Patent · US Active

Gripper, twisting head and twisting device

US9624607B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
50References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateMay 8, 2014
Grant dateApr 18, 2017
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 24, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD01H2700/24
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A gripper for electrical or optical lines (24, 24′) such as wires, cables, line bundles, optical fibers has two gripper jaws (22, 22′) movable relative to a counterbearing as well as relative to one another. Twisting heads (4) for twisting apparatuses for the lines (24, 24′) are equipped with such grippers. The gripper and the twisting head (4) and the twisting apparatus are provided with a drive arrangement including at least one adjustable-force drive (17) that acts via a link chain (15, 19, 19′, 20, 20′) on gripper jaw (22, 22′). The link chain (15, 19, 19′, 20, 20′) in this case has a section (19, 19′) movable parallel to the drive (17), but in the opposite direction of movement.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.