Feed release mechanism for a terminal insertion machine

Details Feed release mechanism for a terminal insertion machine Feed release mechanism for a terminal insertion machine

1997-11-26

1999-01-05

Noland, Kenneth

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221289, B65G 5900

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058552944

ABSTRACT:
A terminal insertion machine (10) includes a feed unit (14) for feeding a strip (16) of terminals into a workstation (12) for inserting a terminal into a housing. The feed unit (14) includes a feed finger (56) for intermittently feeding the strip and an anti-backup finger (84) for preventing movement of the strip while the feed finger (56) is retracted preparatory to feeding the next terminal. A single release member (100) is arranged to pivot into first, second, and third positions (140, 142, 144) for moving the feed and anti-backup fingers into and out of engagement with the strip of terminals when loading the strip, when operating the insertion machine, and when removing the strip from the insertion machine, respectively.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5069362 (1991-12-01), Albright
patent: 5415318 (1995-05-01), Lewis

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