DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXPANDING AND FOLDING BACK THE SHIELDING BRAIDING OF A CABLE, IN PARTICULAR A COAXIAL CABLE OR ANOTHER SHIELDED CABLE

摘要

A device for folding back or inverting and/or expanding a shielding layer or a shielding braiding (9) of a cable (6), for example, a coaxial cable or another shielded (e.g. multi-conductor) cable comprising at least two, preferably electronically controlled, motor-actuated processing jaws (3) which are mounted displaceably, pivotally and/or rotatably on the device, which can be brought into certain positions relative to the cable (6) to be processed in the longitudinal direction of the cable and in a plane radially to the cable (6) and/or along concentric conical spatial surfaces or the like around the cable (6), characterised in that the position of the processing jaws (3) can be freely selected or (arbitrarily) programmed depending on the time or the desired processing steps so that the processing jaws (3) can be brought into arbitrary positions taking into account the cable properties and the condition of the cable end and can expand and fold back or invert a shielding or a shielding braiding (9) by specifically pressing the processing jaws, by knocking (multiple times, pressing at short time intervals), by sliding or pushing and stroking, wherein preferably one, likewise electronically controlled, motor-actuated first clamping device comprising at least two clamping jaws (2) securely holds the cable (6) to be processed in the operating state after insertion in the device and wherein the processing jaws (3) are configured at their inner retaining surfaces (33) in such a manner that different radial positions of the processing jaws (3) within a certain diameter range correspond to different cable diameters which are embraced as completely as possible by the retaining surfaces (33).