Patents by Inventor Ulrich Wiebe

Ulrich Wiebe 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).

  • Patent number: 6314843
    Abstract: Pliers contain two parallel operating jaws (3, 7) and two handles (1, 16) which can be pivoted relative to one another and one of which (1), in order to form a first plier unit (Z1 ), is connected fixedly to a first (3) of the operating jaws and another (16), in order to form a second plier unit (Z2), is connected in an articulated manner to a second (7) of the operating jaws, via a drive device (14), in order, during pivoting of the handles (1, 16), for the operating jaws (3, 7) to be moved towards one another or away from one another in an operating direction (A). It is possible to preset a rest position of the second plier unit (Z2) relative to the first plier unit (Z1 ) in the operating direction (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Ulrich Wiebe, Armin Ulbrich, Helmut Thiele
  • Patent number: 5901449
    Abstract: Appliance for cutting through filament-type material, in the case of which appliance an opposing bearing (23) for holding the filament-type material, a cutting unit (19) which is located transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the filament-type material, and an acceleration device (28), by means of which the cutting unit (19) can be accelerated to a cutting speed relative to a housing (2, 3), are arranged in the housing (2, 3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Rohm And Haas Company
    Inventors: Armin Ulbrich, Ulrich Wiebe
  • Patent number: 5724870
    Abstract: Have a pliers housing (2), two clamping jaws (4, 28) which can be pivoted relative to each other to form a mouth (29) of the pliers, in which mouth two stripping members (51, 59) are arranged such that they can be displaced in the longitudinal direction of the mouth by a pull-rod (37), two handles (3, 12), which can be pivoted relative to each other, and a drive device, which is arranged in the pliers housing (2) and can be driven by the pivoting movement of the handles (3, 12) for pivoting the clamping jaws (4, 28) relative to each other and for longitudinal displacement of the pull-rod (37). The drive device has cam discs (18a, 18b) via which both the relative pivoting of the clamping jaws (4, 28) and the longitudinal displacement of the pull-rod (37) can be controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Weidmuller Interface GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Ulrich Wiebe, Hartmut Schmode, Armin Herzog, Joachim Kornfeld, Detlev Hetland, Bernd David, Gunther Hanning, Thorsten Bornefeld, Gernot Siegmund
  • Patent number: 5572911
    Abstract: A device for stripping conductor ends contains two stripping devices arranged in a mouth formed by clamping jaws. The two stripping devices can be displaced in a longitudinal direction of the mouth. At least one of the stripping devices includes a stack of laminates which are located side by side. The stack can be moved transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the mouth and has cutting edges which penetrate into insulation of a conductor which is held by the clamping jaws when the mouth is closed. A laminate guidance device is matched to the profile of the conductor and controls the laminate transverse movement in a corresponding manner. The laminate guidance device is located on the rear side of the laminate stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Weidmuller Interface GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Hartmut Schmode, Ulrich Wiebe, Armin Herzog, Joachim Kornfeld, Bernd David, Detlev Hetland, G unther Hanning, Siegmund Gernot, Thorsten Bornefeld
  • Patent number: 5500998
    Abstract: Tongs for dressing conductor ends have two handles (3, 11) which can move relative to one another, at least two dressing stations (4, 8), and a drive device (10, 12, 20), via which the dressing stations can be driven during operation of the handles. At least one (18, 19) of the dressing stations (4, 8; 18, 19) can be coupled to the drive device (10, 12, 20) with the aid of the conductor end (28) which is to be dressed. The dressing station which can be coupled to the drive device is thus driven only when this is also actually required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Assignee: Weidmu/ ller Interface GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Hartmut Schmode, Siegfried Storm, Helmut Thiele, Ulrich Wiebe, Bernd David, Detley Hetland, Hans-Joachim Kornfeld, Johann-Georg Salten
  • Patent number: 5400941
    Abstract: Core end sleeves (22) are linked to one another in the form of a belt and in each case have a metal sleeve (70) in the front region and a plastic sleeve (71), which partially engages over the metal sleeve (70), in the rear region, via which the core end sleeves are connected to one another. The plastic sleeves are in each case provided on their rear end with a projection (72) which points to the rear and rests on an outer side of the belt. The height, running at right angles to the plane of the belt, of the projection (72) is independent of the diameter of the plastic sleeves (71). Core end sleeves (22) for different conductor cross-sections can thus be transported using one and the same core end sleeve guide track (63) which has a guide groove (67) on its one side wall (65) for the projections (72).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Assignee: Weidmuller Interface GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Hartmut Schmode, Siegfried Storm, Helmut Thiele, Ulrich Wiebe, Bernd David, Detlev Hetland, Hans-Joachim Kornfeld, Johann-Georg Salten, Michael Schlue
  • Patent number: 5347705
    Abstract: Pliers for dressing conductor ends have two handles (3, 11) which can move relative to one another, a plurality of dressing stations for the conductor ends, and a drive device (21) via which the dressing stations can be driven during operation of the handles (3, 11). One of the dressing stations is constructed as a crimping drum (18) which can be displaced axially and is supported such that it can rotate and be coupled to the drive device (21) in the axially displaced position over only one dressing process. In this position, the station can be locked via a flange (52) which projects radially from it. This flange (52) extends over the overall circumference of the crimping drum (18) and has at least one recess (51).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Assignee: Firma Weidmuller Interface GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Hartmut Schmode, Ulrich Wiebe, Siegfried Storm, Detlev Hetland, Bernd David, Hans-Joachim Kornfeld
  • Patent number: 5331742
    Abstract: The invention relates to end cutters, in particular for cutting through cables, having two flat loose blades which are located one on top of the other, and rotatable about a common rotation shaft and can be driven by means of a drive device. Each loose blade is in this case acted on by a suitable cam disc which is located in the plane of the blade and is coupled to the drive device. A desired force response while cutting up material in the form of ropes can be achieved in a simple manner by selection of the radii of the cam discs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignee: Weidmuller Interface GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Hartmut Schmode, Gerd Weber, Ulrich Wiebe
  • Patent number: 5228325
    Abstract: Pliers having a pair of handles and a pair of shank members have one member of a die pair for treating a workpiece on each of the shank members. The die members are attached to the inner sides of the shank members rotatably about an axis situated in the tool plane, and a follower is provided to ensure their corotation. The workpiece may be introduced into the die pair frontally or laterally, depending on the rotational position of the die pair. In one embodiment, the die members are also pivotable about axes extending at right angles to the tool plane. The pliers may be used in many applications such as crimping electrical terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: C. A. Weidmuller Interface GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Ulrich Wiebe, Hans Undin, Gerd Weber
  • Patent number: 5107588
    Abstract: Connectors with a barrel-shaped ferrule are produced from an intermediate which is embodied by metallic strip consisting of a plurality of connector blanks linked together by interconnecting means, each blank comprising a first ferrule-forming part and a second tongue-forming part, and including a first zone which comprises all the first parts, and an adjacent second zone which comprises all the second parts and all the interconnecting means, the side edges of neighbouring first parts in the strip being separated by free interspaces and a continuous layer or cover of insulating material being adhesively applied on the first zone, on at least one obverse surface of the strip, so as to extend beyond a terminal edge of the first part, the said layer being within said interspaces cut through and bent so as to form at least one flap sufficiently large to adhere when folded back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignee: C. A. Weidmuller GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Hans Undin, Bernhard Boche, Bernd David, Ulrich Wiebe
  • Patent number: 5042286
    Abstract: In a manually operated pliers-type tool comprising an elongated tool body with a part defining an operative section with two carrier means for operative means such as crimping die members, and a longitudinal operating lever, which is journalled to the tool body and together therewith defines a reverse handle arrangement, projects that part of the tool body and tool, which defines the operative section, in the direction from which the operating lever is attached to the tool body, and the operating lever terminates, in its folded-down position, before that projecting part, and is level therewith. In a preferred embodiment, one of the carrier means is embodied by at least one rocker which is pivotably mounted in the operative section with the aid of a resilient means, so that the respective operative means may recede to a certain degree under the effect of predetermined load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: C.A. Weidmuller GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Ulrich Wiebe, Hartmut Schmode, Karl-Heinz Siemens, Jorg Gondermann, Hans Undin
  • Patent number: 4982630
    Abstract: In a pliers-type tool with a fixed jaw carrier (13A) and a movable jaw carrier (13B) arranged on a pivotable rocker (14) which is connected with an at least to a limited degree resiliently bendable bracket (15). The rocker (14) is with the aid of a pivot pin (14A) pivotally attached to a longitudinal tool body (11), the pivot pin (14A) passing through the rocker (14) in a hole which is larger than the diameter of the pivot pin (14A), and is anchored on one end of a short link (17), the other end of which link is attached to the said bracket (17).Thus work pieces, having a size within certain limits, may be precisely treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1991
    Assignee: C. A. Weidmuller GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Hartmut Schmode, Ulrich Wiebe, Hans Undin
  • Patent number: 4982594
    Abstract: A locator for a crimping tool is provided with a grip element accommodating an electrical connector for each pair of dies. The grip elements(s) is (are) carried by a carrier block means which is rectilinearily movable between a stand-by position, in which with the aid of a lever and a slanting track the grip element(s) is (are) located in the area between the open jaws of the crimping tool (10), and a rest position, in which they are located completely outside this area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1991
    Assignee: C.A. Weidmuller GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Ulrich Wiebe
  • Patent number: 4981451
    Abstract: A contact element such as an end-sleeve or a cable shoe, having a connecting portion and a contact portion, is produced from an originally plane blank which has a substantially rectangular first part, which in the finished product defines said connecting portion, and a second part, which in the finished product defines said contact portion. A plurality of such blanks is joined into a metallic punching band with an obverse face and a reverse face and comprising a first zone with all the first parts of the blanks, and a second zone with all the second parts of blanks. On at least the obverse face of the first zone is an insulating cover or coating applied before the individual blanks are removed from the punching band, so that the contact elements having a metallic connection portion with an insulating layer are obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Assignee: C.A. Weidmuller GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Hans Undin, Bernhard Boche, Bernd David, Ulrich Wiebe
  • Patent number: 4980962
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying by crimping terminals, which are provided in an elongated terminals strip, to electrical conductors, comprises a tool body and two jaw means which carry co-operating crimping dies, and of which at least one jaw means is movable relative to the body. To the tool body is an elongated carrier arm pivoted which projects beyond the jaw means, and to the free end of the carrier arm is a supply board pivoted which extends rearwardly toward the jaw means and carries a manually operated feeder device with a transport roller for the terminals strip. Between the feeder device and the jaw means is a cutting station for the terminals strip located which comprises at least one pair of co-operating cutting edges and is drivable by the closing movement of one of the jaw means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Assignee: C.A. Weidmuller GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Ulrich Wiebe
  • Patent number: 4719789
    Abstract: A tool for crimping terminals onto the ends of electrical conductors so that a cross-sectional shape of a four-tipped star is obtained comprises in a pair of die carriers at least one pair of co-operating die elements, each die element comprising a central indentation and each pair of die elements further comprising at least two lateral cut-in portions so that a crimping space in the shape of star with four tips is obtained wherein the two indentations define two of the tips, and the two cut-in portions define the other two tips, extending transversely to the first ones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Assignee: C.A. Weidmuller GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Ulrich Wiebe, Manfred Wilmes
  • Patent number: 4627314
    Abstract: The stripping device comprises a pair of jaws of which each is provided with a cutting knife. For secure positioning of an inserted conductor, and in order to strip off a severed portion of its insulation layer, a resilient positioning element with a tapering recess is provided adjacent one cutting knife. The positioning element grasps and guides the conductor already when the cutting edge of the cutting knife begins to penetrate into the insulation layer, and yields thereupon resiliently without releasing the conductor. Said cutting edge is preferably provided with a semicircular recess which may be produced by a plurality of blanks fixed in a sloping position being worked by a metal removing tool having at the periphery the profile shape of said recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1986
    Assignee: C.A. Weidmuller GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Ulrich Wiebe, Manfred Wilmes