US 12,113,339 B2
Electrical power cable preparation device
Douglas B. Gundel, Cedar Park, TX (US); Assaf Kaufman, Tal Shahar (IL); and Uri Bar-Ziv, Zichron Yaakov (IL)
Assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US); and Connected Intelligence Systems Ltd., Netanya (IL)
Appl. No. 17/309,690
Filed by 3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US); and Connected Intelligence Systems, Ltd., Netanya (IL)
PCT Filed Dec. 20, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/067956
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 15, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/132506, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 25, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/846,351, filed on May 10, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/784,214, filed on Dec. 21, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0029395 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. H02G 1/12 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01)
CPC H02G 1/1265 (2013.01) [H02G 1/1248 (2013.01); H02G 1/127 (2013.01); H04N 7/188 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical cable preparation device configured to remove one or more layers of an electrical cable, the device comprising:
a rotatable tool head comprising:
a plurality of tool mounts configured to move radially relative to a center axis of the electrical cable;
a plurality of rollers; and
at least one cutting tool;
wherein the plurality of rollers and the at least one cutting tool are configured to be coupled to the plurality of tool mounts;
wherein the at least one cutting tool includes at least one spring loaded cutting tool; and
wherein the at least one cutting tool includes a first cutting tool configured to remove a jacket layer of the electrical cable and a second cutting tool configured to remove an insulation layer of the electrical cable;
a linear guide, wherein the electrical cable preparation device is configured to cause the rotatable tool head to move longitudinally along the linear guide in response to a command from a computing device; and
a driver configured adjust a radial depth of the plurality of rollers and/or a radial depth of the at least one cutting tool.