Automatic lead making apparatus
US4439919A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 1980 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53217
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus that withdraws a predetermined length of electrical wire from a supply, cuts the predetermined length and places an electrical connector on at least one end of the length of wire is disclosed. The apparatus includes a movably mounted guide that positions wire from a supply of wire to a work location; a cutter for cutting a predetermined length of wire as the wire is supported by a gripper device; a movable carriage that holds a connector and brings the connector into position for attachment to the wire, and at the same time the movable guide is displaced away from the path of the movable carriage to permit the carriage to bring the connector into position for attachment to a wire as it is supported by the gripper device; and a releasing mechanism for separating a cut and predetermined length of wire from the gripping device.
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