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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Nick S. Evans, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Bradley J. Mitchell, Snohomish, WA (US);
Mark Blumenkrantz, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A wire guide and a laser wire-processing device that includes a wire guide are provided. The laser wire-processing device includes a housing and an aperture in a side of the housing, wherein the aperture defines a longitudinal axis that is substantially perpendicular to the aperture. The laser wire-processing device also includes a backstop arranged in the housing and aligned with the longitudinal axis, the backstop defining a wire-contact surface in a facing relationship with the aperture. The laser wire-processing device also includes a wire guide arranged in the housing to manipulate a wire inserted through the aperture into a desired position relative to the longitudinal axis between the aperture and the backstop. The laser wire-processing device also includes a laser operable to direct a laser beam toward an insulation layer of the wire. The wire guide could be a tube arranged in the device or a backstop guide.