Shielding device for wires located in light-emitting apparatuses
US8581101B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01B13/30
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A shielding device is provided for protecting wires, cables and the like from rays, heat and the like, in a wire harness manufacturing assembly. The shielding device comprises at least one wire-covering member, such as a tube through which the wire extends. The tube is adapted to be displaced between a wire-revealing position and a wire-concealing position, wherein in the former position, the tube allows the wire to be exposed to the rays, whereas in the latter position, the tube is in a ray-exposure area and at least partly shields the wire from the rays. Typically there are two aligned tubes slidably displaceable towards and away from each other so as to respectively assume the wire-concealing and wire-revealing positions. A compressed air source, in fluid communication with an inside of the tubes, cools the wire when in the wire-concealing position.
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