Process for the connection of conductor wire or optical fiber section ends to connectors
US5208977A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 1991 |
| Grant date | May 11, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/5193
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The object of this invention is processes and devices for the automatic connection of conductor wire or optical fiber section ends to adapted component receptacles using clamps of various types and having specific uses. A device according to the invention comprises a conveyor (1) which feeds clamps to various end processing units. Loading unit (5) positions wire sections in a first type of clamp (2). Units (4), (20) modify the ends for purposes of their connection. Unit (21) interchanges the ends in clamps to arrange them in a preferential order for the connection which is subsequently performed by one or more units (32). The invention uses clamps adapted to a variety of operations, to hold a group of wires (72) or to hold components (34). An application is the automatic production of conductor wire bundles.
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