公开(公告)号：EP0934220A4

公开(公告)日：2001-10-10

申请号：EP98938072

申请日：1998-07-29

申请人： THOMAS & BETTS INT

发明人： STUDENTS JOHN J ,  COATES TIMOTHY K ,  EASON PRESTON M ,  BARTHOLOMEW PAUL J ,  RODRIGUES JULIO F

IPC分类号： B65B13/18 ,  B65B13/02 ,  B65H1/00

CPC分类号： B65B13/027 ,  Y10T83/8876

摘要： An improved cable tie dispensing apparatus includes a cutting and feeding apparatus which advances and severs a cable tie from an elongate strip of cable ties for delivery to an automatic cable tie installation tool. The cutting and feeding apparatus provides an elongate platform for supporting a cable tie strip therealong and a severing location adjacent one end of the platform which is defined to support one cable tie. An alignment pilot is supported adjacent the severing location and is movable towards the severing location so as to separate the supported cable tie from the strip to which it is connected. The alignment pilot includes a punch for severing the web between adjacent cable ties upon movement of the pilot toward the severing location. A firing chamber is included which has an open face for insertion of a single cable tie therein. The open face is sealably closed by movement of the pilot toward the severing location. In this manner, a single cable tie is separated from the web and almost instantaneously positioned for delivery to an installation tool.