4-way indent tool

A 4-way indent tool comprising:

• a cover having a base and a head, the base holding a motor driven by a power source, the cover holding a drive screw operably coupled to the motor and being rotated by the motor when the motor is operated;
• an indenter holder at the head, the indenter holder holding four indenters positioned orthogonally around a terminal opening configured to receive a terminal, the indenters being actuated to move relative to the terminal opening to crimp the terminal received in the terminal opening;
• a indenter actuator cam arm positioned adjacent the indenter holder to operably engage the indenters, the indenter actuator cam arm being movable between an unactuated position and an actuated position, the indenter actuator cam arm having cam surfaces engaging the corresponding indenters to actuate the indenters as the indenter actuator cam arm moves to the actuated position;
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• a drive assembly movable along the drive screw between a retracted position and an advanced position, the drive assembly having a drive nut threadably coupled to the drive screw and a coupler operably coupled between the drive nut and the indenter actuator cam arm, the coupler moving the indenter actuator cam arm between the unactuated position and the actuated position as the coupler is moved between the retracted and advanced positions, the coupler being configured to decouple the cam lever arm from the drive nut when the indenter actuator cam arm is in the actuated position to allow the coupler to continue moving to the advanced position without further moving the indenter actuator cam arm beyond the actuated position.

A 4-way indent tool comprising:

• a cover having a base and a head, the base holding a motor driven by a power source, the cover holding a drive screw operably coupled to the motor and being rotated by the motor when the motor is operated;
• an indenter holder at the head, the indenter holder holding four indenters positioned orthogonally around a terminal opening configured to receive a terminal, the indenters being actuated to move relative to the terminal opening to crimp the terminal received in the terminal opening;
• a crimp height adjustment mechanism variably positionable relative to the head;
• a indenter actuator cam arm positioned adjacent the indenter holder to operably engage the indenters, the indenter actuator cam arm being movable between an unactuated position and an actuated position, the indenter actuator cam arm having cam surfaces engaging the corresponding indenters to actuate the indenters as the indenter actuator cam arm moves to the actuated position, the indenter actuator cam arm bottoming out against the crimp height adjustment mechanism in the actuated position, wherein the actuated position is variable and controlled by the position of the crimp height adjustment mechanism;
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• a drive assembly movable along the drive screw between a retracted position and an advanced position, the drive assembly having a drive nut threadably coupled to the drive screw and a coupler operably coupled between the drive nut and the indenter actuator cam arm, the coupler moving the indenter actuator cam arm between the unactuated position and the actuated position as the coupler is moved between the retracted and advanced positions, the coupler having a spring loaded coupling between the drive nut and the indenter actuator cam arm compressed after the indenter actuator cam arm bottoms out against the crimp height adjustment mechanism as the coupler continues to move toward the advanced position.