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EP0626738A1
EP0626738A1 EP94106264A EP94106264A EP0626738A1 EP 0626738 A1 EP0626738 A1 EP 0626738A1 EP 94106264 A EP94106264 A EP 94106264A EP 94106264 A EP94106264 A EP 94106264A EP 0626738 A1 EP0626738 A1 EP 0626738A1
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Peter Imgrüt
Claudio Meisser
Arthur Baumann
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/005—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for making dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof connection, coupling, or casing
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T29/49863—Assembling or joining with prestressing of part
    • Y10T29/4987—Elastic joining of parts
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/53—Means to assemble or disassemble
    • Y10T29/5313—Means to assemble electrical device
    • Y10T29/532—Conductor
    • Y10T29/53209—Terminal or connector
    • Y10T29/53213—Assembled to wire-type conductor
    • Y10T29/53239—Means to fasten by elastic joining
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T29/534—Multiple station assembly or disassembly apparatus
    • Y10T29/53404—Multiple station assembly or disassembly apparatus including turret-type conveyor
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T29/53478—Means to assemble or disassemble with magazine supply
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T29/53—Means to assemble or disassemble
    • Y10T29/53657—Means to assemble or disassemble to apply or remove a resilient article [e.g., tube, sleeve, etc.]

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  • the invention relates to a device for fitting electrical cables, with an open at least on one end face, fillable with grommets, which can be driven about an axis extending obliquely to the horizontal, with blades arranged inside the drum and with a conveyor rail protruding into the drum , which are transferred to the spouts for the purpose of storage and onward transport when the drum is rotating, an ejection device having an up and down movable centering mandrel is provided, by means of which the respective first spout in the conveyor rail is fed to a rotating device.
  • grommets which are required, for example, for moisture-tight feedthroughs of electrical cables through housing walls of electrical apparatus, can be pushed onto the cables in an efficient manner.
  • the spouts are stored in the correct position in a buffer of the conveyor rail. Aligned with the axis of a vertical hole in the buffer under the first grommet, a separating cylinder with a mandrel that can be moved up and down is arranged above the conveyor rail, and a pivotable assembly cylinder with a grommet receiving part seated on a piston rod is arranged below the conveyor rail, the grommet using the mandrel through the vertical hole in the grommet receiving part and the assembly cylinder is pivoted into a horizontal position.
  • Swiveling gripper jaws then encompass the grommet receiving part and are moved together with the piston rod against the cable, the grommet being pushed onto the cable.
  • the spout bore is widened somewhat by supplying compressed air, so that the spout is pushed open is facilitated.
  • this method can lead to malfunctions.
  • EP-A-0 410 416 describes a grommet fitting device in which the grommets are mechanically widened before being pushed onto an electrical cable.
  • a spout brought into an initial position is initially picked up by a mandrel and pushed into a spout receiving part up to an annular, elastic stop.
  • the mandrel is conical so that the spout is widened as it continues to move.
  • a sleeve is guided on the cylindrical part of the mandrel, which is inevitably moved with the mandrel during the further movement for the purpose of expansion and penetrates into the grommet bore.
  • the sleeve has reached the elastic stop, the mandrel is withdrawn, the sleeve remaining in the position reached.
  • the invention has for its object to propose a device of the type mentioned, which is particularly simple in design while avoiding the disadvantages mentioned above and has a shorter assembly time per spout.
  • a rotating device which can be rotated step by step is provided, which has a plurality of mandrels, a spout being pushed onto a mandrel in a first position. In a second position the The spout is pushed onto a thicker part of the mandrel by means of a slide-on unit for the purpose of expansion.
  • An assembly head has a grommet receiving part and an expansion part, by means of which the grommet is pulled off the mandrel in a further position of the rotating device, the grommet being held in the expanded state by the expansion part and pushed onto the cable.
  • the advantages achieved with the invention are to be seen in the relatively simple and inexpensive construction with easy access to the components susceptible to wear. Furthermore, the assembly time per nozzle can be reduced with the proposed device, since three different assembly operations can be carried out simultaneously. According to a preferred embodiment, the drum lies loosely on drive or guide rollers, so that a quick change, for example when changing the type of spout, is possible.
  • Fig. 1, 1 denotes a machine frame on which a drum 2 is mounted obliquely about an axis 3 extending to the horizontal.
  • the drum 2 lies loosely on rollers 4 so that it can be replaced quickly is made possible, which is necessary, for example, when using other spouts.
  • the drum 2 can be driven via at least one of the rollers 4, the roller 4 in question being driven in a manner not described further.
  • a protruding edge 5 of the drum 2 is supported on a support roller, not shown, which is rotatable about an axis running perpendicular or parallel to the axis 3. This prevents the drum 2 from sliding in the axial direction.
  • blades 6 are fastened at the lower end, by means of which filled grommets can be fed to a conveyor rail 7 for equipping electrical cables, the conveyor rail 7 protruding into the drum 2 through an open end face at the higher end thereof.
  • the drum 2 is preferably made of transparent plastic, so that an optical check of the spout supply and the feeding process is possible.
  • the conveyor rail 7 described in more detail below with reference to FIG. 2 is fastened on a linear vibratory conveyor 8 which is arranged on a part 9 of the machine frame 1. 10 with an ejection device and 11 with a rotating device of a grommet assembly 12 attached to the machine frame 1, which will be described in more detail below with reference to FIG .
  • the conveyor rail 7 has a groove 16 in the longitudinal direction, the cross section of which corresponds approximately to the outline of the longitudinal section of a spout 17 (FIGS. 4a-4e).
  • the groove 16 is open at the rear end 18 of the conveyor rail 7, while it is closed at the front end 19 (FIGS. 4a-4e).
  • the front part of the groove 16 in the conveying direction serves as a buffer 20, in which the spouts are stored in the correct position and which is covered with a cover plate 21.
  • the cover plate 21 covers the groove 16 in half, so that the stored spouts are visible.
  • the cover plate 21 has a projection 21.1 which completely covers the groove 16.
  • the front end 19 of the conveyor rail 7 is covered with a plate 22 in which a bore 23 is provided, the axis of which coincides with the axis of the first spout in the buffer 20.
  • a vertical bore 24 (FIGS. 4a-4e) is provided in the conveyor rail 7, the axis of which also coincides with the axis of the first spout, and the diameter of which is smaller than that of the spout 17.
  • a sorting baffle 25 is provided with a recess 26 interrupting the groove 16 on one side and a blow-out nozzle, not shown. With 28 a blow-off nozzle arranged in front of the sorting baffle 25 is designated.
  • a light barrier is connected behind the buffer inlet, the light beam of which is symbolized by a dash-dotted line 29.
  • the rail can be provided with a plurality of parallel bores which open into the conveying groove at an angle to the conveying direction and through which a continuously adjustable air flow exits.
  • the ejection device 10 is arranged above the conveyor rail 7 in the axis of the one bore 23 (FIG. 2) and the vertical bore 24 (FIGS. 4a-4e).
  • the ejection device 10 has a centering mandrel 30 which can be moved up and down and which can be driven pneumatically, for example.
  • the rotating device 11, which is arranged below the conveyor rail 7, has four mandrels 31 which are offset from one another by an angle of 90 °.
  • the rotating device 11 can be rotated step by step by an angle of 90 ° by means of a stepping motor 32.
  • the mandrels 31 have two different diameters, the diameter being the smaller in the region of the tip of the mandrel.
  • the rotating device 11 is arranged such that a mandrel 31 in a first position I of the rotating device 11 is aligned with the vertical bore 24 (FIGS. 4a-4e) of the conveyor rail 7.
  • 33 designates a slide-on unit which has two shaped plates 34, in each of which one half of a bore 35 is arranged, which is aligned with a mandrel 31 in a second position II of the rotating device 11.
  • the mold plates 34 are fastened to holders 36 which are connected by bolts 37 and springs 38 are resiliently connected to a carrier 39.
  • the carrier 39 can be displaced in a straight line (for example pneumatically) in the direction of the mandrel 31.
  • An assembly head 40 has a grommet receiving part 41 and an expanding part 42.
  • the grommet receiving part 41 consists of two jaws 43, each having a half of a cylindrical recess 44, the size of which is adapted to the shape of the grommets to be processed.
  • the jaws 43 are arranged radially in opposite directions (for example pneumatically) on a guide carrier 45.
  • the expansion part 42 consists of two further jaws 46, each having one half of a sleeve-shaped extension 47 and a bore 48 running through it.
  • the bore 48 has a funnel-shaped extension 49 on the side of the further jaws 46 facing away from the sleeve-shaped extension 47 and is dimensioned such that the cable 13 to be fitted can be received.
  • the further jaws 46 are slidably arranged on a further guide carrier 50, wherein they are displaced simultaneously with the jaws 43, for which purpose they are mechanically coupled to the jaws 43.
  • the grommet receiving part 41 and the expanding part 42 are arranged such that the cylindrical recess 44 and the bore 48 are aligned with one of the mandrels 31 in a further position IV of the rotating device 11, the further position IV being at an angle of 180 relative to the second position II ° is offset.
  • the grommet receiving part 41 is arranged within a U-shaped recess 50.1 of the further guide carrier 50 in the axial direction of the cylindrical recess 44 (for example pneumatically).
  • the further guide part 50 is connected to a housing 51 which can be moved (likewise pneumatically, for example) in the axial direction of the cylindrical recess 44 and bore 48 together with the grommet receiving part 41 and the expanding part 42.
  • the device described above works as follows: It is assumed that the spouts 17, as in the EP-A 0 534 106 described in more detail, are stored in the correct position in the conveyor rail 7. Here, the foremost spout 17 in the buffer 20 is conveyed through the vertical bore 24 (FIG. 4d). The spout 17 is now pushed by means of the centering mandrel 30 of the ejection device 10 onto the tip of a mandrel 31 in the first position I (FIGS. 4a, 4b).
  • a spout 17 seated on a mandrel 31 in the second position II is pushed onto the thicker part of the mandrel 31 by means of the push-on unit 33, thus expanding it and bringing it into the correct position. Since the bore 35 is smaller than the mandrel 31, the mold plates 34 are pressed apart against the force of the springs 38 (FIGS. 4a, 4b).
  • a spout 17 seated on a mandrel 31 in the further position IV is encompassed by the jaws 43 of the spout receiving part 41, the other jaws 46 of the expanding part 42 also being closed (FIGS. 4a, 4b).
  • the expansion part 42 is displaced relative to the grommet receiving part 41, the grommet 17 being stripped off and clamped on the cable 13 (FIG. 4d).
  • the jaws 43 and 46 open so that the equipped cable 13 can be removed and a new one can be fed.
  • the rotating device 11 rotates through an angle of 90 °, the empty mandrel 31 being rotated into the first position I and the mandrels 31 already equipped being rotated into the second and the further positions II and IV (FIG. 4e).

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A shorter fitting time per grommet can be achieved using this device, which is of simple and cost-effective construction. A rotating device (11) is provided for this purpose, which device can be rotated onwards step by step and has a plurality of pegs (31), one grommet (17) in each case being pushed on to one peg (31) in a first position (I). When the rotating device (11) is in a second position (II), the grommet (17) is pushed on to a thicker part of the peg (31), by means of a pushing-on unit (33), in order to expand said grommet (17). A fitting head has a grommet retaining part (41) and a spreading part (42), by means of which the grommet (17) is pulled off the peg (31) in a further position (IV) of the rotating device (11), the grommet (17) being held in the expanded state by the spreading part (42), and being pushed on to the cable (13). <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Einrichtung zur Tüllenbestückung von elektrischen Kabeln, mit einer mindestens an einer Stirnseite offenen, mit Tüllen füllbaren Trommel, welche um eine schräg zur Horizontalen verlaufenden Achse antreibbar ist, mit im Innern der Trommel angeordneten Schaufeln und mit einer in die Trommel hineinragenden Förderschiene, welcher bei drehender Trommel die Tüllen zum Zwecke der lagerichtigen Speicherung und Weiterbeförderung übergeben werden, wobei eine Ausstossvorrichtung mit einem auf und ab bewegbaren Zentrierdorn vorgesehen ist, mittels welchem die jeweils erste Tülle in der Förderschiene einer Drehvorrichtung zugeführt wird.The invention relates to a device for fitting electrical cables, with an open at least on one end face, fillable with grommets, which can be driven about an axis extending obliquely to the horizontal, with blades arranged inside the drum and with a conveyor rail protruding into the drum , which are transferred to the spouts for the purpose of storage and onward transport when the drum is rotating, an ejection device having an up and down movable centering mandrel is provided, by means of which the respective first spout in the conveyor rail is fed to a rotating device.

Mit derartigen Einrichtungen können Tüllen, die beispielsweise für feuchtigkeitsdichte Durchführungen von elektrischen Kabeln durch Gehäusewände von Elektroapparaten benötigt werden, rationell auf die Kabel aufgeschoben werden.With such devices, grommets, which are required, for example, for moisture-tight feedthroughs of electrical cables through housing walls of electrical apparatus, can be pushed onto the cables in an efficient manner.

Bei einer mit der EP-A-0 534 106 bekannt gewordenen Einrichtung gemäss Oberbegriff sind die Tüllen lagerichtig in einem Puffer der Förderschiene gespeichert. Mit der Achse einer unter der ersten Tülle im Puffer angebrachten vertikalen Bohrung fluchtend, ist oberhalb der Förderschiene ein Vereinzelungszylinder mit auf und ab bewegbarem Dorn, und unterhalb der Förderschiene ein schwenkbarer Bestückungszylinder mit einem auf einer Kolbenstange sitzenden Tüllenaufnahmeteil angeordnet, wobei die Tülle mittels des Dornes durch die vertikale Bohrung in das Tüllenaufnahmeteil gestossen und der Bestückungszylinder in eine horizontale Lage geschwenkt wird. Schwenkbare Greiferbacken umfassen danach das Tüllenaufnahmeteil und werden zusammen mit der Kolbenstange gegen das Kabel bewegt, wobei die Tülle auf das Kabel geschoben wird. Hierbei wird die Tüllenbohrung durch Zufuhr von Druckluft etwas aufgeweitet, so dass das Aufschieben der Tülle erleichtert wird. Bei dieser Methode kann es je nach Flexibilität, Werkstoff oder Masshaltigkeit der Kabel und/oder Tüllen zu Störungen kommen.In a device according to the preamble that has become known from EP-A-0 534 106, the spouts are stored in the correct position in a buffer of the conveyor rail. Aligned with the axis of a vertical hole in the buffer under the first grommet, a separating cylinder with a mandrel that can be moved up and down is arranged above the conveyor rail, and a pivotable assembly cylinder with a grommet receiving part seated on a piston rod is arranged below the conveyor rail, the grommet using the mandrel through the vertical hole in the grommet receiving part and the assembly cylinder is pivoted into a horizontal position. Swiveling gripper jaws then encompass the grommet receiving part and are moved together with the piston rod against the cable, the grommet being pushed onto the cable. Here, the spout bore is widened somewhat by supplying compressed air, so that the spout is pushed open is facilitated. Depending on the flexibility, material or dimensional accuracy of the cables and / or grommets, this method can lead to malfunctions.

In der EP-A- 0 410 416 wird eine Tüllenbestückungs-Einrichtung beschrieben, bei welcher die Tüllen vor dem Aufschieben auf ein elektrisches Kabel mechanisch aufgeweitet werden. Hierbei wird eine in eine Ausgangsposition gebrachte Tülle vorerst von einem Dorn aufgenommen und bis zu einem ringförmigen, elastischen Anschlag in ein Tüllenaufnahmeteil geschoben. Der Dorn ist konisch ausgebildet, so dass während dessen Weiterbewegung die Tülle aufgeweitet wird. Auf dem zylindrischen Teil des Dornes wird eine Muffe geführt, die während der Weiterbewegung zum Zwecke des Aufweitens zwangsläufig mit dem Dorn mitbewegt wird und in die Tüllenbohrung eindringt. Wenn die Muffe den elastischen Anschlag erreicht hat, wird der Dorn zurückgezogen, wobei die Muffe in der erreichten Stellung verbleibt. Sodann wird das Kabel mit dem bereits abisolierten Ende von der anderen Seite des Tüllenaufnahmeteiles durch den ringförmigen Anschlag in die Muffe geschoben, die daraufhin zurückgezogen wird, so dass die Tülle sich auf dem Kabel festklemmen kann. Danach öffnet sich das Tüllenaufnahmeteil, so dass das Kabel freigegeben wird. Die vorstehend beschriebene Einrichtung ist ziemlich kompliziert und teuer aufgebaut, wobei die dem Verschleiss unterworfenen Komponenten nur schwer zugänglich sind. Ausserdem ist die durch die Konstruktion gegebene Bestückungszeit pro Tülle relativ lang.EP-A-0 410 416 describes a grommet fitting device in which the grommets are mechanically widened before being pushed onto an electrical cable. Here, a spout brought into an initial position is initially picked up by a mandrel and pushed into a spout receiving part up to an annular, elastic stop. The mandrel is conical so that the spout is widened as it continues to move. A sleeve is guided on the cylindrical part of the mandrel, which is inevitably moved with the mandrel during the further movement for the purpose of expansion and penetrates into the grommet bore. When the sleeve has reached the elastic stop, the mandrel is withdrawn, the sleeve remaining in the position reached. Then the cable with the already stripped end is pushed from the other side of the grommet receiving part through the annular stop into the sleeve, which is then withdrawn so that the grommet can clamp onto the cable. Then the grommet part opens so that the cable is released. The device described above is fairly complicated and expensive, with the components subject to wear being difficult to access. In addition, the assembly time per sleeve given by the construction is relatively long.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde eine Einrichtung der eingangs genannten Art vorzuschlagen, die unter Vermeidung vorstehend erwähnter Nachteile insbesondere einfacher aufgebaut ist und eine kleinere Bestückungszeit pro Tülle aufweist.The invention has for its object to propose a device of the type mentioned, which is particularly simple in design while avoiding the disadvantages mentioned above and has a shorter assembly time per spout.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch die im Patentanspruch 1 gekennzeichnete Erfindung gelöst. Hierbei ist eine schrittweise weiterdrehbare Drehvorrichtung vorgesehen, die mehrere Dorne aufweist, wobei in einer ersten Stellung jeweils eine Tülle auf einen Dorn geschoben wird. In einer zweiten Stellung der Drehvorrichtung wird die Tülle mittels einer Aufschiebeeinheit zum Zwecke des Aufweitens auf einen dickeren Teil des Dornes geschoben. Ein Bestückungskopf weist ein Tüllenaufnahmeteil und ein Aufspreizteil auf, mittels welchen in einer weiteren Stellung der Drehvorrichtung die Tülle vom Dorn abgezogen wird, wobei die Tülle durch das Aufspreizteil im aufgeweiteten Zustand gehalten und auf das Kabel geschoben wird.This object is achieved by the invention characterized in claim 1. In this case, a rotating device which can be rotated step by step is provided, which has a plurality of mandrels, a spout being pushed onto a mandrel in a first position. In a second position the The spout is pushed onto a thicker part of the mandrel by means of a slide-on unit for the purpose of expansion. An assembly head has a grommet receiving part and an expansion part, by means of which the grommet is pulled off the mandrel in a further position of the rotating device, the grommet being held in the expanded state by the expansion part and pushed onto the cable.

Die mit der Erfindung erzielten Vorteile sind im relativ einfachen und kostengünstigen Aufbau bei gleichzeitigem leichten Zugang zu den verschleissanfälligen Komponenten zu sehen. Weiterhin kann mit der vorgeschlagenen Einrichtung die Bestückungszeit pro Tülle reduziert werden, da drei verschiedene Bestückungs-Arbeitsgänge gleichzeitig ausgeführt werden können. Gemäss einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform liegt die Trommel lose auf Antriebs- bzw. Führungsrollen auf, so dass ein schneller Wechsel, beispielsweise bei Änderung der Tüllenart, möglich ist.The advantages achieved with the invention are to be seen in the relatively simple and inexpensive construction with easy access to the components susceptible to wear. Furthermore, the assembly time per nozzle can be reduced with the proposed device, since three different assembly operations can be carried out simultaneously. According to a preferred embodiment, the drum lies loosely on drive or guide rollers, so that a quick change, for example when changing the type of spout, is possible.

Im folgenden wird die Erfindung anhand eines auf der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispieles näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine teilweise geschnittene Ansicht der erfindungsgemässen Einrichtung,
Fig. 2
eine Förderschiene der Einrichtung gemäss Fig. 1 in perspektivischer Darstellung in grösserem Massstab,
Fig. 3
eine perspektivische Darstellung eines Teiles der Einrichtung gemäss Fig. 1 in grösserem Massstab, und
Fig. 4a bis 4e
eine Darstellung des Bestückungsvorganges der Tüllen.
The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawing. Show it:
Fig. 1
2 shows a partially sectioned view of the device according to the invention,
Fig. 2
1 in a perspective view on a larger scale,
Fig. 3
a perspective view of part of the device of FIG. 1 on a larger scale, and
4a to 4e
a representation of the assembly process of the spouts.

In der Fig. 1 ist mit 1 ein Maschinengestell bezeichnet, an welchem eine Trommel 2 schräg um eine zur Horizontalen verlaufende Achse 3 gelagert ist. Die Trommel 2 liegt hierbei lose auf Rollen 4 auf, so dass ein schnelles Auswechseln ermöglicht wird, das beispielsweise bei Verwendung anderer Tüllen notwendig ist. Die Trommel 2 kann über mindestens eine der Rollen 4 angetrieben werden, wobei die betreffende Rolle 4 auf eine nicht weiter beschriebene Art angetrieben wird. Ein überstehender Rand 5 der Trommel 2 stützt sich an einer nicht dargestellten Stützrolle ab, die um eine senkrecht oder parallel zur Achse 3 verlaufende Achse drehbar ist. Dadurch wird ein Abgleiten der Trommel 2 in axialer Richtung verhindert. Im Innern der Trommel 2 sind am tiefer liegenden Ende Schaufeln 6 befestigt, mittels welchen eingefüllte Tüllen für die Bestückung von elektrischen Kabeln einer Förderschiene 7 zugeführt werden können, wobei die Förderschiene 7 durch eine offene Stirnseite der Trommel 2 am höher gelegenen Ende in diese hineinragt. Die Trommel 2 ist vorzugsweise aus transparentem Kunststoff gefertigt, so dass eine optische Kontrolle des Tüllenvorrates und des Zuführvorganges möglich ist. Die anhand der Fig. 2 nachstehend näher beschriebene Förderschiene 7 ist auf einem linearen Schwingförderer 8 befestigt, der auf einem Teil 9 des Maschinengestells 1 angeordnet ist. Mit 10 ist eine Ausstossvorrichtung und mit 11 eine Drehvorrichtung einer am Maschinengestell 1 befestigten Tüllen-Bestückungsanordnung 12 bezeichnet, die anhand der Fig. 3 nachstehend näher beschrieben wird, und der von einer nicht weiter dargestellten Kabelverarbeitungsmaschine ein an einem Ende abisoliertes elektrisches Kabel 13 zugeführt wird.In Fig. 1, 1 denotes a machine frame on which a drum 2 is mounted obliquely about an axis 3 extending to the horizontal. The drum 2 lies loosely on rollers 4 so that it can be replaced quickly is made possible, which is necessary, for example, when using other spouts. The drum 2 can be driven via at least one of the rollers 4, the roller 4 in question being driven in a manner not described further. A protruding edge 5 of the drum 2 is supported on a support roller, not shown, which is rotatable about an axis running perpendicular or parallel to the axis 3. This prevents the drum 2 from sliding in the axial direction. In the interior of the drum 2, blades 6 are fastened at the lower end, by means of which filled grommets can be fed to a conveyor rail 7 for equipping electrical cables, the conveyor rail 7 protruding into the drum 2 through an open end face at the higher end thereof. The drum 2 is preferably made of transparent plastic, so that an optical check of the spout supply and the feeding process is possible. The conveyor rail 7 described in more detail below with reference to FIG. 2 is fastened on a linear vibratory conveyor 8 which is arranged on a part 9 of the machine frame 1. 10 with an ejection device and 11 with a rotating device of a grommet assembly 12 attached to the machine frame 1, which will be described in more detail below with reference to FIG .

Gemäss Fig. 2 weist die Förderschiene 7 in Längsrichtung eine Nut 16 auf, deren Querschnitt annähernd dem Umriss des Längsschnittes einer Tülle 17 (Fig. 4a-4e) entspricht. Die Nut 16 ist am hinteren Ende 18 der Förderschiene 7 offen, während sie am vorderen Ende 19 geschlossen ist (Fig. 4a-4e). Der in Förderrichtung (Pfeil, Fig. 2) vordere Teil der Nut 16 dient als Puffer 20, in welchem die Tüllen lagerichtig gespeichert sind und der mit einem Deckblech 21 abgedeckt ist. Das Deckblech 21 deckt die Nut 16 zur Hälfte ab, so dass die gespeicherten Tüllen sichtbar sind. Am Puffereinlauf weist das Deckblech 21 einen Vorsprung 21.1 auf, der die Nut 16 vollständig überdeckt. Das vordere Ende 19 der Förderschiene 7 ist mit einer Platte 22 abgedeckt, in der eine Bohrung 23 vorgesehen ist, deren Achse mit der Achse der ersten Tülle im Puffer 20 zusammenfällt. Unterhalb der ersten Tülle im Puffer 20 ist eine vertikale Bohrung 24 (Fig. 4a-4e) in der Förderschiene 7 vorgesehen, deren Achse ebenfalls mit der Achse der ersten Tülle zusammenfällt, und deren Durchmesser kleiner als derjenige der Tülle 17 ist. Vor dem Puffereinlauf ist eine Sortierschikane 25 mit einer die Nut 16 an einer Seite unterbrechenden Aussparung 26 und einer nicht dargestellten Ausblasdüse vorgesehen. Mit 28 ist eine vor der Sortierschikane 25 angeordnete Abblasdüse bezeichnet. Hinter dem Puffereinlauf ist eine nicht weiter dargestellte Lichtschranke angeschlossen, deren Lichtstrahl durch eine strichpunktierte Linie 29 symbolisiert ist. Zur Verbesserung der Förderung kann die Schiene mit mehreren parallelen, schräg zur Förderrichtung in die Fördernut mündenden Bohrungen versehen sein, durch welche ein kontinuierlicher einstellbarer Luftstromm austritt.2, the conveyor rail 7 has a groove 16 in the longitudinal direction, the cross section of which corresponds approximately to the outline of the longitudinal section of a spout 17 (FIGS. 4a-4e). The groove 16 is open at the rear end 18 of the conveyor rail 7, while it is closed at the front end 19 (FIGS. 4a-4e). The front part of the groove 16 in the conveying direction (arrow, FIG. 2) serves as a buffer 20, in which the spouts are stored in the correct position and which is covered with a cover plate 21. The cover plate 21 covers the groove 16 in half, so that the stored spouts are visible. At the buffer inlet, the cover plate 21 has a projection 21.1 which completely covers the groove 16. The front end 19 of the conveyor rail 7 is covered with a plate 22 in which a bore 23 is provided, the axis of which coincides with the axis of the first spout in the buffer 20. Below the first spout in the buffer 20, a vertical bore 24 (FIGS. 4a-4e) is provided in the conveyor rail 7, the axis of which also coincides with the axis of the first spout, and the diameter of which is smaller than that of the spout 17. In front of the buffer inlet, a sorting baffle 25 is provided with a recess 26 interrupting the groove 16 on one side and a blow-out nozzle, not shown. With 28 a blow-off nozzle arranged in front of the sorting baffle 25 is designated. A light barrier, not shown, is connected behind the buffer inlet, the light beam of which is symbolized by a dash-dotted line 29. In order to improve the conveying, the rail can be provided with a plurality of parallel bores which open into the conveying groove at an angle to the conveying direction and through which a continuously adjustable air flow exits.

Nach der Fig. 3 ist die Ausstossvorrichtung 10 oberhalb der Förderschiene 7 in der Achse der einen Bohrung 23 (Fig. 2) und der vertikalen Bohrung 24 (Fig. 4a-4e) verlaufend angeordnet. Die Ausstossvorrichtung 10 weist einen auf und ab bewegbaren Zentrierdorn 30 auf, der beispielsweise pneumatisch angetrieben werden kann. Die Drehvorrichtung 11, die unterhalb der Förderschiene 7 angeordnet ist, weist vier Dorne 31 auf, die um einen Winkel von 90° voneinander versetzt sind. Die Drehvorrichtung 11 kann mittels eines Schrittmotores 32 schrittweise um einen Winkel von 90° weitergedreht werden. Die Dorne 31 weisen zwei verschiedene Durchmesser auf, wobei der Durchmesser im Bereiche der Spitze des Dornes der kleinere ist. Die Drehvorrichtung 11 ist derart angeordnet, dass jeweils ein Dorn 31 in einer ersten Stellung I der Drehvorrichtung 11 mit der vertikalen Bohrung 24 (Fig. 4a-4e) der Förderschiene 7 fluchtet. Mit 33 ist eine Aufschiebeeinheit bezeichnet, die zwei Formplatten 34 aufweist, in welchen je eine Hälfte einer Bohrung 35 angeordnet ist, die in einer zweiten Stellung II der Drehvorrichtung 11 jeweils mit einem Dorn 31 fluchtet. Die Formplatten 34 sind an Haltern 36 befestigt, die über Bolzen 37 und Federn 38 federnd mit einem Träger 39 verbunden sind. Der Träger 39 kann (beispielsweise pneumatisch) in Richtung des Dornes 31 geradlinig verschoben werden.According to FIG. 3, the ejection device 10 is arranged above the conveyor rail 7 in the axis of the one bore 23 (FIG. 2) and the vertical bore 24 (FIGS. 4a-4e). The ejection device 10 has a centering mandrel 30 which can be moved up and down and which can be driven pneumatically, for example. The rotating device 11, which is arranged below the conveyor rail 7, has four mandrels 31 which are offset from one another by an angle of 90 °. The rotating device 11 can be rotated step by step by an angle of 90 ° by means of a stepping motor 32. The mandrels 31 have two different diameters, the diameter being the smaller in the region of the tip of the mandrel. The rotating device 11 is arranged such that a mandrel 31 in a first position I of the rotating device 11 is aligned with the vertical bore 24 (FIGS. 4a-4e) of the conveyor rail 7. 33 designates a slide-on unit which has two shaped plates 34, in each of which one half of a bore 35 is arranged, which is aligned with a mandrel 31 in a second position II of the rotating device 11. The mold plates 34 are fastened to holders 36 which are connected by bolts 37 and springs 38 are resiliently connected to a carrier 39. The carrier 39 can be displaced in a straight line (for example pneumatically) in the direction of the mandrel 31.

Ein Bestückungskopf 40 weist ein Tüllenaufnahmeteil 41 und ein Aufspreizteil 42 auf. Das Tüllenaufnahmeteil 41 besteht aus zwei Backen 43, die je eine Hälfte einer zylindrischen Ausnehmung 44 aufweisen, deren Grösse der Form der zu verarbeitenden Tüllen angepasst ist. Die Backen 43 sind radial gegenläufig (beispielsweise pneumatisch) verschiebbar auf einem Führungsträger 45 angeordnet. Das Aufspreizteil 42 besteht aus zwei weiteren Backen 46, die je eine Hälfte eines hülsenförmigen Ansatzes 47 und einer durch diesen verlaufende Bohrung 48 aufweisen. Die Bohrung 48 weist an der dem hülsenförmigen Ansatz 47 abgewandten Seite der weiteren Backen 46 eine trichterförmige Erweiterung 49 auf und ist so bemessen, dass das zu bestückende Kabel 13 aufgenommen werden kann. Die weiteren Backen 46 sind verschiebbar auf einem weiteren Führungsträger 50 angeordnet, wobei sie gleichzeitig mit den Backen 43 verschoben werden, zu welchem Zweck sie mit den Backen 43 mechanisch gekoppelt sind. Das Tüllenaufnahmeteil 41 und das Aufspreizteil 42 sind derart angeordnet, dass die zylindrische Ausnehmung 44 und die Bohrung 48 in einer weiteren Stellung IV der Drehvorrichtung 11 mit einem der Dorne 31 fluchten, wobei die weitere Stellung IV gegenüber der zweiten Stellung II um einen Winkel von 180° versetzt ist. Das Tüllenaufnahmeteil 41 ist innerhalb einer u-förmigen Ausnehmung 50.1 des weiteren Führungsträgers 50 in Achsrichtung der zylindrischen Ausnehmung 44 (beispielsweise pneumatisch) verschiebbar angeordnet. Das weitere Führungsteil 50 ist mit einem Gehäuse 51 verbunden, das in Achsrichtung der zylindrischen Ausnehmung 44 und Bohrung 48 zusammen mit dem Tüllenaufnahmeteil 41 und dem Aufspreizteil 42 (ebenfalls beispielsweise pneumatisch) verschoben werden kann.An assembly head 40 has a grommet receiving part 41 and an expanding part 42. The grommet receiving part 41 consists of two jaws 43, each having a half of a cylindrical recess 44, the size of which is adapted to the shape of the grommets to be processed. The jaws 43 are arranged radially in opposite directions (for example pneumatically) on a guide carrier 45. The expansion part 42 consists of two further jaws 46, each having one half of a sleeve-shaped extension 47 and a bore 48 running through it. The bore 48 has a funnel-shaped extension 49 on the side of the further jaws 46 facing away from the sleeve-shaped extension 47 and is dimensioned such that the cable 13 to be fitted can be received. The further jaws 46 are slidably arranged on a further guide carrier 50, wherein they are displaced simultaneously with the jaws 43, for which purpose they are mechanically coupled to the jaws 43. The grommet receiving part 41 and the expanding part 42 are arranged such that the cylindrical recess 44 and the bore 48 are aligned with one of the mandrels 31 in a further position IV of the rotating device 11, the further position IV being at an angle of 180 relative to the second position II ° is offset. The grommet receiving part 41 is arranged within a U-shaped recess 50.1 of the further guide carrier 50 in the axial direction of the cylindrical recess 44 (for example pneumatically). The further guide part 50 is connected to a housing 51 which can be moved (likewise pneumatically, for example) in the axial direction of the cylindrical recess 44 and bore 48 together with the grommet receiving part 41 and the expanding part 42.

Die vorstehend beschriebene Einrichtung arbeitet wie folgt:
Es sei angenommen, dass die Tüllen 17, wie in der EP-A 0 534 106 näher beschrieben, lagerichtig in der Förderschiene 7 gespeichert sind. Hierbei wird jeweils die vorderste Tülle 17 im Puffer 20 über die vertikale Bohrung 24 gefördert (Fig. 4d). Die Tülle 17 wird nun mittels des Zentrierdornes 30 der Ausstossvorrichtung 10 auf die Spitze eines in der ersten Stellung I befindlichen Dornes 31 geschoben (Fig. 4a, 4b). Gleichzeitig wird eine auf einem in der zweiten Stellung II befindlichen Dorn 31 sitzende Tülle 17 mittels der Aufschiebeeinheit 33 auf den dickeren Teil des Dornes 31 geschoben, womit sie aufgeweitet und in die richtige Position gebracht wird. Da die Bohrung 35 kleiner als der Dorn 31 ist, werden hierbei die Formplatten 34 gegen die Kraft der Federn 38 auseinandergedrückt (Fig. 4a, 4b). Während der gleichen Zeit wird eine auf einem in der weiteren Stellung IV befindlichen Dorn 31 sitzende Tülle 17 von den Backen 43 des Tüllenaufnahmeteiles 41 umfasst, wobei auch die weiteren Backen 46 des Aufspreizteiles 42 geschlossen werden (Fig. 4a, 4b). Dann wird der Zentrierdorn 30 der Ausstossvorrichtung 10 zurückgezogen und das Tüllenaufnahmeteil 41 mit der Tülle 17 gegen das Aufspreizteil 42 geschoben, wobei der hülsenförmige Ansatz 47 des Aufspreizteiles 42 in die Tüllenbohrung eindringt und die Tülle 17 nochmals etwas aufgeweitet wird (Fig. 4c). Danach wird die Aufschiebeeinheit 33 zurückgeschoben, sowie die Tülle 17 mittels des Tüllenaufnahmeteiles 41 vom Dorn 31 abgezogen und in Richtung Kabel 13 transportiert. Hierbei wird die Tülle 17 vom Aufspreizteil 42 im aufgeweiteten Zustand gehalten bis die richtige Position auf dem Kabel 13 erreicht ist. Sodann wird das Aufspreizteil 42 relativ zum Tüllenaufnahmeteil 41 verschoben, wobei die Tülle 17 abgestreift wird und sich auf dem Kabel 13 festklemmt (Fig.4d). Danach öffnen sich die Backen 43 und 46, so dass das bestückte Kabel 13 entfernt und ein neues zugeführt werden kann. Gleichzeitig dreht sich die Drehvorrichtung 11 um einen Winkel von 90°, wobei der leere Dorn 31 in die erste Stellung I und die bereits bestückten Dorne 31 in die zweite und die weitere Stellung II bzw. IV gedreht werden (Fig. 4e).The device described above works as follows:
It is assumed that the spouts 17, as in the EP-A 0 534 106 described in more detail, are stored in the correct position in the conveyor rail 7. Here, the foremost spout 17 in the buffer 20 is conveyed through the vertical bore 24 (FIG. 4d). The spout 17 is now pushed by means of the centering mandrel 30 of the ejection device 10 onto the tip of a mandrel 31 in the first position I (FIGS. 4a, 4b). At the same time, a spout 17 seated on a mandrel 31 in the second position II is pushed onto the thicker part of the mandrel 31 by means of the push-on unit 33, thus expanding it and bringing it into the correct position. Since the bore 35 is smaller than the mandrel 31, the mold plates 34 are pressed apart against the force of the springs 38 (FIGS. 4a, 4b). During the same time, a spout 17 seated on a mandrel 31 in the further position IV is encompassed by the jaws 43 of the spout receiving part 41, the other jaws 46 of the expanding part 42 also being closed (FIGS. 4a, 4b). Then the centering mandrel 30 of the ejection device 10 is withdrawn and the spout receiving part 41 with the spout 17 is pushed against the expanding part 42, the sleeve-shaped extension 47 of the expanding part 42 penetrating into the spout bore and the spout 17 being widened again somewhat (FIG. 4c). The slide-on unit 33 is then pushed back, and the grommet 17 is pulled off the mandrel 31 by means of the grommet receiving part 41 and transported in the direction of the cable 13. Here, the spout 17 is held by the expansion part 42 in the expanded state until the correct position on the cable 13 is reached. Then the expansion part 42 is displaced relative to the grommet receiving part 41, the grommet 17 being stripped off and clamped on the cable 13 (FIG. 4d). Then the jaws 43 and 46 open so that the equipped cable 13 can be removed and a new one can be fed. At the same time, the rotating device 11 rotates through an angle of 90 °, the empty mandrel 31 being rotated into the first position I and the mandrels 31 already equipped being rotated into the second and the further positions II and IV (FIG. 4e).

Claims (8)

Einrichtung zur Tüllenbestückung von elektrischen Kabeln, mit einer mindestens an einer Stirnseite offenen, mit Tüllen füllbaren Trommel (2), welche um eine schräg zur Horizontalen verlaufenden Achse (3) antreibbar ist, mit im Innern der Trommel (2) angeordneten Schaufeln (6) und mit einer in die Trommel hineinragenden Förderschiene (7), welcher bei drehender Trommel (2) die Tüllen zum Zwecke der lagerichtigen Speicherung und Weiterbeförderung übergeben werden, wobei eine Ausstossvorrichtung (10) mit einem auf und ab bewegbaren Zentrierdorn (30) vorgesehen ist, mittels welchem die jeweils erste Tülle in der Förderschiene (7) einer Drehvorrichtung (11) zugeführt wird,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, - dass die Drehvorrichtung (11) mehrere Dorne (31) aufweist und schrittweise um einen bestimmten Winkel weiterdrehbar ist, wobei in einer ersten Stellung (I) der Drehvorrichtung (11) jeweils eine Tülle (17) auf die Spitze eines Dornes (31) geschoben wird, - dass eine Aufschiebeeinheit (33) vorgesehen ist, mittels welcher in einer zweiten Stellung (II) der Drehvorrichtung (11) die Tülle (17) zum Zwecke des Aufweitens auf einen Teil des Dornes (31) geschoben wird, dessen Durchmesser grösser als der im Bereiche der Spitze ist, und - dass ein Bestückungskopf (40) vorgesehen ist, der ein Tüllenaufnahmeteil (41) und ein Aufspreizteil (42) aufweist, mittels welchen in einer weiteren Stellung (IV) der Drehvorrichtung (11) die Tülle (17) vom Dorn (31) abgezogen wird, wobei die Tülle (17) durch das Aufspreizteil (42) im aufgeweiteten Zustand gehalten und auf das Kabel (13) geschoben wird. Device for equipping electrical cables with a drum (2) which is open at least on one end and can be filled with nozzles and can be driven about an axis (3) which runs obliquely to the horizontal, with blades (6) arranged in the interior of the drum (2) and with a conveyor rail (7) protruding into the drum, to which the spouts are transferred when the drum is rotating (2) for the purpose of storing and conveying them in the correct position, an ejection device (10) having a centering mandrel (30) movable up and down is provided, by means of which the respective first spout in the conveyor rail (7) is fed to a rotating device (11),
characterized, - That the rotating device (11) has a plurality of mandrels (31) and can be rotated step by step by a certain angle, wherein in a first position (I) of the rotating device (11) a sleeve (17) is pushed onto the tip of a mandrel (31) becomes, - That a slide-on unit (33) is provided, by means of which in a second position (II) of the rotating device (11) the spout (17) is pushed for the purpose of expanding onto a part of the mandrel (31), the diameter of which is larger than that in Areas of the top is, and - That a placement head (40) is provided, which has a grommet receiving part (41) and an expansion part (42), by means of which the grommet (17) is pulled off the mandrel (31) in a further position (IV) of the rotating device (11) , wherein the spout (17) is held in the expanded state by the expansion part (42) and pushed onto the cable (13). Einrichtung nach Patentanspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Drehvorrichtung (11) vier Dorne (31) aufweist, die um einen Winkel von 90° voneinander versetzt angeordnet sind, und dass die Drehvorrichtung (11) schrittweise um einen Winkel von 90° weiterdrehbar ist.Device according to claim 1,
characterized,
that the rotating device (11) has four mandrels (31) which are offset from one another by an angle of 90 ° are, and that the rotating device (11) can be rotated step by step through an angle of 90 °. Einrichtung nach Patentanspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Aufschiebeeinheit (33) zwei Formplatten (34) aufweist, in welchen je eine Hälfte einer Bohrung (35) angeordnet ist, die in der zweiten Stellung (II) der Drehvorrichtung (11) jeweils mit einem Dorn (31) fluchtet, wobei die Formplatten (34) an Haltern (36) befestigt sind, die über Bolzen (37) und Federn (38) federnd mit einem in Richtung des Dornes (31) verschiebbaren Träger (39) verbunden sind.Device according to claim 1,
characterized,
that the slide-on unit (33) has two mold plates (34), in each of which one half of a bore (35) is arranged, which in the second position (II) of the rotating device (11) is aligned with a mandrel (31), the Shaped plates (34) are fastened to holders (36) which are resiliently connected via bolts (37) and springs (38) to a carrier (39) which can be displaced in the direction of the mandrel (31). Einrichtung nach Patentanspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, - dass das Tüllenaufnahmeteil (41) aus zwei Backen (43) besteht, die je eine Hälfte einer zylindrischen Ausnehmung (44) aufweisen, - dass die zylindrische Ausnehmung (44) der Form der zu verarbeitenden Tüllen (17) angepasst ist, und - dass die Backen (43) radial gegenläufig verschiebbar auf einem Führungsträger (45) angeordnet sind. Device according to claim 1,
characterized, - That the grommet receiving part (41) consists of two jaws (43), each having a half of a cylindrical recess (44), - That the cylindrical recess (44) is adapted to the shape of the grommets (17) to be processed, and - That the jaws (43) are arranged radially in opposite directions on a guide carrier (45). Einrichtung nach Patentanspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, - dass das Aufspreizteil (42) aus zwei weiteren Backen (46) besteht, die je eine Hälfte eines hülsenförmigen Ansatzes (47) und einer durch diesen verlaufende Bohrung (48) aufweisen, - dass der Durchmesser der Bohrung 48 so bemessen ist, dass das zu bestückende Kabel (13) eingeführt werden kann, - dass die Bohrung (48) an der dem hülsenförmigen Ansatz (47) abgewandten Seite der weiteren Backen (46) eine trichterförmige Erweiterung (49) aufweist, und - dass die weiteren Backen (46) radial gegenläufig verschiebbar auf einem weiteren Führungsträger (50) angeordnet sind. Device according to claim 1,
characterized, - That the expansion part (42) consists of two further jaws (46), each having one half of a sleeve-shaped extension (47) and a bore (48) running through it, - That the diameter of the bore 48 is dimensioned so that the cable (13) to be fitted can be inserted, - That the bore (48) on the side of the further jaws (46) facing away from the sleeve-shaped extension (47) has a funnel-shaped extension (49), and - That the other jaws (46) are arranged radially in opposite directions on a further guide carrier (50). Einrichtung nach den Patentansprüchen 4 und 5,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Backen (43) und die weiteren Backen (46) miteinander gekoppelt und gleichzeitig verschiebbar sind.Device according to claims 4 and 5,
characterized,
that the jaws (43) and the other jaws (46) are coupled to one another and at the same time are displaceable. Einrichtung nach den Patentansprüchen 4 und 5,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
- dass das Tüllenaufnahmeteil (41) und das Aufspreizteil (42) relativ zueinander in Achsrichtung der zylindrischen Ausnehmung (44) und der Bohrung (48) verschiebbar sind, - dass das Tüllenaufnahmeteil (41) mit einem Gehäuse (51) verbunden ist, das in Achsrichtung der zylindrischen Ausnehmung (44) und der Bohrung (48) verschiebbar ist, - wobei das Tüllenaufnahmeteil (41) und das Aufspreizteil (42) derart angeordnet sind, dass die zylindrische Ausnehmung (44) und die Bohrung (48) in der weiteren Stellung (IV) der Drehvorrichtung (11) mit einem der Dorne (31) fluchten. Device according to claims 4 and 5,
characterized,
- That the grommet receiving part (41) and the expansion part (42) are displaceable relative to each other in the axial direction of the cylindrical recess (44) and the bore (48), - That the grommet receiving part (41) is connected to a housing (51) which is displaceable in the axial direction of the cylindrical recess (44) and the bore (48), - Wherein the grommet receiving part (41) and the expanding part (42) are arranged such that the cylindrical recess (44) and the bore (48) in the further position (IV) of the rotating device (11) with one of the mandrels (31) . Einrichtung nach Patentanspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Trommel (2) lose auf Rollen (4) aufliegt und mindestens über eine der Rollen (4) antreibbar ist, und dass die Trommel (2) einen überstehenden Rand (5) aufweist, der sich an einer Stützrolle abstützt, die um eine senkrecht oder parallel zur Achse (3) verlaufende Achse drehbar ist.Device according to claim 1,
characterized,
that the drum (2) lies loosely on rollers (4) and can be driven via at least one of the rollers (4), and that the drum (2) has a protruding edge (5) which is supported on a support roller which is supported by a axis perpendicular or parallel to the axis (3) is rotatable.
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