Metal deforming – With means to handle work or product – By gripper and/or endless chain
Patent
1990-08-22
1991-07-02
Spruill, Robert L.
Metal deforming
With means to handle work or product
By gripper and/or endless chain
29863, B21D 4310, B21D 4314, B21F 2300, H01R 43052
Patent
active
050276360
ABSTRACT:
A feeder mechanism for use with an applicator die in which a supply of terminals is fed to the die in the form of a plurality of interconnected terminals and the die functions to crimpingly apply a terminal to an end of each of a plurality of leads successively fed to the die and sever the terminals from the terminal strip. The feeder mechanism comprises a wheel mounted such that the periphery of the wheel moves proximate the applicator die and a plurality of lead receiving assemblies are positioned at circumferentially spaced intervals around the periphery of the wheel so that the wheel may be incrementally rotated to bring successive lead receiving assemblies into proximity to the applicator die so as to allow a terminal to be crimpingly secured to the lead brought to the applicator die by each successive assembly. Each assembly includes a clamp controlled by a lever so that an operator positioned at the entry side of the applicator die may place a lead in a nest defined by the assembly and clamp the lead in the nest whereafter the lead may be incrementally advanced to the applicator die for coaction with a terminal delivered to the die. As the crimped lead is moved away from the applicator die by incremental rotation of the wheel, a release bar engages the lever to move the clamp to a released position to allow the lead with the crimped terminal thereon to fall by gravity into a suitable collection bin.
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Dassance Donald A.
Feldborg Richard E.
ACU-Crimp, Inc.
Spruill Robert L.
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