Terminal Crimping Device and Terminal Crimping Method

Abstract

A terminal crimping device for crimping a terminal fitting disposed at a crimping position to an electric wire, the terminal crimping device includes: an anvil disposed below the crimping position; a crimper disposed above the crimping position; a pressing mechanism configured to press down the crimper to crimp the terminal fitting to the electric wire using the anvil and the crimper; and a terminal feeding mechanism configured to feed the terminal fitting to the crimping position. A terminal magazine in which a plurality of terminal holders configured to respectively hold various types of the terminal fittings are arranged is detachably installed on the terminal feeding mechanism. The terminal feeding mechanism moves the terminal magazine to convey the terminal fittings held on the terminal holders to the crimping position.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.