Composite Wire Tool With Reversible Stopper for Stripping and Crimping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current hand tools for assembling cable connectors lack integration of necessary components, leading to inefficient processing of cable connectors.
Innovation Solution
A composite hand tool integrating a pipe with ports and windows in different axial directions, a driving member with a blade, a stopper with detachable tools, and a spring mechanism to facilitate wire stripping, combing, and crimping processes in a single unit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple separate hand tools are used for wire stripping, combing, and crimping, then each tool can be optimized for its specific function, but the overall processing efficiency decreases due to the need to switch between multiple tools
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines wire stripping, combing, and crimping tools into a single integrated hand tool. The pipe structure houses multiple functional components including a driving member with blade for wire stripping, a combing member with teeth for wire combing, and a crimping member for connector crimping. This merging eliminates the need to switch between multiple separate tools, directly improving processing efficiency while managing complexity through unified design.
Solution Approach 2:
The hand tool is designed as a universal multi-functional device that can perform wire stripping, combing, and crimping operations. The pipe structure serves as a common platform that accommodates different functional members. The driving member can be positioned to perform stripping, the combing member can be engaged for wire combing, and the crimping member can be actuated for connector crimping, allowing one tool to replace multiple specialized tools.
2Ease of operation
If a single integrated hand tool is used for multiple wire processing operations, then processing efficiency improves, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated hand tool is segmented into distinct functional modules within the pipe structure. The driving member with blade is separated from the combing member with teeth, which is in turn separated from the crimping member. Each segment can be independently actuated or positioned. This segmentation allows the complex functionality to be organized into manageable, independent components that can be operated separately, reducing the operational complexity despite the integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The combing member is nested within the pipe structure, and the crimping member is positioned within the same housing. The driving member with blade operates within the confined space of the pipe. This nesting arrangement allows multiple functional members to coexist within a compact integrated structure, managing spatial complexity while maintaining ease of operation through organized internal layout.
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AI summary
A composite hand tool for wire tooling includes a pipe, a driving member, and a stopper. The pipe has a first port, a second port, a first window, and a second window. The first and second ports are located in a first axial direction, the first and second windows are located in a second axial direction, and the first axial direction is different from the second axial directions. The driving member is movably disposed in the pipe in the first axial direction and has a blade. The stopper is detachably assembled to the pipe to seal the first port. A first tool and a second tool are disposed on two opposite surfaces of the stopper. When the stopper is assembled to the pipe, one of the first tool and the second tool is exposed to an external environment, and the other one is hidden in the pipe.