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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2024
Te Connectivity Solutions Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Angel Alberto Slistan, Middletown, PA (US);
Sun Kyu Pak, Middletown, PA (US);
Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Middletown, PA (US);
Shu Wang, Middletown, PA (US);
Craig Roper, Middletown, PA (US);
Xinping Deng, Middletown, PA (US);
Edward T. Price, III, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
A tube handling assembly for a slit tube manufacturing machine used to manufacture slit tubes each having a tube body and a slit extending a slit length along the tube body includes a base and a tube support movably coupled to the base. The tube handling assembly includes a pin actuator coupled to the tube support having a pin movable relative to the tube support between an extended position and a retracted position and configured to be inserted into an end of the tube body to hold the slit tube. The pin is retractable to release the slit tube. The tube handling assembly includes a tube linear actuator moving the tube support and the pin in a linear actuation direction. The tube handling assembly includes a tube rotation actuator moving the tube support and the pin relative to the base in a rotation actuation direction.
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