supplying motive energy to the gripper from a second active interface in a region of the second position; and
,using the supplied motive energy from the second active interface to release the gripped line from the gripper. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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