Apparatus and method of terminating a wire to a two part insulated terminal
AssigneeAMP Incorporated
InventorsHoward C. Phillips, David W. Orphanos
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are disclosed for terminating a wire to a terminal having a metal contact that is partially assembled to an insulating housing. The apparatus includes a stop that abuttingly engages a side of the contact within the interior of the housing. A stripper arm automatically moves the crimped and assembled terminal laterally so that it is clear of the stop arm for easy removal. The crimping and assembly operations are performed in a single cycle of the press ram.
Claims14
A method of assembling an electrical terminal in a workstation having a stop and a movable ejection member adjacent said stop, said member being resiliently biased in one direction, said terminal including a contact and a housing, the method comprising the steps:
- (a) positioning said contact and said housing in said workstation, a side of said contact being adjacent said stop;
- (b) positioning a wire to be terminated to said contact in said workstation;
- (c) terminating said contact to said wire;
- (d) applying a force to said housing thereby moving said housing in a direction toward said stop so that said end of said contact abuts said stop and concurrently engaging and moving said ejection member in a direction opposite said one direction in opposition to said resilient bias, wherein said housing moves into assembled engagement with said contact and substantially surrounds said stop;
- (e) removing said force from said housing so that said assembled housing and contact are moved away from said stop in said one direction.
An apparatus for assembling an electrical terminal having a contact and a housing, comprising:
- (a) a workstation;
- (b) stop means in said workstation;
- (c) means for positioning said electrical terminal within said workstation so that a side of said contact is adjacent said stop means;
- (d) means for terminating said contact to said wire;
- (e) means for applying a force to said housing thereby moving said housing in a direction along a path toward said stop means so that said end of said contact abuts said stop and said housing moves into assembled engagement with said contact;
- (f) an ejection member adjacent said stop, resiliently biased in a second direction opposite said first direction and arranged to engage said housing during said moving thereof and to move said assembled housing and contact away from said stop means in said second direction when said force is removed from said housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.