Abstract: A foil peeling apparatus includes an electric wire gripping unit configured to grip a multi-core electric wire including wire members linearly arranged in parallel, a foil covering the wire members, and a sheath covering the foil, the sheath being peeled off at a tip end portion of the electric wire such that the foil is exposed. The foil peeling apparatus further includes: a wire member space forming unit configured to be pressed against an exposed portion of the foil between the wire members so as to form a space between the wire members; a foil cutting unit configured to be abutted against the exposed portion of the foil corresponding to the space formed between the wire members so as to form a cut in the foil; and a foil removal unit configured to open the foil from the cut, and cut the foil which has been opened.

Abstract: An optical fiber connector of a networking module faceplate assembly includes a shuttle body, a connection assembly, and a retention clip. The shuttle body including a fiber slot extending across the shuttle body and adapted for an optical fiber to extend therethrough. The connection assembly is adapted to connect the optical fiber of the networking module to an external optical fiber connector. The connection assembly includes a ferrule flange fiber termination, a split sleeve, and a ferrule. The ferrule flange fiber termination positioned within the shuttle body and adapted to splice to an end of the optical fiber. A length of the optical fiber connector can be less than half a length of the external optical fiber connector.

Abstract: A blade assembly is provided for use in a wire stripping system, where the blade assembly includes a first blade including a first cutting opening therein, the first opening including a first guide surface on one side of the first opening and a first cutting surface on the opposite side of the first opening, and a second blade including a second cutting opening therein, the second opening including a second guide surface on one side of the second opening and a second cutting surface on the opposite side of the second opening. The blades impart a rotation force on the wire to cause the cutting surfaces to make a depth-controlled circumferential cut in the sheath around the entire wire.

Abstract: Apparatus for supporting a coaxial cable, or the like, and effecting cutting and stripping operations to remove a portion of one or more layers which concentrically cover a central conductor. A single blade, having a circular cutting edge, is moved in an orbital path about the cable with rotary motion of a motor translated to orbital motion of the blade through a plurality of plates relatively movable on crossed, linear, roller bearings and a shaft eccentrically affixed to the motor with the shaft and motor axes at an acute angle to one another. The shaft extends through a spherical bearing mounted in one of the plates, thereby translating nutational motion of the shaft to orbiting motion of the plate which is directly attached to the blade. A unique clamping assembly includes a pair of jaws having respective gear racks engaging a single pinion gear on a motor output shaft for linear movement of the jaws by equal distances in opposite directions.

Abstract: Apparatus for supporting a coaxial cable, or the like, and effecting cutting and stripping operations to remove a portion of one or more layers which concentrically cover a central conductor. A single blade, having a circular cutting edge, is moved in an orbital path about the cable with rotary motion of a motor translated to orbital motion of the blade through a plurality of plates relatively movable on crossed, linear, roller bearings and a shaft eccentrically affixed to the motor with the shaft and motor axes at an acute angle to one another. The shaft extends through a spherical bearing mounted in one of the plates, thereby translating nutational motion of the shaft to orbiting motion of the plate which is directly attached to the blade. A unique clamping assembly includes a pair of jaws having respective gear racks engaging a single pinion gear on a motor output shaft for linear movement of the jaws by equal distances in opposite directions.

Abstract: A device is suggested for processing cable-shaped conductors, particularly multicore cables, having at least one transport means (126) having a drive means (132) for transport supply and/or for lengthwise transport of cable-shaped conductor material (200), a cutting means (170) for cutting through cable-shaped conductor material, at least one first means (170) for processing the cut, cable-shaped conductor material, at least one guide means (130) for lengthwise guiding of the cable-shaped conductor material, the guide means (130) being implemented so that the free end of the cable-shaped conductor material may be pivoted out of its lengthwise direction, and at least one plate (110), implemented essentially perpendicularly to the cable direction, on which at least some of the means (126, 128, 130) of the device are positioned on one side.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring the length of a cable for obtaining a reference measurement wherein a belt drive advances the cable through a first gripper until the cable is under separating/stripping cutters which cut the cable. The cable is advanced by a length measured by the belt drive, a leading cable-end being passed under a cable-end detector, and the cable is held tightly by the first gripper and with a linear backward movement, the cable is withdrawn until the leading cable-end leaves the cable-end detector. A correction factor is calculated by a control from the distance between the separating/stripping cutters and the cable-end detector and from the travel of the first gripper during the backward movement.

Abstract: A shearing-stripping machine (1) for electric cables (C) is disclosed, comprising a casing (2) on which the following elements are mounted: driving means (5) to advance the cable (C) to be shorn and stripped, at least a shearing and stripping unit (3) provided with first blades (18, 19) for shearing the cable (C), incising the sheath (C1) and stripping the cable (C) and second blades (42, 43) for incising the sheaths (F1) of the wires (F) constituting the cable (C) and stripping said wires (F); an alignment unit (4) of said wires (F) before incision of the sheaths (F1); driving means (34) for moving the blades (18, 19; 42, 43); at least a control and actuation microprocessor unit (8). The driving means (34) comprise a single motor (35) coupled to a mechanism (34a) to which adjustable stop means (80, 81) of the stroke of the second blades (42, 43) are associated.

Abstract: A cable stripper of the type typically used by an operator to remove the outer insulation layer from a coaxial cable having a ridged outer conductor such as that typically used in the telecommunications industry. The cable stripper includes unique stop devices that actually engage the stripped outer conductor so as to prevent removal of more than a predetermined length of the outer insulation and so as to present the distal end of the stripped cable for trimming so that the cable is properly prepared for use and installation.

Abstract: A device is disclosed for stripping the insulation or dielectric housing from a cable or wire. The cable stripping device includes a wire guide block having a bore extending transversely therethrough and a slot which extends from an end of the block to the bore. An elongated holder is provided for receiving the wire guide block within a hollow portion of the holder. A rotary knife is disposed on a linkage assembly connected to the holder and is pivotable between an unengaged position to an engaged position, wherein the engaged position the blade extends through the slot and extends at least partially into the bore to engage with the cable or wire located within the bore, whereby in the engaged position, the knife blade is positioned to cut the insulation housing from the cable or wire as the cable or wire is pulled through the bore.

Abstract: A fiber optic cable stripping and measuring apparatus that includes a mounting base having a template clamp connected thereto, the template clamp securing an optical component connected to the fiber optic cable. The apparatus further includes a fiber clamp connected to mounting base for securing a first portion of the fiber optic cable. A pair of fiber take up mandrels are provided adjacent to the fiber clamp for winding excess fiber optic cable, if excess cable is desired. The apparatus also includes a fiber stripper, spaced from take up mandrels, for scoring a buffer layer of the fiber optic cable. The fiber stripper enables the buffer layer of a portion of the fiber optic cable to be removed to expose optical fiber within the fiber optic cable. The apparatus further includes a cylindrical marking mandrel spaced from the fiber stripper and having a circumference that exceeds the minimum bend radius of the fiber optic cable.

Abstract: A sheathed optical fiber cutting method and apparatus for cutting the sheathed optical fiber. In one embodiment, the sheathed optical fiber is rotated around its center axis against a cutting blade. An incision is made in an area of the sheathed optical fiber that is under tension from being bent. The incision makes a cut that is flat and perpendicular to the axis of the optical fiber. In one embodiment, the blade for making the incision is mounted in a vibration generator.

Abstract: A method of stripping electric cables (C) is disclosed comprising the following steps: arranging the end (E1, E2) of a cable (C) to be stripped inside a stripping unit (1); cutting circumferentially the sheath (C1, C2) covering the end (E1, E2) of the cable (C) for at least a portion of the thickness and at least a portion of the perimeter of the sheath (C1, C2); separating the sheath (C1, C2) covering the end (E1, E2) of the cable (C). The circumferential cut of the sheath (C1, C2) is carried out by combining an action of incision of the sheath (C1, C2) with an action of rotation of the cable (C).

Abstract: A machine is provided for stripping the ground wall insulation from a stator bar quickly and in such a manner that the copper strands will not be damaged. The apparatus of the invention includes a power driven cutting tool for milling or routing the insulation from a portion of the insulated bar, a sensing device for detecting the location of the copper strands and a height adjustment assembly for determining a disposition of the bar with respect to the cutting tool. In an exemplary embodiment, the height adjustment assembly is adjusted in accordance with the location of the copper strands as detected by the sensing device to substantially prevent the cutting tool from making damaging contact with the copper strands.

Abstract: An electric power cable sheath cutter for longitudinally slicing an outer metallic sheath of a power cable include a frame arranged to be clamped by clamps to each end of a selected longitudinal section of the power cable. A carriage, slidingly mounted to the frame, has rollers that embrace an outer surface of the power cable so that the carriage “floats” on the cable in use. A milling tool with its drive motor is supported on the carriage and is adjustable up and down to enable a depth to be chosen. As a result, the sheath is cut through and inner strands of the power cable are not damaged. The effective depth of the remote end of the cutting tool is controlled by operation of a first motor 20, and the carriage is driven along in use the frame by a second motor so that the cutter can operate automatically without close manual supervision.

Abstract: An apparatus for separating a ribbon-coated multicore optical fiber at a plurality of positions at once, wherein the ribbon-coated multicore optical fiber includes a number of single-core fibers arranged in parallel. This apparatus comprises a first cutting member in which a plurality of sets of arc faces opposed to each other by way of a through path for inserting the ribbon-coated multicore optical fiber are disposed along the through path, while the arc faces in the respective sets extend from one side section of the through path halfway through the width direction of the through path; a second cutting member having a plurality of arc faces which continuously extend to and are adapted to join with the respective arc faces of the first cutting member in the width direction of the through path; and guide members which are respectively disposed at both end positions of the through path so as to position the ribbon-coated multicore optical fiber inserted into the through path.

Abstract: A clamping unit, cutting unit, and drive unit are installed in a main body that may be carried with one hand. The cutting depth of the cutting unit may be adjusted by an adjusting wheel. A handle unit for carrying the main body is shaped and positioned such that a covered electric wire may be raised, and the main body placed in the area under the wire without interfering with the handle unit. An insertion hook holds the covered electric wire securely before the clamping unit, cutting unit, and drive unit are driven. When the stripping unit is actuated, the clamping unit clamps an intermediate portion of the wire, then the cutting unit cuts the covering of the covered electric wire to a predetermined depth, then the drive unit pushes the cutting unit (and thereby a portion of the wire covering) away from the clamping unit.

Abstract: A device for stripping insulation from wire. The device includes detachable wire guide members and a rectangular metal frame with a horizontal wire-receiving passageway therethrough. A slitting knife mounted on the frame projects downwardly into the passageway a distance sufficient to cut through the full thickness of the insulation. The slitting knife is vertically adjustable, and the horizontally adjustable guide members align the insulated wire beneath the slitting knife. The insulated wire may be manually or mechanically pulled through the horizontal wire-receiving passageway, causing the insulation to be slit.

Abstract: An improved apparatus for removing surrounding insulation from an insulated electrical conductor has a pair of matched frustoconical cutter wheels mounted on a cutter shaft. The cutter wheels incorporate a cutter edge and a beveled outer slope. The cutter wheels are spaced apart by an interchangeable cutter spacer. When properly set up the cutter spacer is of a size so that the cutter wheels flank the conductor of the wire being stripped, cutting only the insulation portion of the wire. The cutter edges pierce and cut the insulation while the slope of the cutter wheels urge the insulation away from the conductor. A pinch roller assembly stabilizes the wire as it passes by the cutter wheels. A diverter is mounted in close proximity to the cutter spacer in a tangential fashion to divert and clear away any insulation that clings to the cutter spacer during operation.

Abstract: A device for cutting sheathing from a tendon extending through an anchor assembly includes a housing adapted to be rotatable about the sheathed tendon and a blade having a cutting edge. The blade cutting edge is oriented in a selected cutting position within the anchor assembly when the housing is mounted on the sheathed tendon and rotated thereabout.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing wire comprising conveyor structure for displacing the wire endwise, the conveyor structure including first upper and lower endless conveyors engageable with opposite sides of the wire; and first upper and lower assemblies for carrying and controllably driving the conveyors; there being frame structure, including guide structure on which the assemblies are supported and guided for movement toward and away from one another; there being timing belts operatively connected with the assemblies to transmit drive to the conveyors via the assemblies, in different positions of the assemblies associated with the relative movement thereof. Wires of different diameters may be advanced by the conveyors while the same axis of wire travel is maintained.

Abstract: Apparatus for feeding an insulated electrical wire, or the like, axially with respect to a transverse plane in which a single pair of blade cutting edges are supported for movement toward and away from the axis of the wire. Each blade has a continuous cutting edge forming the periphery of an opening through the blade. The wire is advanced a predetermined distance through the aligned blade openings by a pair of conveyors on opposite sides of the plane of the blade edges. The blades are moved in opposite directions to sever a premeasured length of wire from the supply by first portions of each blade edge. The severed wire portion is then moved by the conveyors to a second axial position and the blades are again moved to cause second portions of the cutting edges to pass partially through the layer of insulation, stopping before contacting the conductor. Axial movement of the wire then causes the engaged blades to sever a slug of insulation and strip it partially or fully from the conductor.

Abstract: A radiating cable comprises a core having a center conductor bonded to, centered in, and supported by discs of dielectric material. A sleeve of dielectric material is extruded over the discs and thereby bonded thereto to form a plurality of sealed, coaxial, dielectric chambers. A tubular outer conductor is bonded in concentric relation to the sleeve. In a continuous process, at least one slot is formed in the outer conductor by a cutting operation and an outer jacket is extruded over the outer conductor. In a preferred embodiment, the outer conductor is made of an aluminum tube and two circumferentially equally spaced slots are formed therein by removing between 10 and 35% of the aluminum material. The width of the resulting slots may be configured so that a joint is formed in the slot between the insulating sleeve and the outer jacket, thus obviating the use of adhesive in bonding the outer jacket to the cable.

Abstract: A machine for stripping insulation lengthwise from electric or other type of cables on a continuous basis having a circular blade rotably mounted to a support assembly and positioned adjacent an input wheel, the input wheel designed to movably push or pull insulated cable lengthwise through the circular blade and adjacent a positioning wheel disposed beneath said circular blade, threaded rods mounted in and threaded through the support assembly for adjusting the positioning wheel and the roller wheel such that varying diameters of insulated cable may be stripped, the machine further having an electric motor mounted to the support apparatus to drive the input wheel and to drive a gear assembly which drives the circular blade.

Abstract: A severing and stripping mechanism for a cable-processing machine which largely obviates the displacement of heavy cable-handling components and the fouling of the knife drive, particularly via insulation particles via the use of a knife drive that is arranged above a plane determined by the cable being processed, wherein two knife pairs are attached side-by-side at the actuation members of the knife drive, with a fixed pivot mechanism being attached on a machine frame via which, after the severing of the cable with the first knife pair, the one cable end is pivoted to the second knife pair, whereafter the one cable end is stripped with the second knife pair and that the other cable end is stripped with the first knife pair.

Abstract: Apparatus for cutting through the sheathing of a cable comprises a cutting wheel and a guide assembly including a guide box substantially enclosing the cutting wheel except for a portion extending through and beyond an end wall of the box. The box end wall abuts a plate extending perpendicular to the end wall and parallel to the cutting wheel. A slot through the plate has side and bottom walls extending parallel to the cutting wheel axle. In use, a cable in the slot extends axially towards and over the cutting wheel. A first cut is thus made in the cable in a plane perpendicular to the cable axis. By positioning the cable to extend axially parallel to the plate, an axially extending second cut is made. By extending the first cut entirely around the cable and intersecting the two cuts, a section of the cable sheathing is removed.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing wire comprising conveyor structure for displacing the wire endwise, the conveyor structure including first upper and lower endless conveyors engageable with opposite sides of the wire; and first upper and lower assemblies for carrying and controllably driving the conveyors; there being frame structure, including guide structure on which the assemblies are supported and guided for movement toward and away from one another; there being timing belts operatively connected with the assemblies to transmit drive to the conveyors via the assemblies, in different positions of the assemblies associated with the relative movement thereof. Wires of different diameters may be advanced by the conveyors while the same axis of wire travel is maintained.

Abstract: Apparatus for feeding an insulated electrical wire, or the like, axially with respect to a transverse plane in which a single pair of blade cutting edges are supported for movement toward and away from the axis of the wire. Each blade has a continuous cutting edge forming the periphery of an opening through the blade. The wire is advanced a predetermined distance through the aligned blade openings by a pair of conveyors on opposite sides of the plane of the blade edges. The blades are moved in opposite directions to sever a premeasured length of wire from the supply by first portions of each blade edge. The severed wire portion is then moved by the conveyors to a second axial position and the blades are again moved to cause second portions of the cutting edges to pass partially through the layer of insulation, stopping before contacting the conductor. Axial movement of the wire then causes the engaged blades to sever a slug of insulation and strip it partially or fully from the conductor.

Abstract: The points of second cutters (153) are disposed within a gap (E) generated by moving an electric wire (600a) longitudinally after the formation of a first slit (610), and subsequently the electric wire (600a) is moved longitudinally to form a split slit (620) for removing sheath in an intermediate region. The first slit (610) and a second slit (630) are formed at positions deviated in one direction respectively from both ends of the intermediate region (600S), and the electric wire is moved longitudinally with first cutters (103) remaining stuck in the sheath at one end thereof, so that waste strip is removed.

Abstract: A device for cutting out reinforcing elements, from a matrix. The device includes a support frame movable in the longitudinal direction of the reinforcing elements and cutting blades for cutting the reinforcing elements away from the matrix as the support frame is moved longitudinally.

Abstract: A device for high speed automatic wire and cable insulation stripping. The device has pairs of infeed and outfeed cutting assemblies that engage and cut the insulation at multiple points in a two stage process. The cutting devices have multiple parallel space cutting edges that initially remove a strip of insulation insuring rapid removal of the remaining material.

Abstract: Improved cutting device for a wire and cable stripping machine one a supporting frame (2), consisting of a support device (3) for a pair of wheels (5) driving a section of cable (C) to be stripped, a guide assembly (4) for the cable, an adjustment device (12) for positionally controlling a spacing apart of the wheels (5) two contoured, flat and bent and adjustable cutting blades (6) operating along opposite generatrices of the cable and being disposed between the driving wheels to provide a depth of a cut to be made, the cutting blades (6) being adjustable in the vertical plane and in the horizontal plane, each of the cutting blades (6) exhibiting a bent profile and comprises two points of attachment including a first securing point and a second securing point and of articulation and a zone constituting the active cutting part (6.3), the cutting blades comprising a nose-shaped contour (6.

Abstract: An apparatus for placing slits in wire insulation including a pair of opposed cutting blade assemblies moveable toward the wire to penetrate the wire insulation down to the conductor. The cutting blade assemblies are configured to create one or more sections of the insulation which will completely separate from the wire conductor, or which will be held together remaining in contact with the wire conductor with a small unslit insulation portion.

Abstract: An electro/mechanical feedback system and method for displaying the positional and sizing information relative to the hole size formed by closed stripping blades of a wire stripping machine. The feedback system includes a pair of rotary optical encoders that are tied to the respective blade tool holders via adjusting screws. The adjusting screws provide infinite adjustment resolution. Turning the adjusting screws opens or closes the blades. The encoders convert the adjusting screw rotational information into blade translatory information, which is displayed. The displayed information represents positional information of each of the blades as well as the actual diameter of the cutting hole formed by the closed blades at a true zero position. The adjusting screw includes a torque head that limits adjusting screw torque to a predetermined amount. The present invention includes a positive stop used as a home position for each blade.

Abstract: A double welt trimmer (10) for trimming selvage (28) from a double welt cord (22) used in upholstery. The double welt trimmer (10) includes a housing (12) which includes a forward and rearward end (32 and 34). A double welt guide (14) is carried by the housing (12) and includes at least one through hole (44) opening on the forward and rearward ends (32 and 34) and dimensioned to closely receive and guide the double welt (22). The double welt guide (14) includes a substantially radial slot (46) to receive and guide the selvage (28). A cutting blade (16) is attached to the housing (12) at an acute angle proximate the forward end (32) with the cutting portion (52) of the blade (16) directed toward the rearward end (34). A J-type bolt (56) is provided for securing the cutting blade (16) on the housing (12) such that the cutting blade (16) may be selectively mounted and adjusted. In another embodiment, at least one set screw (74) is provided to fix the cutting blade (16) to the housing (12).

Abstract: Apparatus for stripping the insulation from an end portion of an insulated electrical wire (W), withdrawing an electrical terminal (ET) from a carrier tape (T) therefor and crimping the terminal (ET) to the stripped end portion of the wire (W), comprises a rotary conveyor (18) for advancing the tape (T) step by step to align it with a fixed wire gripper (10), a prefeed mechanism (20) for partially detaching the terminal (ET) from the tape (T), an insulation severing and stripping unit (12), and a pair of terminal gripping and terminal crimping heads (14 and 16). The insulation severing and wire stripping unit (12) is retracted to strip an end portion of the insulated wire (W) upon the end of the wire (W) interrupting a laser beam (L).