Wire length varying device in combination with apparatus for making electrical harnesses
US4616396A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 27, 1984 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53217
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wire length varying device for an apparatus for making electrical harnesses, with the device comprising a tension pulley unit located on a wire supply path. The tension pulley unit constantly urges the individual wires to return in a counterflow direction. A return preventive device selectively stops the wires from returning under an urging provided by a moving chuck, thereby enabling the stopped wires to slacken by the respective selected lengths. Thus, the lengths of the connector-free terminal end portions of the wires are differentiated as desired.
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