Sampling container for a cable processing machine system, cable processing machine system and method for collecting one or more cables from a sampling container

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a dispensing tray for a cable processing machine system, a cable processing machine system and a method for dispensing one or more cables from a dispensing tray.

[0002] Processed cables, such as crimped cables, are first placed in a cable tray by a cable processing machine, such as a crimping machine, and then emptied from the tray into a discharge tray. Several cables accumulate in the discharge tray until a so-called production batch, i.e., a predetermined number of cables, has been collected. A discharge tray for a cable processing machine system, designed to receive processed cables, is shown in US 2001 / 032680 A1.

[0003] Afterwards, the operation of the cable processing machine must be stopped until the cables have been manually removed from the dispensing tray to avoid mixing different batches of cables.

[0004] This leads to frequent interruptions in the operation of the cable processing machine. Automated or machine-based removal of cables from previously known removal trays for cable processing machines is technically very complex, if not virtually impossible.

[0005] Among other things, there may be a need for a dispensing tray for a cable processing machine system or a cable processing machine system or a process in which the cable can be removed from the dispensing tray in a technically simple and quick automated or mechanical manner.

[0006] Such a need can be met by a dispensing tray for a cable processing machine system according to independent claim 1, a cable processing machine system according to independent claim 10, or a method according to claim 13. Advantageous embodiments are defined in the dependent claims.

[0007] According to one aspect of the invention, a dispensing tray for a cable processing machine system is proposed, wherein the dispensing tray is designed to receive cables processed by a cable processing machine of the cable processing machine system, wherein side walls of the dispensing tray each have one or more recesses and / or indentations for mechanically gripping the cables in the dispensing tray by means of a gripping arm.

[0008] One advantage of this design is that the cables, or batches of cables, can typically be removed from the hopper quickly and easily, either automatically or mechanically, due to the hopper's shape. A gripper or gripping arm can usually be inserted into the recesses and / or indentations of the hopper's side wall(s), allowing the gripper or gripping arm to easily grasp and hold the cables or batches of cables and then remove them from the hopper. Because the cables can be removed automatically or mechanically, the operation of the cable processing machine generally does not need to be interrupted when a batch of cables has been completed.

[0009] According to the second aspect of the invention, a cable processing machine system is proposed comprising a cable processing machine for processing a cable, and a dispensing tray as described above, wherein the dispensing tray is designed to receive cables processed by the cable processing machine, and wherein the dispensing tray is arranged below a cable tray of the cable processing machine system in such a way that the cables can be removed from the cable tray by rotating and / or pivoting the cable tray into the dispensing tray.

[0010] The advantage of this design is that the cables or batches of cables processed by the cable processing machine can typically be removed from the hopper quickly and easily, either automatically or mechanically, due to the shape of the hopper. A gripper or gripping arm can typically be inserted into the recesses and / or indentations of the hopper's side wall(s), allowing the gripper or gripping arm to easily grasp and hold the cables or batches of cables processed by the cable processing machine and then remove them from the hopper. Because the cables can be removed automatically or mechanically from the hopper, the operation of the cable processing machine generally does not need to be interrupted once a batch of cables has been processed.

[0011] According to the third aspect of the invention, a method for removing one or more cables from a removal tray as described above, of a cable processing machine system, is proposed, wherein the removal tray is designed and arranged to receive cables processed by a cable processing machine of the cable processing machine system, and wherein the method comprises the following steps: moving a part of the gripper arm into recesses and / or indentations of the removal tray; gripping cables located in the removal tray by means of the gripper arm; and moving the gripper arm with the gripped cables out of the removal tray.

[0012] One advantage of this is that the automated or machine-based gripping and removal of the cables from the dispensing tray typically does not require interrupting the operation of the cable processing machine once a batch of cables has been completed. This method generally allows for the automated or machine-based removal of the cables from the dispensing tray in a technically simple and quick manner.

[0013] Possible features and advantages of embodiments of the invention can be considered, among other things and without limiting the invention, as being based on the ideas and findings described below.

[0014] According to one embodiment of the dispensing tray, the tray has a rib-like structure. An advantage of this is that a part of a gripper arm or a mechanical gripper can typically grasp the cables easily at several points within the dispensing tray.

[0015] According to one embodiment of the dispensing tray, the tray has a plurality of recesses and / or indentations in its side walls, arranged at equal intervals within each side wall. The advantage of this is that typically one or more sections of the gripper arm can grasp the cables in the tray on both sides of the side walls, or on both sides of the cables. It is also generally possible for several gripper arms, particularly longer ones, to grasp cables simultaneously, thus enabling the cables to be removed from the dispensing tray quickly and easily.

[0016] According to one embodiment of the dispensing tray, the base surface of the tray, which is designed for the partial resting of the cables in the tray, has recesses and / or indentations arranged at equidistant intervals for the mechanical gripping of the side of the cables facing the base of the dispensing tray. The advantage of this is that part of the gripper arm can typically reach under parts or sections of the cables with relative ease, thus enabling an even better grip and hold.

[0017] According to one embodiment of the dispensing tray, the tray was manufactured by deep drawing. This allows for the simple, cost-effective, and material-saving formation of the recesses and / or indentations of the dispensing tray.

[0018] According to one embodiment of the dispensing tray, the tray is symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal plane, which runs along a longitudinal axis of the cables when the cables are in the tray. This typically simplifies installation, as the tray's orientation does not need to be considered. Furthermore, parts of the gripper arm can usually be inserted into the two opposite side walls of the dispensing tray in the same way. Again, the orientation or direction of movement of the gripper arm is usually irrelevant, since both side walls are symmetrical. This generally facilitates the removal of the cables from the dispensing tray even further.

[0019] According to one embodiment of the dispensing tray, the tray is composed of several tray parts, in particular several identical tray parts. The advantage of this is that parts of the dispensing tray are typically easy to replace, allowing for quick and cost-effective repairs. With identical tray parts, replacement or repair is usually even simpler, as the same tray component can be used at any point in the dispensing tray.

[0020] According to the invention, the recesses and / or indentations in the side walls are designed such that the side walls are open to the sides at the locations of the recesses and / or indentations. An advantage of this is that a gripper arm can typically be inserted easily from the sides of the dispensing tray and / or a gripper arm can easily grasp the cables located in the dispensing tray from two opposite sides.

[0021] According to one embodiment of the dispensing tray, the recesses and / or indentations in the side walls along the longitudinal direction of the cables, when they are in the dispensing tray, have a narrower width than the remaining ribs of the respective side wall between the recesses and / or indentations. The advantage of this is that the cables are typically held particularly securely in the dispensing tray.

[0022] According to one embodiment of the cable processing machine system, the dispensing tray is designed to be movable relative to the cable tray along the longitudinal direction of the cables when they are located in the dispensing tray. This typically allows the dispensing tray to be moved relatively easily into a position where a gripper arm can easily grasp the cables in the dispensing tray. In particular, the dispensing tray can usually be moved to a position where no part of the cable processing machine obstructs the gripper arm when removing the cables from the dispensing tray. Thus, the cables can generally be removed from the dispensing tray even faster by machine, as the gripper arm movements can be performed more quickly.

[0023] According to one embodiment of the cable processing machine system, the system further comprises a gripper arm for gripping and holding the cables, wherein the recesses and / or indentations in the side walls and / or the recesses and / or indentations in the base are designed to receive a portion of the gripper arm. An advantage of this is that the recesses and / or indentations can typically be, or are, precisely adapted to the gripper arm, so that the removal of the cables can generally be carried out even more easily and quickly.

[0024] According to one embodiment of the cable processing machine system, the gripper arm has two jaws, each with two gripping hooks. The advantage of this is that the cables can typically be held particularly securely by the gripper arm.

[0025] According to one embodiment of the method, while gripping the cables located in the dispensing tray, the gripper arm remains stationary except for two jaws of the gripper arm, which are moved towards each other by the gripper arm to grasp the cables. This allows the cables or the production batch of cables to be gripped particularly securely by the gripper arm.

[0026] It should be noted that some of the possible features and advantages of the invention are described herein with reference to different embodiments of the dispensing tray, the cable processing machine system, or the method. A person skilled in the art will recognize that the features can be suitably combined, adapted, or exchanged to arrive at further embodiments of the invention.

[0027] Embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, whereby neither the drawings nor the description are to be interpreted as limiting the invention. Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of the cable processing machine system according to the invention with an embodiment of the dispensing tray according to the invention; Fig. 2 shows a perspective detail view of the dispensing tray made of Fig. 1 Fig. 3 shows another perspective detail view of the dispensing tray made of Fig. 1 Fig. 4 shows a perspective view of the dispensing tray made of Fig. 1 with a batch of cables in the dispensing tray and a gripper arm; Fig. 5a shows a perspective view of the dispensing tray made of Fig. 4 , wherein the jaws of the gripper arm are in an open position; and Fig. 5b shows a perspective view of the dispensing tray made of Fig. 4 , wherein the jaws of the gripper arm are in a closed position and grasp the lot of cables.

[0028] The figures are schematic only and not to scale. Identical reference symbols in the different figures denote identical or equivalent features. Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of the cable processing machine system 1 according to the invention with an embodiment of the extraction tray 22 according to the invention. Fig. 2 shows a perspective detail view of the sampling tray 22 from Fig. 1 . Fig. 3 shows another perspective detail view of the sampling tray 22 from Fig. 1 .

[0029] The cable processing machine system 1 comprises a cable processing machine 5, a handling robot 30 with a gripper arm 55 or machine gripper and the removal tray 22. The cable processing machine 5 can be a crimping machine or a crimping press 8 for connecting a cable 15 with a crimp contact.

[0030] The cable(s) 15 processed by the cable processing machine 5 enters a cable tray 20. The cable(s) 15 is / are poured or moved from the cable tray 20 into the discharge trough 22, which is arranged at an angle below the cable tray 20, by moving the cable tray 20 along the arrow in Fig. 2 is swivelled or pivoted.

[0031] Typically, several processed cables 15 are collected in the dispensing tray 22 until a batch, i.e., a predetermined number of similarly processed cables 15, is reached in the dispensing tray 22. Then, the cables 15, or the batch of cables 15, are removed. It is also possible for several batches of cables 15 to be collected at different locations within the dispensing tray 22 before the cables 15 are removed from the dispensing tray 22.

[0032] The dispensing tray 22 has two opposing side walls 34, 35 and is U-shaped. Between the side walls 34, 35, i.e., in the middle of the U-shape, a base surface 28 is formed for resting on or holding the cables 15 or for allowing cables 15 to rest loosely.

[0033] The side walls 34, 35 each have several recesses 90 and / or depressions or indentations. This means that the side walls 34, 35 have gaps at several points and are not continuous. The side walls 34, 35 thus have a rib-like structure. The recesses 90 and / or depressions or indentations are equidistant from each other. The recesses 90 and depressions run perpendicular to the cables 15 when these are held in the extraction tray 22.

[0034] The recesses 90 or indentations of the side walls 34, 35 have a narrower width parallel to the longitudinal direction (the direction of their greatest extension) of the cables 15 in the extraction tray 22 than the remaining ribs 25, 26 of the side walls 34, 35.

[0035] A part of a gripper arm 55 or of a machine gripper can be inserted or placed into the recesses 90 and / or depressions of the side walls 34, 35.

[0036] The gripper arm 55 or the machine gripper is designed to grip the cables 15 or the loose cables 15 that are located in the removal tray 22.

[0037] The extraction tray 22 is symmetrical with respect to a plane of symmetry that runs perpendicular to the floor and through the cables 15 or the group of cables 15 when the cables 15 or the group of cables 15 are located in the extraction tray 22 on the floor surface 28. Thus, ribs 25, 26 of the side walls 34, 35 are located opposite each other, as are recesses or depressions in the side walls 34, 35.

[0038] The base surface 28, which carries or supports the cables 15, also has recesses 90 and / or indentations. This means that the base surface 28 is repeatedly interrupted by the recesses 90, indentations, or indentations. Therefore, the cables 15 in the dispensing tray 22 do not lie fully on the base surface 28 of the dispensing tray 22, but only partially touch or make contact with it.

[0039] The base surface 28 is also rib-like.

[0040] The recesses 90 and / or depressions of the base surface 28 can be located at the same position along the longitudinal direction of the cables 15 where recesses 90 and / or depressions are formed. This means that ribs 25, 26 of the side walls 34, 35 simultaneously form or are ribs 25, 26 of the base surface 28.

[0041] As in Fig. 3 As can be clearly seen, each rib 25, 26 has inclined surfaces 31 on two opposite sides in the direction of the axis of the cables 15 when they are in the extraction tray 22, which extend downwards from the height of the base surface 28. A base surface 29 is formed between the respective ribs 25, 26 of the base surface 28, which is located at a lower height than the leveling surface.

[0042] Moving from the center of a rib 25 of the sampling tray 22, or the depression surface, to the center of the immediately following rib 26 of the sampling tray 22, one is initially on the horizontally extending base surface 28 of the first rib 25. One then reaches the inclined surface 31, which extends downwards from the base surface 28. From the inclined surface 31, one then reaches the horizontally extending base surface 29, which, in a direction parallel to the axis of the cables 15 (when they are located in the sampling tray 22), has a greater width than the base surface 28 of ribs 25 and 26. The base surface 29 runs parallel to the base surface 28, but is located at a lower height. After the horizontally extending base surface 29, one reaches an inclined surface 31 of the second rib 26, which is immediately adjacent to the first rib 25.Following this inclined surface 31 of the second rib 26, the height position increases until one is again at the level of the bottom surface 28 and reaches the bottom surface 28 of the second rib 26.

[0043] The side walls 34, 35 of the dispensing tray 22 have inclined surfaces 40 on the inside of the dispensing tray 22 that are similarly shaped to the bottom surface 28. The inclined surfaces 40 of the side walls 34, 35 extend from the side wall surfaces of the respective rib 25, 26, which run parallel to the cable axis (longitudinal direction of the cables 15 when they are located in the dispensing tray 22), to edge surfaces 42 of the rib 25, 26, which run perpendicular to the cable axis.

[0044] One of the side walls 34, 35 can have a different upper surface compared to the upper surface of the other side wall 34, 35. As in Fig. 5a As shown, the upper surface of the left side wall 34 has a different design than the upper surface of the right side wall 35.

[0045] The left side wall 34 has several surfaces on its upper side, one of which is a trapezoidal surface running horizontally, and the three adjacent surfaces running diagonally downwards towards the inside of the dispensing tray 22.

[0046] The upper surface of the right side wall 35 has a rectangular surface extending horizontally across the entire width of the rib 25, 26. Immediately adjacent to this, towards the inside of the discharge tray 22, is a single sloping, rectangular surface that slopes downwards. Immediately adjoining this rectangular surface, towards the center of the rib 25, 26, is a side wall surface of the side wall 34, 35 that runs parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cables 15.

[0047] The bottom surface 28 of the respective rib 25, 26 transitions smoothly into the side wall surfaces of the respective side walls 34, 35 of the rib 25, 26.

[0048] The base area 29 can extend laterally into the recesses 90 or depressions of the side walls 34, 35.

[0049] The recesses 90 or depressions of both the side walls 34, 35 and the recesses 90 or depressions of the base surface 28 are designed to receive a part of a gripper arm 55. This means that a part of a gripper arm 55 can be inserted into the recesses 90 or depressions.

[0050] The gripper arm 55 can be part of a handling robot 30 that handles cables 15 in the cable processing machine system 1, i.e., grips, holds, moves and releases them.

[0051] It is also possible that the gripper arm 55 is not part of a handling robot 30, but is a technically simple gripper arm 55 that has a closed position for gripping the cables 15 and an open position for releasing the cables 15 and that can be moved manually.

[0052] Fig. 4 shows a perspective view of the sampling tray 22 from Fig. 1 with a lot of cables 15 in the removal tray 22 and a gripper arm 55.

[0053] The gripper arm 55 is in the open position, i.e., jaws 60, 61 of the gripper arm 55 are open or spaced apart from each other. The gripper arm 55, or rather the jaws 60, 61 of the gripper arm 55, are positioned above the dispensing tray 22. The dispensing tray 22 contains several cables 15 processed by the cable processing machine 5, or a batch of cables 15 processed by the cable processing machine 5. They rest on several ribs 25, 26, or on the bottom surface 28, which is interrupted by recesses 90, depressions, or indentations.

[0054] Each jaw 60, 61 of the gripping arm 55 is divided into two parts, i.e., each jaw 60, 61 comprises two gripping hooks 65-68. The distance between the gripping hooks 65-68 corresponds to the width of a rib 25, 26, such that each gripping hook 65-68 engages in a recess 90 or indentation between two immediately adjacent ribs 25, 26. It is also possible that the gripping hooks 65-68 have a distance that corresponds to a multiple of the width of a rib 25, 26.

[0055] Fig. 5a shows a perspective view of the sampling tray 22 from Fig. 4 , wherein jaws 60, 61 of the gripper arm 55 are in an open position. Fig. 5b shows a perspective view of the sampling tray 22 from Fig. 4 , wherein jaws 60, 61 of the gripping arm 55 are in a closed position and grip the lot of cables 15.

[0056] The gripping arm 55 is now lowered so that parts of the gripping arm 55, or the jaws 60, 61, or the gripping hooks 65-68, enter the recesses 90 of the side walls 34, 35. Each of the four gripping hooks 65-68 enters a recess 90 or depression of the side wall 34, 35.

[0057] The width of the recess 90 or indentation essentially corresponds to the width of the gripping hook 65-68 or is minimally larger than the width of the gripping hook 65-68.

[0058] The side wall 34, 35 is open laterally in the area of ​​the recesses 90 or indentations. This means that part of the gripper arm 55 or the jaws 60, 61 can be located outside the removal tray 22, and at the same time part of the gripper arm 55 protrudes through the side wall 34, 35 or the recesses 90 or indentations of the side wall 34, 35.

[0059] However, it is also possible that the side walls 34, 35 in the area of ​​the recesses 90 or indentations are not open to the side, so that the gripper arm 55 or parts thereof can only enter the removal tray 22 from above.

[0060] The lowest part of the gripping hooks 65-68 or the jaws 60, 61 of the gripping arm 55 can be located at the level of the base surface 29 or almost at the level of the base surface 29.

[0061] The underside of the gripping hooks 65-68 or the jaws 60, 61 of the gripping arm 55 can be in Fig. 5a rest on or contact base 29.

[0062] Now the jaws 60, 61 of the gripper arm 55 are closed, or the gripper arm 55 is removed from the Fig. 5a shown open position in the Fig. 5b The closed position shown is transferred. The overall position of the gripping arm 55 remains unchanged. The jaws 60, 61, and thus the gripping hooks 65-68, move towards each other.

[0063] During the closing process, the lower part of the gripping hook 65-68 slides or moves from the open position to the closed position along the base surface 29 or moves parallel to it. This allows a portion of the jaws 60, 61 or the gripping hook 65-68 to pass under the cables 15 or the bundle of cables 15.

[0064] After closing or in the closed position, the cables 15 or the lot of cables 15 are now held laterally and downwards by the jaws 60, 61 or gripping hooks 65-68 of the gripping arm 55 (i.e. in the direction from the gripping arm 55 to the base surface 29), as shown in Fig. 5b shown.

[0065] Now the gripper arm 55, or rather the jaws 60, 61 of the gripper arm 55, can be moved upwards, i.e., away from the base surface 28 or the base surface 29, and in this way the cables 15 or the batch of cables 15 can be moved from the dispensing tray 22. The cables 15 can be transported or dropped by the gripper arm 55 into a box. It is also possible for the cables 15 to be transferred from the gripper arm 55 to another gripper arm.

[0066] It is also possible that there are several lots of cables 15 in the sampling tray 22, arranged at different positions along the longitudinal direction of the cables 15.

[0067] The gripper can also have only one jaw 60, 61.

[0068] It is also possible that each jaw 60, 61 has only one gripping hook 65-68.

[0069] It is also conceivable that, particularly with longer processed cables 15 in the removal tray 22, the cables 15 or the batch of cables 15 are gripped by several grippers at different positions. This allows the cables 15 to be held even more securely and transported from the removal tray 22.

[0070] The cables 15 of a batch are usually of the same length and are located in the extraction tray 22 in the direction of the cable axis in essentially the same position as described in Fig. 5b This is shown as an example.

[0071] The dispensing tray 22 can be composed of several dispensing tray parts. The dispensing tray parts can be identical in construction and mirror-symmetrical, so that a change in the orientation of the dispensing tray parts (e.g., front / back or right / left) is irrelevant. The dispensing tray parts can be screwed together, connected with bolts, and / or glued together.

[0072] Repairing a dispensing tray 22 consisting of several dispensing tray parts is particularly easy and cost-effective, as only the damaged dispensing tray part needs to be replaced.

[0073] The sampling tray 22 is as in Fig. 2The cable tray 22 is arranged on a rail and is designed to be displaceable relative to the cable tray 20 in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the cables 15 (the longitudinal axis runs in the direction of their greatest extension) when the cables are located in the dispensing tray 22, in the displacement direction 80 of the dispensing tray 22. The displacement can be carried out pneumatically. By displacing the dispensing tray 22 relative to the cable tray 20 or the cable processing machine 5, the dispensing tray 22 can be brought into a position in which the gripper arm 55 can remove the cables 15 from the dispensing tray 22 particularly easily and quickly, since no parts of the cable tray 20 or the cable processing machine 5 are in the way or near the path of the gripper arm 55. Thus, movements of the gripper arm 55 do not need to be executed as precisely.The movements can be performed at high speed because even at the positions where the movement of the gripper arm 55 is stopped, there is sufficient space should the gripper arm 55 or parts thereof move a little further for a short time, or should the gripper arm 55 or parts thereof vibrate.

[0074] The dispensing tray 22 can, for example, be a pressed bleached part. A deep-drawn plastic part is also possible. The recesses 90 or indentations are preferably formed during the manufacturing or molding of the dispensing tray 22, so that no material needs to be removed afterwards.

[0075] It is also conceivable that each of the two side walls 34, 35 has a single indentation or recess or recess 90 into which a part of the gripper arm 55 can be inserted.

[0076] The distance between the gripping hooks 65-68 corresponds to the distance between the recesses 90 and / or the indentations of the side walls 34, 35, or the distance between the recesses 90 and / or indentations of the base surface 28. Finally, it should be noted that terms such as "having," "comprising," etc., do not exclude other elements or steps, and terms such as "a" or "an" do not exclude a plurality. Reference numerals in the claims are not to be considered as limitations. Reference symbol list

[0077] 1 Cable processing machine system 5 Cable processing machine 8 Crimp press 15 Cable 20 Cable tray 22 Pick-up tray 25, 26 Rib 28 Base surface 29 Footprint 30 Handling robot 31 Slanted surface of base surface 34, 35 Side wall 40 Slanted surface of side wall 42 Edge surface of side wall 45 Side wall surface of side wall 55 Gripper arm 60, 61 Jaws 65, 66, 67, 68 Gripper hook 80 Displacement direction of pick-up tray / longitudinal axis of cables 90 Recess

Claims

1. A removal trough (22) for a wire processing machine system (1), wherein the removal trough (22) is designed to receive wires (15) processed by a wire processing machine (5) of the wire processing machine system (1), wherein side walls (34, 35) of the removal trough (22) each have one or more recesses (90) and / or indentations for mechanical gripping of the wires (15) in the removal trough (22) by means of a gripping arm (55), characterized in that the recesses (90) and / or indentations in the side walls (34, 35) are formed in such a way that, at the locations of the recesses (90) and / or indentations, the side walls(34, 35) are each open to the side.

2. The removal trough (22) according to claim 1, wherein the removal trough (22) has a rib-like structure.

3. The removal trough (22) according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the removal trough (22) has a plurality of recesses (90) and / or indentations in the side walls (34, 35) which are arranged in the respective side wall (34, 35) at equal distances from each other.

4. The removal trough (22) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein a bottom surface (28) of the removal trough (20), which is designed for partially resting the wires (15) in the removal trough (22), has recesses (90) and / or indentations in particular arranged at equidistant intervals for the mechanical gripping of a side of the wire (15) facing a bottom of the removal trough (22).

5. The removal trough (22) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the removal trough (22) has been produced by deep drawing.

6. The removal trough (22) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the removal trough (22) is symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal plane of the removal trough (22), wherein the longitudinal plane runs along a longitudinal axis of the wires (15) when the wires (15) are situated in the removal trough (22).

7. The removal trough (22) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the removal trough (22) is composed of several removal trough parts, in particular several removal trough parts which are identical to each other.

8. The removal trough (22) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the recesses (90) and / or indentations in the side walls (34, 35) have a lesser width along the longitudinal direction of the wires (15), when these are located in the removal trough (22), than the remaining ribs (25, 26) of the given side wall (34, 35) between the recesses (90) and / or indentations.

9. A wire processing machine system (1) comprising a wire processing machine (5) for processing a wire (15), and a removal trough (22) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the removal trough (22) is designed for receiving wires (15) processed by the wire processing machine (5), and wherein the removal trough (22) is arranged below a wire tray (20) of the wire processing machine system (1) in such a way that the wires (15) from the wire tray (20) can arrive in the removal trough (22) through rotation and / or pivoting of the wire tray (20).

10. The wire processing machine system (1) according to claim 9, wherein the removal trough (22) is designed to be displaceable relative to the wire tray (20) along a longitudinal direction of the wires (15) when they are in the removal trough (22).

11. The wire processing machine system (1) according to claim 9 or 10, further comprising: a gripping arm (55) for gripping and holding the wires (15), wherein the recesses (90) and / or the indentations of the side walls (34, 35) and / or the recesses (90) and / or the indentations in the bottom surface (28) are designed for receiving a part of the gripping arm (55) are designed.

12. The wire processing machine system (1) according to any one of claims 9-11, wherein the gripping arm (55) has two jaws (60, 61) each with two gripping hooks (65, 66, 67, 68).

13. A method for removing one or more wires (15) from a removal trough (22) according to any one of claims 1-8 of a wire processing machine system (1), wherein the removal trough (22) is designed and arranged to receive wires (15) processed by a wire processing machine (5) of the wire processing machine system (1), wherein the method comprises the following steps: moving a part of the gripping arm (55) into recesses and / or indentations of the removal trough (22); gripping wires (15) situated in the removal trough (22) by means of the gripping arm (55); and moving the gripping arm (55) with the gripped wires (15) out of the removal trough (22).

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein during the gripping of the wires (15) situated in the removal trough (22), the gripping arm (55) is not moved, except for two jaws (60, 61) of the gripping arm (55) which are moved towards each other for gripping the wires (15) by the gripping arm (55).