Device for measuring the length of a cable for processing
US6886438B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/536
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for measuring the length of a cable for obtaining a reference measurement wherein a belt drive advances the cable through a first gripper until the cable is under separating/stripping cutters which cut the cable. The cable is advanced by a length measured by the belt drive, a leading cable-end being passed under a cable-end detector, and the cable is held tightly by the first gripper and with a linear backward movement, the cable is withdrawn until the leading cable-end leaves the cable-end detector. A correction factor is calculated by a control from the distance between the separating/stripping cutters and the cable-end detector and from the travel of the first gripper during the backward movement.
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