Cable braid flare mechanism for cable preparation machine
US10840680B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02G1/1297
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cable preparation machine includes a blade assembly having a plurality of arms and braid blades mounted to the corresponding arms. The arms and the braid blades are disposed about a cable opening configured to receive an end of a cable therein along a cable axis. The arms are movable relative to each other between retracted positions and advanced positions. The arms move the braid blades closer to each other within the cable opening as the arms are moved from the retracted positions to the advanced positions. The braid blades have edges configured to engage a cable braid of the cable. The braid blades are driven inward by the arms moving to the advanced positions to pinch the cable braid inward against an inner insulator of the cable and flare outward an end of the cable braid forward of the braid blades.
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