WIRE GRIPPER

PURPOSE:To facilitate manipulator operation of wire gripper at the time of wire stretching work. CONSTITUTION:The wire gripper comprises a slider 23 arranged slidingly along longitudinal direction on one side of a supporting member 21 having one end 21a to be coupled with a wire stretcher, a pair of cable clamping members 30, 30' arranged on the other side of the supporting member, and a pair of link mechanisms 24, 24' for linking the other end 21b of the supporting member, the slider, and each clamping member such that each clamping member is opened when the slider slides to one end 21a side whereas it is closed when the slider slides to the other 21b side. The wire gripper further comprises a spring 25 stretched between the other end of the supporting member and the slider and imparting tensile force in the closing direction of the clamping member to the slider, and a pair of grip members 40, 40' secured oppositely to one end of the supporting member and the slider and slide the slider in the direction for opening the clamping members when the grip members 40, 40' are gripped by the grip part of a manipulator.