Patents by Inventor Manfred Sorg

Manfred Sorg has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230411920
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for assembling a plug connector (2) on a front end portion of at least one first cable (3.1). The device (1) has a first holding element (13) for holding the first cable (3.1) at a holding portion. The holding portion is arranged downstream of the front end portion along the longitudinal axis (L) of the first cable (3.1) in the direction of a rear cable end. The first holding element (13) is designed to pivot about the front end portion of the first cable (3.1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Manfred SORG, Pascal MAIER
  • Patent number: 11817682
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for producing an electrical cable (2) which has a cable film (20). The device has a film working module (9) for reducing the mechanical loadability of the cable film (20) at a crack position (PR) which is provided along a cable centre axis (M). The film working module (9) has a round blade (33) in order to cut into at least one outer layer, which is remote from the cable centre axis (M), of the cable film (20) at the crack position (PR).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Metzner Holding GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Sorg
  • Patent number: 11764555
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (21) for working an electrical cable (1) which has a sheath (6) and a cable film (5) situated beneath said sheath, comprising an assembly (32) of modules (33, MD1, MD2, MD3, MD4), which are independent of one another, for removing a piece (6?) of sheath and a piece (5?) of cable film from the cable (1). According to the invention, provision is made for the assembly (32) to have a first module (MD1) for cutting off the piece (6?) of sheath from the cable (1), a second module (MD2), which follows the first module (MD1), for reducing the mechanical loadability of the cable (5) in an intended crack position (RP), and a third module (MD3), which follows the second module (MD2) and has the purpose of removing the piece (6?) of sheath and the piece (5?) of cable film from the cable (1) in an automated manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Metzner Holding GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Sorg
  • Patent number: 11705684
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an electric cable (2), according to which the cable (2) is successively processed in processing modules (41, 43) that are independent from one another. According to the invention, at least one sheath clamp (10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4), which is independent from the plug connectors (22) that are to be mounted on the cable (2) during manufacturing, is attached to a cable sheath (9) of the cable (2) in a non-positive fit at a defined axial position along the longitudinal axis (L) of the cable (2). Alternatively or in addition, the cable (2) is attached to a cable carrier (4), wherein the cable carrier (4) comprises at least one stop element (44) which is arranged at a defined axial position along the longitudinal axis (L) of the cable (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Metzner Holding GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Sorg
  • Publication number: 20220399693
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing an electrical cable (2), according to which a braided cable shield (6) of the cable (2), which is exposed along a longitudinal axis (L) of the cable (2) from a cable end (5) which is to be processed to a first stripping position (PA1), is, by means of brushing with at least one drivable brush (10), folded back towards a cable end facing away from the cable end (5) to be processed. According to the invention, a defined fold-back position (PU) for the braided cable shield (6) is determined along the longitudinal axis (L) of the cable (2). Before and/or during brushing, a front end of the forming sleeve (12), said front end facing the cable end (5) to be processed, is placed onto the cable (2) and positioned at the fold-back position (PU) in order to fold back the braided cable shield (6) onto the forming sleeve (12) starting from the fold-back position (PU).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventor: Manfred SORG
  • Publication number: 20220368058
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an electric cable (2), according to which method the electric cable (2) is successively processed in independent processing modules (46, 47, 48). According to the invention, the electric cable (2), a sheath clamp (49) fixed on a cable sheath (18) of the cable (2), and/or a cable carrier (4) associated with the electric cable (2) during the processing thereof is rendered identifiable with an information carrier (9, 10), wherein documentation (13) of the processing of the electric cable (2) for at least one processing process of one of the processing modules (46, 47, 48) is created and associated with the electric cable (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventor: Manfred Sorg
  • Publication number: 20220368096
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for the assembly of an electrical plug connector (2). The device has a feed incl (16) cf that is designed to press a forward end (5) of an electdc cable (3a, 3b), said forward end being prefabricated with an inner conductor contact element (6), into a corresponding plug-in point (17) of a housing assembly (4) of the ping connector (2) along a feed direction (X) until the lamer conductor contact element (6) reaches a larger position (Ps) within the housing assembly (4). The device (1) also has an optical sensor unit (24), which is designed to detect the actual position (Pl) of the inner conductor contact element (6) within the housing assembly (4) while the cable (3a, 3b) is being pressed in. The device (1) further has a force transducer (23), which is designed to detect the pressing force applied while the cable (3a, 3b) is being pressed in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Manfred SORG, Pascal MAIER
  • Publication number: 20220255279
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an electric cable (2), according to which the cable (2) is successively processed in processing modules (41, 43) that are independent from one another. According to the invention, at least one sheath clamp (10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4), which is independent from the plug connectors (22) that are to be mounted on the cable (2) during manufacturing, is attached to a cable sheath (9) of the cable (2) in a non-positive fit at a defined axial position along the longitudinal axis (L) of the cable (2). Alternatively or in addition, the cable (2) is attached to a cable carrier (4), wherein the cable carrier (4) comprises at least one stop element (44) which is arranged at a defined axial position along the longitudinal axis (L) of the cable (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventor: Manfred Sorg
  • Publication number: 20220239078
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for stripping a clable (2), comprising a stripping apparatus (3) for cutting in and for pulling off a portion (4) of a cable component (13, 14, 15). The stripping apparatus (3) has a rotation head (5), which can be rotated about a central axis (M) and on which a blade (8, 8?) and a counter-holder (9) for the cable (2) are arranged opposite one another in such a way that the blade and the counter-holder are directed at the central art (M). The cable (2) is guided eking the central axis (M) in the stripping apparatus (3), and the blade (8, 8?) can be advanced toward the cable (2) in the direction toward the central axis (M) in order to produce a radial incision into cable component (13, 14, 15) of the cable (2) at a defined axial position. The stripping apparatus (3) has at least one pull-off tool (10.1, 10.2), which is arranged on the rotation head (5) and can advanced onto the cable (2) in the direction toward the central axis (M), the pull-off tool (10.1, 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventor: Manfred Sorg
  • Publication number: 20220224068
    Abstract: A device for assembling an electrical plan connector on a first cable end and/or on a second cable end of an electrical cable having one or more inner conductors. The device has at least two independent processing modules for processing the electrical cable. The device also has a common transport unit for transporting the electrical cable between at least two of the processing modules along a transport direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventor: Manfred Sorg
  • Publication number: 20220200224
    Abstract: An apparatus for assembling an electrical plug connector on a first cable end and/or on a second cable end of an electrical cable which has one or more inner conductors. The apparatus has at least one module group with at least two processing modules for processing the cable. The apparatus furthermore has a feed device for feeding the cable end along a feed direction (X) to a processing station (B) in the module group. The module group has a module transport device for feeding in each case one of the processing modules of the module group to the processing station (B). The feed device is configured to remove the cable end from the module group counter to the feed direction (X) after the processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: Manfred Sorg
  • Publication number: 20220140581
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (21) for working an electrical cable (1) which has a sheath (6) and a cable film (5) situated beneath said sheath, comprising an assembly (32) of modules (33, MD1, MD2, MD3, MD4), which are independent of one another, for removing a piece (6?) of sheath and a piece (5?) of cable film from the cable (1). According to the invention, provision is made for the assembly (32) to have a first module (MD1) for cutting off the piece (6?) of sheath from the cable (1), a second module (MD2), which follows the first module (MD1), for reducing the mechanical loadability of the cable (5) in an intended crack position (RP), and a third module (MD3), which follows the second module (MD2) and has the purpose of removing the piece (6?) of sheath and the piece (5?) of cable film from the cable (1) in an automated manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventor: Manfred Sorg
  • Publication number: 20220077666
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for producing an electrical cable (2) which has a cable film (20). The device has a film working module (9) for reducing the mechanical loadability of the cable film (20) at a crack position (PR) which is provided along a cable centre axis (M). The film working module (9) has a round blade (33) in order to cut into at least one outer layer, which is remote from the cable centre axis (M), of the cable film (20) at the crack position (PR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventor: Manfred Sorg