Multi-core cable core alignment device and multi-core cable core alignment method

A multi-core cable core aligning device, comprising:

• a temporary holding mechanism, which is configured to arrange tips of a plurality of cores exposed at one end of a multi-core cable in a row along a predetermined arranging direction, and temporarily hold each one of the plurality of cores in such a manner as to be movable along the predetermined arranging direction;
• a transferring mechanism including an inserting tool comprising a plurality of blades formed with a gap, which is configured to transfer the plurality of cores one by one while the inserting tool separates the plurality of cores held by the temporary holding mechanism one by one from other ones of the plurality of cores;
• and
• an aligning mechanism, which is configured to align and hold the plurality of cores with a predetermined space between adjacent ones of the plurality of cores while holding the plurality of cores transferred by the transferring mechanism one by one at spaced intervals,
• wherein the aligning mechanism comprises an aligning tool, which is provided with a plurality of grooves with a predetermined pitch, wherein the aligning tool is able to hold the plurality of cores one by one in the plurality of grooves, and
• further comprising:
• a central base, to which the multi-core cable is to be fixed, wherein the aligning tool has a circular arc shape arranged over an outer periphery of the central base, and is configured in such a manner as to be rotatable around the outer periphery of the central base.