Apparatus for feeding connectors to a harness-making system

Details Apparatus for feeding connectors to a harness-making system Apparatus for feeding connectors to a harness-making system

1998-05-14

2000-04-25

Ellis, Christopher P.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor system for establishing and moving a group of items

Having items discharged from plural distinct outlets into group

1984185, 198432, 198433, B65G 2510

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ABSTRACT:
An improved connector feeding apparatus for use with a wire harness-making system is described and includes a series of slots for holding longitudinal trains of connectors, a finger plate positioned above individual connector slots that is driven by a linear drive mechanism in a manner that permits the finger plate to move longitudinally along the trains of connectors. The finger plate includes an associated lift mechanism that can be raised and lower onto a preselected train of connectors and which engages a selected connector at the lowest extent of the lift mechanism. A shuttle is positioned ahead of the connector slots and receives connectors moved therefrom. The shuttle is driven linearly in a direction transverse to the longitudinal movement of the connectors within the connector slots. A connector loading means that ejects the connectors from the shuttle is positioned so it may face the shuttle when being driven alongside of the connector slots.

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patent: 5560471 (1996-10-01), Prochut et al.
patent: 5653328 (1997-08-01), Pedrotto
patent: 5967293 (1999-10-01), Gaines

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