Steel cable connector swaging method and machine thereof

Abstract

A method and machine for swaging steel cable connectors are provided. The swaging machine has an external and an internal trough. The connector having a circular cross-sectional shape is first swaged in the external trough into having an oval cross-sectional shape. The connector is then moved into the internal trough, where the connector is swaged and steel cable is fixedly clipped inside the connector. With this swaging machine, replacing molds is not required and a single mold is applicable to connectors of various sizes, so that both the production time and cost are reduced. In addition, the connector after swaging would have a smooth surface so that its outlook and safe usage are both enhanced.

1 . A steel cable connector swaging method comprising the steps of: 
 swaging a connector into having an oval cross-sectional shape within a first trough shaped by planar surfaces of a mold; and    swaging said connector into having a circular cross-sectional shape within a second trough have a circular cross-sectional shape of said mold.    
   
   
       2 . A steel cable connector swaging machine comprising a mold, said mold further comprising an upper die and a lower die, said upper and lower dies forming a first tough shaped by planar surfaces of said upper and lower dies, said upper and lower dies forming a second trough shaped by curved surfaces of said upper and lower dies.  
   
   
       3 . The swaging machine according to  claim 2 , wherein said first trough is located at and open to a side of said upper and lower dies.