IP Library Granted Patent US 11,177,638
Granted Patent B2
US 11,177,638 · App. 17/124,721 · Granted Nov 16, 2021

Cable foil processing equipment

Inventors: Yingcong Deng (Shanghai, CN); Yuting He (Kunshan, CN); Yun Liu (Shanghai, CN); Tao Li (Shanghai, CN); Dandan Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu (Bellevue, WA)
Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; TE Connectivity Services GmbH
H02G1/127H01R43/28Y10T29/532
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Patent No.
US 11,177,638
App. No.
17/124,721
Granted
Nov 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cable foil layer processing equipment includes a rack, a knife holder installed on the rack, a plurality of cutters movably installed on the knife holder and arranged in a crisscross manner in a vertical plane, and a linear moving mechanism configured to move linearly in a horizontal direction parallel to an axial direction of a cable. The rack is installed on the linear moving mechanism so as to move linearly in the horizontal direction along with the linear moving mechanism. The cutters clamp a foil layer of the cable in a radial direction of the cable. The linear moving mechanism drives the knife holder to move in the horizontal direction so as to cut the foil layer of the cable into a plurality of equal parts.

Claims (20)

1. A cable foil layer processing equipment, comprising:

a rack;

a knife holder installed on the rack;

a plurality of cutters movably installed on the knife holder and arranged in a crisscross manner in a vertical plane; and

a linear moving mechanism configured to move linearly in a horizontal direction parallel to an axial direction of a cable, the rack is installed on the linear moving mechanism so as to move linearly in the horizontal direction along with the linear moving mechanism, the cutters clamp a foil layer of the cable in a radial direction of the cable, the linear moving mechanism drives the knife holder to move in the horizontal direction so as to cut the foil layer of the cable into a plurality of equal parts.

2. The cable foil layer processing equipment of claim 1 , further comprising a fixing clamp configured to clamp and fix the cable.

3. The cable foil layer processing equipment of claim 1 , further comprising an air jet device installed on the rack.

4. The cable foil layer processing equipment of claim 3 , wherein the air jet device is adapted to jet a pressurized air flow in the axial direction of the cable toward the foil layer of the cable that has been cut into equal parts so that the foil layer is flared outward under the pressurized air flow.

5. The cable foil layer processing equipment of claim 4 , wherein the air jet device includes a nozzle and an air source.

6. The cable foil layer processing equipment of claim 5 , wherein the air source is connected to the nozzle for supplying a pressurized air to the nozzle, the pressurized air is ejected as the pressurized air flow via the nozzle.

7. The cable foil layer processing equipment of claim 6 , wherein the nozzle faces an end of the cable and a central axis of the nozzle coincides with a central axis of the cable.

8. The cable foil layer processing equipment of claim 7 , wherein a diameter of an outlet of the nozzle is larger than a diameter of the cable.

9. The cable foil layer processing equipment of claim 6 , wherein a pressure of the pressurized air of the air source is adjustable so that a pressure of the pressurized air flow ejected from the nozzle is adjustable.

10. The cable foil layer processing equipment of claim 6 , wherein the nozzle is installed on the rack movably in the horizontal direction and a distance between the nozzle and an end of the cable is adjustable.

11. The cable foil layer processing equipment of claim 1 , further comprising a cutter driving device installed on the rack, the cutter driving device drives the cutters to move synchronously to clamp or loosen the foil layer of the cable.

12. The cable foil layer processing equipment of claim 11 , wherein the cutter driving device has a driving motor and a transmission mechanism installed between the driving motor and the cutters.

13. The cable foil layer processing equipment of claim 12 , wherein the driving motor is configured to drive the cutters to move synchronously by the transmission mechanism.

14. The cable foil layer processing equipment of claim 13 , further comprising a cooling fan installed on the rack, the cooling fan cools the driving motor.

15. The cable foil layer processing equipment of claim 1 , further comprising a servo motor configured to drive the linear moving mechanism to move linearly in the horizontal direction.

16. The cable foil layer processing equipment of claim 15 , further comprising a base on which the linear moving mechanism and the servo motor are installed.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Jun 7, 2022
From: TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GMBH
To: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBH
Reel/Frame 060305/0923 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2021
From: LU, ROBERTO FRANCISCO-YI
To: TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GMBH
Reel/Frame 054871/0295 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2021
From: DENG, YINGCONG; HE, YUTING; LIU, YUN; LI, TAO; ZHANG, DANDAN
To: TYCO ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 054871/0314 →