Roller Clamp for Wire Processing

摘要

A roller clamping apparatus is provided that includes a first jaw and a second jaw configured to move relative to each other between an open position and a closed position. The jaws include at least one drive roller supported by the first jaw and configured to rotate a round wire having a longitudinal axis. The apparatus further includes at least one support element supported by the second jaw. When the jaws are in a closed position, the drive roller and the support rollers tangentially contact an outside surface of the wire. The support element is positioned to make contact with the wire across the longitudinal axis of the wire when the wire is secured within the clamping apparatus. Mechanisms and methods that use the roller clamping apparatus are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A clamping apparatus comprising:
a first jaw and a second jaw configured to move relative to each other between an open position and a closed position, at least one drive roller supported by the first jaw and configured to rotate a round wire having a longitudinal axis through tangential contact of the drive roller on an outside surface of the wire when the first jaw is in the closed position relative to the second jaw, at least one support element configured to make tangential contact with the outside surface of the wire when the first jaw and the second jaw are in the closed position, the support element positioned to make contact with the wire across the longitudinal axis of the wire when the wire is present within the clamping apparatus and the first jaw is in the closed position relative to the second jaw.