Apparatus for the forming, shaping and cutting of contact leads of electronic components

Apparatus for forming, shaping and cutting of contact leads of electronic components, which contact leads extend from said components, said apparatus comprising:

• a support frame;
• axially spaced synchronous cam wheels mounted opposite each other on a common shaft and having cam surfaces at their side faces facing each other and being rotatably mounted on said support frame;
• a plurality of tools each being slidably supported by said frame between said cam wheels so as to be operated thereby, said slidably supported tools being biased into engagement with the cam surfaces of the respective cam wheels;
• said cam wheels being adapted to provide, upon rotation with said shaft, for timed operation of said slidably supported tools as they are forced by the associated cam surfaces to their working positions for the forming, shaping and cutting of said contact leads;
• means disposed between, and operated by, said cam wheels for engaging said electronic components in said apparatus with said leads extending therefrom in a predetermined manner and feed means for supplying said components to said apparatus, said feed means being operated synchronously with said cam wheels for cyclic operation of said feed means with said tools.