Patent ID: 8793864

Claim:
A stripping apparatus for an electrical bar conductor, the conductor comprising a metal core having two longer sides opposite each other and two shorter sides opposite each other, and an electrically insulating coating that at least partly coats said core; wherein the apparatus comprises a first stripping station, the first stripping station delimiting a first seat, the first seat being arranged parallel to a prevailing extension (X-X) of the apparatus and comprising a pair of side containment walls directly facing the shorter sides of the conductor; wherein the first stripping station comprises: (a) a stripping portion cantilevered between two supports, the stripping portion comprising a space having an axial length, measured parallel to the prevailing extension (X-X), that is shorter than or equal to the distance between the supports, the stripping portion adapted to at least partly house the conductor arranged along the prevailing extension (X-X), such that the conductor rests on one of the longer sides when housed within the stripping portion; (b) a first pair of broaches operatively connected to the apparatus and aligned with the stripping portion, each broach being axially movable along a Y-Y axis in a direction perpendicular to the prevailing extension (X-X), each broach contacting the conductor such that movement of the broach along the Y-Y axis removes a portion of the electrically insulating coating when the conductor is housed within the stripping portion.