Patent ID: 6286563
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: H01B

Abstract:
An electrically controlled automatic pairing machine for automotive cable, comprising:an elongated rigid bench housing having a metal cover platform, the platform having a left end and a right end, a pair of guide bars between the left end and the right end, the left end having an electric control panel, the right end having an electric bottom panel, and a shuttle motor, the shuttle motor providing longitudinal movement along the pair of guide bars to a shuttle located on the platform;a first module on a left end of the housing having a hollow shaft accommodating a revolving clamping element operated by an actuator for fastening an end of a pair of cables and for applying torsion to cause pairing;a second pressing module on the platform located between the clamping element and a tailstock, the pressing module having longitudinal movement along the pair of guide bars through the shuttle for maintaining parallelism of the pair of cable immediately before pairing and for protecting the tailstock from the applied torsion of the clamping element, keeping the torsion between the clamping element and the pressing module; and,a third module adjustable in any position along the platform, located opposite the clamping element on the same platform, comprising the tailstock, an electromechanical arrangement of a system of converging terminals, having terminal holders longitudinally moving along the pair of guide bars for fastening an opposite end of the pair of cables, individually compensating the torsion generated by the clamping element and, through a pneumatic actuator, keep the pair of cables under constant torsion and compensate for shrinking of the cables during the pairing process.