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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1997
Kenneth A Wollermann, Mukwonago, WI (US);
Artos Engineering Company, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
A device is provided for gathering, cutting and stripping insulated wire. The device includes first and second cutterhead assemblies. Each cutterhead assembly includes a central cutting knife and a pair of stripping blades spaced laterally on either side of the cutting knife. A drive system moves the cutting knives in a direction toward each other to cause the cutting knives to cut the wire to a predetermined length and moves the stripping blades in a direction toward each other to cause the stripping blades to sever the insulation on the wires. A positioning head assembly located upstream of the cutterhead assemblies positions the insulated wire between the cutting knives on each cutterhead assembly for cutting and stripping. Wire gathering elements gather the wire positioned between the cutterhead assemblies such that the wire may be found by another handling device downstream of the cutterhead assemblies. The wire gathering device also acts to wipe away the stripped insulation from the stripping blades after stripping of the wire.