EP0788200B1 - Device for laying cables - Google Patents

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EP0788200B1
EP0788200B1 EP97810034A EP97810034A EP0788200B1 EP 0788200 B1 EP0788200 B1 EP 0788200B1 EP 97810034 A EP97810034 A EP 97810034A EP 97810034 A EP97810034 A EP 97810034A EP 0788200 B1 EP0788200 B1 EP 0788200B1
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Alois Lustenberger
Roberto Gasperi
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  • the invention relates to a cable storage device for automatic wire processing machines for simultaneous separate storage of two individual cut and stretched cables or two at one end connected to a double cable cut and stretched cables on at least one receiving conveyor belt and for separating these cables after processing, and an extension part for this The cable placement device.
  • US-A-4 156 961 proposes a cable depositing device for a wire processing machine comprising a first cable storage device positioned directly below the path of reciprocal movement of a clamping device associated with the cable processing device and a second cable storage device located immediately below the first cable storage device and one immediately below the cable storage device
  • the second cable storage device arranged cable collection device comprises.
  • a cable store is disclosed.
  • US-A-3 810 188 and US-A-3 742 564 disclose devices for processing cable ends which also include means for storing the cables.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a cable depositing device of the type mentioned above, which does not have the above-mentioned disadvantages of the previous devices, i. by means of which two parallel processed cables, even if they are connected at their one end via a Doppelcrimp contact with each other, at least approximately over their entire length spatially separated and stretched stored in two parallel cable tray trays, and can be tied separately.
  • the cable depositing device 1 is connected to a conventional, previously known automatic cable processing machine 2 to form a common working unit, and serves for the separated storage of cables 3 and 4 processed by the cable processing machine 2 for the production of so-called double crimp cables.
  • the two cables 3 and 4 are fed in a known manner by means of the two tape drive units 5 and 6 a swivel head 7, which feeds the front ends of the cable 3,4 to their stripping and subsequent pressing of a crimp contact one or more of the processing stations 8 to 11.
  • the latter is guided over the two deflection rollers 18 and 19 and driven by means of a drive roller 20 connected to the guide roller 20 such that the rotational speed of the receiving conveyor belt 17 is greater than the discharge speed of the two from the wire processing machine 2 exiting cables 3 and 4 in order to achieve a stretched recording of the latter two on the two longitudinally separate receiving and extension regions 14 and 15.
  • a rear end of the two cables 3, 4 intended for gripping the rear cables of the two cables 3, 4 is provided with a double gripper 21 for feeding the two cables 3, 4 to an intermediate unit 23 located in the swiveling area of the swivel arm 22 Where the two stripped cable ends are combined, and then to a double crimping unit 24, where the two ends are connected to a common crimp contact 25 is provided.
  • the swivel arm 22 provided with the double gripper 21 can represent a part of the cable processing machine 2 or a part of the cable depositing device 1.
  • the servomotor 26 is used for precisely controlled pivoting of the pivot arm 22 and the servomotor 27 for longitudinal displacement of the latter.
  • the two separated, split strands 3 'and 4' separated from each other in the respective cable storage trays 30 respectively 31 and then set the entire cable harness so tied off from the two storage trays 30 and 31, are, as can be seen in particular from FIG. 4, four cable tray trough pairs 30,31 Schaufelradartig about a parallel to the two receiving and stretching areas 14,15 extending axis of rotation 32 each arranged incrementally rotatable about the detected by a pair of troughs 30,31 angle range of 90 °.
  • a pair of troughs 30,31 respectively three in radial planes and along the axis of rotation 32 extending boundary walls 33, 33 'and 34, wherein the respective central boundary wall 34 forms a partition wall between two adjacent cable storage trays 30,31 of a pair of troughs, the inlet side leading edge 35th is set back relative to the two entry-side leading edges 36,36 'of the two outer boundary walls 33,33' of the tub pair 30,31.
  • the inlet-side leading edges 35 of the partitions 34 are additionally bevelled radially outwardly tapered towards the rear.
  • the entry-side leading edges 36,36 ' are the two outer boundary walls in the plan view of the device and in the direction of movement seen from the cable machine 2 out cable 3.4 seen in front of the delivery point of the pivot arm 22 provided on the double gripper 21st
  • the boundary walls 33, 33 'are and 34 of the cable trays 30,31 along its parallel to its axis of rotation 32 extending outside 37 in the direction of rotation A same seen opposite to the latter bent backwards.
  • the ejection of the second cable 3 on the ejection longitudinal side 29 out into the underlying tray 30 can either by analog swinging out of the swing arm 22 in the opposite Ausschwenkcardi B (see Figure 2) or by means of a drive motor 38 each rotatably driven by 180 ° pivot lever 39th be effected.
  • the rear end of the double tub rotor 40 must be free for coupling an analog extension rotor, ie the rotor drive motor 42 must, for example Can be seen from Figure 5, arranged, and not to hinder a lateral dropping of the cable 3 on the thus extended Abschnaturesseite 29.
  • the inlet-side leading edges 35,36 and 36 'in the extension part 1' are all in a single radial plane, since the boundary walls 33,33 'and 34 of the extension part respectively.
  • the double trough rotor 40 ' only serve to extend the corresponding boundary walls of the front double trough rotor 40 in its axial direction.
  • the subject of the present invention is therefore also a further development of the cable laying device described above, which allows a removal of the processed cables or double cables farther away from moving parts of the cable laying device described there and more from above.
  • the embodiment of a cable depositing device according to the present invention has a single pair of cable trays 30, 31 instead of the pair of trailing-arm cable tray pairs 30, 31 instead of the two pairs of trays. and extension portions 14,15 extending pivot axis 32 pivotally and downwardly into a parallel thereto extending lower Jardinent Spotifywannencru 43,44 emptied, is arranged, wherein the upper Jardinablagewannencru 30,31 along the pivot axis 32 extending Contains boundary walls 33,33 'and 34.
  • the lower Jardinent Spotifywannencru 43,44 is about a parallel to the pivot axis 33 of the upper Jardinablagewannencrues 30,31 extending and with respect to this pivot axis 32 seen in plan laterally offset further pivot axis 45, from a cable receiving position ( Figure 7) in a laterally offset removal position (Fig. 11) pivotally, and has along the further pivot axis 45 extending boundary walls 46,46 'and 47.
  • the middle boundary wall 34 of the upper cable tray pair 30,31 forms a common partition between the two adjacent cable tray 30,31 of the cable tray pair 30,31 and the middle boundary wall 47 of the lower Jardinent Spotifywannenpases 43,44 forms a common partition wall between the two adjacent cable troughs 43rd , 44 of the lower cable tray pair 43,44.
  • the entry-side front edge 35 of the middle partition 34 of the upper cable tray pair 30,31 is set back analogously to the above-described embodiments with respect to the two entry-side leading edges 36,36 'of the two outer boundary walls 33, 33' of the upper cable tray pair 30,31.
  • the entry-side leading edges 36,36 'of the two outer boundary walls 33, 33' of the upper cable tray pair 30,31 are located in the plan of the device and in the direction of movement A out of the cable machine 2enrios Springfield cables 3,4 before the delivery point of the pivot arm 22 provided Cable gripping parts 21 (see Fig. 6).
  • the boundary walls 33,33 'and 46,46' and the two partitions 34 and 47 and the pivot areas of the two Pipe pairs 30,31 and 43,44 are coordinated so that upon pivoting of the upper cable tray pair of tubs 30,31 by means of a pneumatic or hydraulic linear cylinder 51 in its apparent from Figure 9 emptying the partition wall 34 of the upper pair of tubs 30,31 into the interior the one associated lower cable trough 44 and in the emptying position of the upper pair of troughs 30,31 below the boundary wall 33 'of this pair of troughs 30,31 is moved into the interior of the other associated lower cable tray 43 into a trouble-free separated transfer of the processed cable. 3 ', 4' in the lower Jardinent Spotifywannencover 43,44 into it.
  • the upper pair of tubs 30,31 is moved back by means of the linear cylinder 51 in the counterclockwise direction back to its original position, and there is the lower Tub pair 43,44 again free, which also returns under the influence of the pneumatic spring 53 in its apparent from Fig. 10 starting position.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Kabelablagevorrichtung für Kabelverarbeitungsautomaten zur gleichzeitigen getrennten Ablage von zwei einzelnen zugeschnittenen und ausgestreckten Kabeln oder zwei an deren einem Ende zu einem Doppelkabel verbundenen zugeschnittenen und ausgestreckten Kabeln auf mindestens einem Aufnahmetransportband und zur Separierung dieser Kabel nach deren Bearbeitung, sowie einen Verlängerungsteil für diese Kabelablagevorrichtung.The invention relates to a cable storage device for automatic wire processing machines for simultaneous separate storage of two individual cut and stretched cables or two at one end connected to a double cable cut and stretched cables on at least one receiving conveyor belt and for separating these cables after processing, and an extension part for this The cable placement device.

Es ist bekannt, mittels Kabelverarbeitungsautomaten Doppelcrimp-Kabel herzustellen, bei denen zwei Kabel von gegebenenfalls unterschiedlichem Querschnitt und unterschiedlicher Länge an ihrem einen Ende mittels eines einzigen Crimpkontaktes miteinander verbunden sind, und an ihren anderen Enden ebenfalls mit je einem Crimpkontakt verbunden wurden. Insbesondere bei größeren Kabellängen steigt jedoch die Gefahr eines gegenseitigen Verhedderns der beiden derart miteinander verbundenen Kabelabschnitte sprunghaft an und erfordert insbesondere bei großen Kabellängen eine sofortige Entnahme und räumliche Auftrennung der beiden freien Kabelabschnitte von Hand, sowie einer entsprechenden Ablage.It is known to produce by means of automatic cable processing double crimp cable in which two cables of possibly different cross-section and different lengths are connected at one end by means of a single crimp contact, and at their other ends have also been connected to a respective crimp contact. However, especially with larger cable lengths, the risk of mutual entanglement of the two interconnected cable sections increases abruptly and requires an immediate removal, especially for large cable lengths and spatial separation of the two free cable sections by hand, and a corresponding tray.

Eine parallel zueinander gleichzeitig durchgeführte Bearbeitung von zwei unterschiedlichen Kabeln größerer Länge in einem einzelnen Kabelverarbeitungsautomaten ist wegen der Gefahr des gegenseitigen Verhedderns solcher unterschiedlicher Kabel nicht bekannt geworden.A simultaneous parallel processing of two different cables of greater length in a single wire processing machine has not become known because of the risk of mutual entanglement of such different cables.

In der US-A-4 156 961 wird eine Kabelablagevorrichtung für eine Kabelverarbeitungsmaschine vorgeschlagen, die eine erste, direkt unter dem Verlauf einer reziproken Bewegung einer zur Kabelbearbeitungsvorrichtung gehörenden Klemmeinrichtung positionierten Kabelspeichereinrichtung und eine unmittelbar unter der ersten Kabelspeichereinrichtung angeordnete zweite Kabelspeichereinrichtung sowie eine unmittelbar unter der zweiten Kabelspeichereinrichtung angeordnete Kabelsammeleinrichtung umfasst. In der US-A-4 777 711 wird ein Kabelspeicher offenbart. In den US-A-3 81018 und der US-A-3 742 564 werden Vorrichtungen zum Bearbeiten von Kabelenden offenbart, die ebenfalls Einrichtungen zum Speichern der Kabel aufweisen.US-A-4 156 961 proposes a cable depositing device for a wire processing machine comprising a first cable storage device positioned directly below the path of reciprocal movement of a clamping device associated with the cable processing device and a second cable storage device located immediately below the first cable storage device and one immediately below the cable storage device The second cable storage device arranged cable collection device comprises. In US-A-4 777 711 a cable store is disclosed. US-A-3 810 188 and US-A-3 742 564 disclose devices for processing cable ends which also include means for storing the cables.

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist die Schaffung einer Kabelablagevorrichtung der eingangs genannten Art, welche die vorangehend angeführten Nachteile der bisherigen Vorrichtungen nicht aufweist, d.h. mittels welcher zwei parallel zueinander bearbeitete Kabel, selbst wenn sie an ihrem einen Ende über einen Doppelcrimp-Kontakt miteinander verbunden sind, mindestens annähernd über ihre gesamte Länge räumlich voneinander getrennt und gestreckt in zwei zueinander parallel verlaufenden Kabelablagewannen abgelegt, sowie separat abgebunden werden können.The object of the present invention is to provide a cable depositing device of the type mentioned above, which does not have the above-mentioned disadvantages of the previous devices, i. by means of which two parallel processed cables, even if they are connected at their one end via a Doppelcrimp contact with each other, at least approximately over their entire length spatially separated and stretched stored in two parallel cable tray trays, and can be tied separately.

Diese Aufgabe wird mittels einer Kabelablagevorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 erfindungsgemäss gelöst.This object is achieved by means of a cable depositing device according to claim 1 according to the invention.

Zweckmäßige Weiterausgestaltungen der erfindungsgemässen Vorrichtung sind Gegenstand der Ansprüche 2 bis 18.Advantageous further developments of the inventive device are the subject of claims 2 to 18.

Nachstehend wird die Erfindung anhand der Zeichnung beispielsweise näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 im Grundriß schematisch die Kombination einer ersten beispielsweisen Ausführungsform einer erfindungsgemässen Kabelablagevorrichtung mit einen bekannten Kabelverarbeitungsautomaten;
  • Fig. 2 eine perspektivische Ansicht der in Figur 1 dargestellten Kabelablagevorrichtung;
  • Fig. 3 eine perspektivische Ansicht analog Figur 2, jedoch mit einem um einen Schritt gedrehten Ablagestern;
  • Fig.4 in größerem Maßstab eine eintrittsseitige Stirnansicht der in den Figuren 1 bis 3 dargestellten Ablegevorrichtung;
  • Fig. 5 in größerem Maßstab einen Querschnitt durch den Antrieb einer zweiten beispielsweisen Ausführungsform einer erfindungsgemässen Kabelablagevorrichtung mit zwei parallel zueinander verlaufenden Kabelablage-Transportbändern; und
  • Fig.6 eine perspektivische Ansicht analog Figur 2, jedoch mit einem Verlängerungsteil für den Einsatz bei längeren Kabeln.
  • Fig.7 bis 12 eine Stirnansicht analog Figur 4 einer weiteren erfindungsgemäßen Ausführungsform der Ablegevorrichtung, anhand welcher die einzelnen Bewegungsabläufe der letzteren dargestellt sind; und
  • Fig. 13 in kleineren Maßstab einen Grundriß der in Fig. 7 dargestellten Ablagevorrichtung.
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  • Fig. 1 in plan view schematically the combination of a first exemplary embodiment of an inventive Cable storage device with a known cable processing machine;
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cable depositing device shown in FIG. 1; FIG.
  • 3 is a perspective view analogous to FIG. 2, but with a storage star rotated by one step;
  • 4 shows, on a larger scale, an entry-side end view of the depositing device illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3;
  • 5 on a larger scale a cross section through the drive of a second exemplary embodiment of an inventive cable storage device with two parallel cable storage conveyor belts; and
  • 6 is a perspective view similar to Figure 2, but with an extension part for use with longer cables.
  • 7 to 12 show an end view analogous to FIG. 4 of a further embodiment of the laying device according to the invention, by means of which the individual movements of the latter are illustrated; and
  • Fig. 13 in a smaller scale a plan view of the storage device shown in Fig. 7.

In sämtlichen Figuren sind zueinander analoge Teile mit den gleichen Bezugszeichen versehen, so daß sich eine mehrmalige Beschreibung der zueinander analogen Teilen erübrigt.In all figures, mutually analogous parts are provided with the same reference numerals, so that a repeated description of the mutually analogous parts is unnecessary.

Wie insbesondere aus Figur 1 ersichtlich, ist die erfindungsgemässe Kabelablagevorrichtung 1 mit einem herkömmlichen, vorbekannten Kabelverarbeitungsautomaten 2 zu einer gemeinsamen Arbeitseinheit verbunden, und dient zur separierten Ablage von durch den Kabelverarbeitungsautomaten 2 bearbeiteten Kabeln 3 und 4 zur Herstellung von sogenannten Doppelcrimp-Kabeln.As can be seen in particular from FIG. 1, the cable depositing device 1 according to the invention is connected to a conventional, previously known automatic cable processing machine 2 to form a common working unit, and serves for the separated storage of cables 3 and 4 processed by the cable processing machine 2 for the production of so-called double crimp cables.

Die beiden Kabel 3 und 4 werden auf bekannte Weise mittels der beiden Bandantriebseinheiten 5 und 6 einem Schwenkkopf 7 zugeführt, welcher die vorderen Enden der Kabel 3,4 zu deren Abisolierung und anschließender Aufpressung eines Crimpkontaktes einer oder mehrerer der Bearbeitungsstationen 8 bis 11 zuführt.The two cables 3 and 4 are fed in a known manner by means of the two tape drive units 5 and 6 a swivel head 7, which feeds the front ends of the cable 3,4 to their stripping and subsequent pressing of a crimp contact one or more of the processing stations 8 to 11.

Nach dieser Bearbeitung der vorderen Enden der beiden Kabel 3,4 werden diese mit hoher Geschwindigkeit längs der beiden Ausstoßbewegungsachsen 12,13 (siehe Fig. 1 und 4) in die Kabelablagevorrichtung 1 ausgestoßen.After this processing of the front ends of the two cables 3,4 they are ejected at high speed along the two Ausstoßbewegungsachsen 12,13 (see FIGS. 1 and 4) in the cable storage device 1.

Zwischen den beiden Ausstoßbewegungsachsen 12,13 der aus dem Kabelverarbeitungsautomaten 2 herausbeförderten Kabel 3, 4 ist zur Bildung von zwei beidseitig angeordneten, voneinander separierten Aufnahme- und Streckbereichen 14 und 15 eine längs der beiden letzteren und zwischen diesen sich erstreckende vertikale Trennwand 16 vorgesehen. Die beiden Aufnahme- und Streckbereiche 14 und 15 werden dabei durch ein unterhalb der Trennwand 16 in horizontaler Richtung auf beiden Seiten der Trennwand 16 sich erstreckendes oberes Mitnahmetrum eines endlos umlaufenden Aufnahmetransportbandes 17 gebildet. Dabei wird das letztere über die beiden Umlenkrollen 18 und 19 geführt und mittels eines mit der Umlenkrolle 19 verbundenen Antriebsmotor 20 derart angetrieben, daß die Umlaufgeschwindigkeit des Aufnahmetransportbandes 17 größer ist als die Ausstoßgeschwindigkeit der beiden aus dem Kabelverarbeitungsautomaten 2 austretenden Kabel 3 und 4, um eine gestreckte Aufnahme der beiden letzteren auf den beiden längsseitig voneinander getrennten Aufnahme- und Streckbereichen 14 und 15 zu erzielen.Between the two Ausstoßbewegungsachsen 12,13 out of the cable processing machine 2 carried out cables 3, 4 is provided to form two sides of each other, separated from each other receiving and drawing areas 14 and 15 along the latter two and extending between these vertical partition 16. The two receiving and stretching regions 14 and 15 are thereby formed by an upper Mitnahmetrum an endlessly rotating receiving conveyor belt 17 extending below the partition wall 16 in the horizontal direction on both sides of the partition wall 16. The latter is guided over the two deflection rollers 18 and 19 and driven by means of a drive roller 20 connected to the guide roller 20 such that the rotational speed of the receiving conveyor belt 17 is greater than the discharge speed of the two from the wire processing machine 2 exiting cables 3 and 4 in order to achieve a stretched recording of the latter two on the two longitudinally separate receiving and extension regions 14 and 15.

Im Kabeleintrittsbereich des Aufnahmetransportbandes 17 ist ein zur Ergreifung der in ihrer Transportrichtung gesehen hinteren Enden der beiden Kabel 3,4 bestimmter, mit einem Doppelgreifer 21 versehener Schwenkarm 22 zur Zuführung der beiden Kabel 3,4 zu einer im Ausschwenkbereich des Schwenkarmes 22 sich befindenden Zwischeneinheit 23, wo die beiden abisolierten Kabelenden zusammengefaßt, und dann zu einer Doppelcrimpeinheit 24, wo die beiden Enden mit einem gemeinsamen Crimpkontakt 25 verbunden werden, vorgesehen. Der mit dem Doppelgreifer 21 versehene Schwenkarm 22 kann dabei ein Teil des Kabelverarbeitungsautomaten 2 oder ein Teil der Kabelablagevorrichtung 1 darstellen.In the cable entry area of the receiving conveyor belt 17, a rear end of the two cables 3, 4 intended for gripping the rear cables of the two cables 3, 4 is provided with a double gripper 21 for feeding the two cables 3, 4 to an intermediate unit 23 located in the swiveling area of the swivel arm 22 Where the two stripped cable ends are combined, and then to a double crimping unit 24, where the two ends are connected to a common crimp contact 25 is provided. The swivel arm 22 provided with the double gripper 21 can represent a part of the cable processing machine 2 or a part of the cable depositing device 1.

Dabei dient der Stellmotor 26 zur genau gesteuerten Verschwenkung des Schwenkarmes 22 und der Stellmotor 27 zur Längsverschiebung des letzteren.The servomotor 26 is used for precisely controlled pivoting of the pivot arm 22 and the servomotor 27 for longitudinal displacement of the latter.

Unterhalb der beiden Kabelabwurflängsseiten 28 und 29 der beiden mittels der Trennwand 16 voneinander getrennten Aufnahme- und Streckbereiche 14 und 15 und über deren gesamte Länge sich erstreckend ist je eine Kabelablagewanne 30 respektive 31 zur Ablage der fertig bearbeiteten Kabel 3' bzw. 4' vorgesehen.Below the two Kabelabwurflängsseiten 28 and 29 of the two separated by the partition 16 receiving and stretching areas 14 and 15 and extending over the entire length is ever a cable tray 30 respectively 31 for storing the finished cable 3 'and 4' is provided.

Um nach Produktion der gewünschten Losgröße ohne Unterbruch der Anlage die beiden voneinander separierten, aufgeteilten Stränge 3' und 4' voneinander getrennt in den jeweiligen Kabelablagewannen 30 respektive 31 abbinden und danach den gesamten Kabelbund derart abgebunden aus den beiden Ablagewannen 30 und 31 herausnehmen zu können, sind, wie insbesondere aus Figur 4 ersichtlich, vier Kabelablagewannenpaare 30,31 schaufelradartig um eine parallel zu den beiden Aufnahme- und Streckbereichen 14,15 sich erstreckende Drehachse 32 jeweils um den von einem Wannenpaar 30,31 erfaßten Winkelbereich von 90° schrittweise drehbar angeordnet.To after production of the desired lot size without interrupting the system, the two separated, split strands 3 'and 4' separated from each other in the respective cable storage trays 30 respectively 31 and then set the entire cable harness so tied off from the two storage trays 30 and 31, are, as can be seen in particular from FIG. 4, four cable tray trough pairs 30,31 Schaufelradartig about a parallel to the two receiving and stretching areas 14,15 extending axis of rotation 32 each arranged incrementally rotatable about the detected by a pair of troughs 30,31 angle range of 90 °.

Dabei weist ein Wannenpaar 30,31 jeweils drei in Radialebenen und längs der Drehachse 32 sich erstreckende Begrenzungswände 33, 33' und 34 auf, wobei die jeweils mittlere Begrenzungswand 34 eine Trennwand zwischen zwei benachbarten Kabelablagewannen 30,31 eines Wannenpaares bildet, deren eintrittsseitige Vorderkante 35 gegenüber den beiden eintrittsseitigen Vorderkanten 36,36' der beiden äußeren Begrenzungswänden 33,33' des Wannenpaares 30,31 zurückversetzt ist.In this case, a pair of troughs 30,31 respectively three in radial planes and along the axis of rotation 32 extending boundary walls 33, 33 'and 34, wherein the respective central boundary wall 34 forms a partition wall between two adjacent cable storage trays 30,31 of a pair of troughs, the inlet side leading edge 35th is set back relative to the two entry-side leading edges 36,36 'of the two outer boundary walls 33,33' of the tub pair 30,31.

Um einen abgebundenen Doppelcrimp-Kabelstrang 3',4' ungehinderter aus einem Kabelwannenpaar 30,31 herausnehmen zu können, sind die eintrittsseitigen Vorderkanten 35 der Trennwände 34 zusätzlich radial nach außen abgeschrägt nach hinten verlaufend.In order to remove a set double crimp cable harness 3 ', 4' unhindered from a pair of cable trays 30,31, the inlet-side leading edges 35 of the partitions 34 are additionally bevelled radially outwardly tapered towards the rear.

Um die fertig bearbeiteten Doppelcrimp-Kabel 3',4' über ihre gesamte Länge in den derart gebildeten Doppelwannen 30,31 aufnehmen zu können, befinden sich die eintrittsseitigen Vorderkanten 36,36' der jeweils beiden äußeren Begrenzungswände im Grundriß der Vorrichtung und in Bewegungsrichtung der aus dem Kabelautomaten 2 herausbeförderten Kabel 3,4 gesehen vor der Abgabestelle des am Schwenkarm 22 vorgesehenen Doppelgreifers 21.In order to accommodate the finished double crimping cable 3 ', 4' over their entire length in the double trays 30,31 thus formed, the entry-side leading edges 36,36 'are the two outer boundary walls in the plan view of the device and in the direction of movement seen from the cable machine 2 out cable 3.4 seen in front of the delivery point of the pivot arm 22 provided on the double gripper 21st

Um ein Herausfallen der fertigen Kabel 3',4' aus den Doppelwannen 30,31 bei einem Drehen der schaufelradartigen Anordnung der Doppelwannen 30,31 von der Aufnahmeposition in die Entnahmeposition um einen Drehwinkel von 90° zu vermeiden, sind die Begrenzungswände 33,33' und 34 der Kabelablagewannen 30,31 längs ihrer parallel zu ihrer Drehachse 32 verlaufenden Außenseite 37 in Drehrichtung A derselben gesehen entgegengesetzt zu der letzteren nach hinten abgebogen.In order to prevent the finished cables 3 ', 4' from falling out of the double trays 30, 31 when rotating the blade-wheel-like arrangement of the twin trays 30, 31 from the receiving position to the removal position by a rotation angle of 90 °, the boundary walls 33, 33 'are and 34 of the cable trays 30,31 along its parallel to its axis of rotation 32 extending outside 37 in the direction of rotation A same seen opposite to the latter bent backwards.

Durch diese Anordnung der beiden zu beschickenden Kabelablagewannen 30 und 31 unterhalb der Abwurflängsseiten 29 respektive 28 wird erreicht, daß bei der Ausschwenkbewegung des Schwenkarmes 22 zur Doppelcrimpeinheit 24 hin der dadurch ausgelenkte Kabelabschnitt des Kabels 4 seitlich in Auslenkrichtung über die Abwurflängsseite 28 des Aufnahmetransportbandes 17 hinausbewegt wird, wodurch zusammen mit der Umlaufbewegung des letzteren ein Abwurf des Kabels 4 in die darunter sich befindende Ablagewanne 31 bewirkt wird.As a result of this arrangement of the two cable storage trays 30 and 31 below the discharge longitudinal sides 29 and 28, respectively, the cable section of the cable 4 deflected thereby is laterally moved beyond the discharge longitudinal side 28 of the receiving conveyor belt 17 in the swiveling out movement of the swiveling arm 22 towards the double crimping unit 24 whereby, together with the orbital movement of the latter, a discharge of the cable 4 is effected in the storage tray 31 located underneath.

Der Abwurf des zweiten Kabels 3 über die Abwurflängsseite 29 hinaus in die darunter sich befindende Ablagewanne 30 kann entweder durch analoge Ausschwenkung des Schwenkarmes 22 in entgegengesetzter Ausschwenkrichtung B (siehe Figur 2) oder mittels eines über einen Antriebsmotor 38 jeweils um 180° drehbar angetriebenen Schwenkhebels 39 bewirkt werden.The ejection of the second cable 3 on the ejection longitudinal side 29 out into the underlying tray 30 can either by analog swinging out of the swing arm 22 in the opposite Ausschwenkrichtung B (see Figure 2) or by means of a drive motor 38 each rotatably driven by 180 ° pivot lever 39th be effected.

Um für die Bearbeitung von extrem langen Kabeln diese Kabelablagevorrichtung wie aus Figur 6 ersichtlich mit Hilfe einer analog aufgebauten zusätzlichen Verlängerungseinheit 1' verlängern zu können, muß die hintere Stirnseite des Doppelwannenrotors 40 frei zum Ankoppeln eines analogen Verlängerungsrotors sein, d.h. der Rotorantriebsmotor 42 muss z.B. wie aus Figur 5 ersichtlich, angeordnet sein, und um ein seitliches Abwerfen des Kabels 3 über die derart verlängerte Abwurflängsseite 29 nicht zu behindern. Dabei können die eintrittsseitigen Vorderkanten 35,36 und 36' beim Verlängerungsteil 1' alle in einer einzigen Radialebene liegen, da die Begrenzungswände 33,33' und 34 des Verlängerungsteiles resp. des Doppelwannenrotors 40' nur zur Verlängerung der entsprechenden Begrenzungswände des vorderen Doppelwannenrotors 40 in dessen Achsialrichtung dienen.To be able to extend this cable storage device as shown in Figure 6 with the aid of an analogously constructed additional extension unit 1 'for the processing of extremely long cables, the rear end of the double tub rotor 40 must be free for coupling an analog extension rotor, ie the rotor drive motor 42 must, for example Can be seen from Figure 5, arranged, and not to hinder a lateral dropping of the cable 3 on the thus extended Abwurflängsseite 29. In this case, the inlet-side leading edges 35,36 and 36 'in the extension part 1' are all in a single radial plane, since the boundary walls 33,33 'and 34 of the extension part respectively. the double trough rotor 40 'only serve to extend the corresponding boundary walls of the front double trough rotor 40 in its axial direction.

Selbstverständlich ist es mit der dargestellten Kabelablagevorrichtung auch möglich, bei Verwendung entsprechender Bearbeitungseinheiten parallel zueinander zwei völlig voneinander getrennte Einzelkabel beidseitig mit Crimpkontakten zu versehen und getrennt voneinander in den zugeordneten Ablagewannen 30 und 31 abzulegen.Of course, it is also possible with the cable laying device shown, when using corresponding processing units parallel to each other to provide two completely separate single cable on both sides with crimp contacts and separated from each other in the associated storage trays 30 and 31.

Es hat sich nun gezeigt, daß es oft wünschenswert wäre, wenn die Entnahme der verarbeiteten Kabel bzw. Doppelkabel weiter weg von beweglichen Teilen der Kabelablagevorrichtung und wegen der besseren Übersichtlichkeit mehr von oben her erfolgen könnte.It has now been found that it would often be desirable if the removal of the processed cables or double cables further away from moving parts of the cable depositing device and more for clarity could be done from above.

Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist daher ferner eine Weiterentwicklung der vorangehend beschriebenen Kabelablegevorrichtung, welche eine Entnahme der verarbeiteten Kabel bzw. Doppelkabel weiter weg von beweglichen Teilen der dort beschriebenen Kabelablagevorrichtung und mehr von oben her erlaubt.The subject of the present invention is therefore also a further development of the cable laying device described above, which allows a removal of the processed cables or double cables farther away from moving parts of the cable laying device described there and more from above.

Wie aus den Figuren 7 bis 13 ersichtlich, weist die nachstehend beschriebene Ausführungsform einer Kabelablagevorrichtung gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung dazu anstatt der schaufelradartig angeordneten Kabelablagewannenpaare 30,31 der vorangehend beschriebenen Ausführungsformen ein einziges Kabelablagewannenpaar 30,31 auf, welches um eine parallel zu den beiden Aufnahme- und Streckbereichen 14,15 sich erstreckende Schwenkachse 32 schwenkbar und nach unten in ein parallel dazu verlaufendes unteres Kabelentnahmewannenpaar 43,44 entleerbar, angeordnet ist, wobei das obere Kabelablagewannenpaar 30,31 längs der Schwenkachse 32 sich erstreckende Begrenzungswände 33,33' und 34 aufweist. Das untere Kabelentnahmewannenpaar 43,44 ist um eine parallel zur Schwenkachse 33 des oberen Kabelablagewannenpaares 30,31 verlaufende und gegenüber dieser Schwenkachse 32 im Grundriß gesehen seitlich versetzte weitere Schwenkachse 45, von einer Kabelaufnahmeposition (Fig.7) in eine seitlich versetzte Entnahmeposition (Fig.11) schwenkbar, und weist längs der weiteren Schwenkachse 45 sich erstreckende Begrenzungswände 46,46' und 47 auf.As can be seen from FIGS. 7 to 13, the embodiment of a cable depositing device according to the present invention, described below, has a single pair of cable trays 30, 31 instead of the pair of trailing-arm cable tray pairs 30, 31 instead of the two pairs of trays. and extension portions 14,15 extending pivot axis 32 pivotally and downwardly into a parallel thereto extending lower Kabelentnahmewannenpaar 43,44 emptied, is arranged, wherein the upper Kabelablagewannenpaar 30,31 along the pivot axis 32 extending Contains boundary walls 33,33 'and 34. The lower Kabelentnahmewannenpaar 43,44 is about a parallel to the pivot axis 33 of the upper Kabelablagewannenpaares 30,31 extending and with respect to this pivot axis 32 seen in plan laterally offset further pivot axis 45, from a cable receiving position (Figure 7) in a laterally offset removal position (Fig. 11) pivotally, and has along the further pivot axis 45 extending boundary walls 46,46 'and 47.

Die mittlere Begrenzungswand 34 des oberen Kabelablagewannenpaares 30,31 bildet eine gemeinsame Trennwand zwischen den beiden zueinander benachbarten Kabelablagewannen 30,31 des Kabelablagewannenpaares 30,31 und die mittlere Begrenzungswand 47 des unteren Kabelentnahmewannenpaares 43,44 bildet eine gemeinsame Trennwand zwischen den beiden zueinander benachbarten Kabelentnahmewannen 43,44 des unteren Kabelentnahmewannenpaares 43,44.The middle boundary wall 34 of the upper cable tray pair 30,31 forms a common partition between the two adjacent cable tray 30,31 of the cable tray pair 30,31 and the middle boundary wall 47 of the lower Kabelentnahmewannenpaares 43,44 forms a common partition wall between the two adjacent cable troughs 43rd , 44 of the lower cable tray pair 43,44.

Die eintrittsseitige Vorderkante 35 der mittleren Trennwand 34 des oberen Kabelablagewannenpaares 30,31 ist analog zu den vorangehend beschriebenen Ausführungsbeispielen gegenüber den beiden eintrittsseitigen Vorderkanten 36,36' der beiden äußeren Begrenzungswänden 33, 33' des oberen Kabelablagewannenpaares 30,31 zurückversetzt. Die eintrittsseitigen Vorderkanten 36,36' der jeweils beiden äußeren Begrenzungswände 33, 33' des oberen Kabelablagewannenpaares 30,31 befinden sich im Grundriß der Vorrichtung und in Bewegungsrichtung A von aus den Kabelautomaten 2 herausbeförderten Kabeln 3,4 vor der Abgabestelle der am Schwenkarm 22 vorgesehenen Kabelergreifungsteile 21 (siehe Fig. 6).The entry-side front edge 35 of the middle partition 34 of the upper cable tray pair 30,31 is set back analogously to the above-described embodiments with respect to the two entry-side leading edges 36,36 'of the two outer boundary walls 33, 33' of the upper cable tray pair 30,31. The entry-side leading edges 36,36 'of the two outer boundary walls 33, 33' of the upper cable tray pair 30,31 are located in the plan of the device and in the direction of movement A out of the cable machine 2 herausführt cables 3,4 before the delivery point of the pivot arm 22 provided Cable gripping parts 21 (see Fig. 6).

Die Begrenzungswände 33,33' und 46,46' und die beiden Trennwände 34 und 47 sowie die Schwenkbereiche der beiden Wannenpaare 30,31 und 43,44 sind derart aufeinander abgestimmt, daß bei einer Verschwenkung des oberen Kabelablagewannenpaares 30,31 mittels eines pneumatischen oder hydraulischen Linearzylinders 51 in seine aus Figur 9 ersichtliche Entleerposition die Trennwand 34 des oberen Wannenpaares 30,31 bis in das Innere der einen zugeordneten unteren Kabelentnahmewanne 44 und die in Entleerposition des oberen Wannenpaares 30,31 unten sich befindende Begrenzungswand 33' dieses Wannenpaares 30,31 bis in das Innere der anderen zugeordneten unteren Kabelentnahmewanne 43 hinein bewegt wird, um eine störungsfreie separierte Übergabe der verarbeiteten Kabel 3',4' in das untere Kabelentnahmewannenpaar 43,44 hinein zu ermöglichen. Dabei gelangt die Aussenseite der Wanne 31 über eine oder mehrere an der oberen Längskante der Begrenzungswand 46' angeordnete Rollen 52 (siehe Fig. 8 und 9) in Eingriff mit dem unteren Wannenpaar 43,44 und verschwenkt dieses entgegen der Wirkung einer pneumatischen Feder 53 nach links in seine Aufnahmeposition. Das untere Kabelentnahmewannenpaar 43,44 ist dabei zu seiner Verschwenkung nach links gegen das obere Kabelablagewannenpaar 30,31 zu um eine erste weitere Schwenkachse 45 schwenkbar.The boundary walls 33,33 'and 46,46' and the two partitions 34 and 47 and the pivot areas of the two Pipe pairs 30,31 and 43,44 are coordinated so that upon pivoting of the upper cable tray pair of tubs 30,31 by means of a pneumatic or hydraulic linear cylinder 51 in its apparent from Figure 9 emptying the partition wall 34 of the upper pair of tubs 30,31 into the interior the one associated lower cable trough 44 and in the emptying position of the upper pair of troughs 30,31 below the boundary wall 33 'of this pair of troughs 30,31 is moved into the interior of the other associated lower cable tray 43 into a trouble-free separated transfer of the processed cable. 3 ', 4' in the lower Kabelentnahmewannenpaar 43,44 into it. In this case, the outside of the trough 31 via one or more at the upper longitudinal edge of the boundary wall 46 'arranged rollers 52 (see FIGS. 8 and 9) into engagement with the lower pair of tubs 43,44 and pivots this against the action of a pneumatic spring 53 after left in his shooting position. The lower Kabelentnahmewannenpaar 43,44 is pivoting to its pivoting to the left against the upper Kabelablagewannenpaar 30,31 to a first further pivot axis 45.

Nach der Abgabe der bearbeiteten Doppelcrimp-Kabel 3',4' vom oberen Wannenpaar 30,31 in das untere Wannenpaar 43,44 wird das obere Wannenpaar 30,31 mittels des Linearzylinders 51 im Gegenuhrzeigersinn wieder in seine Ausgangsposition zurückbewegt, und gibt dabei das untere Wannenpaar 43,44 wieder frei, welches unter dem Einfluss der pneumatischen Feder 53 ebenfalls wieder in seine aus Fig. 10 ersichtliche Ausgangsposition zurückkehrt.After delivery of the processed Doppelcrimp cable 3 ', 4' from the upper pair of tubs 30,31 in the lower pair of tubs 43,44, the upper pair of tubs 30,31 is moved back by means of the linear cylinder 51 in the counterclockwise direction back to its original position, and there is the lower Tub pair 43,44 again free, which also returns under the influence of the pneumatic spring 53 in its apparent from Fig. 10 starting position.

Da in Figur 13 gesehen der linke Endteil der Kabelablagevorrichtung 1 sich wie aus Fig. 1 ersichtlich, im Bereich des Kabelverarbeitungsautomaten 2 befindet und daher dort der linke Endteil des unteren Kabelentnahmewannenpaares 43,44 zur Entnahme der bearbeiteten Kabelpaare 3',4' meistens nicht sehr gut zugänglich ist, wird nun das untere Kabelentnahmewannenpaar 43,44 mit Hilfe eines Linearzylinders 54 längs einer parallel zur Schwenkachse 32 des oberen Kabelablagewannenpaares 30,31 verlaufenden und gegenüber dieser Schwenkachse 32 im Grundriss (Fig. 13) gesehen seitlich versetzten zweiteiligen Längsführung 49,50 in Richtung A nach rechts von einer Kabelaufnahmeposition in eine in Längsrichtung in Fig. 13 nach rechts um einen Betrag von beispielsweise 500mm versetzte Endposition verschoben.As seen in Figure 13, the left end portion of the cable tray 1 as shown in FIG. 1, in the area the cable processing machine 2 is located and therefore there is the left end of the lower Kabelentnahmewannenpaares 43,44 for removing the processed cable pairs 3 ', 4' is usually not very accessible, now the lower Kabelentnahmewannenpaar 43,44 by means of a linear cylinder 54 along a parallel to Swivel axis 32 of the upper cable tray pair 30,31 extending and opposite this pivot axis 32 in plan (Fig. 13) seen laterally offset two-piece longitudinal guide 49,50 in the direction A to the right of a cable receiving position in a longitudinal direction in Fig. 13 to the right by an amount shifted from, for example, 500mm offset end position.

Um nun in dieser Endposition der Längsverschiebung des unteren Wannenpaares 43,44 ein möglichst weites Herausschwenken des letzteren (in Fig. 11 nach rechts) mittels eines pneumatischen oder hydraulischen Linearzylinders 55 in eine Kabelentnahmeposition bei gleichbleibend guter Zugänglichkeit des unteren Wannenpaares 43,44 bzw. der darin sich befindenden Kabelpaare 3',4' von oben zu erreichen, ist das untere Kabelentnahmewannenpaar 43,44 zur Bildung eines grösseren Schwenkradius um eine unterhalb der ersten weiteren Schwenkachse 45 vorgesehene zweite weitere Schwenkachse 48 nach aussen schwenkbar.To now in this final position of the longitudinal displacement of the lower pair of tubs 43,44 as far as possible swinging out the latter (in Fig. 11 to the right) by means of a pneumatic or hydraulic linear cylinder 55 in a cable removal position with consistently good accessibility of the lower pair of tubs 43,44 or to achieve cable pairs 3 ', 4' located therein from above, the lower Kabelentnahmewannenpaar 43,44 to form a larger pivot radius about an opening provided below the first further pivot axis 45 second further pivot axis 48 to the outside pivotally.

Nach der Entnahme der bearbeiteten Kabelpaare 3',4' aus dem unteren Wannenpaar 43,44 wird dieses mittels des Linearzylinders 54 wieder in seine aus Fig. 12 ersichtliche aufrechte Position zurückgeschwenkt und danach in Längsrichtung der zweiteiligen Längsführung 49,50 in seine aus Fig. 13 ersichtliche Ausgangsposition zurückbewegt, wonach sich der gesamte anhand der Figuren 7 bis 13 vorangehend beschriebene Arbeitszyklus wiederholt. After removal of the processed pairs of cables 3 ', 4' from the lower pair of tubs 43,44 this is pivoted back by means of the linear cylinder 54 in its apparent from Fig. 12 upright position and then in the longitudinal direction of the two-piece longitudinal guide 49,50 in his from Fig. Moved back 13 apparent starting position, after which the entire cycle repeated with reference to the figures 7 to 13 described above.

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  1. A cable placement device for automatic cable processing machines for simultaneous separate placement of two cables that have been individually cut to size and stretched out, or of two cables one end of which is connected to form a double cable, which cables are cut to size and stretched out, on at least one pick-up conveyor belt, and for separating these cables after they have been processed, characterised
    in that between the two ejection axes (12, 13) of the cables (3, 4) conveyed from the automatic cable processing machine (2), for the purpose of creating two separate pick-up and stretching regions (14, 15) arranged on both sides, a dividing wall (16) which extends along said pick-up and stretching regions (14, 15) is provided, the two pick-up and stretching regions (14, 15) being formed by at least one upper carrier strand of the endless travelling loop of a pick-up conveyor belt (17);
    in that in the cable entry region of the pick-up conveyor belt (17), a swivelling arm (22) is provided, which for the purpose of gripping the rear ends, when viewed in the direction of conveyance, of the two cables (3, 4) comprises cable gripping parts (21) for feeding the rear ends, that are to be processed, of the two cables (3, 4) to at least one cable processing station (23, 24) situated in the swivelling-out region of the swivelling arm (22);
    in that, below the two longitudinal sides (28, 29) of cable discarding of the two pick-up and stretching regions (14, 15) and extending along their entire length, cable placement troughs (30, 31) are provided;
    in that for the purpose of discarding one of the cables (4) into one of the cable placement troughs (31), this one cable (4) can be moved over the longitudinal side (28) of cable discarding of the pick-up and stretching region (14) arranged above this one cable placement trough (31), by means of swivelling out the swivelling arm (22); and
    in that for the purpose of discarding the other cable (3) into the other cable placement trough (30), this other cable (3) can be moved over the longitudinal side (29) of cable discarding of the pick-up and stretching region (15) arranged above the other cable placement trough (30) by means of swivelling out the swivelling arm (22), or by means of a cable ejector arrangement (39) that can be moved laterally over the pick-up and stretching region (15).
  2. The cable placement device according to claim 1, characterised in that at least two pairs of cable placement troughs (30, 31) are arranged alternately below the two longitudinal sides (28, 29) of cable discarding of the two pick-up and stretching regions (14, 15).
  3. The cable placement device according to claim 2, characterised in that at least three, preferably four, pairs of cable placement troughs (30, 31) are arranged, in the manner of a bucket wheel, on a rotary axis (32) that extends parallel in relation to the two pick-up and stretching regions (14, 15) so that in each instance they are incrementally rotatable by the angular range covered by a pair of placement troughs (30, 31).
  4. The cable placement device according to claim 3, characterised in that a pair of troughs (30, 31) comprise three delimitation walls (33, 33' and 34) that extend preferably at least approximately in radial planes and longitudinally in relation to the rotary axis (32), wherein in each case the middle delimitation wall (34) forms a dividing wall between two adjacent cable placement troughs (30, 31) of a pair of placement troughs (30, 31) whose front edge (35) at the entrance end is set back in relation to the two front edges (36, 36') at the entrance end of the two outer delimitation walls (33, 33') of the pair of troughs (30, 31), and is preferably bevelled radially outward towards the rear, and in that the front edges (36, 36') at the entrance end of the two outer delimitation walls (33, 33'), viewed in horizontal projection of the device and in the direction of movement of the cables (3, 4) conveyed from the automatic cable processing machine (2), is situated upstream of the delivery point of the cable gripping parts (21) provided on the swivelling arm (22).
  5. The cable placement device according to one of claims 3 or 4, characterised in that the delimitation walls (33, 33') of the cable placement troughs (30, 31) along their outside that extends parallel in relation to their rotary axis (32), viewed in the direction of rotation (A), are bent backwards against said direction of rotation (A).
  6. The cable placement device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the rotational speed of the pick-up conveyor belt (17), of which there is at least one, exceeds the ejection speed of the cables (3, 4) conveyed out of the automatic cable processing machine (2).
  7. The cable placement device according to claim 1, characterised in that on each of the longitudinal sides of the dividing wall (16) an endless travelling loop of a pick-up conveyor belt (17, 17') is provided.
  8. The cable placement device according to claim 7, characterised in that outside the discarding region of the two pick-up conveyor belts (17, 17') and between the latter a belt drive (42) engaging a shared drive shaft (43) is provided.
  9. The cable placement device according to claim 1, characterised in that a pair of cable placement troughs (30, 31) are arranged so as to be swivellable on a swivelling axis (32) that extends parallel in relation to the two pick-up and stretching regions (14, 15), and so as to be able to be emptied downwards into a pair of cable removal troughs (43, 44) that extend parallel to said swivelling axis (32), wherein the pair of cable placement troughs (30, 31) comprise delimitation walls (33, 33', 34) that extend along the swivelling axis (32), and in that the pair of cable removal troughs (43, 44) are swivellable, on at least one further swivelling axis (45) that extends parallel to the swivelling axis (32) of the pair of cable placement troughs (30, 31) and that in horizontal projection is laterally offset from this swivelling axis (32), from a cable pick-up position (Fig. 9) to a laterally offset removal position (Fig. 11), with said pair of cable removal troughs (43, 44) comprising delimitation walls (46, 46', 47) that extend along the further swivelling axis (45).
  10. The cable placement device according to claim 1, characterised in that a pair of cable placement troughs (30, 31) are arranged so as to be swivellable on a swivelling axis (32) that extends parallel in relation to the two pick-up and stretching regions (14, 15), and so as to be able to be emptied downwards into a pair of cable removal troughs (43, 44) that extend parallel to the said swivelling axis (32), wherein the pair of cable placement troughs (30, 31) comprise delimitation walls (33, 33', 34) that extend along the swivelling axis (32), and in that the pair of cable removal troughs (43, 44) are displaceable, along a longitudinal guide (49, 50) that extends parallel in relation to the swivelling axis (32) of the pair of cable placement troughs (30, 31) and in horizontal projection is laterally offset, from a cable pick-up position (Fig. 9) to a removal position that is offset when viewed in longitudinal direction, and comprises delimitation walls (46, 46', 47) that extend along the longitudinal guide (49, 50).
  11. The cable placement device according to claim 9, characterised in that the pair of cable removal troughs (43, 44) are displaceable, along a longitudinal guide (49, 50) that extends parallel in relation to the swivelling axis (32) of the pair of cable placement troughs (30, 31) and in horizontal projection is laterally offset, from a cable pick-up position (Fig. 9) to a removal position that is offset when viewed in longitudinal direction.
  12. The cable placement device according to claim 10, characterised in that the pair of cable removal troughs (43, 44) are swivellable, on at least one further swivelling axis (45) that extends parallel to the swivelling axis (32) of the pair of cable placement troughs (30, 31) and that in horizontal projection is laterally offset in relation to said swivelling axis (32), from a cable pick-up position (Fig. 9) to a laterally offset removal position (Fig. 11).
  13. The cable placement device according to claim 9 or 10, characterised in that the middle delimitation wall (34) of the pair of cable placement troughs (30, 31) forms a shared dividing wall between the two adjacent cable placement troughs (30, 31) of the pair of cable placement troughs (30, 31), while the middle delimitation wall (47) of the pair of cable removal troughs (43, 44) forms a shared dividing wall between the two adjacent cable removal troughs (43, 44) of the pair of cable removal troughs (43, 44).
  14. The cable placement device according to any one of claims 9 to 13, characterised in that the front edge (35) at the entrance end of the middle dividing wall (34) of the pair of cable placement troughs (30, 31) is set back in relation to the two front edges (36, 36') at the entrance end of the two outer delimitation walls (33, 33') of the pair of cable placement troughs (30, 31), and in that the front edges (36, 36') at the entrance end of the two outer delimitation walls (33, 33') of the pair of cable placement troughs (30, 31) in horizontal projection of the device and in the direction of movement (A) of cables (3, 4) conveyed out of the automatic cable processing machine (2) are arranged upstream of the delivery position of the cable gripping parts (21) provided on the swivelling arm (22).
  15. The cable placement device according to one of claims 13 and 14, characterised in that the delimitation walls (33, 33'; 46, 46'), the two dividing walls (34; 47) as well as the swivelling regions of the two pairs of troughs (30, 31; 43, 44) match each other such that during swivelling of the upper pair of cable placement troughs (30, 31) into their emptying positions (Fig. 9), the dividing wall (34) of this pair of troughs (30, 31) is moved to the interior of the one associated cable removal trough (44); while the delimitation wall (33'), which in the emptying positions (Fig. 9) of the upper pair of troughs (30, 31) is the lower one of this pair of troughs (30, 31), is moved to the interior of the other associated cable removal trough (43).
  16. The cable placement device according to any one of claims 10 to 15, characterised in that the lower pair of cable removal troughs (43, 44) are swivellable on a first further swivelling axis (45) towards the upper pair of cable placement troughs (30, 31); and for swivelling into the opposite direction are laterally swivellable into their removal position (Fig. 11) on a second further swivelling axis (48) that is provided below said first further swivelling axis (45).
  17. The cable placement device according to claim 15, characterised in that in the emptying position of the upper pair of troughs (30, 31) the lower delimitation wall (33') of this pair of troughs (30, 31) rests against the inside of the associated lower delimitation wall (46) of the lower pair of troughs (43, 44).
  18. The cable placement device according to claim 15 or 17, characterised in that in the emptying position of the upper pair of troughs (30, 31) the delimitation wall (47) of this pair of troughs (30, 31) rests against the upward facing lateral surface of the dividing wall (47) of the lower pair of troughs.
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