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EP 1548903 B1 20070919 - Cable manufacturing assembly

Title (en)

Cable manufacturing assembly

Title (de)

Kabelbearbeitungseinrichtung

Title (fr)

Dispositif pour le traitement de câbles

Publication

EP 1548903 B1 20070919 (DE)

Application

EP 04028812 A 20041206

Priority

EP 04028812 A 20041206
EP 03405914 A 20031222

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1548903A1] The device (1) has a belt drive (2) for releasably holding a guide tube (10) to feed wire (3) to several processing stations. A magazine (11) releasably holds at least two guide tubes having different internal diameters. The belt drive is movable relative to the magazine for removing a selected guide tube from the magazine and for inserting the selected guide tube into the magazine. An independent claim is also included for the wire processing method.

IPC 8 full level

H01R 43/28 (2006.01); H01B 13/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01R 43/28 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1548903 A1 20050629; EP 1548903 B1 20070919

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04028812 A 20041206