Metal working – Means to assemble or disassemble – Including means to relatively position plural work parts
Patent
1990-01-26
1991-10-29
Watson, Robert C.
Metal working
Means to assemble or disassemble
Including means to relatively position plural work parts
B23P 1904
Patent
active
050603604
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is an apparatus for and method of aligning the terminals of a group of connectors in side by side abutting relationship with tooling for terminating wires to the terminals thereof. The group of connectors is placed in a track with the first connector against a stop. A plurality of vertically reciprocal guide blades are arranged adjacent the track and are moved upwardly, one at a time, the first engaging the first connector and positioning it relative to the termination tooling followed by subsequent blades engaging the other connectors. These subsequent engagements occur one at a time in sequential order with increasing distance from the stop. When all connectors are positioned by engaging guide blades, wires are terminated to the connector terminals and the guide blades moved out of engagement so that the completed connector assembly can be removed and the process repeated.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2835962 (1958-05-01), Talley et al.
patent: 3088728 (1963-05-01), Sanborn
patent: 4079497 (1978-03-01), Jernigan
Dornes Bryan J.
Schollenberger Marlin R.
Stachura Joseph F.
AMP Incorporated
Trygg James M.
Watson Robert C.
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