Patent ID: 7370409
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for extricating and transferring wires cut into lengths from a loose, random wire bundle into a single layer of wires having parallel longitudinal axes, the method comprising the steps of: spreading out at least a portion of wires in a loose random wire bundle B to form a spread out set of random wire layers F; extracting a partial bundle T from the spread out set of random wire layers; putting the partial bundle T into reach of a portioning device; using the portioning device to extract, from the partial bundle T, a set of wires as an intermediate bundle Z and for forming a bundle K to be disentangled; putting the bundle K to be disentangled into reach of a set of disentangling devices; using the disentangling devices to successively engage and disentangle the individual wires of the bundle K to be disentangled; and successively sliding the disentangled individual wires on an inclined surface downward by gravity into a single layer of wires having parallel longitudinal axes.