Twisting apparatus

摘要

The invention relates to a twisting apparatus (1) for twisting of electrical or optical lines (2) such as wires, cables, line bundles, optical fibers etc. in particular a cable twisting apparatus, comprising a base (5) and a twisting head (3) which can be rotated relative to the base (5), which is configured to grip the lines (2) to be twisted at their first ends, characterized in that the twisting apparatus (1) comprises a second twisting head (4) which can be rotated relative to the base (5), which is disposed opposite the first twisting head (3) and which is configured to grip the lines (2) to be twisted at their second ends opposite the first ends and that the second twisting head (3) can be rotated in the opposite direction to the second twisting head (4). The invention also relates to a method for twisting lines.

主权项

1. A line twisting machine comprising:
a base; a first rotatable twisting head operatively supported by said base, said first rotatable twisting head rotating relative to said base in a first direction of rotation, said first rotatable twisting head having at least one respective rotating gripper for lines; a first drive operatively connected to drive said first rotatable twisting head in said first direction of rotation; a second counter-rotatable twisting head operatively supported by said base, said second twisting head rotating relative to said base in a second direction of rotation that is opposite to that of said first direction of rotation, said second twisting head having at least one respective rotating gripper for lines; a second drive operatively connected to drive said second twisting head in said second direction of rotation opposite to that of said first direction of rotation; a guide, said guide being located in a region between said first and second twisting heads; a line pull-in gripper, said line pull-in gripper being operatively mounted for controlled displacement in a first path along said guide to pull lines in the region between said first and second twisting heads; an intermediate line transfer gripper, said intermediate line transfer gripper receiving lines from said line pull-in gripper; and, a first line transfer gripper situated to transferring lines from said intermediate line transfer gripper to said respective gripper of said first rotatable twisting head.