Te Connectivity Solutions Gmbh

Tyco Electronics Corporation

Te Connectivity Corporation

Te Connectivity Services Gmbh

Thomas Emery Backenstoes

Michael Morris

Christopher John Gavlak

Matthew Steven Houser

Gary Lee Deck

Mark Andrew Ondo

Neil Edward Deming

Rodney Spade

Isaac Cruz

Kristin Billstrand

Marissa Jayne Feinman

A tool has a first gripping portion or arm and a second gripping portion or arm hingedly connected to the first gripping portion. The first and second gripping portions define a cable space therebetween sized to receive a cable. A first lever arm and a second lever arm extend from the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion, respectively. A flexure is arranged between the first lever arm and the second lever arm and biases the first and second lever arms into a predetermined position.

Braid flare tool

A cutting arm includes a base having a post receiving passageway extending through the base, a cutting assembly attached to the base, and a sliding plate attached to the base and movable with respect to the base between an engaging position and a releasing position. The sliding plate engages a post disposed in the post receiving passageway in the engaging position and releasably secures the cutting arm to the post.

Cutting arm for a cable preparation machine

A cutting blade assembly for use with a rotating cable preparation device includes a cutting blade defining a cutting edge and adapted to attach to a rotating member of the cable preparation device. The cutting blade assembly is selectively movable in a cutting direction for at least partially cutting a cable held by the device. The assembly further comprises a blade stop positioned adjacent to the cutting edge of the blade and defining a stop surface. The stop surface is arranged at a predetermined distance from the cutting edge of the blade in a depth direction of the blade, and extends in a direction generally perpendicular to the cutting direction and generally parallel to an axis of the cable.

Cutting blade and cutting depth control device

A method of removing insulation from an electrical cable. The method includes: moving a cutting surface of the insulation cutting blade in a rotary direction relative to the insulation of the cable; cutting the insulation to a defined depth with the cutting surface of the insulation cutting blade as the insulation cutting blade is moved in the rotary direction, the defined depth being less than the thickness of the insulation; moving the cutting surface of insulation cutting blade in a radial direction relative to the insulation of the cable; and cutting the insulation from the defined depth with the cutting surface of the insulation cutting blade as the insulation cutting blade is moved in the radial direction. The entire thickness of the insulation is cut by the combination of the movement of the insulation cutting blade in the rotary direction and in the radial direction.

Method and apparatus for removing insulation from a cable

A method and apparatus to verify that proper tooling has been installed in a cable preparation apparatus and/or to calibrate the tooling prior to running the cable preparation apparatus with a cable inserted therein. The method includes: inserting a reference device between blades of the cable preparation device; moving the blades inward toward the reference device until the blades engage the reference device; collecting data to determine when the blades engage the reference device; and comparing the collected data of the blades to an expected range of data of the reference device, wherein if the collected data of the blades does not conform to the expected range of data of the reference device the tooling is not validated, and the apparatus alerts the user.

Tooling sensing and calibration apparatus and method

A terminal crimping device that crimps a terminal to a component includes a terminal feeder feeding one or more pre-formed terminals on a generally horizontal feed plane and a ram moving a drive crimper along a generally vertical crimp stroke. The drive crimper engages the pre-formed terminal at the feed plane and transfers the terminal to a crimp zone below the feed plane and remote from the terminal strip to crimp the terminal to the component.

Terminal crimping device

A machine ( ) for receiving a continuous strip ( ) of elongated products ( ) mutually attached end to end includes a frame ( ) and is arranged for incrementally feeding the strip of products and performing a manufacturing operation therewith. Each two adjacent products ( ) are attached at an indentation ( ). The machine include a feed mechanism ( ) for incrementally feeding the strip of products. The feed mechanism includes first and second feed fingers ( ) mutually opposed on opposite sides of a feed track ( ). The first and second feed fingers are movable toward the strip of product until in feeding engagement therewith without gripping the strip of products. The feed mechanism includes a drive carriage ( ) and a follower carriage ( ) arranged for independent sliding movement along the direction of feed and return. The feed track extends through both the drive carriage and follower carriage to guide the strip of product. The first and second feed fingers are carried by the drive carriage and coupled to the follower carriage so that relative motion of the drive carriage toward the follower carriage in the feed direction causes the feed fingers to mutually move into feeding engagement with the strip of products for effecting the incremental feeding thereof without gripping the strip of products.

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Thomas Emery Backenstoes