公开(公告)号：US20180287353A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15472452

申请日：2017-03-29

Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY

Inventor： Damien O. MARTIN ,  Nick S. EVANS ,  Bradley J. MITCHELL ,  Eerik J. HELMICK

IPC: H02G1/12

Abstract: A cable processing apparatus including a frame; a cable guide coupled to the frame; a first cable clamp adjacent the cable guide; a second cable clamp adjacent the cable guide where the first cable clamp is disposed between the cable guide and the second cable clamp; and a controller configured to move the second cable clamp to a clamped position such that a cable extending through the cable guide is clamped by the second cable clamp, move the second cable clamp, relative to the cable guide, in a direction extending along the cable such that a first portion of the insulation is removed from the cable at the first score to expose shielding of the cable, and move the second cable clamp, relative to the first cable clamp, in the direction extending along the cable to cut the shielding to expose one or more conductor of the cable.

公开(公告)号：US20230344185A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US17660320

申请日：2022-04-22

Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY

Inventor： Lars E. BLACKEN ,  Heiko HOFFMANN ,  Damien O. MARTIN ,  Jeffrey MCCASKEY ,  Bradley J. MITCHELL

IPC: H01R43/20 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G05B19/4155

CPC classification number: H01R43/20 ,  B25J9/1687 ,  G05B19/4155 ,  G05B2219/50391

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are provided for automated insertion of a wire contact into an insertion hole of a connector. Methods include: controlling a robot having an end-effector to position a wire contact proximate to a connector using a wire gripper and a separator device of the end-effector; controlling the robot to advance the separator device between two or more wires previously connected to the connector; controlling the robot to align the wire contact with a insertion hole of the connector; controlling the robot to advance the wire contact toward the insertion hole of the connector and at least partially insert the wire contact into the insertion hole; controlling the robot to release the wire contact from the wire gripper; and controlling the robot to withdraw the wire gripper and the separator device from between the two or more wires previously connected to the connector.