公开(公告)号：US20200161824A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-21

申请号：US16195619

申请日：2018-11-19

Applicant: The Boeing Company

Inventor： Grace L. Duncan ,  Bradley J. Mitchell ,  Damien O. Martin ,  Dinh X. Tran ,  Eerik J. Helmick ,  Aphea Ann Thornton ,  Nick S. Evans ,  David S. Wright ,  Lars E. Blacken ,  Keith M. Cutler

IPC: H01R43/28 ,  H01B13/00 ,  H01B13/22 ,  H02G1/12

Abstract: An automated system for processing an end of a cable. The system includes: a cable delivery system; a cable processing module; a pallet supported by the cable delivery system; a drive wheel rotatably coupled to the pallet; a motor operatively coupled for driving rotation of the drive wheel; and an idler wheel rotatably coupled to the pallet and forming a nip with the drive wheel. The cable processing module includes cable processing equipment configured to perform an operation on an end of a cable and a computer system. The computer system is configured to: (a) cause the drive wheel to rotate in a cable pushing direction to cause a specified length of cable to be inserted into the cable processing equipment; (b) activate the cable processing equipment to perform an operation on the inserted end of the cable; and (c) cause the drive wheel to rotate in a cable pulling direction to cause the specified length of cable to be removed from the cable processing equipment.

公开(公告)号：US11070019B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-20

申请号：US16195619

申请日：2018-11-19

Applicant: The Boeing Company

Inventor： Grace L. Duncan ,  Bradley J. Mitchell ,  Damien O. Martin ,  Dinh X. Tran ,  Eerik J. Helmick ,  Aphea Ann Thornton ,  Nick S. Evans ,  David S. Wright ,  Lars E. Blacken ,  Keith M. Cutler

IPC: H01R43/00 ,  H01R43/28 ,  H01B13/00 ,  H01B13/22 ,  H02G1/12 ,  H01R4/72

Abstract: An automated system for processing an end of a cable. The system includes: a cable delivery system; a cable processing module; a pallet supported by the cable delivery system; a drive wheel rotatably coupled to the pallet; a motor operatively coupled for driving rotation of the drive wheel; and an idler wheel rotatably coupled to the pallet and forming a nip with the drive wheel. The cable processing module includes cable processing equipment and a computer system. The computer system is configured to: (a) cause the drive wheel to rotate in a cable pushing direction to cause a specified length of cable to be inserted into the cable processing equipment; (b) activate the cable processing equipment to operate on the cable end; and (c) cause the drive wheel to rotate in a cable pulling direction to cause the length of cable to be removed from the cable processing equipment.