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US 12,119,605 B2Granted
Wire termination system
AssigneeTE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
InventorChristopher John Karrasch
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Abstract
A wire processing system comprises a terminal shear having an opening receiving a terminal strip including a plurality of terminals and defining a terminal strip feed path. A crimping tool or die of the system is arranged on a first side of the terminal strip feed path. A terminal gripping device is arranged on a second side of the terminal strip feed path, opposite the first side, and is adapted to grip a terminal of the terminal strip.
Claims14
A terminal applicator system, comprising:
- an applicator having a crimping actuator and a pair of opposing crimping dies including a movable upper die mounted to a movable end of the crimping actuator and a stationary lower die, the applicator feeding a strip of terminals along a feed path extending in a first direction;
- a terminal gripping mechanism adapted to grip a terminal of the terminals fed by the applicator into a gripping position adjacent the stationary lower die, the terminal gripping mechanism arranged on a side of the feed path opposite the stationary lower die in a second direction transverse to the first direction;
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- a terminal shear arranged between the stationary lower die and the terminal gripping mechanism in the second direction and receiving the strip of terminals fed by the applicator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.