Abstract:
A rotary wire stripping machine for removing insulation from the end of an insulated wire including a reciprocating carriage for supporting a rotating head member which has a pair of cutting blades and a guide means for positioning the end of the wire to be stripped. The rotating head member includes a central chamber for receiving the end of an insulated wire and cam means for forcing the blades into contact with the wire to cut the insulation when the carriage is moved to a first position and to pull the insulation off the end of the wire when the carriage is moved to a second position. The machine also includes a means of securely clamping the wire and a means for straightening the wire so that it may be received within the rotating head member.
Abstract:
A stepwise advancing conveyor moves parallel fiber optical ribbons successively sidewise into endwise alignment with a ferrule attaching unit which during short periods of temporary standstill of the conveyor attaches a ferrule to the free end of each successive ribbon. Subsequent advance movement of the conveyor aligns the ribbon and attached ferrule with a cutting unit which trims the ferrule and ribbon end therein so as to provide the ribbon with a plane, light admitting and emitting end face.