Wire feeding, cutting and stripping apparatus having clutch-operated feed and cam-operated cutter/stripper

摘要: A small, simple, accurate, low-cost wire cutting and stripping apparatus includes a feed mechanism which periodically feeds measured length of an insulated strand to cutter/stripper clamps the strand, severs it scores insulation, axially separates segment cut from strips scored insulation during such axial separation. The is driven intermittently by continuously rotating electric motor through electrically-operated clutch/brake, clutch engages in response signal timer switch (start feed) disengages measuring encoder (measure stop feed). stationary pair separable clamps, movable bladed heads clamps. barrel cam rotated for one revolution solenoid-operated one-revolution (wire stopped, make revolution). has two tracks drives linkages. One (clamp/cut) linkage simultaneously closes (and subsequently reopens) both pairs heads. other (strip/return) extends retracts) so that former moves greater distance than latter along path.