公开(公告)号：US12062467B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US16932336

申请日：2020-07-17

申请人： KOMAX HOLDING AG

发明人： Maxime Dupont ,  Stefan Hutzli ,  Stéphane Rougier

IPC分类号： H01B13/34 ,  B21F23/00 ,  B41J3/407 ,  H01B7/36 ,  H01B13/00

CPC分类号： H01B13/344 ,  B21F23/00 ,  B41J3/407 ,  H01B7/368 ,  H01B13/0003 ,  H01B13/34

摘要： Disclosed is a device for applying marking tubes onto cables including: a driving mechanism for a cable along a driving axis; at least one buffer pipe in a producing position aligned with the driving axis, the buffer pipe having dimensions adapted both for a cable to be marked to run through the buffer pipe and for a number of marking tubes to be threaded onto the buffer pipe; a pushing unit engaging and pushing along the driving axis at least one first out marking tube of the marking tubes threaded on the buffer pipe until this first out marking tube exits the buffer pipe and is released onto the cable. Also disclosed is a method for applying marking tubes onto cables using a buffer pipe. The cable is always driven in the same forward direction and there is no limitation of cable length or marking tube number or location.