Patent ID: 6336267
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
Apparatus for processing wire having a wire core and a sheathing to sever the wire into sections and to cut the sheathing and strip it from the sections adjacent to their severed ends, comprising,a) a support structure; b) first and second pairs of endless belt conveyors mounted on said structure and axially spaced from each other; c) said belt conveyors in each pair comprising endless belts having parallel portions which grip opposite sides of the wire; d) at least one electrical conveyor drive motor connected to one of said belt conveyors in each pair selectively energizable to drive the associated belt conveyor in at least one direction; e) multiple blades movably supported by said structure for movement between one or more open positions in which the blades are separated from the wire, a wire severing position in which at least a pair of said blades severs the wire, and a sheathing cutting position in which at least a pair of said blades cuts the sheathing but not the wire core; f) at least one blade actuator connected to said blades and selectively energizable to relatively move said blades between their open, wire severing, and sheathing cutting positions; and g) an electrical controller connected to said at least one conveyor drive motor and to said at least one blade actuator to operate them in a controlled sequence to sever the wire into two sections, and to cut the sheathing at locations spaced from section severed ends, and to cause said first and second pairs of endless belt conveyors to displace said two sections so as to strip the sheathing from the two sections adjacent to their severed ends.