Wiring head
US4785524A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 1988 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53235
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wiring head (10) mounted for movement along coordinates (X, Y and Z) to insert electrical terminal (T) into selected cavities of electrical connector housings (CH), comprises rolls (38) for feeding a wire (W) in a wire feed direction (D) from a wire reel (20), a wire inserter (24) for inserting the wire (W) so fed, into a terminal (T) at a wire insertion station (54) and a terminal inserter (62, 63) for then inserting the terminal (T) into its cavity. Slides (32 and 34) are moveable towards each other to form a loop (L) in the wire (W), to be inserted into the terminal by the inserter (24), and wire severing blades (58 and 60) are also provided for severing either side of the loop (L), when required according to a wiring program, before a terminal (T) is inserted into its cavity. The inserted terminals (T) are thereby connected in daisy chain fashion, one side of the loop (L) being severed in the case of the end terminals (T) of the chain.
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