公开(公告)号：US20180056410A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-01

申请号：US15688965

申请日：2017-08-29

Applicant: Greenlee Textron Inc.

Inventor： William Frederick Nordlin ,  Dale Ritchie Williams ,  Sean A. Daugherty ,  John Jeremiah Morton ,  Daniel John Marben

IPC: B23D35/00 ,  B23D29/00

CPC classification number: B23D35/005 ,  B23D15/14 ,  B23D29/002 ,  B23D33/02 ,  B23D33/10 ,  B23D35/002 ,  B23D45/003 ,  G05B19/182 ,  G05B2219/45044 ,  H02G1/005 ,  H02G1/1297

Abstract: A machine configured to form at least one whip from a length of cable according to some embodiments of the disclosure includes an input and an output defining a cable travel space being therebetween; a clamping assembly including a pad, and a first driving assembly configured to move the pad into the cable travel space and out of the cable travel space; and a cutting assembly including a cutting tool having at least one cutting edge, and a second driving assembly configured to move the cutting tool into the cable travel space and out of the cable travel space. In some embodiments, the machine further includes a saw assembly including a notching saw having a cutting edge configured to intersect the cable travel space, and a third driving assembly configured to drive the notching saw.