Patent ID: 6370759
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: H01R,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for stripping insulation from a wire comprising:(a) a cutter mechanism having opposite cutting edges defining a wire receiving portion therebetween, said opposite cutting edges being movable toward and away from one another perpendicular to the length of the wire; (b) a cutter holder for carrying said cutter mechanism, said holder having means for reciprocally moving said holder along the length of said wire and said holder further having means for revolving said holder about and axis that passes through said wire such that said opposite cutting edges move toward each other to cut into the insulation of said wire, followed by revolving said cutter holder about said axis and moving said cutter holder away from an end of said wire to strip the insulation from said wire; wherein, (c) said cutter holder comprises a pair of opposed movable blocks that are movable toward and away from one another perpendicular to the length of the wire; and (d) said cutter mechanism comprise a pair of cutting means that are mounted on said blocks; and further wherein, (e) said cutter holder comprises a cylindrical portion and a cutter mounting portion integrally provided at one end of the cylindrical portion extending in the length of the wire; (f) said cutter mounting portion comprises a rectangular base plate extending perpendicular to the length of the wire and opposite side walls provided at the ends of the rectangular base plate; (g) said cutter holder comprises at least one slide pin that is mounted between said opposite side walls; and (h) said movable blocks are slidably mounted on said at least one slide pin.