Wire shaping mechanism for production of wire leads

In apparatus for processing a wire segment including a pair of wires:

• a movable wire bending and holding device, said device including a support;
• a pair of first members mounted on said support and defining a space therebetween for receiving said pair of wires in side-by-side relationship;
• and a pair of second members movably mounted on said support, each second member having a wire-receiving groove therein for receiving one of said pair of wires, said second members being movable between one position wherein the wire-receiving grooves are parallel to each other and aligned with said space and another position wherein said grooves are in non-parallel relationship relative to each other and non-aligned with said space;
• first means cooperating with said device for directing said pair of wires into said space and said grooves;
• and second means cooperating with said device for moving said second members from said one position to said other position to effect bending of said wires around said first members.

In apparatus for processing a cable segment which includes at least one wire;

• main conveyor means for gripping and conveying said segment for processing;
• a movable device having relatively movable wire-receiving components thereon for releasable engagement with said wire, said components being operable to bend said wire and to hold the bent wire during subsequent processing;
• auxiliary conveyor means for moving said device adjacent said wire while said segment is gripped by said main conveyor means;
• means for directing said wire into releasable engagement with said components;
• means for moving said components while said wire is engaged thereby to effect bending of said wire;
• and means for disengaging the bent wire from said components after said subsequent processing.

In apparatus for processing a cable segment which includes a pair of projecting wires:

• main conveyor means for gripping and conveying said segment for processing:
• a movable device having relatively movable wire-receiving components thereon for releasable engagement with said wires, said components being operable to bend said wires and to hold the bent wires during subsequent processing;
• auxiliary conveyor means for moving said device adjacent said wires while said segment is gripped by said main conveyor means;
• means for directing said wires into releasable engagement with said components;
• means for moving said components while said wires are engaged thereby to effect bending of said wires;
• and means for disengaging the bent wires from said components after said subsequent processing.