Electric wire processing apparatus

An electric wire processing apparatus comprising:

• a processor to perform a predetermined process on an electric wire which includes a first end and a second end;
• a clamp to grip a portion of the electric wire adjacent to the first end of the electric wire, the clamp being movable so as to convey the first end of the electric wire;
• a conforming item collector disposed under a movement path for the first end of the electric wire that is being conveyed by the clamp, the conforming item collector being configured to collect a first end side portion of the electric wire when the electric wire is a conforming item;
• a nonconforming item collector disposed under the movement path for the first end of the electric wire that is being conveyed by the clamp, the nonconforming item collector being configured to collect the first end side portion of the electric wire when the electric wire is a nonconforming item;
• a shared collector disposed toward the second end of the electric wire relative to the conforming item collector and the nonconforming item collector, the shared collector being configured to collect a remaining portion of the electric wire when the electric wire is a conforming item and further configured to collect the remaining portion of the electric wire when the electric wire is a nonconforming item;
• and
• a clamp controller to cause, upon determination that the electric wire is a conforming item, the clamp to release its grip on the portion of the electric wire adjacent to the first end of the electric wire when the first end is located over the conforming item collector, and to cause, upon determination that the electric wire is a nonconforming item, the clamp to release its grip on the portion of the electric wire adjacent to the first end of the electric wire when the first end is located over the nonconforming item collector;
• wherein
• the conforming item collector includes:
• an upper collector to collect the first end side portion of the electric wire and to allow the collected first end side portion of the electric wire to fall, and
• a lower collector disposed under the upper collector, the lower collector being configured to collect the first end side portion of the electric wire that has fallen from the upper collector.