Twist application device with an adjustable distance between the conductor ends

Abstract

A twist application device, including a feeder () for feeding conductor ends () of at least two conductors (), and a rotatably mounted twist application head () for twisting the said conductors (). The twist application device also includes a controller (), connected with a drive () for first clamping jaws () of the feeder (), and is equipped for control of the latter. The distance (a) between clamped conductor ends () is set at an adjustable value before the transfer of the conductor ends () from the feed device () into the twist application head (). A method of twisting at least two conductors (), in which the referred-to distance (a) is set at an adjustable value before clamping of the conductor ends () in the second jaws () of the twist application head (). In alternative aspect, a feed device () for feeding conductor ends () of conductors () into a further processing device (). The feed device () has first clamping jaws (), and the further processing device () has second clamping jaws () for accepting and clamping the conductor ends (). The first jaws () in a clamping position can be relatively moved so that distance (a) between ends () may be altered. An intermediate space, located between first jaws (), extends, in a direction of movement (A) for altering the distance between clamped ends (), at least twice as far as in a clamping direction (B). Also a method, in which a variable position of the first jaws () is adjusted in accordance with a selected distance (a) between the ends () before clamping of the ends (), and the first jaws () are moved into a prescribed position before the clamping of the ends () in the second jaws () of the further processing device ().