Cord manufacturing apparatus and connector attachment machine therefor
US4561155A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 1983 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53217
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus is provided for manufacturing electrical cords comprising modular multi-contact connectors attached to opposite ends of a segment of a multi-conductor sheathed cable. Each connector comprises a plastic housing having a cavity for receiving an end of the cable segment, displaceable anchors for mechanically engaging the cable sheath and the insulation on the conductors, and flat contacts displaceable for piercing the insulation on the conductors and making electrical contact with the wires therewithin. The apparatus includes: machinery for cutting segments from a strand of cable and for conveying them along a path; strippers along the path for removing small portions of the sheath from the ends of the segments to expose the ends of the insulated conductors therewithin; trimmers along the path for trimming the exposed ends of the insulated conductors; and connector attachment machines along the path. Each connector attachment machine comprises: a magazine and a feed mechanism which places a connector on an end of a cable segment; a first press operable to displace the anchors and mechanically anchor the housing to the cable sheath and to the insulated conductors; second and …
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