Wire stripping device

Abstract

A device for removing an insulation jacket from a wire core of an insulated wire or cable is provided for encouraging recycling. The device employs cutting blades engaged to a first roller to cut a slice along the length of an inserted insulated wire or cable. A frictional engagement between the distal edge of the blade and an opposing recess surface provides for translation of the length of wire through the device during rotation of one or both of the blade and recess surface. Translational movement of the blades and a biasing force can enhance the frictional engagement and provide a distance of travel to prevent cutting of the insulated wire or cable.

The invention is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus for removing an insulation jacket from a wire core of an insulated wire or cable, comprising:
 a frame;   a first roller rotationally engaged with said frame, said first roller having a plurality of annular cutting blades in an engagement therewith, spaced along a length of said roller;   said cutting blades extending to distal edges from said engagement with said first roller;   each of said cutting blades being substantially planer in shape when viewing the cutting edge of the cutting blade;   a second roller rotationally engaged with said frame;   a plurality of annular recessed channels connected to said second roller, at least one channel being composed of material to increase wire visibility when contacting roller and blade;   central portions of said plurality of channels substantially aligned with respective said distal edges of said cutting blades;   said insulated wire positionable for a frictional engagement between a said distal edge of a respective said blade and a respective said channel aligned with said blade;   said frictional engagement concurrently imparting a cutting of said insulation jacket by said distal edge of said blade;   whereby a length of said insulated wire in said frictional engagement is communicated through said apparatus by a powered rotation of one of said first roller or said blade forming said compressed engagement therewith, and said insulation jacket of said insulated wire is imparted with said cutting along said length, thereby allowing a removal of said insulation jacket from said wire core by a peeling therefrom subsequent to a traverse of said length of said wire through said apparatus; and   said first roller in a translational engagement with said frame for a substantially parallel movement along a first direction substantially parallel to said second roller.