IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0400709
(2003-03-27)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Schuppert, Jr., Leo Vincent
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Tyco Electronics Corporation
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
4 인용 특허 :
5 |
초록
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An assembly is provided for loading a contact shield and a strain relief onto a dielectric member on an end of a cable having a center conductor surrounded by insulation. The assembly includes a strip guide for conveying a contact shield along a carrier path to a loading station. The contact shield
An assembly is provided for loading a contact shield and a strain relief onto a dielectric member on an end of a cable having a center conductor surrounded by insulation. The assembly includes a strip guide for conveying a contact shield along a carrier path to a loading station. The contact shield is joined to a carrier strip. A holder is provided at the loading station to hold the dielectric member on the end of the cable. A slider moves the holder to and from the loading station along a cable loading path. A shear assembly is also provided at the seating station to remove the contact shield and strain relief from the carrier strip and seat the contact shield and strain relief along a seating path with the dielectric member. Optionally, the shearing assembly may include first and second shears for separately removing a strain relief and the contact shield, respectively, from the carrier strip. The first and second shears may be staged different first and second distances from the holder to successively engage the holder in a staggered manner. Optionally, the strip guide and slider may be mounted adjacent to one another to a base plate with the slider being movable relative to the base plate along the cable loading path and the strip guide being movable relative to the base plate along the loading path.
대표청구항
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1. An assembly for loading at least one of a contact shield and strain relief onto an end of a cable having a center conductor surrounded by insulation, the assembly comprising:a strip guide configured to convey a carrier strip along a carrier path to a loading station, said strip guide being config
1. An assembly for loading at least one of a contact shield and strain relief onto an end of a cable having a center conductor surrounded by insulation, the assembly comprising:a strip guide configured to convey a carrier strip along a carrier path to a loading station, said strip guide being configured to accept the carrier strip with a series of contact shields and strain reliefs formed on the carrier strip; and a shear assembly movable to and from said loading station along a shearing path for removing separately each of the contact shields and each of the strain reliefs from the carrier strip. 2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said shear assembly seats the contact shields and strain reliefs to different depths within a dielectric member.3. An assembly for loading at least one of a contact shield and strain relief onto an end of a cable having a center conductor surrounded by insulation, the assembly comprising:a strip guide configured to convey a carrier strip along a carrier path to a loading station, said strip guide being configured to accept the carrier strip with a series of contact shields and strain reliefs formed on the carrier strip; and a shear assembly movable to and from said loading station along a shearing path for removing the contact shields and the strain reliefs from the carrier strip, wherein said shear assembly includes first and second shears for separately removing the strain reliefs and contact shields, respectively, from the carrier strip. 4. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a holder at the loading station, wherein said shear assembly includes first and second shears spaced different first and second distances from said holder within said shear assembly and being movable together toward said holder to successively engage said holder in a staggered manner.5. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said strip guide includes a track configured to convey the series of contact shields and strain reliefs joined to the carrier strip along said carrier path.6. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a holder at the loading station, wherein said strip guide and holder are mounted adjacent one another to a base plate, said holder resisting movement along said shearing path, said strip guide being movable relative to said base plate in a direction parallel to said shearing path.7. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a locator post mounted to said shear assembly, said locator post aligning and centering the contact shield and a dielectric member with respect to one another, said shear assembly seating the contact shield onto the dielectric member.8. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a holder at the loading station, wherein said shear assembly includes a shear holder that retains first and second shear elements that are independently adjustable relative to said holder, said first and second shear elements having corresponding first and second shear edges that are positioned staggered with respect to one another.9. The assembly of claim 1, further conspiring a holder at the loading station, wherein said strip guide includes a discharge end located proximate a side of said holder, said strip guide feeding the at least one of the contact shield and strain relief from said discharge end onto a top of said holder and onto a top of a dielectric member in said holder.10. A machine, comprising:a base; a tooling nest mounted to said base, said tooling nest being configured to hold a dielectric member on an end of a cable, said tooling nest having an open face; a strip guide moveably mounted to said base, said strip guide being configured to feed a carrier strip holding at least one of a contact shield and strain relief to said tooling nest; and an upper shear aligned over said open face of said tooling nest, said upper shear moving along a shearing path to engage said open face of said tooling nest, said upper shear being configured to separate individually a contact shield from the carrier strip and to separate individually a strain relief from the carrier strip at a shearing stage along said shearing path. 11. The machine of claim 10, wherein, after separating the carrier strip, said upper shear advances along said shearing path into said open face of said tooling nest beyond said shearing stage, to a seating stage at a predetermined seating depth within said tooling nest, said seating depth representing a depth to which at least one of the contact shield and strain relief are seated within the dielectric member.12. The machine of claim 10, wherein said upper shear includes a shear frame holding a shield shear and a strain relief shear located adjacent one another, said shield and strain relief shears being movably mounted to said shear frame and adjustable to individually cut a contact shield and a strain relief, respectively, from the carrier strip at different times and in succession.13. The machine of claim 10, wherein said upper shear includes first and second shear edges staggered with respect to one another along said shearing path, said first and second shear edges being configured to individually and successively separate a contact shield and a strain relief from the carrier strip as said upper shear is advanced along said shearing path.14. The machine of claim 10, further comprising a U-shaped holder mounted to said base, said U-shaped holder including said tooling nest configured to receive a dielectric member, said upper shear engaging said holder to separate a contact shield and a strain relief from the carrier strip.15. An assembly for loading a contact shield onto an end of a cable having a center conductor surrounded by insulation, the assembly comprising:a strip guide for conveying a contact shield along a carrier path to a loading station, said contact shield being joined to a carrier strip; a holder having a tooling nest formed therein that is configured to hold a dielectric member on an end of a cable; a slider receiving said holder and moving said holder to and from said loading station along a cable loading path; and a shear assembly, provided at said loading station, for removing the contact shield from the carrier strip and for seating the contact shield along a seating path into a dielectric member held in said tooling nest. 16. The assembly of claim 15, wherein said shear assembly includes an upper shear and wherein said strip guide and upper shear are movable along a shearing path oriented at an angle to said carrier path.17. The assembly of claim 15, wherein said strip guide includes a track configured to convey a series of contact shields joined to the carrier strip along said carrier path.18. The assembly of claim 15, wherein said shear assembly includes first and second shears for separately removing a strain relief and the contact shield, respectively, form the carrier strip.19. The assembly of claim 15, wherein said shear assembly includes first and second shears staged different first and second distances from said holder and being movable toward said holder to successively engage said holder in a staggered manner.20. The assembly of claim 15, wherein said strip guide and slider are mounted adjacent one another to a base plate, said slider being movable relative to said base plate along said cable loading path, said strip guide being movable relative to said based plate along said seating path.21. The assembly of claim 15, further comprising a locator post mounted to said shear assembly, said locator post aligning and centering the contact shield and dielectric member with respect to one another before the shear assembly presses the contact shield onto the dielectric member.22. The assembly of claim 15, wherein said shear assembly includes a shear holder that retains first and second shear elements that are independently adjustable, said first and second shear elements having corresponding first and second shear edges that are stepped with respect to one another.23. The assembly of claim 15, wherein said strip guide includes a discharge end located proximate a side of said holder, said strip guide feeding the contact shield from said discharge end onto a top of said holder and onto a top of the dielectric member in said holder.
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