VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM EINFUEHREN VON BIEGEELASTISCHEN FASERN IN LOECHER

WO 200252326 A UPAB: 20020903 NOVELTY - The fiber is held by the first gripper and movably guided, and is held by at lest one other gripper at a distance apart from the first gripper, to compensate for the weight and or acceleration forces of the fiber. The first and the at least one other gripper are thereby rigidly joined. The fiber held by at least two grippers is inserted vertically into the hole. In order to determine the position of the fiber end, the position f the holes in the perforated plate and or the position of the perforated plate is taken by at least one camera or optical system. USE - Appliance for inserting flexurally elastic fibers into adjoining holes in a perforated plate, such as glass fibers used in communications or measurement technology. ADVANTAGE - The fibers are inserted into separate adjoining holes quickly and in automated form